VIDEO: A bill that would allow city fire department bomb squads to conceal carry and make arrests during explosive threats advanced through a House committee Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Stephen Meeks, was presented Tuesday morning. Meeks was accompanied by Todd Cardin, the Conway Fire Department’s Bomb Squad Commander.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARK-TV NBC 4 Littlerock

VIDEO: Emergency calls from Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue tell the story of how a dispatcher and people on scene of a snowplow accident worked to help save 51-year-old Marvel star Jeremy Renner on New Year’s Day near his Reno home. Renner was clearing snow when he ended up being run over by his snowcat.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson

Pasco Fire Department’s Community Risk Reduction Specialist Ben Shearer said no one was hurt after an RV home started on fire in Pasco Thursday. However, Shearer confirmed the family’s cat died in the blaze that started just before 4 p.m. Within two minutes, firefighters were on the scene at the Green Tree RV Park and Mini Storage just off of North 4th Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTri News

A state trooper was rushed to the Emergency Room after being hit on the side of the road in the valley. Washington State Patrol has confirmed that trooper will be okay. WSP tells me just how dangerous it can be for them out there. While troopers face that risk everyday, Trooper Chris Thorson tells me they see troopers get hit quote, "all the time".
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The Sedro-Woolley Fire Department recently had its busiest month in its history. During December, the department responded to 375 calls, surpassing the previous record of 355 set in September 2011. “We really don’t have a reason for that increase,” Sedro-Woolley Fire Chief Frank Wagner said. “There really wasn’t any rhyme or reason for it that we can see.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2023 3:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Goskagit