VIDEO: The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) and Seattle City Light are rolling out a new Energy Response Unit to address electrical fires in substations and underground faults. The unit includes 44 firefighters specifically trained to fight energy-related fires, a new rig with 11,000 pounds of carbon dioxide and 600 feet of hose line.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: In firehouses like the St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Master Station, there's rarely a dull moment. So it shouldn't surprise you that firefighter Chris Gordon's response number has a few zeroes behind it after 24 years on the job. "I'm going to ballpark maybe, 8 or 9,000 calls I've been on," he said.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Willard Fire Department has been donating its old fire hoses to the Dickerson Park Zoo for a few years. Fire hoses are required to pass a pressure test for use. If they fail, they are used for training purposes or are disposed of. The Dickerson Park Zoo asked Willard Fire if they could have the unused fire hoses and Willard Fire said yes.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City

VIDEO: The FDNY made a major bust earlier this week while inspecting for illegal lithium-ion batteries. So far this year, the batteries have caused fires that have killed more than a dozen people, including four last week. Officials told CBS New York what they uncovered this week in Chinatown was a ticking time bomb.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

VIDEO: A wildfire which sparked Thursday in Stevens County quickly spread, burning 7 structures and prompting evacuation warnings for nearby residents. A statewide response was approved, with around 200 firefighters called in to help control the fire. The fire began at around 2:30 p.m. on June 29 on Moran Creek Road, with units from Stevens County Fire District 5 responding, along with a helicopter from the Department of Natural Resources.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane