President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in the state of Washington following this summer's wildfires and mudslides. The disaster declaration makes federal money available to state and local governments as well as Native American tribes to repair or replace facilities damaged by wildfires and mudslides in August and September.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 9:09:07 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in the state of Washington following this summer's wildfires and mudslides. The disaster declaration makes federal money available to state and local governments as well as Native American tribes to repair or replace facilities damaged by wildfires and mudslides in August and September.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 9:09:07 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Toledo firefighters who lost radio contact with dispatchers while fighting a fire this month now have a new evacuation policy to use in the event of any future such outages. Toledo Fire and Rescue Department implemented the new evacuation policy today. A department memo issued Friday by Deputy Chief Brian Byrd said every firefighter is to leave the burning building if their radios no longer work.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: toledo blade

A Hillsborough County Fire Rescue truck was involved in a deadly crash Tuesday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to troopers, the fire truck was responding around 2:30 to an unrelated car crash northbound on US 301 south of Franklin Road. A Lincoln MKZ sedan that was traveling southbound crossed over into the northbound lane, crashing into the fire truck for unknown reasons.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX 13 News Tampa Bay

VIDEO - Police said a man stole his ex-girlfriend's car and drove it into a utility pole, set fire to her home and then climbed on the roof and danced during a standoff. Police said they found 25-year-old Matthew Russ sitting in a chair in his ex-girlfriend's driveway holding a butcher knife. Police shot at him with rubber bullets, then Russ retreated back into the home.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wfsb-tv