A fire has been burning in remote wilderness straddling the Washington-Idaho border north of Priest Lake for the past six weeks. The North Fork Hughes Fire is believed to have started from a lightning strike June 28 and was first discovered July 4. It has since grown to 1,150 acres. Smokejumpers were sent to the fire after it was found but there were immediate problems, said U.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 5:56:24 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Another firefighter has lost his life to a 9/11-related cancer. Retired Firefighter Michael Duffy, a 20-year veteran of the department who spent time at Ground Zero after the terror attacks, died on Aug. 8, officials said Thursday. Duffy joined the FDNY in 1982 and spent his entire career at Engine 310 and Ladder 174 on Snyder Ave.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

The way Cezary Milewicz sees it, his lot in life hinged on two chance occurences: a pre-paid postage stamp and the decision to take an evening stroll. The first came in his native Poland. Born in Korsze, a town of 4,724 in the country's northeast corner, Milewicz first set foot in a firehouse when he was 5.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant

The Aptos/La Selva Fire Protection District Board of Directors at its meeting Thursday denied Chief Jon Jones’ request to extend his contract by two years and appointed Division Chief Todd Skrabak as interim chief until the next board meeting. Jones’ three years of leadership ends after heavy criticism by his station’s firefighters’ and chief officers’ unions.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Cruz Sentinel