A U.S. flag that mysteriously turned up in Everett in 2014 has now been identified as the original iconic flag that was raised by firefighters above the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. The extraordinary finding comes after a two-year investigation spearheaded by the Everett police, with assistance from an entire cast of forensic experts in a variety of specialties.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2016 10:45:42 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Four people, including a firefighter, were injured in a house fire early this morning in the 1200 block of West Washington Avenue. The couple who occupied the home, a trailer, suffered minor to severe burns while a neighbor suffered smoke inhalation, according to the Yakima Fire Department. A firefighter also was injured when debris from the fire struck his eye.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2016 9:39:30 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

The Redmond Fire Department's (RFD) Team Isabella was recently awarded $10,000 for winning this year's Hot Shot Crew Challenge. The challenge brought in donations that funded the Equipment and Training Grant from the Medic One Foundation. This grant allows RFD to purchase a child simulation mannequin so paramedics and firefighters can train for medical and traumatic emergencies with children.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2016 2:43:19 AM - SOURCE: Redmond Reporter

Frederick Conyers Jr. had a choice: he could run and hide from his past or he could face it head on. On Tuesday, he sat, flanked by the mayor and the fire chief and surrounded by microphones and cameras from a half-dozen local reporters, detailing his criminal history, incarceration and rise to redemption.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: iBerkshires.com

Changes to Frederick County’s fire and rescue response goals could help county fire stations get more support — and maybe more personnel. The Frederick County Council heard testimony Tuesday on a bill to change target response times throughout the county. Right now, county code has a blanket approach to measuring fire station responses, the time it takes units to leave a station after a dispatched call.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Frederick News-Post