On the corner of East Duval and North Fifth Street, city leaders and members of the Richmond Fire Department gathered for a ceremony celebrating the 71st hiring anniversary of the first Black career firefighters in the city. Out of 500 applicants, ten men were chosen to serve for the fire department under Engine Company No.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWBT-TV NBC 12 Richmond

PHOTOS: Dedicated in 1975 and opened the following year, the New York City Fire Academy is a world-class training facility. Also known as “The Rock,” the fire academy is the hub of training for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). Indeed, every FDNY firefighter begins their career here in our probationary firefighter school.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire Engineering

Three feet of water was in the basement of the Monongahela Fire Department after Thursday’s rainstorm. Images posted to the fire department’s Facebook page showed how bad the flooding was. Crews are now in clean-up mode and searching for answers. On Friday, restoration crews tore down drywall and pulled out soaked insulation.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

A North Carolina firefighter is sharing his brutal battle with COVID-19, warning others to take the virus seriously and get vaccinated. 26-year-old Corey Spencer, a firefighter with the Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department, is now regaining strength in a rehabilitation center after spending 41 days hospitalized with 33 days in the ICU, on a ventilator, and in and out of a coma.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro

A section of State Route 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, fully closed at 10 a.m. Monday so crews can respond to a wildfire. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said SR 20 is closed between milepost 170.6 and milepost 177.4, which is about 20 miles west of Winthrop between Silver Star and Early Winters campground.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane