A potentially new generation of Port of Seattle Police and Fire Department members got to learn up close what it takes to be part of the Port’s first-responder team. The Port welcomed around 100 students from several Highline School District high schools for the “Careers in Public Safety” day. The program’s goal is to help stimulate learning by having students speaking directly with industry professionals about the rewards of a career in public safety.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 2:39:52 AM - SOURCE: Highline Times Des Moines News

For the third time in the last eight months, the stretch of Highway 305 between Hostmark Street and Lincoln Road was the scene of a vehicle collision — and this time it involved a school bus with 48 children. At about 2 p.m. on a gray, rainy Oct. 26, a silver Toyota pickup truck going south on Highway 305 tried to turn across traffic into the Subway parking lot.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 1:49:21 AM - SOURCE: Kingston Community News

A labor of love that qualifies as hazardous duty. Three firefighters were hurt Tuesday, including a volunteer fire chief, related to a fire and explosion in LaGrange County. A 50-foot silo full of sawdust was the source of the trouble. It turned into a dangerous situation for firefighters and at least one worker in harm's way.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 21alive.com

A new procedure went into effect last week that’s designed to make sure the fire department has adequate supervision during fires and other serious incidents. Fire Chief Dale C. Herman said that battalion chiefs now have the ability to “elevate” firefighters to the role of captains on an as-needed basis.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

VIDEO - For the first time, we’re seeing video of the daring and emotional rescue of two children from a house fire in Mount Hope. The fire was so intense the children suffered critical burns and their older brother perished. Video captured by a GoPro on one firefighter’s helmet shows just what fire crews were up against that early Monday morning last November.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC San Diego