As firefighters across the state prepare for another wildfire season in Washington, one man is preparing for his 50th and final season on the fireline. Brock Shero is on the Northwest Incident Management team and has decided to retire after he finishes his fifth decade of service later this year. “I’ve seen a lot of challenges, I’ve seen a lot of changes, the one thing that hasn’t really changed is the hand tools we use, they're the same we started with 50 years ago,” Shero said.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 11:01:03 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

A 100-year-old warehouse was destroyed early Tuesday after a massive fire tore through a city block in downtown Olympia. Fire officials say it's too early to say whether the two-alarm blaze may have been started by July Fourth fireworks. Crews responded to the fire, at State Avenue NE and Adams Street NE, at about 1:15 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 7:55:47 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

It remains the deadliest fire in Seattle's history. 32 people died when a B-29 prototype bomber crashed into the Frye Meatpacking Plant in the SoDo neighborhood. Among the dead was Luther Bonner, 23, a relatively new member of Seattle's firefighting ranks. He was killed after being overcome by gases released when the plant's refrigeration lines were severed.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 2:58:14 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News

PHOTO - Authorities are trying to figure out who broke into the Smith Valley fire hall on Foys Lake Road late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and set a fire that caused massive damage. The fallout is expected to slow response to emergency calls in the area. Fire Chief D.C. Haas of the Smith Valley Fire Department said firefighters responded to the hall at around 11 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: daily interlake

When the first paramedics arrived on the scene of the Pulse nightclub shooting, they could still hear gunfire coming from inside the club. In active-shooting cases, recent federal guidelines call for medics to put on body armor and go into potentially dangerous situations alongside police officers when possible.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: orlando sentinel