VIDEO: About eight weeks after a fire shut down Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) is proposing new rules on the transportation of lithium-ion batteries. The 44-hour closure of I-15 about 25 miles east of Barstow was a major problem for weekend travelers on their way to Las Vegas.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas

VIDEO: Multiple fire departments and districts came together to train for palm tree rescues at Reid Park in Tucson. Firefighters use a lot of gear including shoes with spikes to rescue people stuck in palm trees. But now they’re working on a faster, safer way, where those spikes are no longer necessary.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson

Firefighters put out a blaze in an apartment in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood late Thursday morning. Shortly before 11 a.m., crews were dispatched to an apartment building in the 4000 block of Gilman Avenue West. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the top of the four-story building. They then went into the apartment where the fire was burning and quickly doused the flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A gas station exploded and burst into flames in Cardiff, Idaho, Wednesday evening. According to the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, several law enforcement agencies were dispatched to reports of an explosion at the Cardiff gas station on Highway 11. The sheriff's office said two people were taken to the hospital via LifeFlight with severe burns.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: Hudson residents may recall a familiar voice from local fire department recruitment ads—a voice that brought a cinematic touch to community service calls. James Earl Jones, known for his iconic deep voice, once lent his talents to the Hudson City Fire Department in the late 1990s, voicing ads that encouraged young people to join the department’s apprenticeship program.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYR-TV ABC 9 Syracuse