Two Maine firefighter organizations hope to enroll volunteers from the state’s more than 400 departments in a new retirement program by the end of this year. Three quarters of the state’s fire departments are run by volunteer fire chiefs, who along with other volunteers, are not eligible for retirement benefits because they do not work as full-time firefighters, according to the Maine Fire Chiefs Association.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News - Metered Site

The Brewster Fire Department has a message for the motorists who “screamed at, cursed at and flipped the bird” at firefighters while they were working the scene of a car crash last week. On Wednesday, June 7, crews shut down a road near the intersection of state Route 241 and U.S. Route 30 and rerouted traffic after a minivan struck a motorcycle, seriously injuring one person.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

In a Stanislaus County town with a population of 23,000 people, there’s one thing families may not know. Oakdale has a rich history in the fire engine industry, with one family business in town being the only fire engine manufacturer on the West Coast. In fact, Stanislaus County recently celebrated the centennial of the fire engine industry.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

With temperatures surpassing 90 degrees and wind gusts exceeding 40 mph, Benton County firefighters were put to the test Tuesday, June 13 as three wildland fires continue to burn across Benton County. The Yakitat fire, the largest of the three Tri-Cities fires located in southwest Benton City, has grown to more than 7,000 acres in size according to officials from Benton County Fire District 1.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS News Yakima

The Hat Rock fire that started in Oregon moved into Washington around 8 p.m. on June 13 is now contained in Walla Walla County. Crews continue to fight the fire in Oregon. State Fire resources were mobilized to fight the fire near Touchet around 10:15 p.m. according to the state Fire Marshal's Office.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland