A retired Noroton Heights Volunteer Fire Department pumper truck is being sold at auction.

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The publication says US Senators’ efforts to investigate fire apparatus manufacturers ignores what’s really causing high costs and delivery lead times and how best to fix them.

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A massive four-alarm fire tore through two homes in Belleville early Thursday, lighting up the night sky and sending residents fleeing.

The fire broke out on Crescent Terrace just before 3:15 a.m. and spread to an adjacent home on the dead-end street.

One home, which appeared to have been under construction, collapsed, while flames tore through the roof of a second home.

Burning trees and downed wires hampered firefighters and caused the flames to threaten adjacent homes on Maier Street, where two backyard sheds were damaged.

Firefighters also faced low water pressure as they battled the flames. Downed power lines created additional challenges for crews at the scene.

Police went door to door during the night to alert residents. The residents of the homes were preliminarily reported to have escaped the flames.

One neighbor said they heard “popping noises” before seeing “a house up in flames and a huge plume of smoke.”

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VIDEO: Homeowners in Spokane’s Westgate neighborhood came face to face with the firefighters they credit with saving their homes during an emotional community gathering.

The residents organized a block party as a way to express gratitude to members of Spokane Fire District 8, who worked tirelessly during last week’s fires to protect as many homes as possible in the neighborhood.

For many residents, the past month has been a difficult journey. Families were evacuated as fires swept through the area, leaving them uncertain about whether their homes would survive. Some residents searched desperately for news footage or photos that might show their properties still standing.

Thomas Clouse, an evacuee, recalled the moment he learned his home had survived. “Monday morning, I finally made it back and I ran into Bob who lives in the house right here,” Clouse said. “I said, ‘How did our homes survive?’ and he said ‘my wife saw a video on the BBC of a firefighter hosing down my house’ and I said, ‘Well Bob, I’m going to find that firefighter.'”

That firefighter was Captain Todd Wood of Spokane Fire District 8. Wood was among the crew members who fought the fires in the Westgate neighborhood, and his efforts to protect homes did not go unnoticed by residents.

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PHOTOS: Firefighters have contained a three-alarm fire that engulfed a shoe factory Wednesday afternoon, sending a massive plume of smoke into the air and prompting the brief closure of nearby Fullerton Municipal Airport.

Fullerton Fire Department officials received a call at 12:04 p.m. reporting a fire inside a building in the 3600 block of Commonwealth Ave.

Firefighters were able to rescue some scared kittens in the area, but no injuries were reported. The smoke from the fire could be seen for miles, which was especially concerning for residents who live right across the street from where the fire started. The fire was at Capri Shoes, which sits just outside of airport property.

“Due to the heavy volume of fire and smoke, the airport was precautionarily shut down due to visibility,” said Fullerton Deputy Fire Chief Michael Meacham. Employees who were inside said they were evacuated as firefighters arrived and began efforts to put the fire out, which was made all the more challenging by the summer heat.

“The biggest challenge today is just the weather conditions, the heat and the stress on the firefighters operating with a stubborn fire like that,” Meacham said.

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