April 28, 2025 5:47 pm

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X-Fire UAS could usher in next generation of fire prevention for entirety of West Coast

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KENT—Four United States Army veterans, have teamed up to develop what could be the next generation of fire prevention technology in the wake of the devastating fires that have ravaged more than 50,000 acres of Los Angeles County recently.  Kent-based startup X-Fire UAS is developing unmanned aerial solutions which it says could be a more […]

Washingtonians without working smoke alarms double their chances of death

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OLYMPIA—Deputy State Fire Marshal Gregory Baruso encourages Washingtonians to invest in working smoke alarms—it can save a life, possible your own. In a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) report on home smoke alarms, the risk of dying in home structure fires with working smoke alarms is reduced by 55 percent. In 2022, the Washington State […]

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