An 8-year-old boy died after being run over by a vehicle at a Wasilla residence on Saturday. According to Alaska State Troopers, the vehicle began moving in the driveway without knowing the boy was in its way. "A family member was outside at the time and immediately rendered aid," troopers wrote. "Troopers and EMS arrived at the scene and began life-saving measures. The child, an 8-year-old boy, was declared deceased at the scene." Further investigation of the incident is taking place. The boy's body was taken to the State Medical Examiner's office.  

Firefighters have made progress overnight in the effort to extinguish a huge facility fire in Wayne County, a spokesman said Sunday morning. First responders remain at the scene in Dudley and have been aided by rain throughout the evening and morning as they battle the enormous blaze at National Salvage and Service Corp., 430 Old Mount Olive Highway. Genoa Road reopened Sunday morning but Old Mount Olive Highway remains closed around the site. Authorities reported that there have been no reported injuries. "Incident command released all out-of-county teams this morning, and we greatly appreciate their assistance overnight to allow our local responders time off," Wayne County Public Affairs Director said in a release.  

VIDEO: Being a firefighter and EMT is a tough job that calls for perfect communication skills. That's why a Kirby firefighter says people underestimate her and her extreme hearing loss. However, thanks to state-of-the-art technology, she can save lives just as well as her crew members. "There was something about wanting to have that challenge," Konstance Garner said. That spark of determination began at birth. "Being born with a cleft lip and palate and then, having to do 12 years of speech therapy and then over 20 surgeries I had to overcome," Garner said. Garner has profound hearing loss in her left ear and severe hearing loss in her right. With her passion for working in the medical field, general hearing aids wouldn't cut it.  

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. An auto repair shop caught fire in 1998. The building collapsed as the fire escalated quickly. Fire officials at the time said there was only substantial smoke coming out. That was before it got much worse with flames bursting out. As crews escaped, they realized Lockhart and King never made it out. Their colleagues are now left with vivid memories of them. "Anthony Lockhart; he was a jokester. So, we call him 'Tony,' and he was quite a jokester. So, just by their service, and what they did to try to put out a fire here, not knowing what they were going into," said CFD Commissioner Annette Nance-Holtz.  

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. "It was a rite of passage," said Thomas Sanchez, a retired Port of Seattle firefighter who first went to work at the airport in 1980. The foam contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and was long considered essential at airports for quickly smothering blazes. It was marketed as "environmentally benign." Today, the PFAS in these foams are known as "forever chemicals" and have contaminated aquifers across the country, including under Sea-Tac.  

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. These folks put themselves in harm's way every day to help us and this heroic effort deserves our appreciation and applause, "THANK YOU". The claim to the "oldest" firehouse in New Jersey goes to a station located in Burlington County and it is also claimed to be the oldest firehouse in America. The little yellow firehouse is located in Mount Holly, part of Relief Fire Engine Company #1.