A commercial contractor fighting the Himalaya Road Fire and Aggie Creek Fire north of Fairbanks had their truck vandalized Saturday morning and are offering a $10,000 reward for information about it. Ryan Mathwich owns J3 Contracting out of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, which had two people and the truck assigned to structure protection. “This is a huge...Read More
A Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue Service pumper attempted to drive through floodwaters recently and is likely ruined, nbcwashington.com reported. Firefighters on the engine were attempting to rescue people from a partially submerged car at Washington Avenue and East-West Highway in Silver Spring, Maryland, Saturday night, according to the fire department, the report said. The...Read More