Police and firefighters were injured Monday, one seriously, in an accident involving a downed power line, according to authorities. Around 4 p.m., following an intense thunderstorm, Valdosta’s fire and police departments responded to a call of a power line down on the Madison Highway near Dampier Street, a statement from the city stated.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valdosta Daily Times

Chicago firefighter Chris King will make his professional debut July 16-18 at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. King, who has experience in both Top Alcohol Funny Cars and Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, will pilot a Toyota for Mark Howard's Papillion, Neb.-based Howard Motorsports Funny Car operation.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NHRA

PHOTOS: David Ebarle pulls a tiny lever on the familiar red apparatus in front of him, shaped like a Monopoly house made of iron. It emits a mechanical, grinding noise that drones over his voice — it’s almost a static-like sound. We’re standing inside the currently shuttered San Francisco Fire Department Museum, an unremarkable burgundy building adjoining Station 10 on Presidio Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SF Gate

VIDEO: On most days, you can find the Chattanooga Fire Department's Lt. Michael Battle working out at the Sports Barn. On a typical day, he will bench press anywhere from 400 to 500 lbs. While he's been inspiring others in the gym for years, he's now reaching more people on the app TikTok. Videos of his workouts have gone viral.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRCB-TV NBC 3 Chattanooga

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Hundreds of people are evacuating, including the entire town of Nespelem, after lightning sparked a wildfire in Okanogan County overnight, officials said. The explosive wildfire is located about 15 miles north of Coulee Dam on the Colville Indian Reservation, and is threatening homes, businesses, outbuildings and tribal facilities.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle