PHOTO - Eric Hurst remembers his first time sitting in a particular red firetruck. He was 5 or 6 years old and he was infatuated. Today, that very same truck is parked in his garage. “It's amazing,” Hurst, now 32, said. “I can't believe I found it.” Hurst, public information officer for South Metro Fire Rescue and operations manager of the 9-1-1 dispatch call center, was born and raised in south metro Denver.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Centennial Citizen

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the deadly KOMO Air 4 helicopter crash in March 2014. Investigators could not say for certain what caused the crash. But the NTSB report pinpoints a likely scenario, stating that the probable cause of the accident was a loss of hydraulic boost to tail components at take-off, followed by a loss of hydraulic boost to the main rotor controls after take-off.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News

King County dispatchers are launching a new public awareness campaign to try and prevent accidental calls to 911. The King County E-911 program office now says 1-in-5 calls are accidental, and in most cases, they are so-called pocket dials that tie up the phone lines. Dispatchers say these calls are diverting their attention because protocol requires them to stay on the line to ensure the call is an accident and not someone in distress.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: King 5

Ligonier (IN) Fire Department pumper. Sutphen custom cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 380-hp engine; Hale top-mount Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene tank.

Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue is being recognized for some unique work they've done to help keep community members safe. "This award is just kind of a feather in everybody's hat," said Kittitas County Fire District 2 Commission Board Chairman Pat Clerf. It's an award that Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue is truly cherishing.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2016 5:48:30 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima