PHOTOS: More than a century after one of the greatest tragedies in the history of U.S. labor, Akron Metal Etching has been selected to help craft the featured design elements for a permanent artistic memorial being built to honor the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Underway at the site of the tragedy, the Brown Building in lower Manhattan, the nine-story Triangle fire memorial is titled “Reframing the Sky.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

In early August, NorthStar Ambulance in Tuscaloosa started doing something ‘untraditional’ to recruit future EMTs. The strategy seems to be paying off so far. It was back in early August when Northport officials said they need at least 15 prospective EMTs. It appears they’re getting just what they needed.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRC-TV FOX 6 Birmingham

A fire at an Everett composting facility created a large smoke plume, impacting nearby areas. The fire began burning in compost at Cedar Grove Compost at 3600 36th Place NE in Everett. The heat from the fire significantly damaged the metal building it ignited it, according to the Everett Fire Department (EFD).
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: “Grandma Elsie” can’t stop bragging about the firefighter who changed her life. She’s in her 90’s and said a dramatic life twist came after accidentally setting off her Life Alert pendant. She wears it in case of emergency and one press will alert and dispatch help. The Monroe resident admits she didn’t realize she had activated her pendant when she was attempting to mow her lawn.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: A police car caught fire on the street in Renton. The fire broke out along Powell Avenue at SW 7th Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. The fire department, which knocked down the flames, said it received calls about explosions coming from the car. There is no word yet if it could have been ammunition or what sparked the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima