Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died, according to the union representing New York firefighters and former US Rep. Peter King. He was 91. The cause of Beckwith’s death was not immediately released.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

VIDEO: Police are investigating what led to a Fort Worth fire truck losing control and flipping over. Police say it happened just before 2:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at the intersection of Village Creek Road and Wilbarger Street in southeast Fort Worth. The crew on the fire truck were on their way to a house fire in the area when it lost control and flipped.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth

VIDEO: A fire at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Davenport killed 40 patients and one nurse, all of which were women. It was the deadliest disaster in Quad Cities history and the third largest hospital fire in United States history. Up until last month, nobody had ever written about it. That has changed with Bettendorf author Dr.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWQC-TV NBC 6 Davenport

On Feb. 28, female first responders and other local, state and federal public safety professional women from across Oklahoma will gather for a symposium in south Oklahoma City. It is believed this is the first such statewide gathering in the history of the state. Women police, firefighters, deputies, troopers, marshals, investigators, dispatchers, prosecutors, corrections officers, probation/parole officers, emergency medical personnel, and military and tribal public safety personnel are all encouraged to attend.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Norman Transcript - Metered Site

Seattle city leaders broke ground on Monday at the site of Fire Station 31, after the old station was evacuated nearly five years ago over health concerns. The city relocated crews at the old Fire Station 31 building in October of 2019, when it determined that “it no longer met SFD’s operational needs” after mold was discovered inside.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 7:05:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle