It was the most emotionally charged debate at the state Capitol complex since the end of the legislative session. And it occurred in the most unlikely of settings. The state Fire Prevention and Building Code Council discussed on Wednesday a building codes change to require new residential dwellings to be outfitted with fire sprinkler systems.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: times-union

Barring further court action, or a trial, fire protection for the Yoder, Wyoming, community will return to its traditional status. A preliminary injunction issued Wednesday by Eighth Judicial District Court Judge John Brooks, of Douglas, declares the Yoder Volunteer Fire Department and the Yoder Fire Protection District are separate entities and their relationship is to return to the status quo that existed prior to the upheaval brought about by conflicts over control and management of the department’s day to day operations.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scottsbluff Star Herald

VIDEO: A Waldorf Firefighter is lucky to be alive after a diesel tank explosion surrounded the 23-year-old in flames early Tuesday morning. It started as a barn fire in Charlotte Hall, Charles County, Md. "I was flowing water on the tank and actually I stopped flowing water for about three seconds," said Allen Bizzell, who told WUSA 9 that's all it took for the explosion to happen.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wusa 9

One was a 20-year-old physics student and theater fan, another a former starting right tackle with a master’s degree. The oldest and most experienced had just graduated from college with a degree in natural resources and was planning a career in public-land management. All were seasonal firefighters working for the U.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: seattle times

Members of Washington's congressional delegation wrote a letter to President Obama urging him to expedite Governor Jay Inslee's emergency declaration request to help fight wildfires he described as "an unprecedented cataclysm." A spokesman for FEMA said the request is currently under review. If approved, it would provide direct federal assistance—in the form of technical assistance on the ground and financial assistance.
- PUB DATE: 8/20/2015 10:48:17 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5