Worcester County, MD, built a new fire training facility for its 10 fire departments, with a four-story tower, residential and industrial sections, and burn rooms to support training for varied local building types.

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Kim was recognized for her academic achievements, leadership in the Fire Protection Engineering community, and involvement in wildfire suppression research.

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Kim was recognized for her academic achievements, leadership in the Fire Protection Engineering community, and involvement in wildfire suppression research.

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An outside fire spread to multiple structures in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood Saturday afternoon, injuring a firefighter and prompting a large response from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The fire was reported at 12:58 p.m. near 525 S. Union Ave., according to LAFD. Flames from the outside fire extended into a two-story apartment building, a single-family home and a recreational vehicle, officials said.

Video from the scene showed towering flames and thick black smoke rising from an area filled with debris, with an RV and nearby structures immediately surrounding the fire.

One person was rescued from a structure and evaluated at the scene. An LAFD firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital.

Additional resources were called to the scene as crews worked to contain the flames. The fire was knocked down at 1:42 p.m., 44 minutes after the initial 911 call. About 60 firefighters remained at the scene afterward for overhaul operations.

KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

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VIDEO: Fire crews from all over the state made their way to Springfield on Friday for a unique training.

The focus wasn’t necessarily on how to stay safe when running into a blazing building; it was all about self-defense. Crews took part in a jiu-jitsu course designed for first responders.

Now, when emergency crews get sent to mental health situations without a police escort, they’ll have the tools they need to protect not only themselves, but others as well.

“We’re hoping that everybody is safer, because there has been problems in the community where there’s excessive force being used,” said Mark Commean of Gracie Humaita Jiu-jitsu. “And it’s not because people are malicious, it’s because they just don’t know. What I’m hoping to do, I’m hoping to educate our community of first responders.”

Studies have shown this type of training was effective more than 99 percent of the time, and it caused zero injuries during the period the study was conducted.

WCIA-TV CBS 3 Champaign

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