PHOTOS: Firefighters were called to fight a fire at an abandoned tavern in North Portland on Wednesday night. The call came in at about 7:30 p.m. The fire was at The Barn Tavern at 7421 North Denver Ave. According to Portland firefighters, the building was on their “unsafe building list” and there have been eight fires at the location in the last 12 months.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

An Atlanta city council member is fighting to protect first responders who get hurt while choosing to respond to emergencies while off-duty. Earlier this month, Atlanta News First highlighted how long-time Atlanta firefighter and paramedic, Lieutenant Mark Quick, witnessed a car crash in January while off duty and stopped to help, but he was hit by a car in the process.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta News First

VIDEO: The City of Bryan says they have no problem keeping up with emergency calls with the help of a new program. Community paramedics are emerging across the country. It’s something that caught the eye of Chris Lamb with the Bryan Fire Department. “Every year the call volume increases more and more and more.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBTX-TV CBS 3 Bryan

VIDEO: The Appleton Fire Department hosted a bell dedication ceremony on Wednesday morning to celebrate Station #1 receiving a new firefighter’s bell. Officials say that throughout history, the life of a firefighter has been closely associated with the ringing of the bell. As firefighters began their tour of duty, it was the bell that signaled the start of a shift.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews from the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) found a body responding to a vacant commercial building fire in south Seattle on Thursday morning. The SFD firs tweeted about the fire —located on the 3500 block of Rainier Avenue South — at 8:56 a.m. After upgrading the burn to a two-alarm fire, crews said the fire was under control at 9:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle