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The Week in Review — Friday, 23 October 2026

FirstResponders · 2026-10-23

California wildfires force evacuations amid Santa Ana winds — the fire reports still unconfirmed by any agency

Multiple wind-driven brush fires and a wide band of satellite fire detections ran across the South and West on Friday, every one of them still unconfirmed, while NWS Norman held severe flood warnings over parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

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Elsewhere

FIREFIGHTER KILLED AND SIX OTHERS INJURED IN WALL COLLAPSE AT ABANDONED FACTORY FIRE – BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 23, 1976
Firefighter Close Calls

Seminole approves $5.9M contract for new Bay Pines fire station
Tampa Bay Times

Police car strikes N.J. man; prosecutor steps in
NJ.com

Disabled toddler, grandparents found dead in murder-suicide after tragic 911 call pleas softly for ‘help’
New York Post

California sheriff fights plan to house convicted sex predator near Girl Scout camp
Fox News

Nation’s first manned, flying police vehicle is in Florida
Tampa Bay Times

Entire GA police department resigns after mayor allegedly put tracker on chief’s truck
The Oregonian

N.J. state trooper’s violation of pursuit policies killed our son, parents say in suit
NJ.com

Indonesia’s wildfires impact air quality for much of region
Wildfire Today

Illinois woman intentionally drove car head-on into tractor-trailer with mom and son in plot to kill ‘all occupants’: cops
New York Post

Chemical spill in Toledo stops; evacuation zone remains
Cleveland.com

Supplement sold at gas stations blamed for California man's opioid overdose
Los Angeles Times

Blazers vs. Kings predictions and best bets: Lillard, Morant and Avdija lead Portland’s first road test
The Oregonian

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