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: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: Rural Metro released an app to better connect with customers and help make sure they had information about their fire department. The app is called "Rural Metro Fire — Knox Co. TN" and is available on the App Store and on the Google Play Store. Customers can download it to find news about the fire department, learn about smoke detectors, find tips to prevent fires and peruse monthly information about calls crews respond to.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville

VIDEO: A man was taken into custody Monday after being accused of stealing an ambulance and leading police on a chase through the Houston area. Houston police said the man, who appeared to be in the middle of a medical crisis, first stole a vehicle from a woman in the Kroger's gas station on West 11th Street and North Shepherd Drive.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KENS-TV CBS 5 San Antonio

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