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Posted: Mar 10, 2022

San Francisco's new floating fire station is open for operations

PHOTOS: More than two years, $50 million and one ocean crossing later, San Francisco has its newest fire station. And it floats. The San Francisco Fire Department's two-story Fireboat Station 35 opens for operations Thursday on the Embarcadero at Pier 22½, more than a year after it was floated across the bay at low tide in the predawn dark from Treasure Island, where the superstructure was constructed.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle - Metered Site
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Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Phoenix firefighters win big awards, one named World’s Strongest Firefighter

Two Phoenix firefighters took him big titles just days ago at The Arnold Classic. Daniel Camacho was named the World’s Strongest Firefighter and even got a shout-out from Arnold Schwarzenegger on Instagram. “We all grew up watching him, admiring him, so yeah, it’s hard to explain that feeling, you know,” said Camacho.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KASW-CW6 & KTVK-3TV (azfamily.com)
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Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Travis Scott announces $5M plan for 'actionable change' after deadly Texas Astroworld concert

Four months after the deadly Astroworld tragedy that killed 10 concertgoers, rapper Travis Scott announced a $5 million initiative dubbed "Project HEAL" that he says will be a "catalyst for real change" to heal in the aftermath. Scott, 30, detailed Tuesday a four-pronged project that includes solutions to address "challenges facing today's youth, especially those from marginalized and at-risk communities": $1 million in academic scholarships to historically black colleges and universities, free mental health resources, a creative design education program and a new tech-driven solution for event safety.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today
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Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Man left in critical condition, two others injured after Seattle apartment fire

Three people were given medical attention and one was taken to the hospital after an apartment fire early Thursday in Belltown. The fire call came in around 2:40 a.m. in the 2200 block of 1st Avenue, at the Bell Tower apartments. The Seattle Housing Authority runs the apartment. Seattle firefighters say a man in the bathroom lobby was found and rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Bodycam footage shows Benton County Sheriff's Office Corporal rescue man inside burning car

Incredible body-worn camera video posted by the Benton County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) on Wednesday shows a corporal rescuing a man from inside a burning car in Kennewick. On Monday, Corporal JP Benitez said he was driving by and saw a burning SUV in the Rite Aid parking lot off W Clearwater Ave and Highway 395.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS News Yakima
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