The toughest two minutes in sports will kick off in Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The World Firefighter Combat Challenge Championship is meant to test and showcase the physical demands that comes with being a first responder. "When you're dealing with life and property, and this is what they do everyday on their job, that's the whole fuction about why the firefighter combat challenge was created," said Chris Dzadovsky, Chairman, St.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLX-TV FOX 29 Palm Beach

Some of Maryland's most decorated first responders past and present were celebrated over the weekend with a permanent place in Maryland Fire history. The Maryland Fire Chiefs Association held its first Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday for members previously awarded a number of named commendations distinguishing their service to their communities.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington, D.C.

VIDEO: For an estimated 30 minutes, the Eastern Guilford High School community went about their days, unaware flames were spreading to their school’s roof, which in turn, started feeding the fire. Not long after, firefighters were swarming the scene only to learn they were way behind. They never caught up.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

A potentially faster-spreading "sub-lineage" of the coronavirus Delta variant named AY.4.2 has been spotted by labs in at least 8 states, and health authorities in the United Kingdom say they are investigating a growing share of cases from this strain of the virus. Labs in California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Washington state, plus the District of Columbia, have so far spotted at least one case of AY.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

PHOTOS: One man is behind bars after police said he recklessly drove a potato truck on the highway, caught the truck on fire and then attempted to escape from officers. Pasco Police responded to a call about a reckless potato truck, a semi-truck with a large dump bed on a single frame, in the King City area Sunday night at about 7:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland