The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) continues to deal with being the target of theft while on the job. The latest incident happened Thursday morning while Seattle firefighters were battling a large warehouse fire in the Chinatown-International District (CID) near the corner of 10th and King. Representatives with the Seattle Firefighters’ Union, IAFF Local 27, told KOMO News the attempted theft was interrupted as it was happening.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: Kirkland firefighters said they are mourning the loss of their battalion chief and his wife after they were killed in a car crash on Friday. Firefighters described Chief Bill Hoover as a brother, mentor, leader, and friend. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with their family as they endure this tragedy,” the Kirkland Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2023 6:13:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Phoenix Fire investigators are looking into a fire involving exploding propane tanks during the afternoon hours of July 20. The fire happened near 40th Street and Van Buren. According to Phoenix Fire officials, crews were called to the scene at around 5:00 p.m., and when they arrived at the scene, they found a large propane yard with five gallon propane tanks exploding over 500 yards in all directions.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix

VIDEO: There is new attention to the dangers of fires aboard ships after two Newark firefighters died at Port Newark. News 12 New Jersey was given an exclusive look at the United States Coast Guard training center in Cape May, where recruits are taught how to fight shipboard fires as part of boot camp.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey

VIDEO: Emond Johnson, who was charged with starting a fire that killed San Antonio firefighter Scott Deem in 2017, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison on two charges. Johnson pleaded no contest in the 186th District Court to charges of murder and arson. The sentences will run concurrently and he will be credited for six years of time served in the Bexar County Jail.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio