State troopers were investigating two separate crashes on Interstate 85 in Concord overnight, and one of them involved a fire truck. Concord firefighters were called to a wreck on I-85 northbound, between Bruton Smith Boulevard and Poplar Tent Road, around 1 a.m. While emergency crews were still on the scene, about 45 minutes later, a BMW sideswiped a Concord fire engine that was blocking the three left lanes of the interstate, according to troopers.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte

A federal training facility in Anniston has temporarily suspended all chemical and biological operations, according to a statement given to students who trained there. The announcement comes as officials investigate a mistake that led to first-responders training with a lethal rather than a non-lethal version of the toxic compound ricin.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Anniston Star

At a recent fire in Berwyn, Illinois, Photographer Tim Olk took the photo of Engine 903, the Berwyn Fire Department's 2009 Crimson/Spartan.

A 25-year-old mother and her two children, 3 and 5 years old, died in a house fire Sunday. At around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, a neighbor called 911 to report the fire. As crews were working to extinguish the flames, the husband/father drove up to the scene. He told police he had been shopping at Costco the whole time.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2016 7:05:52 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

Cold weather has kept Kennewick firefighters busy as they continue to see a pattern. In a 24-hour period on Saturday Kennewick firefighters recieved over 40 calls when they average 26 calls a day. All three structure fires on Saturday were started by something many people are using to survive this chilly weather.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2016 5:22:51 PM - SOURCE: KAPP-TV Yakima