Ten weeks after the Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department members voted to resign en masse, the city and Lawrence County are poised to create a city department that will blend a paid fire chief and administrative staff with volunteer firefighters. Citing exhaustion, the rigors of fundraising and an inability to attract new volunteer leadership, a majority of the 134-year-old Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department, one of the oldest in western South Dakota, voted to disband, effective Jan.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: rapid city journal

Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, Battle Creek, MI, 100-foot aerial platform. Monarch heavy-duty cab and chassis.

A tornado with winds in excess of 100 mph tore through Battle Ground late Thursday morning, sending emergency personnel to downed power lines and damaged houses, vehicles and other property. No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service said the EF1-rated twister reached speeds of up to 104 mph and touched down around 11:15 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 9:33:28 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

A tornado with winds in excess of 100 mph tore through Battle Ground late Thursday morning, sending emergency personnel to downed power lines and damaged houses, vehicles and other property. No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service said the EF1-rated twister reached speeds of up to 104 mph and touched down around 11:15 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 9:33:28 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Firefighters rescued a man who became trapped inside his car when he drove down a flooded road that was closed. At 7:49 a.m. Thursday, Snohomish County Fire District 7 firefighters were called to a water rescue at the crossroads of Connelly Road and Elliott Road in Snohomish. Crews found a man stranded in his car in moving water.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 7:56:25 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7