Toyne—Rochelle (IL) Fire Department rescue pumper. Spartan Metro Star ELFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 380-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank; two 30-gallon foam cells; Waterous Aquis 6.0 dual-agent foam system; Elkhart Cobra monitor with 8598 extender. Dealer: Orin Snodgrass, Dinges Fire Company, Amboy, IL.

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VIDEO: One hundred and thirty years of history were destroyed in minutes after a fire ripped through one of Pueblo’s longest-standing buildings. The Albany Event and Wedding Venue has stood on Albany Avenue between East 7th and 8th streets since the late 19th century. It’s now in ruins following Monday afternoon’s devastating blaze.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

PHOTOS: Eugene Richards lives in Brooklyn, but was out of the country on September 11, 2001. When he returned to New York City four days later, he has written, he "metamorphosed into a bruise." He stayed home, convinced that no one needed another photographer surveying the wreckage. But Richards's wife and collaborator, Janine Altongy, insisted that they go see it.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlantic

VIDEO: Dayle Keefer, a Medina County man who calls himself "the Picasso of fire hydrants," is giving back to the community, one brushstroke at a time. Keefer moved to Brunswick not too long ago from Jamestown, New York to be closer to family. The 72-year-old retired from his job as a church pastor after more than 50 years.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV ABC 5 Cleveland

A local fire station transformed into center stage for a Nashville first responder who starred in a new music video from award-winning country artist Tenille Townes. Townes enlisted Nashville firefighter Shannon Wells for a video accompanying "Girl Who Didn't Care," a summer anthem about women following their dreams with child-like courage and passion.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tennessean