VIDEO: The Los Angeles County Fire Department is sending a task force to Turkey after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday morning, crumbling homes, killing more than 2,600 people and leaving devastation across a wide portion of the country and into northern Syria. The agency said they are mobilizing California Task Force 2 after a request was made for United States aid by Turkish leaders.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles

Following months of safety issues at a homeless encampment under the Ship Canal Bridge, agencies responsible for housing the people who live there and cleaning up the area have revealed some details of their plan. Over the past several months there have been several safety issues reported at the encampment including two shootings, one of which was fatal, and most recently a fire Saturday night.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a van fire Tuesday morning, said the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 8:15 a.m. crews from Clark County Fire District 6 and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrived at the scene of a "fully involved" van fire in the 8400 Block of NE 8th Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

VIDEO: Ten people were displaced due to an overnight fire at an apartment complex in Everett early Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning to the Marie Anne Terrace Apartments, and found a second-floor unit with an active fire. Two apartments sustained extensive fire damage, while several others dealt with smoke or water damage.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) announced Monday it replaced its firefighting foam with new, safer foam. The new foam does not contain perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs), chemicals that have been linked to contaminated water supplies. Washington state passed the Firefighting Agents and Equipment Law in 2018.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2023 2:07:00 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane