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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

Former FDNY commissioner on losing 343 firefighters on 9/11: ‘We had the best fire chiefs in the world’

Former FDNY commissioner Thomas von Essen told "Fox News Reporting" on Saturday that the 343 firefighters who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks were the "best fire chiefs in the world." Of the 2,753 people killed at the World Trade Center, 343 were first responders from the Fire Department of New York, while another 71 were law enforcement officers from 10 different agencies.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

Mississippi county gets new $1.4M one-of-a-kind 9/11-themed fire truck

PHOTOS: Madison County took delivery of a new one-of-a-kind 20th Remembrance of 9/11 Rosenbauer 101 King Cobra Fire Truck on Thursday afternoon. The new $1.4 million truck was delivered after being featured at a national fire chiefs conference recently where it was highlighted because of its one-of-a-kind 9/11 paint job to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 featuring all the names of the New York Firefighters who were killed responding to the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Online Madison
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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

New study aims to track search-and-rescue workers’ exposure to carcinogens at Florida's Surfside condo collapse

If you worked at or near the site of the building collapse in Surfside, researchers with the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine want to examine your toenails. Dr. Natasha Schaefer Solle, a research assistant professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said the nail can reveal cancer risks.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

3-alarm structure fire 'knocked down' at White Center strip mall

Multiple agencies were able to knock down a large structure fire in central White Center Monday morning. The three-alarm fire started shortly before 6 a.m. in a strip mall located in the 9600 block of 16 Avenue SW, near SW Roxbury Street. Just after 7 a.m., King County Fire District No. 2 said that crews had successfully "knocked down" the flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

Schneider Springs Fire evacuations updated

Due to ongoing firefighting efforts and weather conditions, as of Sunday at at 3 p.m., all areas previously in a level 3 (GO NOW) evacuation status are now downgraded to a Level 2 (GET SET) evacuation status. This includes the areas of Bumping River Road and Lost Creek Road. As of Sunday morning, the Schneider Springs fire has burned an estimated 101,633 acres, and remains at 17% containment.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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