Meet Drew Davies, age 36, C-shift Engine 201 chauffeur with Garden City (GA) Fire-Rescue.

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Fire crews from multiple agencies battled a large fire at a recycling facility in Milford Township.

The fire was at the facility and yard in the area of Childs Lake Rd. and E. Buno Rd.

Chopper 7 was over the scene which showed multiple crews putting water on the fire, and the Lyon Township Fire Department said it provided mutual aid with a tanker for the fire.

WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit

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VIDEO: A collection of historic Tucson fire engines connected to one of the city’s most infamous moments has received a new lease on life, thanks to a group of retired firefighters who have spent years restoring the vehicles and preserving local fire history.

The Greater Tucson Fire Foundation, a nonprofit organization made up of former firefighters and volunteers, has worked to restore several vintage fire engines, including vehicles that responded to the 1934 Hotel Congress fire that ultimately helped expose the whereabouts of notorious gangster John Dillinger and his gang.

“The fire, which is what Dillinger Days was based about,” said Brian Fitzgerald, a retired Tucson Fire Department firefighter. “These three trucks were here and they’re the trucks they used to put the fires out!”

The fire broke out at Hotel Congress on Jan. 23, 1934, while members of the Dillinger gang were staying at the downtown hotel. After firefighters rescued the men and retrieved their luggage, the gang members reportedly gave them a $12 tip.

Firefighters later recognized the men in photographs published in True Detective Mysteries magazine and alerted Tucson police. Dillinger and his associates were arrested two days after the fire, making Tucson a notable part of the gangster’s history.

KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson

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PHOTOS: Patients at Driscoll Children’s Hospital got a special visit Tuesday afternoon as members of the Corpus Christi Fire Department joined an annual tradition aimed at bringing smiles to children receiving care.

From 2 to 4 p.m., firefighters visited with patients inside the hospital while, outside their windows, members of Driscoll’s window-washing team traded their normal work clothes for costumes.

This year, the window washers dressed as fighters as they worked their way along the outside of the hospital, giving children inside a chance to watch the action and interact with them through the windows.

The event continued a tradition at Driscoll in which window washers dress in costume to brighten the day for young patients.

In previous years, the hospital’s window-washing crews have dressed as superheroes, including Spider-Man, Batman, Captain America and Iron Man, waving and posing for children as they descended past hospital windows.

KRIS-TV NBC 6 Corpus Christi

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VIDEO: One of the U.S. military’s Black Hawk helicopters appeared to pass through a burst of fireworks during the Seattle Seahawks’ pregame flyover at Lumen Field on Monday night.

Four Black Hawks flew over the stadium as part of the national anthem ceremony before the Seahawks’ Monday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears.

After the first three helicopters passed over the Hawks Nest in the north end zone, fireworks launched from the top of the tower appeared to erupt in the path of the fourth helicopter.

KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

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