VIDEO: As part of a national effort to eradicate the use of a fire-suppressing foam containing PFAS, officials removed the last of the toxic foam from the fire trucks at the Bangor International Airport and replaced it with a PFAS-free solution. Positioned next to the airport's runway is the 101st Air Refueling Wing Fire Protection Unit.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFVX-LD FOX 22 Bangor

VIDEO: A loaded gun stored in the oven fired five rounds after getting overheated in Virginia, according to authorities. Chesterfield firefighters responded to a call regarding a fire. When firefighters opened the oven, they found a gun inside. Officials said someone turned the oven on with the gun inside.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWBT-TV NBC 12 Richmond

PHOTOS: When the North Tower collapsed on 9/11, Thomas Gambino III knew in his gut that his father, FDNY Firefighter Thomas Gambino Jr., was dead. At his father’s funeral, he knew what he’d be doing the rest of his life. The younger Gambino, who was 20 at the time, is one of more than 75 sons and daughters of the 343 FDNY members lost on 9/11 — or later succumbed to Ground Zero-related diseases — who went on to become firefighters or medics.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

A climber is hospitalized after falling 25 feet while climbing at the Castle Rock Trailhead in Tumwater Canyon near Leavenworth. Around 7:28 a.m. on Friday, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency call about an injured climber at Tumwater Canyon. The caller told deputies that the climber, a 43-year-old woman, fell around 25 feet and had a head injury.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 23 Seattle

Mount Vernon Fire Chief Bryan Brice has announced his upcoming retirement. According to a news release from the city of Mount Vernon, Brice will officially be stepping down April 30, 2025. Brice started as fire chief in August 2016 and has since helped lead the department through many challenges and improve the city’s approach to public safety.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2024 11:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Goskagit.com