The park seems out of place, a flat swath of green grass and American flags tucked amid Savannah Highway's bustling corridor of strip malls, car dealerships and gas stations. Thousands of motorists flood past each day navigating the snarl of congestion that defines this stretch of road. As they hurry by, the spot where dozens of men once waged the battle of their lives becomes a mere flash of scenery on a suburban landscape.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charleston Post and Courier

Dany Cotton is used to receiving bad news in the small hours. As commissioner of the London fire brigade, she is one of three senior officers on the brigade’s rota who will answer a call alerting them to a major incident. Last Tuesday night it was Cotton’s turn on rota. She was six months into her job running the country’s largest fire service and had almost three decades as a firefighter under her belt.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Guardian

Two firefighters assigned to the city’s fire department heavy rescue truck are sent out several times a day on all kinds of calls, from helping out senior citizens injured in falls to victims suffering from heart attacks or are involved in a serious motor vehicle crashes. But the rescue truck soon won’t be going out on quite so many calls.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

Rutland (NY) Fire District rescue-pumper. SFO cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump.

A fire tore through a 10,000-square-foot construction shop here Saturday morning. Friberg Construction’s shop burst into flames around 7:15 a.m., fire authorities say. The building was filled with flammable liquids and thousands of dollars in vehicles and equipment. Fire officials say the building carried a heavy fire load, including diesel, gas and kerosene.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2017 5:45:35 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000