A wind-driven fire in the middle of a monster hurricane sounds like an apocalyptic story. Fire. Wind. Whipping rain. All of this happened at once for Victoria firefighters five years ago during Hurricane Harvey. The Victoria Fire Department fought a residential fire for three hours on Aug. 25, 2017, while also battling sudden hurricane-force winds.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Victoria Advocate - Metered Site

VIDEO: Inside a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, a Massachusetts company makes special tanks used by fire departments all over the world. United Plastics Fabricating, in North Andover, building custom tanks that are designed to hold water inside a firefighting apparatus. "I think that's what's sort of exciting, is that you're doing something that can save lives.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters with Tampa Fire Rescue are settling into their new digs while Sulfphur Springs and surrounding residents enjoy some added peace of mind with the opening of Fire Station 45, an exclusive "rescue station." In September, the Tampa City Council approved around $3.4 million to renovate Fire Station 25 and add four additional personnel and two new rescue units.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tampa Patch

VIDEO: An Indianola woman gave her father a dream gift for his birthday. Alli Marois put out a call on TikTok earlier this year for fire department shirts from all 50 states - and she got a response of more than 170 shirts. Marois and her mother designed a quilt with all of the shirts. They even found a quilt maker in Pleasant Hill to do it for free, just in time for Marois' father's birthday this past Saturday.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCCI-TV CBS 8 Des Moines

Fifteen residents from eight units were displaced after a two-alarm fire at a Snohomish County apartment complex Tuesday morning. Crews said the fire began around 12:15 a.m. at the complex located on 46th Avenue West. The flames were put out within hours. No injuries have been reported, however the damage to the building is extensive.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle