VIDEO: A tractor-trailer fire caused delays on Interstate 495 in McLean, Virginia, on Sunday, authorities said. The truck was at mile marker 43.5 on I-495. All lanes were closed, causing traffic to be backed up for about 1.3 miles, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Traffic was being diverted to Georgetown Pike.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV ABC 4 Washington, D.C.

VIDEO: Officials are investigating a fire that broke out in the back parking lot of Pacific Beach Fire Station 21 on Mission Boulevard. According to SDFD, several personal vehicles belonging to firefighters were damaged. Additionally, some lifeguard equipment and an ATV were burned. The fire broke out around 4 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGTV ABC 10 San Diego

Jane Clockadile is the daughter of an Abington firefighter and granddaughter of a fire chief. She can trace a long line of firefighters back to her forefathers in the late 19th century, such that her family history and the history of the Abington Fire Department are virtually indistinguishable. Today, Clockadile is leading an initiative to restore a fire truck purchased new by the town in 1948 for $12,500.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Patriot Ledger - Metered Site

A new program in Omaha is helping future firefighters get more hands-on experience as they finish their studies. “Every class you learn a lot, you know, book knowledge, but out here, you’re really putting it to use,” says Michael Molacek, a student at Metropolitan Community College studying fire science.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOWT-TV NBC 6 Omaha

Police are searching for the cause of a fatal RV fire in Hoquiam after finding a person dead inside early Sunday morning. Hoquiam Fire Department and first responders found heavy fire and smoke upon arrival to Hoquiam River RV Park in the 400 block of Queen Avenue. After aggressively attacking and extinguishing the fire, a person was found dead inside the RV.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle