PHOTOS: A fireball shot into the sky Thursday evening as an apartment house went up in flames in Pilsen. Firefighters were called to the scene at 8:15 p.m., and found flames raging at the two-and-a-half-story, multi-family frame house at 1355 W. 16th St., Chicago Fire Department Assistant 1st District Chief Jim McDonough said.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: Firetrucks in Pigeon Forge now have dash cameras, recording how crews respond to calls and helping them improve how they approach emergencies. Fire Chief Tony Watson said crews and fire department leaders can watch videos to learn how to better fight fires. He said the cameras cost around $130,000 and they help expand the station's training opportunities.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville

VIDEO: San Francisco is marking the 118th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire that nearly destroyed the city. Every year on April 18, a moment of silence is observed at 5:11 a.m. at Lotta's Fountain on Market Street to remember those who lost their lives in the 7.8-magnitude tremor. More than 3,000 people died in the quake and fire, and hundreds of thousands lost their homes.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGO-TV ABC 7 San Francisco

VIDEO: Law enforcement agencies across four states were left scrambling following reports of major 911 outages that saw millions unable to contact authorities late Wednesday. Many of the outages — reported in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas — were restored by the late evening. So far, there's no indication that the outages were caused by a cyberattack or other malicious act, law enforcement officials told NBC News on Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO: The Maui Fire Department on Tuesday presented the results and recommendations from a highly-anticipated “after-action” report on last year's wildfire devastation, saying changes had already been made based on lessons learned. The after-action report was put together by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and includes a detailed timeline of Aug.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

VIDEO: As Captain Mark Egloff approaches 30 years as a Buffalo firefighter, he's made history, receiving the first-ever line-of-duty cancer diagnosis within the department. "You know, you're scared when you hear it," he told 7 News. "Everyone hears cancer, you get scared of it. That's just the natural reaction.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo

It was one of the darkest days in Charlotte's history when a 5-alarm fire engulfed a SouthPark apartment complex under construction, trapping two workers inside. Ruben Holmes and Demonte Sherill lost their lives; the fire almost took more. “We almost lost eight to 10 firefighters that day when they called for ‘Mayday' when they got trapped,” said North Carolina State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Queen City News

VIDEOS: Mark Coleman was woken up by his dog around 4 a.m. on March 12 at his parent's house in Fremont, Ohio. The former UFC fighter recalled his room being unusually warm and thought he was having a nightmare. Coleman headed to the kitchen to see what was happening and saw clouds of smoke. Still, he didn't realize what was happening.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo

A Brooklyn merchant wound up in fire marshals' handcuffs for improper storage of highly-flammable lithium-ion batteries inside his business — the first arrest of its kind ever reported in New York City, FDNY officials announced Monday. Tian Liang Liu, of the Electric Bicycle Shop at 1239 Flatbush Ave.
- PUB DATE: 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: amNY

VIDEO: The Los Angeles Fire Department is mourning the loss of a recruit firefighter who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the northbound 101 Freeway in Studio City Monday morning. According to LAFD, Jacob Fuerte, 22, “may have been involved in a traffic collision” shortly after 5 a.m. near Vineland Avenue as Fuerte was on his way to training.
- PUB DATE: 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

VIDEO: When we think of dangers to firefighters, it's the flames and burning buildings that come to mind. But there are dangers you don't see like the chemicals that can lead to esophageal and other cancers. New screening methods are helping catch the cancers earlier. Firefighters are exposed to hundreds of chemicals such as benzene, formaldehyde, and asbestos.
- PUB DATE: 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBMA-LD ABC 33/40 Birmingham

VIDEO: A piece of firefighting history has returned to the place where it first began its service to the community nearly a century ago. The Exeter Township Fire Department has acquired a 1930 Mack fire truck, thanks to a donation from the Reiffton Fire Company Social Quarters. "I saw pictures of what we were going to get, but when I walked in, it got me a little emotional just to see it in person," said Dep.
- PUB DATE: 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown

Nearly two dozen residents in D.C.'s Eckington neighborhood are without a home after a massive fire engulfed an apartment building in Northeast overnight Monday, authorities said. The flames also damaged nearby homes. Firefighters were called to an apartment fire in the 300 block of Seaton Place NE just after midnight, D.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

More than 35,000 firefighters from across the world will meet in Indianapolis this week for an almost century-old international conference. The 97th annual Fire Department Instructors Conference International has returned to Indianapolis for the 29th year in a row, and will feature more than 250 speakers and classes.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISH-TV CW 8 Indianapolis

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: The closed Outlet store building was just steps away from WJAR's Broadcast House in downtown Providence. So, on Oct. 16, 1986, Frank Coletta and Art Lake were among the first to smell smoke. The Outlet was on fire, and WJAR had a front-row seat. "Firefighters shown here on the Broadcast House roof.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence

VIDEO: When not stationed at the firehouse or battling blazes, one Aurora firefighter dedicates his time to training firefighters and departments nationwide in responding to lithium-ion battery fires and electric vehicle fires. Paul Shoemaker, a veteran firefighter and paramedic with the Aurora Fire Department for a decade, collaborates closely with the National Fire Protection Association, the Fire Safety Research Institute, and Underwriters Laboratories.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News Colorado

VIDEO: The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) has responded to a significant fire every 12 hours since April 1, according to a new video posted by Ashley Franco, the Public Information Officer for CSFD. The video was posted to social media on Thursday, April 11 along with a warning from CSFD to homeowners to check around their homes for any fire hazards and to always have working smoke alarms.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXRM-TV FOX 21 Colorado Springs

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Raleigh firefighters are adding a new truck to their fleet to help protect them from cancer-causing soot that can cling to skin and gear. Rehab 12 has several features to help protect firefighters, including a handwashing station. Battalion Chief Keith Wilder said it is ready to use as soon as an emergency arises.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh

VIDEO: New York City Council approved a bill Thursday requiring the FDNY to give bulletproof vests to EMTs. Supporters say it's necessary as threats against first responders intensify. Natasha Nembhard joined the FDNY first as an EMT and now as a paramedic in Brooklyn because she loves to help people.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Two medics were rushed to a hospital Thursday night after their ambulance flipped and crashed into a restaurant in southwest Houston. It happened a little after 10:30 p.m. when the Houston Fire Department was called to a motor vehicle accident on S Gessner near Westpark Tollway. It's unclear what exactly caused the crash, but officers with the Houston Police Department said it appears the private ambulance was headed southbound on Gessner when it changed lanes and hit a restaurant's exterior before flipping.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

A multi-acre pallet yard fire with 20 to 50 foot flames near Tracy lit up the early morning sky on Thursday. Since about 2 a.m., fire crews with the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority and several other surrounding agencies have been responding to a fire located in a 6-acre pallet yard along Grant Line Road.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTXL-TV FOX 40 Sacramento

PHOTOS: New York City is trying to address the deadly threat of e-bike battery fires in various ways. City leaders have passed new laws, increased fines, initiated more aggressive regulation, and supported pilot projects with businesses and nonprofits. That's because some cheap, retrofitted lithium-ion batteries for e-bikes and e-scooters don't meet safety standards and are dangerously explosive.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gothamist

PHOTOS: In the years after the Civil War, the finest lodging downtown was the six-story Southern Hotel, at Fourth and Walnut streets. It took up most of the block where the Stadium East Garage stands today. Next door was Tony Faust's Oyster Bar, the city's best restaurant. In those days, hotel fires were rightly to be dreaded.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metered Site

Ford is recalling nearly 43,000 small SUVs because gasoline can leak from the fuel injectors onto hot engine surfaces, increasing the risk of fires. But the recall remedy does not include repairing the fuel leaks. The recall covers certain Bronco Sport SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years, as well as Escape SUVs from 2022.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: On Monday, a soybean dryer caught fire at Gibson City's IFF plant. From fearless fire crews to generous community members, all hands were on deck. Firefighters are using some heavy-duty equipment to get inside of the soybean dryer. They said it took hours to put out the flames, and on Tuesday, they were keeping a close eye on it since the facility was still smoldering.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIA-TV CBS 3 Champaign

