VIDEO: The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce held its weekly "Make it Monday" forum on August 26, discussing, in part, what the organization believes needs to be done to increase awareness and use of Automatic External Defibrillators. Presenters from the American Heart Association, Frontier Safety and Supply, and others spoke on Monday about the importance of familiarizing the public with how to use AED's.  

PHOTO: Congratulations to Firefighter Jensen, Firefighter Maio, and Firefighter Lee with Steese Volunteer Fire Department in Fairbanks on completing their Jump Seat Qualification Training.  

Plumes of smoke filled the night sky after a massive barge caught fire overnight Tuesday. The smell of smoke continues to linger in Queens where the fire broke out. Officials say they were able to put out the flames at the Sims Metal Facility in just under two hours. The video of the scene shows the intensity of the flames, which looked like a large ball of fire with heavy smoke rising and billowing into the air. A large amount of recycled metal apparently caught fire on the barge. Workers jumped into action and used an excavator in an attempt to smother the flames. Smoke could be seen from quite a distance as the barge burned for hours spewing smoke over heavily populated neighborhoods in Long Island City and Sunnyside, Queens. There were also reports of smoke in Brooklyn.  

PHOTOS: New recruits with the Oklahoma City Fire Department are having their sweat tested. NMotion, a sports and human performance center based out of Norman, is partnering with the department to help firefighters understand their sweat composition. It will help optimize hydration and maintain peak performance in high-temperature environments. "We've had dehydration issues in the past for past recruit classes. I want to get ahead of it, mitigate all kinds of hydration issues and I think this is the best way to do it," said Damon Glass, Athletic Trainer for the Oklahoma City Fire Department. "I've done sports medicine for 25 years. I see a lot of athletes just drink water and they get cramps. They don't know how to put sodium, potassium and magnesium back in their system. This is going to get us a better idea."  

PHOTOS: Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1974 Main Avenue Fire in downtown Durango that destroyed six buildings and killed two first responders. The tragic event lives in the minds of Durango's first responders and helped evolve Durango Fire Protection District's downtown fire suppression tactics. At 3:50 a.m. Aug. 24, 1974, a call alerted the Durango Fire Department that Herb Williams Lumber Co. near Camino del Rio was on fire. At 3:55 a.m., another call came in saying The West Building, on East Second Avenue, was also on fire. But when the Durango Fire Department arrived, firefighters realized both callers were mistaken and the smoke was coming from a fire in the 800 block of Main Avenue that would destroy six historic buildings.  

VIDEO: Firefighters are warning parents after a Cocomelon children's book caused a minivan fire in North Carolina. The George Hildebran Fire & Rescue Department said Sunday that a child's car seat caught fire soon after the child had gotten out. After the flames were put out, the Fire Marshal's Office determined that the fire was started by a "button battery" inside a children's book that was left underneath the seat. Photos of the fire damage showed the padding of the car seat burned, along with some of the plastic melted. The fire department shared a photo of the book they believe caused the fire. It is a Cocomelon book titled "JJ's Potty Time" that makes sounds. While firefighters did not specifically say what type of battery was involved, most button batteries are made with lithium.