Survivors and family members of people killed in the nation’s deadliest landslide have reached $60 million in settlements with the state of Washington and a timber company that logged an area above the site of the collapse. Just as opening statements were due to begin in a Seattle courtroom Monday, Grandy Lake Forest Associates agreed to settle liability claims for $10 million.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2016 2:53:40 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

A firefighter lost part of a finger while helping to battle a two-alarm fire on Milwaukee's north side, officials said. The fire was reported late Monday night at a duplex near 4th Street and Concordia Avenue. Flames then spread to a neighboring duplex. Police told WISN 12 News the firefighter was injured while using a saw on the roof.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Karen Nicholson, of Edgewood, had the steadfast support of the members assigned to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company's Hanson Road firehouse during her youngest son's more than three-year battle against leukemia. Now, she and her family are working to repay that support with a campaign to raise $5 million to upgrade the firehouse.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun

San Francisco is a tourist mecca, of course, but many of those visitors don’t realize it’s one of the country’s most dangerous places for ocean swimming. Locals know of the 50-degree water and perilous riptides. Tourists think Baywatch. “I wish I was joking when I say this, but many tourists really view the entire state of California as what they’ve seen on Baywatch,” says Jonathan Baxter, San Francisco Fire Department public information officer.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Forbes.com

It is no secret that firefighting is a dangerous job or that fighting fires can have a negative impact on health. It is well known that firefighting is related to higher rates of several types of cancer, which is clearly linked to exposures on the fireground to the byproducts of combustion. These byproducts, combined with the physical exertion of firefighting, also are clear triggers linked to the risk of cardiovascular events.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1