Posted: Mar 19, 2024
VIDEO/PHOTOS: After thousands of tumbleweeds buried homes in Eagle Mountain, crews have been conducting controlled burns to eliminate piles of them.
Unified Fire Authority conducted their second burn on Monday morning in a coordinated effort with the Eagle Mountain City Streets Department. They said it was intended to "efficiently dispose of the tumbleweeds" that accumulated along Eagle Mountain Blvd.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City
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Posted: Mar 19, 2024
Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar outfits. They were smokejumpers with the United States Forest Service, the agency that directs the majority of the nation’s efforts to manage wildfires.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ProPublica
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Posted: Mar 19, 2024
PHOTOS: A rolled-over semi-truck at the Green River Bridge had eastbound Highway 18 blocked Tuesday morning in Auburn.
The "non-injury" crash occurred around around 5:40 a.m., and at 7 a.m., the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said the backup was nearing 3 miles. Traffic is being diverted off Hwy 18 using the Auburn/Black Diamond off-ramp, according to the WSDOT, which urged drivers to use alternate routes.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Mar 18, 2024
Gov. Jay Inslee signs two bills that aid in honoring deceased firefighters and assist in firefighter training. The two bills, House Bill 2091, and House Bill 2003 were created by request of the Department of Natural Resources, and the Washington State Patrol.
“This is inherently dangerous work. At some point in their career, every firefighter loses a colleague in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 2:40:00 PM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site
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Posted: Mar 18, 2024
Driving 50 miles or more through wintry conditions to get to a pharmacy is a risky challenge that for disabled and elderly people living in remote locations often isn’t possible. Washington State University pharmacy student Amanda Whitehead, part of the university’s Rural Health Initiative, is exploring the feasibility of setting up telehealth stations in rural fire stations to help bring many health care services to a location much closer.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 7:08:18 AM - SOURCE: WSU Insider
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