Six years ago, the Santa Clara County Fire Department was battling one of the largest wildfires ever to break out in California, the Mendocino Complex fire. With thousands of firefighters on the front line, county officials needed to coordinate fire suppression efforts at multiple points. But they ran into a major roadblock.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Palo Alto Online

An Iowa man who missed a share of Saturday's $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot by just one number has claimed his consolation prize. Trent Baker, a 37-year-old firefighter from Newton, matched the first five numbers of Saturday's drawing (22-27-44-52-69), but missed the Powerball (9). He's one of seven players across the county to do so, winning $1 million.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCCI-TV CBS 8 Des Moines

VIDEO: Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to last year's fiery train derailment that affected East Palestine, Ohio. The company said Tuesday that the agreement, if approved by the court, will resolve all class action claims within a 20-mile radius from the derailment and, for those residents who choose to participate, personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius from the derailment.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

The New York State Police said its troopers stepped in to assist fire crews with a huge house fire. NYSP said Troop A- Lockport Troopers helped with the devastating house fire on Royal Pkwy North in Lockport. The troopers broke down the door rescued a dog and assisted with the fire hoses.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo

VIDEO: More than 90% of Omaha firefighters are taking part in a comprehensive physical exam aimed at cancer prevention and wellness, thanks to a $1.1 million federal grant just for firefighters. The hope is that in the future, Omaha will support ongoing wellness efforts for this group with an exponentially higher rate of cancer and cardiac health issues.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KETV ABC 7 Omaha

Most people don't view pennies per se as being valuable. But in Manteca and Lathrop pennies have shored up public safety. Measure C — a one cent sales tax on top of the basic one cent local sales tax Lathrop voters imposed in 2012 — last year generated $10.4 million for the city of 32,500. It includes $4 million sent to the Lathrop Manteca Fire District enabling the hiring of nine firefighters, 1.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Manteca Bulletin

Drug users and dealers who recklessly expose first responders to fentanyl and cause them to overdose will now face additional penalties thanks to a new law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis Monday. Body camera footage from August of last year, captured a Flagler County Sheriff's Deputy suffering a suspected fentanyl overdose after handling narcotics that later tested positive for the substance.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAX-TV CBS 47 Jacksonville

A fire burned through several units of an under construction housing development overnight on Sunday. The Phoenix Fire Department responded to multiple homes burning at 59th Avenue and Baseline Road around 11:30 p.m. Flames could be seen from the Loop 202. At least 75 firefighters responded to control the blaze, which was upgraded to a second-alarm at one point during the night.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

VIDEO/PHOTO: A piece of Minnesota firefighting history is sending some retired volunteers down memory lane. A collector from New Mexico posted on Facebook last week that he bought an old fire truck and, after tracing some of its history, discovered it belonged to Bloomington beginning in the 1950s. Fred Fuecker, a 23-year volunteer firefighter, says he served on the truck in 1968.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis

The increased traffic and spectacle of the total solar eclipse on Monday could imperil motorists, with researchers warning that fatal collisions increased during previous eclipses and law enforcement bracing for the event. There was a 31% increase in fatal traffic accidents during the 2017 total eclipse – and even in the days before and after the astrological event – according to a letter published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal this week.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

A dramatic and stubborn fire erupted at a commercial building in downtown Los Angeles, prompting an early morning response from firefighters. The blaze began shortly before 5:30 a.m. at a single-story structure in the 1400 block of South Main Street. Firefighters arrived at the scene and were initially in defensive mode as massive flames and smoke emanated from the roof of the building, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: Most volunteer firefighters have a full-time job that doesn't involve putting out fires. But when a call comes in, they step away from work to respond. Now, a newly established program with the Southmont Volunteer Fire Company will reimburse them for every incident they respond to. “So volunteers are unpaid, of course.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAJ-TV CBS 10 Altoona

More than 40,000 people were killed last year in traffic crashes, according to preliminary data released Monday, remaining above pre-pandemic levels but slightly down from their peak in 2021. The new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration adds to concerns that little is being done to address one of the most common causes of preventable deaths.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Minneapolis crews are battling a fire at a vacant apartment building early Thursday morning. The fire started just before midnight at the corner of Fifth Avenue South and 19th Street, just south of downtown. Firefighters say flames were burning from the top floor of the boarded-up building. Crews tried to put out the fire from inside, but they had to get out when the top floor started to collapse.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

PHOTOS: Larry Lechmanski opened the door and there the four beauties posed, shining, immaculate, waiting for their next public event. Four Shelter Island Fire Department vehicles, ranging in years from 1929 to 1964, were right at home in the Cobbetts Lane Firehouse, the brick structure built into the side of the hill and known as the Potato House, from the time it was used to store harvested potatoes, once a profitable cash crop for the Island.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shelter Island Reporter - Metered Site

Thursday marks one year since the massive warehouse fire in West Easton. We'd be hard pressed to find someone in the Easton area who doesn't remember this day last year. You either were far enough away to just see the smoke, or you were close enough where you could smell it. Some had soot and ash falling on your cars and homes.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new rule on Tuesday requiring two-person crews on railroads in a move to bolster safety as rail regulation has come into the spotlight after the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment last year. "This is a good day for the safety of rail workers, rail passengers and every American who lives near a rail line all across this country because America's rails are safer today than they were yesterday," Buttigieg said at a news conference on Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

Three people are in the hospital after a massive house fire in Federal Way. Video shot by a KIRO 7 photographer shows the house fully engulfed in flames. South King Fire tells KIRO 7 the fire started around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday afternoon off 4th Avenue SW and 371st. The conditions of the three people who were hospitalized are not known.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: The Proctorville Volunteer Fire Department's station sustained extensive damage in Tuesday's storms. According to our crew at the scene, a rear block wall collapsed along with part of the roof. Despite that damage, the department's main fleet of vehicles didn't sustain damage. Proctorville firefighters told us they have had help from the Chesapeake and Rome Township volunteer fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAZ-TV NBC 3 Huntington

“When I started we had a kind of a tradition that you sent the new guy in, or new girl in, to do all the dirty work, or all the unfavorable work, so to speak,” Brian Thompson with the Sutter County Fire Department says in a scene from the new documentary “Yes, There is Hope” directed by Dean Tokuno of Yuba City.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Appeal Democrat - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: One person died and a child was injured in a massive fire that impacted multiple buildings in East Boston early Tuesday morning. The fire started around 5 a.m. in a multi-family building on Meridian Street and traveled to two adjacent buildings, the Boston Fire Department said. Boston Fire Commissioner Paul Burke said one person died in the fire, and a child was injured and remains hospitalized.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua

VIDEO: Thirteen men and women started a new career in Bloomington on Monday after changes in application requirements allowed them to follow their dreams. In October, the Bloomington Fire Department eliminated the requirement for potential hires to be paramedic-certified before joining the team. Instead, future first responders will learn everything they need to know through the department.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEEK-TV NBC/ABC/CW+ 25 Peoria

PHOTOS: A massive fire ripped through an apartment building in Lomita on Saturday, causing the second floor to collapse as huge flames damaged the entire structure. Firefighters were dispatched to battle the fire, located at the Vista Verde Condominium complex in the 2000 bock of Palos Verdes Drive, at around 6:40 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles

PHOTOS: A man has been hit with several charges, including DUI, after crashing into a Chesterfield fire truck that was responding to another emergency on Interstate 95 Saturday night. Four people were injured in the crash, including two firefighters. According to Chesterfield Fire & EMS, just before 10:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV ABC 8 Petersburg

VIDEO: A man has been taken into custody after a massive fire that destroyed a house in Hamilton Township on Friday afternoon. According to the Hamilton Township fire chief, crews were dispatched to a fire and a man with a gun in the 800 block of Sunrise Ridge Court around 2 p.m. The man proceeded to have a standoff with police for around an hour before firefighters could begin to knock down the flames.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati

PHOTOS: Forty-five years ago, Central Pennsylvania suffered a historic tragedy when one of the nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island experienced a partial meltdown. The accident, which occurred at the Generating Station along the Susquehanna River on March 28, 1979, went down in history as the most serious nuclear power plant accident in United States history.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHP-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW 21 Harrisburg

Vincent Dransfield turns 110 years old Thursday, but the lifelong Passaic County resident doesn't seem to be slowing down. He still lives at home, socializes with a wide range of friends and family, keeps up with the New York Yankees — opening day is his birthday — and even continues to drive his Hyundai sedan on local errands.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Advance - NJ.com

PHOTOS: Montgomery County ESD 1 firefighters often are asked why their fire trucks are blue. "Our trucks are easy to be spotted," said Fire Chief Jason Oliphant, standing next to the Sierra Blue fire truck, which earned the trucks and the department "The Smurfs" nickname, according to the agency's website.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Courier of Montgomery County - Metered Site

The government is warning people to immediately stop using a fire-extinguishing device shaped like a ball. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says Elide fire-extinguishing balls can fail to extinguish a fire, leaving people at risk of injury and death. However, the CPSC says Elide Fire USA has not agreed to recall the balls or help customers with a fix for the products.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNW-TV NBC 8 Wichita

PHOTOS: Massive flames could be seen shooting from an abandoned Cleveland church early Thursday morning. The building was fully engulfed as SkyFOX was over the scene shortly before 7:30 a.m. The church, located near the corner of E. 91st Street and Miles Park, has been identified as the former Pentecostal Determine Church of God.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

A fake firefighter with a garden hose refused to leave the scene of a deadly blaze in North Carolina, officials told news outlets. Early March 27, the Morganton Department of Public Safety said its crews were called to the fire and spotted a 37-year-old man wearing a New York City Fire Department outfit.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Charlotte Observer - Metered Site

VIDEO: This week the United Soybean Board announced the first and only soybased fire suppressant had been certified safe for sale. But what do firefighters think about the new product? Firefighters from across the U.S. participated in a fire demonstration at the Dalton, Georgia, fire department looking at the effectiveness of Soyfoam.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Farm Journal

PHOTOS: When there's a problem to solve, you can count on first responders to come to the rescue. So when two Fishers firefighters saw some old fire hose on the bay floor, set to travel to a landfill, they put their helmets together to come up with a creative solution. Rob Demlow has been fighting fires in his Fishers community for 19 years.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRTV ABC 6 Indianapolis

PHOTOS: A three-alarm church fire near Love Field Airport temporarily closed runways Tuesday afternoon. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were called to a fire at Iglesia Adventista Church on Denton Ave. around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. Crews began fighting the fire from inside, but "the situation quickly escalated and fire began to come through the roof.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth

VIDEO: In Tulsa, Oklahoma State University held a demonstration to show how they're working to get more drones and robots in the hands of first responders. In the scenario, a drone flew donated blood from a local hospital to a simulated crash scene. A robotic dog from the University of Tulsa picked up the donation and delivered it to a Tulsa Firefighter to give to a patient in the simulated crash scene.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKI-TV FOX 23 Tulsa

VIDEO: San Francisco could be the first city in the nation to ban a common type of firefighter uniform found to emit cancer-causing chemicals. Firefighters on Tuesday joined city leaders on the steps of city hall to voice their support for new legislation introduced in the afternoon requiring San Francisco to provide new uniforms to its roughly 800 firefighters over the next two years.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

A search and recovery effort is underway in Baltimore for six people presumed dead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday following a major cargo boat collision. The major shipping port remains closed, which officials say could have significant economic consequences nationwide. A team from the National Transportation Safety Board boarded the ship late Tuesday night to gather evidence for their investigation, agency Chair Jennifer Homendy told CNN on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

Six people are missing after a large ship collided with the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to crumble into the Patapsco River. According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the ship named DALI was carrying cargo for the Danish based company, Maersk, from Singapore to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAR-TV ABC 2 Baltimore

VIDEO: Tuesday marks 10 years since a deadly Back Bay fire claimed the lives of two Boston firefighters. Lt. Edward Walsh and firefighter Michael Kennedy were killed while fighting a wind-fueled, nine-alarm fire at 298 Beacon St. on March 26, 2014. The two men went inside after they were told someone might be trapped in the basement, then became trapped themselves.
- PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

Federal legislation calling for studies on vessel fires within three nautical miles of the shoreline to reduce vessel and waterfront facility risk to local communities was passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently. The bill was introduced by Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) in response to the tragic vessel fire that occurred in Newark in July 2023, which claimed the lives of two Newark firefighters, Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr.
- PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TAP into Jersey City

A woman was seriously injured after a fire burned through two houses in Brooklyn on Friday. NewsCopter 7 was over the fiery scene at 413 E. Third St. between Beverly Road and Avenue C in Kensington. FDNY officials say the four-alarm fire broke out on the first floor of a three-story home at the location around 5:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO/PHOTO: An attempt to evade police officers led a man to swing from an overhead cable for more than 45 minutes Saturday afternoon before dropping onto a strategically-stationed fire truck in downtown Vancouver, authorities say. The man, who was not immediately identified, had been involved in an unspecified disturbance when he climbed onto the roof of the Little Conejo restaurant, 114 W.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Oregonian/OregonLive

VIDEO: Is your car at risk of catching fire just sitting at your home? Auto company Carfax said the number of “park outside” recalls—warnings from federal regulators and automakers to park vehicles away from garages or other structures because of significant fire risk—jumped 40 percent nationally and 45 percent in Greater Boston between May 2023 and Jan.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

PHOTOS: Crews were on the scene of a fire that broke out at an apartment building in Hagerstown Thursday night. The Hagerstown Fire Department said the fire at 673 Oak Hill Ave. started around 6:30 p.m. “The firefighters went up to the top and then the flames started shooting out so they came down as quick as they could,” neighbor Edye Brockett, said.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDVM-TV 25 Hagerstown

VIDEO: Every day, first responders put their lives on the line serving their communities, which can take a toll on their minds and also their bodies. That's why the town of Gilbert is trying a new way to help its firefighters and police officers by installing Recharge Rooms. “Recharge is a simple 33-minute circuit that we use the synergy of togetherness or multi-modally,” said Rich Ganley, the executive of Positive Impact Alliance.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

VIDEO/PHOTOS: For the first time, photographs of the harrowing devastation caused by the landslide in Snohomish County have been unveiled. Ed Hrivnak, the co-pilot of Snohawk-10, the rescue helicopter that first arrived on the scene, shared his account of the traumatizing events of that day. "It's overwhelming," said Hrivnak.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the White House has approved the cancellation of nearly $6 billion in federal student debt for thousands of public service workers. The 78,000 eligible public service workers include teachers, nurses and firefighters, according to the White House. "These public service workers have dedicated their careers to serving their communities, but because of past administrative failures, never got the relief they were entitled to under the law," Biden said in a statement touting the move.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

More than 150 Chicago firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at a business in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The fire broke out at about 10:43 p.m. in the 4200-block of South Ashland Avenue, Chicago police said. Massive flames and clouds of smoke could be seen billowing from the business, where CFD says a large amount of wooden pallets burned.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

VIDEO: Moore firefighters train to battle not only dangerous fires, but hoarding conditions as well. A brand new training area now gives Moore firefighters first-hand experience when evacuating hoarder homes, thanks to a local nonprofit. Goodwill Central Oklahoma donated nearly $3,000 worth of salvaged goods to the Moore Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma City

VIDEO: Because it was on the roof of a skyscraper under construction, a floor-wide fire in Lower Manhattan Wednesday was visible for miles. Hard work by nearly 80 firefighters and EMTs got the blaze under control, but its location — just steps away from the World Trade Center site — left many of the thousands of people in the Financial District concerned that this wasn't just any fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City

VIDEO/PHOTOS: In about four months, towns across America will hold their very own Fourth of July parades. Local fire and rescue teams often join in the fun, hanging off fire trucks and ambulances as they ride through town. If you find yourself in Waverly for its parade, you might see something a little less normal.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The North Platte Telegraph - Metered Site

Flames and thick smoke could be seen coming from the clubhouse of a 55-plus community in Montgomery County Wednesday morning, leaving residents without one of the vital places in their lives. Firefighters could be seen pouring water onto the fire at the community center at the Village of Neshaminy Falls off Stump and Horsham roads in North Wales, Pennsylvania.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAU-TV NBC 10 Philadelphia

VIDEO: Foxboro firefighters are now trained on a new tool to help patients while in the back of an ambulance. The ultrasound device is now equipped with artificial intelligence to better pinpoint someone's organs. “Ultrasound images inherently aren't clear pictures of what's going on inside, so having that quick step to say okay the algorithm in the computer is seeing what I'm looking at – now I know I'm in the right place,” said Brian Foley, a Foxboro firefighter paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

Ohio has launched the first program in the country to collect and destroy PFAS-laden firefighting foam. The takeback program is a statewide effort for fire departments to dispose their stores of Aqueous film forming foam, otherwise known as AFFF – one of the most pervasive sources of "forever chemicals.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVXU-FM 91.7 Cincinnati

VIDEO: A national non-profit organization that teaches veterans, first responders, and active military members the art of beekeeping is looking to expand its local operation this year. At Hives for Heroes, veterans in Rapid City get paired up with an experienced mentor who teaches them about the hobby.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEVN-LD FOX 7 Rapid City

A three-alarm fire engulfed a historic vacant church Monday night in St. Louis. The St. Louis Fire Department responded at around 8:45 to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St., in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. The building is designated as a St. Louis City Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis

When former Concord firefighter Chris Andrews introduced himself to city councilors, he described himself as “a cancer survivor — at least for now.” At the outset of his career, new types of protective gear, including the addition of breathing equipment and innovations in boot and pant materials, had made Andrews feel safer than his predecessors.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Concord Monitor - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: After thousands of tumbleweeds buried homes in Eagle Mountain, crews have been conducting controlled burns to eliminate piles of them. Unified Fire Authority conducted their second burn on Monday morning in a coordinated effort with the Eagle Mountain City Streets Department. They said it was intended to "efficiently dispose of the tumbleweeds" that accumulated along Eagle Mountain Blvd.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City

Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar outfits. They were smokejumpers with the United States Forest Service, the agency that directs the majority of the nation's efforts to manage wildfires.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ProPublica

VIDEOS: The driver of the car who wrecked with a Tulsa firetruck on Feb. 26 is facing five counts of manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence, according to court documents. The wreck happened around 5:30 p.m. when 28-year-old Keiosha Rucker, driving a white Hyundai, pulled in front of a Tulsa fire truck that was responding with lights and sirens to a call.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa

VIDEO: The sound of bagpipes and snare drums could be heard up and down Denver's Market Street throughout St. Patrick's Day weekend. "We are raising money for what we do all year long,” said Paulette Diaz, member of Colorado Emerald Society Pipes and Drums. “It's an honor because we're honoring our fallen firefighters and fallen police officers and fallen medics.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC/MyNetworkTV 9 Denver

PHOTOS: The red paint of the 1923 Maxim fire engine glistened in the afternoon sunlight as it stood in front of the Northborough fire station. “It's more than just a truck. It's more than just steel on wheels,” said Shay Bailey. Members of the Northborough Firefighters Association are celebrating the engine's 100th birthday.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Community Advocate

Crews worked throughout the day Thursday to get a FedEx tractor trailer off I-90 and onto the road below, after a crash in the morning sent the truck over the railing on a bridge, barely hanging on above Pittsford Mendon Center Road. The truck was removed from I-90, the state Thruway, shortly before 5 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHEC-TV NBC 10 Rochester

VIDEO: Some Tempe firefighters who were enjoying a pickleball game between calls Tuesday had to abruptly end their break when a car almost ran them over in their station's parking lot. The first responders quickly shifted from play to work mode to take care of the driver after he crashed into parked vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale

VIDEO: Fort Myers Firefighter Sean McNamara said they're getting used to a special truck that can attack difficult situations unlike any in their fleet. It's been about 100 years since they had to use a truck like this, but this one is modern. "This truck is a 107-foot straight stick ladder, it is different from our other ladder trucks," McNamara said.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 20 Fort Myers

VIDEO: Two first responders from southeast Wisconsin are competing on the 36th season of "The Amazing Race." Sunny Pulver and Bizzy Smith are best friends and firefighters. Pulver works for the Madison Fire Department and Smith works for the New Berlin Fire Department. The two quickly became best friends while receiving their training and are now ready to race into a new challenge.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Four Green Valley Volunteer firefighters were hospitalized after a fire truck crashed in rural Wayne County Wednesday. One was transported in a helicopter and three others by ambulance. "Good to see you. I appreciate you," a Green Valley Volunteer Firefighter said to a Huntington Fire Department captain.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC/FOX 8 Charleston

VIDEO: It's a reconstruction of a machine that was key to fighting fires in New York in the 1700s. The Newsham engine was the first fire engine brought here from England in 1731. “It may not look like much compared to today's fire engines and everything, but compared to a bucket brigade throwing little buckets on the fire, this thing could throw 40 yards, 70 gallons a minute onto a fire,” Author Bruce Twickler said.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 NY - Metered Site

VIDEO: Sixteen people were injured during an explosion at an FBI training facility in the Southern California city of Irvine Wednesday, officials said. Orange County Sheriff's Department deputies were using the facility on Magazine Road when the incident occurred a little before 1 p.m., a department spokesperson told CBS Los Angeles.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles

Two Lehigh Valley fire departments are looking to swap firetrucks for firefighter training. Easton City Council at its meeting Wednesday night was scheduled to consider a resolution to approve sending two pieces of fire apparatus, which are not currently in use, to the Allentown Fire Department. Allentown, in turn, would waive the tuition of two of six recruits Easton currently has in the Allentown Fire Academy, according to the proposal.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Express-Times - LehighValleyLive.com

The White House has launched a nationwide call-to-action to save lives from opioid overdoses -- an election year effort to tackle the opioid crisis. In its Wednesday announcement, the Biden-Harris Administration said it hopes the new effort will help get Naloxone, a drug meant to reverse opioid overdose, into as many communities as possible, increase training and broaden access to the drug.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEOS: Two people were killed after a house exploded in Crescent Township, Allegheny County. Authorities say the blast was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Units from Crescent, Moon and Sewickley responded to the scene, as well as responders from Ambridge. Two people, 87-year-old Helen H. Mitchell and 89-year-old David L.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Big Apple's Bravest and Finest are about to come to blows. FDNY firefighter Danny Quinn of Ladder 9 and NYPD Sgt. Jesse Peterford, of the 61st precinct, will slug it out Thursday when they face off in the boxing ring for a highly anticipated rematch during the Big Apple first-ever International Battle of the Badges.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post - Metered Site

First responders in Elliott County are mourning two of their own. In a Facebook Post late Tuesday night Elliott County, Kentucky EMS posted that an EMT and a firefighter both lost their lives on the same day. “It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of one of our EMTs, Drake Adams.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOWK-TV CBS 13 Huntington

Fire crews from across Steuben County are on the scene of a major fire in the village of Bath. Officials say the fire was under control as of 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency calls began coming in around 9PM Monday, for a fire at 36 Delaware Avenue, locally known as the former Babcock Ladder Company. The building is currently operated by Clark Specialty, an equipment manufacturer.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WENY-TV ABC/CBS/CW+ 36 Elmira