PHOTOS: You could say Winter Park Firefighter-Paramedic Alfredo Escalera Jr. is a little bit of an adrenaline junkie. Born in Puerto Rico, Escalera moved to Casselberry with his mother when he was a small child. Later, he followed in his father’s footsteps, becoming a boxer. His father, also named Alfredo Escalera, was a professional boxer with 70 bouts between 1970 and 1983.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando

VIDEO: Entertainment One (eOne) today shared the first trailer and poster for family animated feature Fireheart, coming to cinemas early next year. The CG-animated movie centers on a girl who finds a way to follow her dream of becoming a firefighter and crack a mysterious case of serial arson across jazz age Broadway.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Animation Magazine

VIDEO: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to recognize this vital period of information and education, we’ve kicked off a new project — TODAY Paints the Town Pink. To get things started, on Friday, that meant turning a bright pink spotlight on three people whose lives have been impacted by the disease.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Today

A fire has gutted a vacant north Seattle home. Neighbors say the home was used for an Airbnb in the 4300 block of 5th Avenue Northeast in the University District. This is right next to the freeway, so drivers may have seen smoke and lights coming from the area. Crews said heavy flames were coming out of the front porch and inside the home when they got there.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: The Spokane Fire Department may lose 48 firefighters and first responders temporarily or permanently due to those employees not being vaccinated by the Oct. 18 deadline set forth in Governor Jay Inslee's mandate. Those 48 firefighters have applied for and gotten approval for exemptions to the vaccine mandate.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane