VIDEO: Creators of a video project to memorialize Prince George’s County firefighters who died in the line of duty had struggled to get their hands on one particular photo until a social media post Monday night brought an end to their search. John Leyh was a member of the Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department who lost his life helping citizens of the county more than six decades ago.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

VIDEO: A defunct fire station could soon be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco style Engine House 2 on South Federal Avenue was completed in 1939, at a cost of $34,520, part of which was funded through a Public Works Administration grant. Upon completion until it was closed in 1973, the fire house provided round the clock service to the then rapidly expanding area south of Downtown.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMT-TV CBS 3 Mason City

VIDEO: On July 17, 1981, two suspended walkways collapsed inside Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. The event became one of the worst man-made disasters in American history, and the shockwaves are still being felt four decades later. It happened at the worst possible time. The room was packed for a Friday night dance, and 114 people died, 216 were hurt and thousands more were affected.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV ABC 9 Kansas City

Black fire hydrants scattered throughout the county might go largely unnoticed by the public, but firefighters know what they mean, and many make it a point to know exactly where they are. Ink-colored fireplugs are a signal for firefighters not to hook up water hoses there because of low water volume and the possibility that infrastructure put in place by developers might collapse under the strain.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hood County News

Crews that have spent days battling the Burbank Fire that threatened neighborhoods in Selah and Terrace Heights say it is now almost completely contained. As of Wednesday morning, crews say they have been able to contain 98% of the fire. Fire officials say the fire hasn't grown at all since Monday, and has burned a total of 13,000 acres.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima