Firefighters with Decatur Fire & Rescue will soon be tested on whether they can swing a sledgehammer, drag tires, climb and descend a tower, do a pipe crawl and five other challenges meant to test their readiness for the job. The Personnel Board approved last week Fire Chief Tracy Thornton's proposal to implement a new fitness test that firefighters must pass to remain on active duty.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo! Finance

When Andy Alexander moved into his grandparents’ farmhouse a few years ago, he knew he was moving in next to the Dakota Access oil pipeline. It chugs away about one-eighth of a mile from his doorstep under rows of corn ripening from green to gold. Then he learned another pipeline could go right next to it.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Nebraska Public Media

PHOTOS: Four Annapolis Fire Marshal’s Office K9s received donations of body armor, according to the Annapolis Fire Department. Annapolis Fire Marshal’s Office K9s Jackson, Maddy, Milly, and Ronny received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX/MyNetworkTV 45 Baltimore

PHOTOS: Large flames could be seen as firefighters battled a well-involved 2-alarm fire in Bethlehem Township early Monday morning that injured three people. The fire was reported around 3:50 a.m. at 2-story home Monday on the 3700 block of Tiffany Dr. A media release says the fire was discovered by Palmer Township police units on patrol near the border of Palmer and Bethlehem Township.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown

VIDEO: According to Benton County Fire District 1, a fire started early Sunday morning after a driver crashed off of I-82 west of the Clearwater and Badger Road exit. The driver reportedly started dozing off at the wheel and drifted. When the driver realized it, they tried to correct themselves and ended up sliding sideways off the road and down an embankment where the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland