VIDEO: One of the leading causes of death for firefighters is cancer, often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals that they may face while responding to a fire. Harmful chemicals put firefighters at an additional risk when they’re serving the community, but recent initiatives are hoping to protect them from these dangers.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington

Firefighters across Tennessee are walking hundreds of miles to raise awareness for the mental health struggles first responders face and push legislation in the state capitol. The walk comes as studies from 2022 found firefighters have higher suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risks. Studies also found suicide happens twice as often with firefighters compared to the general community, and PTSD occurs in 57% of firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville

The nation's first 911 emergency call was placed by an Alabama state politician on this day in history, Feb. 16, 1968. The landmark moment came four years after the shocking unreported murder of a New York City woman proved to many Americans the need for a standard and easy-to-use system to call for emergency assistance.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

PHOTO: A carport fire in Algona spread to the owner’s house and two cars on Wednesday night, according to the Valley Regional Fire Authority. Around 11:17 p.m. VRFA crews responded to a report of a carport fire and downed powerlines at a home in Algona. Firefighters arrived at a fully engulfed carport fire that also lit the owner’s house and two cars on fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A house fire started by a candle sent a man to the hospital with several burns on Thursday. The Marysville Fire District said the fire caused an estimated $200,000 of damage to the home north of Jennings Park just after 5:30 a.m. Three adults escaped from the home, though one of them, a man in his 30s, had second-degree burns to his hands, Marysville fire said.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle