Pierce—Cottleville Fire Protection District, St. Charles, MO, Ascendant 110-foot heavy-duty aerial platform quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Detroit Diesel DD13 525-hp engine; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm midship mount pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank. Part of an order of five units that includes four Pierce Velocity pumpers. Dealer: Andy Kline, MacQueen Emergency, Eureka, MO.

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A five story building under construction went up in flames and collapsed in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn Monday morning. The building on Gates Avenue erupted in flames just after 5:50 a.m. Monday and quickly collapsed like a pancake, fire officials said. One firefighter sustained a minor injury.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

It’s been reported that many famous Americans served as volunteer firemen, some of whom were Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. After a large fire in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin formed the Union Fire Co. Buildings that his company insured were identified by a steel fire mark showing the outline of a wooden fire hydrant.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Maria Times

As we celebrate Black History Month, this is the story of a little boy living in poverty who had a dream to become a Chicago firefighter. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reported Thursday, that dream came true, thanks his hard work and the extraordinary kindness of men and women, Black and white, at one firehouse on the West Side.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

A firefighter's job is never easy. It can be difficult, dangerous and heartbreaking. It can also be amazing, hopeful and wonderful when at the end of a call everyone is safe and healthy. However, for the firefighters the risks from the job, whether it is a physical ailment or mental scars, carry on far past the last blaze.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: West Central Tribune - Metered Site