VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Waco Fire Department is celebrating a major milestone. This year marks 150 years for the department; 150 years of service, courage and sacrifice for the city of Waco and its residents. The beginning: On March 23, 1873, a devastating fire destroyed a number of small businesses and professional offices on Bridge Street.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCEN-TV NBC 6 Temple

The Spokane Fire Department (SFD) swiftly responded to a fire incident at an apartment building in the 500 block of W Sprague Ave Wednesday evening. At approximately 5:45 PM, neighbors reported smoke in the hallway on the 8th floor, accompanied by the activation of fire alarms. Upon arrival, the first responding fire crews immediately initiated operations on the 8th floor, where they discovered a lone occupant unconscious in the hallway.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Spokane

First responders were dispatched about 1:50pm, Wednesday, May 24th, due to a report of a structure fire in the 3000 block of Creasey Road, just east of I-5 and south of Birch Bay-Lynden Road. North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) Division Chief Shaun Ward told Whatcom News that NWFR along with Lynden Fire, Whatcom County Fire District 7 (WCFD7) and Bellingham Fire Department personnel arrived to find a 2-story shop structure fully involved.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Whatcom News

Several students were evacuated safely after a fire engulfed an entire school bus in Queens on Tuesday. First responders received a call around 3:45 p.m. of multiple vehicles on fire at 65-44 Saunders Street in Rego Park. Newscopter 7 was over the scene and captured a school bus engulfed in flames with black smoke swirling into the sky.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Water, and lots of it, is one of a firefighter’s most powerful weapons. But a small vial of blood can also go a long way in saving lives among their ranks. Virginia Beach is screening hundreds of firefighters this week for more than 50 types of cancer — which is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in departments nationwide.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Virginian-Pilot - Metered Site