Medics stabbed in San Diego and Detroit; firefighters held hostage in Georgia; firefighters shot at in Florida, shot and killed in Arkansas. Every week there is another story in the news about a first responder who is attacked, assaulted and even killed while performing their duties. This escalating spiral of violence is the new reality for fire and EMS.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

It's not often you see firefighters from Corvallis and Longview walking around in downtown Vancouver, but these guys needed a tall building and the 16-floor Smith Tower was the perfect fit. But before they got down to business, Longview Fire Battalion Chief Troy Buzalsky presented Corvallis fire intern Justin Lewis with a special gift.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc 16

It's not often you see firefighters from Corvallis and Longview walking around in downtown Vancouver, but these guys needed a tall building and the 16-floor Smith Tower was the perfect fit. But before they got down to business, Longview Fire Battalion Chief Troy Buzalsky presented Corvallis fire intern Justin Lewis with a special gift.
- PUB DATE: 2/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc 16

An early-morning apartment fire in Kent has forced 30 people out of their homes. Several people suffered minor injuries, but the Kent Fire Department’s spokesman said no one was hospitalized. KIRO 7 found one man who ran into the burning building to get people out. Before firefighters got to the Rock Creek Landing apartments, as flames crawled up the three-story building, a neighbor felt he had no choice but to run in.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2016 10:42:11 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7