The Yakima Fire Department says the old swimming pool house for the old Washington pool at Martin Luther King Park caught on fire Friday morning. Firefighters say the fire broke out at the building at the corner of Race St. and S 8th St. around 4:30 a.m. Crews were able to get the fire under control quickly.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 7:39:18 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

A man died in an early morning house fire today, Port Angeles police said. Police and fire officials are investigating the fire at 218 E. Lopez Ave., Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said. The fire began at about 5:30 a.m., he said. A man in his mid-50s to 60s was found dead inside the house, Smith said.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: peninsula daily news

Firefighters wrote a warning on the door to the elevator shaft just two minutes before their their colleague Daryl Gordon opened the door, stepped in and fell to his death in March. "Do not enter, open shaft," the firefighters wrote on the light colored door in what looks like black marker. Smoke and poor visibility in the tight hallway may have prevented Gordon, 54, from seeing the warning written in what looks like black marker on the the light colored door.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cincinnati Enquirer

After nearly six months in the hospital, Pete Dern is home. The Fresno fire captain received severe burns when he fell through the roof while trying to put out a house fire. A huge crowd turned out to cheer him on as he left Community Regional Medical Center Wednesday afternoon. This day for Pete Dern started like the past 163 others, with a round of treatment and physical therapy.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSN-TV ABC 30 Frenso/Visalia

Recently, some fire departments have found themselves under scrutiny by the media and elected officials over the issue of response times. NFPA 1710, Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments, requires specific times for the response of fire and emergency services.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association