The DeLand Fire Department has been awarded a sapling from the 9/11 Survivor Tree. The sapling has been planted on the southwest side of the new DeLand Fire Station 81 at 343 W. Howry Ave.. The 343 address number represents the 343 firefighters who were killed on 9/11. Each year, saplings from the 9/11 Survivor Tree are awarded to communities that have faced significant hardship.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The West Volusia Beacon

It's been an incredibly difficult day for Philadelphia and for firefighters who responded to a deadly duplex fire on Wednesday morning. "I'm not doing well at all. I mean personally, I have a job to do, this is what we do, but we are human beings just like everybody else," said Captain Derek Bowmer, the executive chief of the Philadelphia Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

Atlanta firefighters will get new washers, dryers and furnishings thanks to an anonymous donor gifting $150,000 to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation’s Fire Station Fund. This most recent contribution is the largest ever in the history of the Fire Station Fund and will give four Atlanta Fire Rescue Stations in the neighborhoods of Buckhead and Southwest Atlanta the resources to make improvements and upgrades to the interiors of the fire rescue stations.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Northside Neighbor

Dan Konzelman isn't afraid. He's not afraid to look back or to move forward. He's willing to remember, and he can't forget. But he's not afraid. What kind of guy is he? Well, he's an eagle scout, if that helps. In 2017, he was a young accountant, Dan says, "The day-to-day was sitting in an office chair 8 or 9 hours a day.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

South King Fire and Rescue Chief Vic Pennington has separated from the department after two years as the top fire official. At a special fire commissioners meeting on Jan. 4, the board unanimously approved to accept the separation agreement between the fire district and Chief Pennington. Assistant Chief Dave Mataftin was appointed as interim fire chief on Tuesday night by a unanimous board vote, effective Wednesday, Jan.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror - Metered Site