PHOTO: It could take well into this week to clear all the downed trees and debris in one East Texas city, slammed by tornadoes this past Friday night.
Longtime residents say nothing like this had ever happened in the small community of Hughes Springs, and they are still trying to process the scope of what hit them. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler
VIDEO: On Saturday, as a fire tore through a Manhattan building, FDNY firefighters made a daring life-saving, last-resort rope rescue.
About 24 hours after saving numerous victims impacted by the blaze at 429 East 52nd St., the city Fire Department, via Facebook, explained how their “herculean team effort” proved successful. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
VIDEO: Hurricane Ian caused millions of dollars in damage to the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department’s emergency vehicles and buildings, both on and off the island.
In total, one fire truck, one ambulance and an alternative response vehicle were destroyed when Hurricane Ian’s storm surge busted into a firehouse that is now condemned. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZVN-TV ABC 7 Naples
VIDEO: The New Orleans EMS administered blood to a woman shot on Bourbon Street Sunday morning while she was still in the street. They say this is a rare ability for EMS services across the country and saves lives.
Thomas Mauro was the paramedic who gave her the blood using a Lifeflow device. He was able to get blood into the victim in just 10 minutes as opposed to the normal 40 or so minutes it can take to get victims' blood in a hospital. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDSU-TV NBC 6 New Orleans
The driver of a reportedly stolen big rig out of Kern County was taken into custody Thursday after leading California Highway Patrol on a slow-speed pursuit on the 5 Freeway near the Newhall area.
The truck was traveling southbound on the freeway, going through Newhall and ending up near Castaic Lake, heading into the Santa Clarita Valley. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles
The New York City Council has passed historic legislation to improve equity, inclusion and diversity in the FDNY.
The legislation package requires the FDNY to report on its recruitment and retention efforts of firefighters of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
The department would also have to survey firehouses and ensure they are equipped to serve a mixed gender workforce. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
VIDEO: Ohio firefighters Cher some advice in a new parody music video about turning back the clocks for daylight saving time and checking smoke alarm batteries.
The Washington Township Fire Department created an entertaining and educational parody of Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time."
“Checking your smoke alarm is a very simple step. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYX-TV ABC 6 Columbus
Michigan will be leading the country with new first-responder protocols involving sexual assault victims.
Governor Whitmer announced emergency responders will now be provided the opportunity to carry emergency contraception and post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections.
The plan announced Wednesday, will also provide EMS responders with sexual assault training. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBN-TV NBC 7/ WGTU-TV ABC 29 Traverse City
Two volunteer Kansas firefighters are set to appear on “Live with Kelly and Ryan” on Friday to encourage more people across the nation to take up firefighting.
The Riley County Fire District #1 announced on Nov. 3 two of its volunteers, Roger and Kim Davis, will be featured on “Live with Kelly and Ryan. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNT-TV NBC 27 Topeka
Virginia State Police is continuing to investigate a deadly crash and septic tank fire that resulted in road closures for Interstate 95 in Richmond.
At around noon on Wednesday, Nov. 2, state troopers were called to I-95 near the Belvidere Street overpass for a reported vehicle fire.
When units arrived, they found a 2007 Sterling Silver LT8500 septic truck fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV ABC 8 Petersburg
VIDEO: Some of Hawaii’s first responders are now using a high-tech tool to protect themselves from fentanyl exposure on the job.
It’s a mobile laboratory that can identify a variety of different drugs and results are available in seconds.
It’s called a TruNarc portable spectrometer and it allows first responders to know what kind of drug they’re dealing with without ever having to touch it. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now
It's been a year since the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District added advanced medical providers to its list of first responders. It's a sign of the times nationwide.
Scott Perryman is a battalion chief with Metro Fire.
"I started in Southern California as paramedic," he said.
Perryman loved medicine so much, he put himself through physician assistant school at Stanford. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
The Firefighters Charities of Pasco has kicked off a no-shave November fundraiser to benefit firefighters impacted by Hurricane Ian.
Normally during November, Pasco County firefighters grow their mustaches to raise money for firefighters impacted by cancer. The mission is different this year as firefighters will raise funds for fellow firefighters impacted by Hurricane Ian. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLA-TV NBC 8 Tampa
San Antonio firefighters battled a fire at a permanently shut down bar on the city’s Northeast Side early Wednesday morning.
The fire was called in just before 4:30 a.m. at what was previously Midnight Rodeo, not far from both Thousand Oaks and Nacogdoches Road.
Firefighters said when they arrived they found the 25,000-square-foot building covered with heavy smoke. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
VIDEO: The Tulsa Fire Department (TFD) introduced a brand new team of firefighters equipped to respond to emergencies on bicycles.
It’s all in an effort to help firefighters cut down response times getting to victims in rugged terrains and crowded places.
The two TFD firefighters behind the push to start the team have a passion. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKI-TV FOX 23 Tulsa
We've seen it happen at soccer games, concerts and other large scale events like the Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea.
Crowd surges can sweep up revelers, causing major injuries and even deaths -- more than 150 people were killed in Seoul alone. How do people die in situations like this?
The fire chief said what tends to happen in these large crowds is that something triggers a wave, like someone falling or a fight. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
Just over a month ago, Chris Husbands’ backyard in North Portland was on fire.
The 32-year-old builder of custom vans was in Florida on Sept. 17 when a blaze broke out in a homeless camp behind his house in the Portsmouth neighborhood. It tore through dry blackberry bushes, climbed his wooden gate, and lit his bamboo plants up like a torch. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Willamette Week
Hyundai has issued a recall for certain model-year 2018 Santa Fe sport utility vehicles as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues a consumer alert – park these vehicles outside – due to the potential for under-hood, ABS-based vehicle fires.
This recall is in addition to another one issued in February 2022 for certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe models for the same issue. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Brake Report
Montgomery County firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire in Rockville Monday morning, that has left more than 100 residents searching for a new place to live, just weeks before the holiday season begins.
Fire crews were called to a three-story apartment building in the 800 block of College Parkway just before 9 a. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington DC
VIDEO: El Paso Fire station Number 9 is one of the most haunted fire stations in the country, according to firerescue1.com. ABC-7's Drew Cosgray went to the fire station in Central El Paso to hear about the tale.
Firefighters at the station constantly hear doors open and footsteps while no one else is there and will be woken up right before a call in the middle of the night. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVIA-TV ABC/CW 7 El Paso
