The Spokane City Council unanimously approved on Monday night, the use of drones for the Spokane Fire Department. The drones will be used during hazardous materials situations like a gas leak. Spokane will be the only city in the Pacific Northwest to use drones for hazmat situations. Officials insist drones will help improve public safety.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 10:08:53 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

Sparrowbush (NY) Fire District, pumper-tanker. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,250-gpm pump.

With summer right around the corner wildfire season is quickly approaching and local firefighters say it's best to be prepared. Preparing what Benton County Fire District #2 spent all day doing Saturday with the Benton City community. Firefighters say the biggest way to protect your family from a wildfire is by keeping a clean, kept area around your home.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 8:13:08 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

With summer right around the corner wildfire season is quickly approaching and local firefighters say it's best to be prepared. Preparing what Benton County Fire District #2 spent all day doing Saturday with the Benton City community. Firefighters say the biggest way to protect your family from a wildfire is by keeping a clean, kept area around your home.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 8:13:08 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

The Wenatchee City Council is considering a ban on fireworks following last summer's devastating wildfires. "It's a real sense of loss," said Suellen Harris, whose Wenatchee home was among dozens destroyed when the Sleepy Hollow Fire ripped through Chelan County last June. "I'm used to this being a sheltering place and now it's like an artifact," said Harris.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 7:48:57 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000