VIDEO: A promise to never forget. Twenty-five years ago, Anthony Lockhart and Patrick King died in a four-alarm fire in the South Side neighborhood of Beverly. On Sunday, friends and family remembered the two fallen heroes. "We got that visit in the middle of the night that nobody ever wants to get ever, and it broke our family," said Gina King, Patrick's wife.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

In the 1980s, rookie firefighters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport endured a hazing ritual known as the “foam shower.” Recruits stood some 150 feet down the tarmac with 5-gallon buckets and were told to catch firefighting foam shot out of a crash-response truck’s water cannon. They would wear the usual helmet and heat-resistant gear, but still ended up drenched as the bubbly white liquid rained down on them.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Seattle Times - Metered Site

PHOTOS: It is always an interesting article when we can find the "oldest" here in New Jersey. It's even more interesting when we can find the "oldest" in Jersey which is the oldest in America. That is the case with this article. First I want to commend all the men and women who served and continue to serve as firefighters here in New Jersey as well as around America and the world.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLK-FM 94.3 Asbury Park

Seattle has seen a string of dangerous fires in illegal homeless encampments. The latest fire came Thursday in the Chinatown-International District, marking the second fire to break out in the area in just days. Investigators said the fire may have been started by a meth lab in the camp as police said they found fentanyl, meth, crack and two guns along with $7,000 in cash.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 7 Seattle

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue recognized the achievements of its members in 2022 during an annual awards banquet. “We are proud of all of our personnel who do an incredible job every day providing emergency services to the citizens of Clallam 2 Fire Rescue,” said Chief Jake Patterson in a press release about the Feb.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peninsula Daily - Metered Site