The incident commander of a team of firefighters who left a line because of their fear of unhappy local landowners has lost his post. Chris Ourada has been taken off the Great Basin Type 1 Incident Management Team, one of 15 elite units brought in to manage large fires and other national emergencies, such as hurricanes.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: idaho statesman

Concerned about rising reports of close calls and safety risks involving drones, the government announced Monday it will require many of the increasingly popular unmanned aircraft to be registered. Pilot sightings of drones have doubled since last year, including near manned airplanes and at major sporting events, and there are reports of interference with wildfire-fighting operations, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said at a news conference.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report

Voters in Clarkston will soon decide whether to continue helping fund Clarkston’s ambulance and emergency medical services. It’s a tax measure that goes up for a vote every year that helps pay for ambulance services in the city of Clarkston. If the measure is approved this year, taxpayers will pay $1.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: klewtv

A man who struck by a freight train north of Felida early this morning has died, officials said. Firefighters responded to Northwest Krieger Road near Northeast 179th Street, between Felida and Ridgefield, for the emergency, reported at about 7:30 a.m. A man in his 30s was sitting on the tracks when the northbound train approached and tried to brake, but the man was struck and thrown 60 feet down an embankment, Clark County Fire & Rescue Spokesman Tim Dawdy said.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian

Voters in Clarkston will soon decide whether to continue helping fund Clarkston’s ambulance and emergency medical services. It’s a tax measure that goes up for a vote every year that helps pay for ambulance services in the city of Clarkston. If the measure is approved this year, taxpayers will pay $1.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: klewtv