A fire department in one of our hometowns caught word that bullying was happening in the community and they decided they were going to do something about it. They surprised one teen by eating lunch with him trying to show him he was not alone. “When Dawn Roberts adopted her son Jackson from China, she didn’t know he had autism.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDBJ-TV CBS 7 Roanoke

It's National Burn Awareness Week and the Benton County Fire District #1 wants to focus it's efforts of preventing scalding burns. A scalding burn can cause third degree burns instantaneously. A third degree burn can destroy you muscles, skin, damage fat, organs and even burn the bone under your skin.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland

A stolen vehicle smashed into a Vancouver home Sunday evening, causing both the house and SUV to catch fire, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Shortly after 8 p.m., fire crews responded to a structure fire at 4710 Northeast 56th Place. It was reported that an SUV had crashed into a house and two people were seen fleeing on foot.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland

Whatcom County led the state in fatal fires last year, according to preliminary figures from the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office. Seven Whatcom County residents died in fires in 2022, said Alicia Causey, assistant deputy state fire marshal, a figure that was confirmed by local fire service officials: Four people died in Bellingham fires last year, said Fire Department Capt.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald - Metered Site

Wow, take a look at this: a Manchester Fire ladder truck is frozen on Liberty Street, where crews responded to a fire at a multi-family home last night.

No one was hurt in that fire. News 9 confirmed the building is owned by Mayor Joyce Craig #wmur pic.twitter.com/YZLmMc3z38

— Hannah Cotter (@HannahWMUR) February 4, 2023

Firefighters in two New Hampshire cities faced challenging conditions battling fires in the bitter cold weather, wmur.com reported.

A multi-family home on Elm Street in Keene went up in flames Saturday morning, displacing nine people, the report said.

Keene fire Chief Donald Farquhar said in addition to slippery roads, firefighters responding to the scene were met with several frozen hydrants so they had to use one from the next street over, according to the report.

It was so cold Friday night that a Manchester fire truck got stuck, the report said.