Cory Hohs' idea was inspired by a close call with a Chicago fire truck on his motorcycle, but his new app, which warns drivers to the presence of emergency vehicle traffic, is being tested first in Grand Rapids. That's because the city's fire department was not only willing to take part in a pilot, but the agency also let Hohs and his two partners gather research as they rode on fire trucks during emergency calls.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive.com

Three people whose homes and acres of property were destroyed during the worst wildfire in Washington state history are blaming the Department of Natural Resources for their losses. They all live near Carlton, and filed a lawsuit in Okanogan Superior Court this week naming the State of Washington DNR as defendant.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

Permanently renewing legislation to benefit Ground Zero first responders could be financed by closing a tax loophole, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Tuesday. That loophole allows foreign insurance companies to issue reinsurance in the United States without paying the same taxes as their U.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Poughkeepsie Journal

Three people whose homes and acres of property were destroyed during the worst wildfire in Washington state history are blaming the Department of Natural Resources for their losses. They all live near Carlton, and filed a lawsuit in Okanogan Superior Court this week naming the State of Washington DNR as defendant.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kiro tv

A woman who became trapped in her car while the Stillaguamish River rose around her was successfully rescued, but not before some harrowing moments. Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies got a call into 911 around 7 a.m. from a panicked driver who said she was trapped in the water. She told dispatchers she was out on Stanwood's Marine Drive, which had been dry before sunrise, but the rising Stillaguamish River suddenly rushed in and swallowed her car.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: komo news