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Posted: May 28, 2023

Kennewick woman barricades herself in apartment while it's on fire, Tri-Cities SWAT makes entry

A Kennewick woman is facing multiple charges after an ordeal Sunday afternoon. According to Kennewick Police, at around 11:00 a.m., officers responded to the 100 block of McKinley Street for reports of the location of a wanted person. The suspect, identified as Kayla Guzman, has multiple felony and misdemeanor warrants.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2023 11:52:10 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19 Pasco
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Posted: May 26, 2023

Large mobile home fire in Bonney Lake under arson investigation

VIDEO: Crews battled a large mobile home fire in the Prairie Ridge neighborhood of Bonney Lake on Friday morning. East Pierce Fire and Rescue crews responded to a residential structure fire in the 22400 block of 127th Street E to find a well-involved mobile home fire. A defensive attack was begun, but the fire spread to two vehicles and a camper, and EPFR say there was an explosion that may have been a propane tank.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 7:58:24 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: May 26, 2023

‘Everything changed:’ North Carolina firefighters recount details of battling construction site fire

VIDEO: Crews say the day a person needs to call 911, it’s one of the worse days of their life. Charlotte Fire didn’t get that call for help right away. “There was some sort of delay in dialing 911, a five-to-six-minute delay, so we were already behind the eight ball with that,” a CFD communications officer described Thursday, a week removed from the 5-Alarm fire in the SouthPark community.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZY-TV FOX 46 Belmont
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Posted: May 26, 2023

NextGen firefighter helmet will protect against fire and bullets

The roles and responsibilities of firefighters have changed significantly over the past few decades. Firefighters must perform structure firefighting, search, rescue, mitigation of hazardous materials, and disaster response. Also, increased calls for firefighters to respond to potentially violent emergencies, such as active shooters these conditions demand better physical protection.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inceptive Mind
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Posted: May 26, 2023

Firefighters at Colorado Fire Rescue find benefits in Transcendental Meditation program

Front Range Fire Rescue Chief Michael West pictures mental health for first responders as a bucket filling with water. Each difficult call a first responder takes, every high-stress response and struggles outside of work all add water to the bucket. If first responders don’t have a way to dump some water out once in a while, the water, or stress, will overflow the bucket.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greeley Tribune
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