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North Royalton firefighter killed in a house fire; a second is recovering, the department says

By The FirstResponders Desk

Good morning. The North Royalton Fire Department said Saturday that a firefighter seriously injured in a Broadview Heights house fire is recovering in hospital, and released funeral details for a member of the department killed in that fire, according to Firefighter Close Calls. We are not naming either firefighter; names belong to the agency and next of kin, not to us. If you are on a mutual-aid card for Northeast Ohio, expect funeral detail requests to come down.

On the fire line, dispatch centers list eight incidents as active. In California: the GLEN Fire in Solano County (CALNCC), the MISSION 7 Fire in San Diego County (CASDIC), the RANGE Fire in Fresno County (CASICC), the GOLDEN Fire and the LAC-404642 Fire in Los Angeles County (CAANCC and CALACC), the MOUNTAINEER Fire in Nevada County (CAGVCC) and the SUMMIT Fire in Calaveras County (CATCCC). In Kentucky, the Highway 36 Fire in Bath County is active (KYKIC). The Los Angeles Times reports a woman was arrested early Saturday, accused of starting a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest during a red-flag warning.

Law enforcement had a heavy day. NBC News reports an arrest after two weekend shootings on the Winston-Salem State University campus; the Winston-Salem Police Department said one person was killed and three injured. Cleveland.com reports Maple Heights police investigating a shooting on Lee Road that left one man dead and another hospitalized. The New York Post reports a man with prior arrests charged in the attempted rape of an 83-year-old woman. Fox News reports a former police officer charged with second-degree murder in a Brooklyn stabbing. The Washington Post reports the Houston mayor says police will no longer call ICE unless charges are jailable. The Oregonian carries a first public statement from a Bend school shooting survivor, who said she "witnessed both unimaginable darkness and extraordinary love."

For EMS, NPR reports LifeFlight of Maine is reworking how it staffs air medical service to cut turnover and reach rural patients. On the rescue side, The Guardian reports a Royal Caribbean pianist was pulled from the Pacific after nine hours in the water, found by two Newport Beach fishermen, taken to hospital and expected to survive; the Coast Guard is investigating.

What to watch: the National Weather Service flags inclement weather in the Pacific Northwest and heavy rain and thunderstorms in southern Texas. Flood-resilience reporting runs from South Florida (Tampa Bay Times) to Liberty State Park (NJ.com), and ABC News reports a Florida chimp sanctuary resorting to drone food drops after heavy rain.