One of the workers hospitalized after an accidental release of chlorine gas at a Spokane steel recycling plant has died. Mike Tracy, a spokesman for Pacific Steel & Recycling, said the man died Saturday night. His name won’t be released until all family members have been notified, Tracy said Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 7:54:36 AM - SOURCE: Spokesman.com

The Coyote Canyon fire is burning approximately 5,000 to 6,000 acres in Fruitland, and has burned several structures. Lyle Lehrbas is taking a look at what's left of his parents' home. The Coyote Canyon fire raged Friday night and burned almost everything they own. But it's not just losing items that's tough.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: khq

As fires erupted throughout Sacramento in recent weeks, journalists, politicians and the public flocked to the Sacramento Fire Department’s Twitter page. The Internet allows anyone with a smartphone to become a broadcaster, and the Fire Department is taking full advantage. Gone are the days when the agency’s public information officer would sit around waiting for calls from reporters.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sacramento bee

Former fire Chief Kevin Farrell has appealed his firing by Town Manager Steve Bartha, setting the stage for a process in which Farrell could try to win his old job back. So far, the town has not said why the veteran firefighter was fired other than a statement on Monday that read, in part, “it was brought on by Mr.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Salem News

A video of a firefighter completing a firefighting training exercise is going viral. KPLCtv reported that Sonny Coffey is a volunteer firefighter in Iowa, La., and towers at about 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 325 pounds. On Wednesday, he and his colleagues were demonstrating a specific firefighting training exercise with a ladder.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1