An FDNY lieutenant received a life-saving lung transplant from fallen firefighter William “Billy” Moon — and, in a heartfelt tribute from his hospital bed, thanked the hero’s widow for donating her late husband’s organs. Lt. Terrence Jordan is among five people — and two members of New York’s Bravest — to whom Moon’s organs were donated after the 47-year-old dad of two died during a training accident at his Brooklyn firehouse in December.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post - Metered Site

VIDEO: A Fort Worth Fire Department truck was stolen on Wednesday night in south Fort Worth while the members of its crew were treating a patient, the department said. A person purloined Engine 17 from the Delux Inn near South Freeway and East Seminary Drive. Its crew arrived at the motel at 7:42 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AOL News

An early morning fire left a Yakima machine shop in shambles, according to a post from Yakima Firefighters IAFF Local 469. Fire crews say they responded to a structure fire in the 600 block of West Washington. They say the fire quickly spread throughout the shop, Marvin Mayhak & Son's Inc. due to the machinery inside.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ Yakima

Rich Langford would probably agree that he was made for a job in the fire service. A longtime paramedic and firefighter, he always went after the toughest assignments. Now, he has a job no other African American has ever held at Everett Fire. He’s the department’s newest battalion chief. Why, he was asked, did it take so long? “First, it is a tested position,” said Langford.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Bad Jimmy’s Brewing Co., a popular brewery in Ballard, was nearly destroyed last weekend after a fire, created by a homeless person in an attempt to stay warm, nearly engulfed the property in flames. Jason Shrum, one of the brewery’s co-owners, caught the incident on surveillance video and believed it could have been much worse.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2023 10:25:56 PM - SOURCE: MyNorthwest