VIDEO: On Thursday, WALB News 10 was given its first look at the Valdosta Fire Department’s (VFD) new mobile medic unit, which residents will be seeing cruising around. A lot of the calls the department gets are medically related, making this addition crucial to VFD’s services. The unit will help reach patients in medical emergencies, wherever they are, including on rough terrain or unreachable areas.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WALB-TV NBC/ABC 10 Albany

PHOTOS: Frank Siller had a message about heroism for the students at Blessed Sacrament School Thursday morning: It’s all around us. “What do heroes do?” the CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation asked the seventh- and eighth-graders gathered in the rain to greet him upon his return to Staten Island during his “Never Forget Walk.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance

VIDEO: The 20th anniversary of 9/11 is now just one day away. The event changed the way crews across the country plan for and respond to emergencies, and that includes here in Wisconsin. There’s one system more than 86% of fire departments use when disaster hits in Wisconsin, the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, or MABAS.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: Hundreds of volunteers from across the country are in South Louisiana easing some of the burdens from Hurricane Ida. Many of these volunteers are feeding neighborhoods, but now, one group is dealing with a disaster of their own. Over the last several days, Celebration Church in Terrytown has housed a group of volunteers from Oak Park Church in Mobile, Alabama.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRG-TV CBS 5 Mobile

The Schneider Springs Fire has now surpassed 100,000 acres, but crews say containment has now increased to 17%. According to the Schneider Springs Fire FB page, the fire progression continued steadily along the northern edges of the fire as expected. The fire was primarily backing and flanking to the north, but did make short uphill runs through receptive fuels.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima