VIDEO: Firefighters across Minnesota continue to seek help for post-traumatic stress in record-setting numbers.
George Esbensen, president of the Minnesota Firefighters Initiative (or MnFire), told us the number of firefighters across Minnesota who’ve sought help for post-traumatic stress and other medical issues continues to grow, with 1,400 seeking assistance in 2023 and so far through August of this year, more than 900 have asked for help. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Saint Paul
VIDEO: It's been 20 years since Smokey Bear struck a 670-foot radio tower west of Balloon Fiesta Park on Oct. 10, 2004. The hot air balloon became entangled in the 50,000-watt tower with two children and their pilot inside. Retired Los Ranchos Fire Department Lt. Dan Barela recalls the horrors of the incident when he and a PNM worker rescued all three inside. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAT-TV ABC 7 Albuquerque
VIDEO: Emergency personnel responded to the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek to reports of multiple people trapped underground after an elevator malfunctioned on Thursday afternoon.
Officials got the call around 12 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival, first responders learned there were 11 people on an elevator about 500 feet down. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs
VIDEO: A Lubbock firefighter has helped create a global standard, when it comes to keeping first responders and roadside workers safe.
Lubbock Fire Rescue Lieutenant Brady Robinette wants to make wearing lifesaving helmets the new norm.
Before 2022, Lubbock firefighters wore their structural firefighting helmets on roadside calls. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBD-TV NBC 11 Lubbock
Communication is crucial to understanding what needs to be done in emergency situations. However, for individuals with speech disorders or for non-native English speakers, there can be barriers between first responders and those seeking help.
University of Iowa Clinical Professor Krista Davidson in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has worked to develop an app that solves these issues. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Iowan
Kidde, a trusted leader in fire safety for more than 100 years, has introduced the next phase of its Cause For Alarm campaign, focused on helping families prioritize fire safety. Candid conversations about fire safety are often dismissed because many parents find it hard to imagine they will ever experience a fire in their home. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIDDE
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Evacuees were returning Friday to clean up the debris from two back-to-back hurricanes that destroyed homes and buildings and flooded neighborhoods. Hurricane Milton carved a path of destruction across a wide swath of the Florida Peninsula less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in the state. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Weather Channel
PHOTOS: More than 60 firefighters responded to a 3-alarm fire at a vacant church in downtown Louisville.
The Louisville Fire Department said the fire was in the 200 block of East Pin Alley. That's off East Broadway, not far from South Hancock Street.
Capt. Donovan Sims said reports came in around 7:45 p. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville
The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is expanding its Buprenorphine Pilot Program and Seattle will be the first city in the nation with a program for firefighters/emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to administer the medicine in the field. SFD paramedics began administering the drug earlier this year, and now an initial group of firefighter/EMTs will be trained as well. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Office of the Mayor
VIDEO: Firefighters want to emphasize fire safety at a young age.
The Independence Fire Department is introducing a new fire prevention video designed to inform the youngest students about safety in the home. The animated product is brand new, and will be shared with area schools soon. Firefighters in Independence have seen a challenging year, battling four deadly fires this year. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City
VIDEO: After making landfall Wednesday night near Siesta Key, Hurricane Milton is moving off the east coast of Florida while continuing to produce damaging winds and life-threatening floods Thursday morning.
Even before Milton made landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm, outer bands from the system washed over the state Wednesday morning, sparking up tornadoes and giving residents an idea of the wrath Milton packed. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Daytona Beach
PHOTOS: Crews battled a massive house fire in the Palmer Woods Historic District early Wednesday morning. The home near 7 Mile and Woodward in Detroit can be seen with flames shooting out of the roof in the main house on Oct. 9.
Local 4 learned the homeowners were living in the guest house while fixing up the main home—they are okay. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
VIDEO: The Oceanside Fire Department recently adopted the SkillBridge program, helping service members step into their professional lives outside of the military.
“They’re able to work on the ambulance and get real world experience that really does matter for them to get that next job,” said Oceanside Fire Chief David Parsons. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSI-TV FOX 5 San Diego
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has announced the launch of its new Center for Firefighter Safety, Health and Well-being.
According to a recent release, this initiative aims to improve the health and safety of firefighters by addressing the specific hazards they face in their line of work. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Occupational Heath & Safety
As the Tampa Bay area braces for Hurricane Milton's landfall, officials with Tampa General Hospital announced they have opened their incident command center and implemented their preparedness plan.
That plan includes setting up their "aquafence," a water-impermeable barrier that can withstand storm surge up to 15 feet above sea level, and stocking important supplies at all of their locations. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 St. Petersburg
A massive multi-alarm fire destroyed a Catholic school building in Springfield Township, Delaware County.
The call came in around 5 p.m. Monday for flames showing from the St. Francis of Assisi School, which is located on Saxer Avenue.
Chopper 6 was overhead as plumes of heavy smoke billowed from the roof of the building. - PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
VIDEO: Three people died after a medical helicopter crashed in northern Kentucky, and a report from the Federal Aviation Administration has released information about what may have happened. The crash happened around 5:37 p.m., in Owen County, near State Route 22, about two miles north of Owen County High School. - PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville
Charlotte Fire Department officials said they have a plan to improve rescues and avoid fires like the SouthPark blaze that killed two workers trapped on an upper floor. CFD Chief Reginald Johnson on Monday presented an after-action report of the five-alarm SouthPark fire to the Charlotte City Council’s Housing, Safety and Community Committee. - PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Charlotte Observer - Metered Site
VIDEOS: The Tropicana Las Vegas is just days away from joining the list of Las Vegas hotels that have been blown up over the years.
At 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, the implosion button will be pressed to bring down the historic resort's two hotel towers. They're expected to collapse within a matter of seconds, according to recent information from Bally's Corporation, which owns the hotel. - PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTNV-TV ABC 13 Las Vegas
VIDEO: Life-threatening storm surges are expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast this week with the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which was upgraded Monday afternoon into a Category 5 hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico.
The storm first strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane by 7 a.m. and by 9 a. - PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
