KME—Pine Ridge Fire Rescue, Summerville, SC, 103-foot Tuff Truck aerial quint. KME Severe Service XMFD cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,750-gpm pump; 650-gallon polypropylene water tank; BG2 Smart FireTech scene lighting system; creeper controls on ladder tip. Dealer: Cameron Marler, SAFE Industries, Easley, SC.

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PHOTO: NASCAR teams know the next time a driver gets inside the car, it might be their last time. Traveling at such high speeds, death is, unfortunately, a part of the sport. On Tuesday, the NASCAR community was shocked with news that one of the team haulers traveling to this weekend’s races in Phoenix was involved in a fatal accident in Texas, killing the driver.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sportscasting

The only woman employed as a firefighter in the city of Fargo needed four tries to pass the entrance exams and finally get the job offer. That was 13 years ago for Dawn Stollenwerk, who’s worked her way up to battalion chief and assistant fire marshal. Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen said since then, only one other woman has passed the physical agility test to be a firefighter and was offered a position, but ultimately turned it down.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: INFORUM - Metered Site

VIDEO: A North Andover teenager is on a mission to build Lego fire trucks for every city in Massachusetts. Cristian Sciaudone, 16, started building the sets with his dad when he was just 4-years-old. He starts by designing each truck with a computer program then spends about three hours building each one.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston

PHOTOS: After cigar ashes ignited a fire in Wenatchee’s Central Market the evening of July 6, 1909, dry winds propelled the flames through several downtown streets. Most of the buildings were made of wood and easily caught fire. Dozens of businesses and residences burned — as did Wenatchee’s first fire station, next to the jail on Columbia Street.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Foothills