A house fire in Brier displaced six people Wednesday, according to fire officials. Around 10 a.m., Snohomish County Public Utility District workers noticed black smoke coming from the back of a house in the 3000 block of 224th Place SW, South County Fire spokesperson Leslie Hynes said. Richard “Red” Jensen lived in the bottom floor of the house with his wife.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 6:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Everett Herald

PHOTOS: Dozens of Clark County Fire Department units responded on Tuesday afternoon after a large fire broke out at an apartment complex under construction in the southwest Las Vegas Valley at approximately 4:29 p.m. CCFD reported at least 20 units responded to a two-alarm fire on the 8000 block of W.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson

A pioneering firefighter is getting some overdue recognition. The Mississippi Senate and the City of Starkville have honored former Starkville fire Chief Willie Johnson with a resolution from the state. Johnson was the first African American fire chief in the state of Mississippi. Johnson’s legacy began in 1988 when he took on the unprecedented role.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBI-TV CBS 4 Columbus

With the Maryland State Firemen's Association Convention in town, a possible name change is looming. Some feel a simple change to 'Firefighter' would be more inclusive for women. The MSFA said this is not the first time they have heard this proposal and that a name change is 100% on the table this year.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBOC-TV CBS/FOX 16 Salisbury

VIDEO: Six months ago, someone dropped off a newborn baby in Florida’s only Safe Haven box located at Ocala Fire Rescue Station 1. Today, Baby Zoey is a happy and healthy little girl in large part thanks to the Safe Haven Baby Box and the rescuer who opened the box, who would become her adoptive father.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando