Atlantic City honored its firefighting history with the unveiling of a mural next to a historic fire station in the midst of a preservation project.

“The Door That Opened” features the late Fire Chief and Drill Commander Marvin E. Beatty Jr., for whom Fire Station 2 at Indiana and Baltic avenues is named.

Created by artist Chanelle René, it celebrates belonging, community and bravery.

The mural includes a young girl looking up at Beatty in admiration. She is modeled after Quinn, the daughter of assisting artist John Morris.

It highlights the importance of Black representation in the Atlantic City Fire Department and the lasting influence of role models on future generations.

Wednesday’s event celebrated the preservation of a century-old public safety landmark and the power of public art to honor the people and history that shape Atlantic City’s neighborhoods.

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Central Pierce Fire & Rescue crews responded to a natural gas leak in Orting near Kansas Street Southwest and Eldredge Avenue Southwest. The scene was secured as of 2:43 p.m., and Puget Sound Energy was on site assessing damage to a 2.5-inch natural gas line.

As a precaution, residents within the three surrounding blocks were asked to shelter in place while crews worked to resolve the situation.

People in the affected area were told to remain indoors with doors and windows closed, turn off heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems if it was safe to do so, and avoid smoking, open flames or operating electrical switches.

As a precaution, residents within the three surrounding blocks were asked to shelter in place while crews worked to resolve the situation.

People in the affected area were told to remain indoors with doors and windows closed, turn off heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems if it was safe to do so, and avoid smoking, open flames or operating electrical switches.

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Two Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies rescued a man from a burning car, then performed CPR after he stopped breathing. The sheriff’s office released body camera footage Monday of the Oct. 14 rescue. The car had crashed into a wooded area near Arlington in unincorporated Snohomish County and caught fire.

After deputies pulled the man from the car, he stopped breathing. They performed CPR, and he was breathing again by the time medics arrived to take him to a hospital. The man’s condition and the cause of the crash were not available.

Also on Oct. 14, two bystanders rescued a driver from a small SUV that crashed into a tree and caught fire in Puyallup. In that case, police said the driver was highly intoxicated.

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Firefighters from Asotin County Fire District No. 1 had a busy Monday evening, responding to a structure fire, a wildland fire and a car crash.

According to a fire district Facebook post, firefighters were dispatched to the Pauline Drive area at approximately 6:20 p.m. Crews found a detached deck near a home fully involved in flames. The fire also burned a vinyl fence and threatened a nearby stubble field.

Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and discovered flames spreading through tall grass nearby. Crews worked to extinguish the additional fire, according to the Facebook post.

As firefighters were wrapping up operations, medics and firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle crash at the intersection of 16th and Elm streets in Clarkston.

Deputies requested medical personnel to evaluate the driver, who had been trapped inside the vehicle for several minutes, according to the Facebook post. The collision remains under investigation by the Asotin County Sheriff’s Office.

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Sanford Fire Department’s new $1.74 million ladder truck deploys in 15 to 20 seconds, helping crews reach upper floors and rooftops of taller buildings faster.

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