VIDEO/PHOTOS: Video taken Tuesday afternoon shows flaming piles of old railroad ties. Approved drone video was captured by WXOW of the fire at the Omaha Track facility on French Island. Firefighters from multiple departments have been on the scene at the business off of Bainbridge Street for more than 15 hours attempting to put out the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Hurricane Helene laid waste to the southeastern United States. Its sheer wind force and deadly floods left behind a path of destruction stretching over 500 miles from Florida to the Southern Appalachians. In just 48 hours, vast swaths of the region became unrecognizable. The storm has caused at least 130 deaths, and officials fear the toll could rise as many people remain unaccounted for.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Weather

VIDEO: Stopping sideshows with a piece of plastic—that's what traffic safety advocates are pushing in the city of Sacramento. They're called "armadillos" because the curved roadway dividers resemble the small animal with an armored shell. The plastic bumps get a driver's attention if they're run over, and at high speed, they could cause a tire to loose traction.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

VIDEO: The City of Hattiesburg unveiled the reconstruction of its first fire ladder truck. Restoring the 85-year-old truck became a passion project for the Hub City in the last 10 years. The truck, which was purchased in 1939, had been sitting in disrepair since the early 2000s. The project to restore the truck began after Sherrocko Stewart became the fire chief in 2018.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJTV CBS/CW 12 Jackson

The process of becoming a wildland firefighter can be arduous, particularly for underresourced tribal members, but the Washington legislature has authorized $800,000 in tribal-related funding. This money is earmarked partly for the costs associated with wildland firefighter training: course fees, per diem, travel and so on.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee