The FDNY‘s boxing club is getting ready for its first Fight Night since the start of the pandemic. FDNY firefighter Niko Negron is taking on Brooklyn EMT Javier Rosario in an old-fashioned grudge match. “True grudge matches, guys that maybe didn’t get along on the job, maybe had a little score to settle and have decided to settle it like gentlemen in the ring,” said Bobby McGuire, president of the FDNY Boxing Club.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead

There have been more than 900 fires in Washington so far this year. Some in Spokane have been in the Urban Wildfire Interface. These are homes that are close or in areas with trees and brush. With the dry conditions, it increases the chances of a fire happening. On Wednesday afternoon, this exact scenario happened in Liberty Park.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Authorities in Chelan County said Thursday that a wildfire that was threatening hundreds of homes earlier is believed to have been sparked by an illegal burn that grew out of control. The Red Apple Fire began just before 7 p.m. Tuesday in Chelan County near Wenatchee and although no injuries have been reported so far, the blaze did prompt a Level 3 evacuation order.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 9:03:37 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The lightning-caused fire that continues to burn directly adjacent to and east of Nespelem about 20 mintues north of Coulee Dam has torched over 15,000 acres. That’s according to InciWeb, an official online fire resource page. As of Wednesday morning, the fire is demonstrating active behavior including torching, backing and running.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 3:53:25 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

The Board of Selectmen voted to approve the purchase of a $1.3 million fire truck, reports The Darien Times.

The plan is to purchase a new truck to replace the 1988 Mack CF ladder truck, which is the first to respond to structural calls and rescue calls. Repairs for the 1988 fire truck have proven challenging in recent years.

The new apparatus will be a 2022 model year, have a 75-foot aerial device, a 500-gallon water tank, carry an assortment of hose, hand tools, ground ladders, rope rescue equipment, and water rescue equipment.