The Spokane Fire Department is investigating a severe house fire on South Dandy Court in Latah Valley that left one dog dead. According to the department, the fire occurred on May 13 around 8 p.m. Crews said they could see a large column of black smoke from over a mile out. After arriving, crews found the rear of the home engulfed in flames and threatening homes on either side.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2023 11:55:08 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Firefighters responded to a boat fire on the Duwamish River Saturday, according to Puget Sound Fire. Saturday afternoon, the King County Fire Department, Seattle Fire Department, South King Fire & Rescue, and the Boeing Fire Department assisted Puget Sound Fire with the incident. Everybody on the boat was able to escape safely by getting onboard their dinghy.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2023 2:31:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

An armed man barricaded himself inside of a Fort Lauderdale house then set it on fire before coming outside and killing himself in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday night. Fort Lauderdale Police officials said officers responded to a shooting call around 8:24 p.m. near the intersection of Northwest 27th Terrace and Northwest 17th Street.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

Thursday, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) President and Board Chair, Chief Donna Black, testified before the Research & Technology Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to support the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, and the U.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Flames poured out of the second and third windows of an abandoned rowhome, lighting the early morning sky. Crews from multiple fire engines rushed inside, but within minutes the interior of the building collapsed, killing three firefighters and badly wounding a fourth. It was the Baltimore City Fire Department's worst on-duty loss of life since the mid 1950s.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News