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Posted: Aug 23, 2023

Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut celebrating firefighting boat’s 85th birthday

VIDEO: It was once the most powerful fireboat in the world, but while it’s since been retired from service, the Mystic Seaport Museum is planning a birthday bash to celebrate its legacy. The Fire Fighter, also known as America’s fireboat, was used by the New York City firefighters for 72 years. It also supplied water from New York Harbor during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, pumping for 80 hours straight.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTNH-TV ABC 8 New Haven
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Posted: Aug 23, 2023

Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Georgia unveils nation’s first on-site EMS center

VIDEO: Medical emergencies can happen anytime, including while you’re traveling through the world’s busiest airport. Now Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is better prepared for the unexpected. Atlanta cut the ribbon on the nation’s first on-site airport triage center. It’a essentially an entire health clinic, right in the heart of the airport.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta News First
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Posted: Aug 23, 2023

56 units affected by massive fire at Bellevue apartments

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters in Bellevue were battling a 3-alarm fire at an apartment building Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at an apartment complex at 15216 NE 16th Place at 3 p.m. According to the Red Cross, 56 units were affected by fire meaning they were either damaged or destroyed. The number of people affected is still unknown.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Aug 23, 2023

Oregon Road Fire now 4% contained, 80 structures confirmed lost

Over 800 personnel are now fighting the Oregon Road Fire burning near Elk, Washington, that's burned over 11,000 acres and is 4% contained. According to Dana Leavitt with PNW Team 3, the steep, dense terrain is creating tricky conditions for firefighters on scene as they work to get a handle on the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
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Posted: Aug 22, 2023

2-alarm fire breaks out next to former cold storage facility in Puyallup

PHOTOS: A two-alarm fire broke out at a commercial building in Puyallup that’s next to a former cold storage facility that was ravaged by flames two years ago. Puyallup Police first tweeted about the fire in the area of 15th Street Southeast and East Pioneer at 7:23 a.m. Police believed the fire was actually at the site where Washington Cold Storage was once located, but we discovered the fire was actually in a building next door to it, where a meat and fish smoking business had been.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 1:20:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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