The head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced plans Thursday to hold a public meeting to further investigate safety issues with lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes following a sting of deadly fires. "Lithium-ion battery fires are deadly and destructive, as we have all learned from recent e-bike fires in New York and around the country," Alexander Hoehn-Saric, chair of the CPSC, tweeted.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX Business

Captain Todd Stubblefield of the Walla Walla Fire Department has returned to his post after aiding in a fire out of his jurisdiction. 925 miles from Walla Walla, Captain Stubblefield was called to travel to Canada and help in the Nipisi Fire. The call came affter lightning strikes caused major fire activity, requiring crews from Alberta, Canada, to reach out to agencies in Washington for help from local firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland

PHOTOS: Bellevue firefighters assisted Kirkland with a house fire Thursday afternoon, according to the Bellevue Fire Department. At about 6:30 p.m., firefighters were on the scene of the two-story house fire in the 5600 block of 105th Avenue Northeast. Smoke could be seen from Lake Washington Boulevard.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: If you need medical help or are in danger of a wildfire, you will normally call 911. But what if they can't respond? A large portion of our county is not covered by any fire departments. This means if you get hurt or there is a fire in certain rural areas, state law restricts firefighters from helping, though they say they still do because it's the right thing to do.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2023 9:56:12 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Video of a cement tanker engulfed in flames near U.S. 75 in Richardson showed the vehicle explode. The cement tanker was near the intersection of East Collins Boulevard and North Glennville Road. The Richardson Fire Department told WFAA the boom on a cement tanker hit a power line, which caused it to catch fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas