The board this morning

A Colorado officer is dead and three are wounded after police approached a man on an RTD bus, police say; treat today's "routine" approaches accordingly

By The FirstResponders Desk

Good morning. Lead item, law enforcement. A Colorado officer was killed and three others wounded when police approached a hit-and-run suspect aboard an RTD bus in Lakewood, The Oregonian reports, citing police. We are not naming the officer; a death is not ours to attach a name to until an agency confirms next of kin have been notified. What it means for your shift: this began as a hit-and-run contact and turned into gunfire on a confined, occupied bus. Carry that into every approach today.

More law enforcement. In Rawalpindi, Pakistan, a TV news anchor was shot dead in her home by her husband, the New York Post reports, citing police; we are not naming the deceased. Police in Bergen County recovered a body from the Passaic River, NJ.com reports, a week after a body was pulled from a lake in Passaic. In Hillsborough County, a man faces a DUI manslaughter charge after a crash that killed a bicyclist, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Fox News reports South Carolina police allege a father left his sleeping six-year-old outside a Target overnight to hold a place in line. The Guardian reports a US citizen shot by an ICE officer in southern California has filed a $25m suit against the federal government. In Berea, Cleveland.com reports the mayor swore in a new officer and promoted a sergeant.

Fire. Satellite systems reported fire detections over eight states — 112 in California, 99 in North Dakota, 86 in Louisiana, 63 in Arkansas, 39 in Hawaii, 39 in Oklahoma, 28 in Texas and 27 in Idaho — none confirmed by any agency. Treat them as leads, not incidents. CNN reports crews responded to a fire in a boarded-up apartment building. Wildfire Today reports two firefighting helicopter crashes in four days killed four Indonesians and injured two Australians, citing officials.

Rescue. A cruise ship employee was rescued after roughly nine hours in the ocean off Santa Catalina, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing authorities; NBC News reports the Coast Guard is investigating what sent the employee overboard.

Emergency management, what to watch. The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center flags inclement weather in the Pacific Northwest and heavy rain and thunderstorms in southern Texas. On November 9, 1872, Firefighter Close Calls notes, the Great Fire of Boston killed at least 16, including 11 firefighters.