Reigning NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Champion Jesse Love will be paying tribute to America’s fallen firefighters when he takes on the Blue Cross NC 300 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

On Saturday, October 10, Love will drive Richard Childress Racing’s No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet adorned with names of 204 firefighters who died in the line of duty.

The special paint scheme, featuring the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) logo, honors the Fire Heroes officially added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland, earlier this year.

The car will be on display at Charlotte Fire Department Station No. 1 prior to the race. Love also plans to meet with families of the fallen firefighters attending the Blue Cross NC 300.

“It is an absolute honor to once again partner with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation through Whelen to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice,” Jesse Love said.

“I have been fortunate to meet with these families the last few years and their stories are incredibly moving, giving me a newfound perspective. I can only hope that I will do them proud on race weekend.”

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

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A pilot was killed Wednesday morning after a single-engine plane crashed and caught fire in north Fort Worth, officials said.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Fort Worth Fire Department officials said the crash was reported at about 9:55 a.m. along Bonds Ranch Road between Willow Springs Road and Business 287, near Hicks Airfield.

Fort Worth fire crews arrived to find the plane engulfed in flames. Firefighters extinguished the fire and found one man inside the aircraft. He was pronounced dead at the scene, fire officials said.

Video posted on social media showed the wreckage on fire along a nearby road. Officials said the crash also damaged power lines, but power has been restored to surrounding homes.

The crash also sparked a grass fire, which firefighters were able to extinguish. Officials said the plane came down close to a residential community but did not hit any homes. No other injuries were reported.

KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

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A dog and his family have some heroes to be grateful for, after firefighters pulled the dog out of a burning car Wednesday. The Spokane Valley Fire Department says when crews arrived, flames were devouring the car, with the dog trapped inside. The owner and two friends were inside a nearby grocery store. The dog was trying to escape heat and smoke in the back of the car.

Firefighters were able to get the fire out and pull out the dog. “He was in rough shape, with melted whiskers and clearly needing some help. So our firefighters gave him oxygen and some much-needed TLC. And then… he started to perk up,” SVFD says. “A little more oxygen. A little more time. And suddenly, our patient was back on his feet, running around and happily reunited with his owner.”

KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

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Gov. Bob Ferguson announced an added request to FEMA for as much as $13.2 million to repair public infrastructure damaged in the Central and Eastern Washington wildfires.

The governor’s office said the new request covered permanent repairs or replacement for damaged roads, bridges and utilities. It said that would push Washington’s total federal Public Assistance request for the disaster to more than $133 million.

The request applied to Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman and Yakima counties, along with the Spokane Tribe of Indians. The state said FEMA Public Assistance could reimburse as much as 75% of eligible infrastructure repair costs.

Ferguson had already asked for a federal Major Disaster Declaration, along with FEMA Individual Assistance for homeowners and Public Assistance tied to debris removal and emergency response costs. The new application focused on permanent infrastructure repairs.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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Edmonds American Legion Post 66 donated $1,250 to the Spokane Firefighters of Local 1296 Benevolent Association in response to the August 2026 Spokane Complex Fires. Post 66 Commander Dan Mullene presented the check to Spokane County Fire District 9 firefighter/paramedic Sam McKoon.

“There are over 41,000 veterans in the Spokane area, making up about 18% of the population,” Mullene said. “And many of our fellow veterans were impacted significantly by these fires. We wanted to show our support for them from their fellow veterans in Edmonds.”

Mullene presented the donation to McKoon, his nephew and a fellow veteran. McKoon served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS O’Brien from 1995 to 1999 and is a member of the benevolent association.

Edmonds Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8870 also contributed to fire relief, donating $1,000 through the Washington State VFW organization, according to Commander Duane Bowman.

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