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Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Florida firefighter invents tool now used across America

VIDEO: Jon Lockwood is the father of two: the daughter he has at home and the firetruck he has at work. “This is my baby,” Jon says with a laugh in front of his truck. As a firefighter with the Iona-McGregor fire district, Jon couldn’t be held in higher regard by his peers. “I could compare him to the Michael Jordan of firefighting,” Lt.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 2 Fort Myers
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Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Hear Texas firefighter’s powerful spoken poem about mental health challenges in fire service

VIDEO: A firefighter’s job is grueling, but it’s not just physically dangerous. Seeing so much death and destruction is mentally and emotionally wearing. However, in a profession like firefighting, vulnerability can be tough to come by. That’s why the San Antonio Fire Department just held a Mental Health Stand-Down Week, to put this tough topic front and center.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
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Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Stacked vehicle fire in Walla Walla causes estimated $50,000 in damage

Around 3:43 a.m. on the morning of December 3, Walla Walla Fire Stations 1 and 2 responded to a structure fire near Kelty's Auto Parts. Walla Walla County Fire District 4 and College Place Fire also responded to the call. The initial units on scene confirmed that a stacked pile of 7-9 cars was on fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland
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Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Nearly $100K in damages after holiday lights catch Christmas tree on fire in Seattle

After a Christmas tree in Seattle caught fire because of faulty lights, a family is looking at an estimated loss of $100,000. The fire happened in a home at the 3000 block of NW 63rd St. in Seattle Sunday morning. There were no injuries as a result of the fire. Fires that occur because of holiday lights begin to become common as the year ends, according to Seattle Fire Line.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Dec 6, 2022

Kittitas County Sherrif make arrest connected to fire on Friday

Kittitas County Sherrif officers have made an arrest in connection to a fire that destroyed multiple buildings on Friday. According to a post on their Facebook page, detectives served a search warrant on an apartment on East Helena Avenue in Ellensburg arresting 24-year-old Lyle Morgan on First Degree Arson charges.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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