VIDEO: Tiara Grant said that since he was a little boy, her 11-year-old son Darrien has always dreamed of becoming a firefighter. Tiara said she has been taking Darrien to visit fire stations since he was three years old. “It just never stopped. It was always ‘I want to be a firefighter for Halloween,’ or he would watch shows about being a firefighter,” said Tiara.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDVM-TV 25 Hagerstown

VIDEO: May 2013 is a month many Oklahomans will not soon forget. The May 20th Moore tornado and the May 31st El Reno tornado combined caused dozens of deaths, hundreds of injuries and billions of dollars in damage. As the 10-year anniversary approaches, KFOR is bringing you a special series of reports as we remember those lost on May 20 and May 31, 2013, as well as reflect on what we’ve learned in the decade since.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma City

VIDEO: Flames and smoke took over the basement of a house in Washington County on April 24, but from the outside, you'd never know. A special fire suppression tool saved the home. "I got visible flames in the basement," a first responder said. "Looks like it’s filled with smoke." On the morning of April 24, the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a house fire in Addison.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

More than 80 people from the National Guard trained to be wildland firefighters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Saturday. Historically, fire season is declared around June and runs through October. The last couple of years, however, have skewed the average. Last year, the Pacific Northwest had a late summer which pushed the season well into fall.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2023 8:08:59 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma

Firefighters from Spokane Valley and Spokane rescued three pets after they extinguished a fire in a duplex in Spokane Valley on Saturday night. Crews responded to the reported fire at a duplex at about 11:05 p.m. at 6702 E. Third Ave., near the corner of South Thierman Street. The fire was extinguished within about 20 minutes of dispatch, the Spokane Valley Fire Department said in a news release.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2023 4:38:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site