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Bloomberg
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
LA Fire Victims Are Betting on a Radical Idea to Help Them Rebuild
Kim and Chien Yu's love story began with a giant dalmatian costume. Kim was donning the head of a Sparky the Fire Dog suit for a public awareness day at the Pasadena Fire Department when she spotted Chien, a former high school classmate turned firefighter. Kim, who'd recently started a job as a hazardous materials inspector for the city, struck up a conversation—easy to do in the guise of a friendly canine. Their shared history led to a date, and within a few years they married and had two sons. In 2018 they bought a house a few doors down from one of Kim's co-workers, Phyllis Lansdown, who'd always raved about her block on Highview Avenue in nearby Altadena. 'I would just joke about how, 'Oh my gosh, it would be so amazing to live on your block someday,' ' Kim says. 'And then we found ourselves being neighbors, and it was everything that she said it was and more.'
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Bank donates money for Smith County's new Firepup costume
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Prosperity Bank has donated $500 to the Smith County Fire Marshal's Office so they can buy a new Firepup costume. Longview FD searching for cause of fire at abandoned structure on Aurel Boulevard Fire departments across the country purchase Firepup costumes, formerly known as Sparky the Fire Dog, which are used to inform children about fire safety. Smith County Fire Marshal Chad Hogue thanked Prosperity Bank for contributing to the $3,395 cost of the costume. Hogue said he hopes the costume can be used during an April event they're planning with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The new costume will also be used during Fire Prevention Month in October, when they'll go to local elementary schools to educate students about fire prevention. Anyone interested in donating toward the cost of the costume can contact the Smith County Fire Marshal's Office at 903-590-2655. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
