Eleven people who worked in rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have died in the six weeks since the most recent anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Another Ground Zero worker, Roy McLaughlin, died Sept. 10, one day before the anniversary. McLaughlin, 38, was a Yonkers police officer when the World Trade Center was attacked.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ithaca Journal

After two high-profile mass shootings in Colorado in the last 10 years, Boulder County is working to change how firefighters respond to the scene of large-scale dangerous situations. In July, the Longmont department of public safety participated in a regional training exercise, called Operation Buffalo Shield at University of Colorado to prepare police officers and firefighters for a mass shooting situation.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times-Call

Firefighters face immense pressure every day. Being awakened in the middle of the night, rushing to trucks, suiting up, riding to the scene of a crash or fire, and then battling a blaze or helping get victims out of harm's way takes a lot of physical and mental strength. There's also a lot riding on the equipment they use to work right every time.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NewsHerald

A two-alarm fire sent a Bellingham woman to a Seattle hospital with severe burns to her hands and face Friday morning, Oct. 23. The woman and her boyfriend awoke around 6 a.m. to find their mattress on fire in a second-story bedroom at 3705 Beal St., a dark brown two-story house near the Meridian Street freeway overpass, said Assistant Fire Chief Bill Hewett.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bellinghamherald.com

A two-alarm fire sent a Bellingham woman to a Seattle hospital with severe burns to her hands and face Friday morning, Oct. 23. The woman and her boyfriend awoke around 6 a.m. to find their mattress on fire in a second-story bedroom at 3705 Beal St., a dark brown two-story house near the Meridian Street freeway overpass, said Assistant Fire Chief Bill Hewett.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bellinghamherald.com