VIDEO: Joe Pfeifer, the first FDNY fire chief to arrive on the scene, reflects on the September 11 attacks in a sit-down interview with Bill Ritter. They discuss Pfeifer having to send his brother into the towers, not knowing the towers would collapse, plus their last moments together on that tragic day.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks even with the ignition turned off. The probe covers more than 781,000 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles from the 2021 through 2023 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Monday on its website that it has nine complaints of engine fires from owners including one that caused an injury.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

VIDEO: Jesse Yeatts has been a firefighter with Gretna Fire and EMS since the early 1970s. 50 years later, he has run around 20,000 calls during his career, saving countless lives along the way. “It’s something I enjoy doing,” said Jesse Yeatts, Gretna Fire & EMS firefighter. “Helping people out, saving property and stuff like that means the world.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDBJ-TV CBS 7 Roanoke

VIDEO/PHOTOS: An investigation is underway after suspected arson early Monday morning in Seattle's Licton Springs neighborhood. The fire, which spread from one apartment building to another on the 8800 block of Nesbit Avenue North — about a block east of Aurora Avenue North — prompted the Seattle Fire Department to upgrade its response to two alarms due to the dangerous conditions, the SFD said.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

People gathered in Spokane to participate in a stair climb event honoring the emergency response teams of 9/11. Participants had the opportunity to climb 110 flights of stairs, mirroring the efforts of first responders responding to the attacks. Joey Beardslee, a student at Washington State University, took part in the "Step to Remember" fundraiser.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane