VIDEO: Emergency crews worked to extinguish a large fire in Gary, Indiana. Firefighters responded to the 3100 block of Grant Street just before 11 a.m. for reports of a fire at the Denny’s restaurant and Love’s Truck stop. SkyCam 9 flew over the scene. Gary Police posted on Facebook asking drivers to stay away from the area.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago

VIDEO: Surveillance video has been released showing a fire truck on the move after someone attempted to steal it from a fire station in Lauderhill. “The person, the male subject, became aggressive with the firefighters,” said Lauderhill Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Levy. He climbs into the truck, lights it up and throws it into reverse, before eventually being dragged out.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling St. Louis house, but Benjamin Polson knew homeless people might be inside taking refuge from the January chill. So the 33-year-old firefighter went in. It cost him his life. Eleven days later, three Baltimore firefighters died when an abandoned row home collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMOV-TV CBS 4 St. Louis

Even with six years of fighting fires under his belt, Renard Cox approaches his job with the excitement of a rookie. “I love it. I love putting this uniform on every day,” Cox said. “If you’ve ever been at this station when tones go off, it is a rush.” The veteran of the Richmond Fire Department thrives on helping strangers in need.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond

States that recently announced plans to lift either indoor or school mask mandates have at least two things in common: Hospitalization rates are on the decline, and all except one have a larger share of fully vaccinated residents than the national average. Most of the governors in those states have linked these metrics to their moves to lift some Covid-19 mitigation measures.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health