PHOTOS: When the North Tower collapsed on 9/11, Thomas Gambino III knew in his gut that his father, FDNY Firefighter Thomas Gambino Jr., was dead. At his father’s funeral, he knew what he’d be doing the rest of his life. The younger Gambino, who was 20 at the time, is one of more than 75 sons and daughters of the 343 FDNY members lost on 9/11 — or later succumbed to Ground Zero-related diseases — who went on to become firefighters or medics.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

A climber is hospitalized after falling 25 feet while climbing at the Castle Rock Trailhead in Tumwater Canyon near Leavenworth. Around 7:28 a.m. on Friday, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency call about an injured climber at Tumwater Canyon. The caller told deputies that the climber, a 43-year-old woman, fell around 25 feet and had a head injury.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 23 Seattle

Mount Vernon Fire Chief Bryan Brice has announced his upcoming retirement. According to a news release from the city of Mount Vernon, Brice will officially be stepping down April 30, 2025. Brice started as fire chief in August 2016 and has since helped lead the department through many challenges and improve the city’s approach to public safety.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2024 11:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Goskagit.com

PHOTOS: Residents are permitted to return to their homes after a commercial fire in Akron that prompted an evacuation order burned for most of Thursday. The all-clear came at 8 p.m. Akron Mayor Shammas Malik earlier Thursday said there were no air quality or chemical concerns outside the evacuation zone as fire officials continued to battle a large chemical fire at SMB Products on Rosemary Boulevard.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

The New York City Fire Department has lost dozens of members this past year to diseases related to rescue-and-recovery work after Sept. 11, 2001, pushing the department over a grim threshold: More FDNY responders have now died from 9/11-related diseases than were killed on the day of the attack. “Our list of heroes grows each year,” said FDNY Acting Chief John Esposito at a solemn ceremony Wednesday during which 32 of the most recent deaths were added to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gothamist