Posted: Dec 2, 2020
VIDEO: A former volunteer firefighter from Long Island just won big on ABC's "Shark Tank" for her new fitness device, which was inspired by her time as a firefighter.
Sarah Apgar, of Port Washington, is the creator of Fitfighter and the Steel Hose.
When Apgar joined the Halesite Volunteer Fire Department in 2012, she noticed the firehouse didn't have a structured strength training program.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
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Posted: Dec 2, 2020
A huge floating fire station will make its permanent home in San Francisco early Thursday morning.
A new Fireboat Station 35 will house the San Francisco Fire Department’s three fireboats and rescue watercraft, replacing the existing 105-year-old fire station on the Embarcadero, according to the city’s Public Works department.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle - Metered Site
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Posted: Dec 2, 2020
Starbucks is giving thanks to first responders and health care workers on the front lines of the fight against the spread of COVID-19 with a free cup of coffee.
As cases continue to rise across much of the country, Starbucks is offering a free tall brewed coffee (hot or iced) to front-line workers at participating U.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
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Posted: Dec 2, 2020
PHOTOS: How many cities do you know of that showcase a caboose, fire truck and tractors in their downtown sector?
There is at least one — the city of Winter Garden, which recently saw the return of an iconic piece of its fire department history.
The 1954 American La France fire engine No. 1 is back in the space it shares with a 1907 citrus sprayer, 1948 railroad caboose, a Case grove tractor and a Fordson tractor — all surrounding the Winter Garden Heritage Museum.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orange Observer
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Posted: Dec 2, 2020
Two people were killed in a wrong-way crash that ended up involving seven vehicles along SR-167 late Tuesday night in Pacific.
Police received initial reports around 11:30 p.m. of a pickup truck heading south in the northbound lanes of SR-167 at South 180th Street in Renton, according to Trooper Rick Johnson with the Washington State Patrol.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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