It can come down to a matter of minutes. “It can be the difference between life and death” Chief Richard White of the Natick Fire Department told FOX25. In the Natick , there are four fire stations to serve 32,000 people and the average response time is below the national standard of 6.5 minutes set by the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fox25boston.com

It's a warm, sunny morning at the Homestead National Monument of America in southeastern Nebraska. A burn crew dressed in yellow and green flame-resistant clothing is about to set a patch of tall-grass prairie on fire — on purpose. These kind of burns aren't unusual. But today's burn is; a team from the University of Nebraska is testing a fire-starting drone.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kuow.org

East Chatham (NY) Fire Company, Maverick pumper-tanker. Freightliner cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; Waterous CXVK 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon tank.

Firefighters continue to fight the Range 12 Fire which started in Yakima and Grant County, then moved into Benton County, but things are coming along and many crews are being sent elsewhere. About half of the firefighters were sent home on Wednesday but others were demobilized and sent to other wildfires where more resources were needed.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 8:45:12 PM - SOURCE: KAPP-TV Yakima

The Whitman County Sheriff's Office told KHQ Local News reporter Liz Burch that some campers may have accidentally started the Snake River Fire. Deputies say they are still trying to determine an exact cause, but witnesses told them two men in their 20's were camping in the area where the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 7:55:35 PM - SOURCE: kndu