AES has partnered with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to provide the AES Safer Tomorrow Fund. In total, up to $200,000 will be provided to local departments.

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The Cheesequake Fire Department’s Rescue 205 has a Sutphen Monarch four-door, 73-inch cab, with 10-inch raised roof.

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VIDEO: Omaha firefighter Emmanuel Malesh is using his personal journey from South Sudan to juvenile detention to inspire youth at the Douglas County Youth Center.

Malesh said he wants to share his story to show young people that their beginnings do not define their future. “Share my story, my journey, and letting them know that, you know, where they started does not ultimately, you know, determine who they will be in the future,” Malesh said.

Malesh and his family fled South Sudan in 2004, facing significant challenges upon arriving in America. “We didn’t speak the language. We struggled to adjust to the culture and try to adapt. So we had a lot of obstacles,” he said. Even after adapting, Malesh said he felt lost and struggled to find a sense of belonging. “I was kind of lost. I was trying to find the sense of belonging,” he said.

This led him down a difficult path. “I was hanging out with the wrong group of friends and, you know, getting in trouble that, you know, I was being suspended from school in diversion programs and eventually ended up, you know, juvenile detention centers,” Malesh said.

KETV ABC 7 Omaha

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A house fire broke out early Sunday morning in Houston, spreading damage to at least two neighboring homes, according to the Houston Fire Department.

Houston Fire Department (HFD) crews responded to the 2800 block of Terry Street at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2026. Firefighters appeared to have the flames mostly under control by 6 a.m., roughly 20 minutes after crews arrived on scene.

HFD confirmed the home was vacant at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. Both homes neighboring the original structure also sustained damage from the blaze. Crews remained on scene until approximately 8:15 a.m. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

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A truck fire that ended in an explosion Friday afternoon rattled businesses along Billings’ West End, sending employees to evacuate customers as flames engulfed an asphalt-mixing trailer near 2950 King Avenue West.

The explosion damaged the doors at Bullfrog Spas, where sales representative Taylor Bromgard watched the fire unfold and recorded video of the incident. No injuries were reported.

“It was pretty slow of a day to start and then ramped up from zero to a hundred pretty quick,” he said.

Bromgard said he looked up from his desk and noticed what he initially thought was mist outside.

“I realized underneath that what I thought was mist was actually flames,” Bromgard said.

He grabbed his phone to record the fire and considered getting a hose to try to extinguish it, but the flames spread too quickly.

KTVQ-TV CBS 2 Billings

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