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Found on Facebook, 77-year-old fire truck returns home to New York department

VIDEO: You can find a lot on Facebook Marketplace, even a long-lost fire truck. A 1947 Dodge pumper truck belonged to the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department decades ago but in the 90s, it disappeared after the shop where it was being worked on closed. Fast forward 30 years and a lucky scroll through the social media platform’s shop turned up the 77-year-old missing truck.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage

Video Shows Fire In Oklahoma Living Room Starting After Dog Chews On Power Bank

VIDEO: Home surveillance video from a Tulsa living room shows a dog chewing on a power bank with a lithium-ion battery inside. Suddenly, there is a flash, and a fire breaks out within minutes, leaving the two dogs and a cat in danger. "The thing that's important about this situation is how fast you see this fire progress,” said Andy Little with the Tulsa Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

One North Carolina county's EMS debuts new medical tent at AAU Junior Olympics

VIDEO: Outside the track of the AAU Junior Olympics in Greensboro, a beige tent is there for young athletes or spectators in need of medical attention. The tent is Guilford County Emergency Medical Services’ new EMS Medical Tent. Staffed with 12 personnel and stocked with everything found in an ambulance, Guilford County EMS says it’s prepared to take on what the AAU Junior Olympics may throw its way.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXII-TV NBC 12 Winston-Salem

Tennessee fire command truck crashes into vehicles, building after driver passes out

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A ‘medical emergency’ caused a crash in Dandridge Wednesday morning after a firefighter passed out while driving. Dandridge Fire Chief Andy Riley shared that the driver and a lieutenant with the Dandridge Fire Department were out around 10:30 a.m. to do a weekly check of the department’s fire boat in Douglas Lake when the driver passed out behind the wheel.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville

San Francisco voters to decide whether to lower firefighters' retirement age

San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to lower the retirement age from 58 to 55 for the city's firefighters, who risk cancer and death as part of their job. If more than half of voters on the Nov. 5 ballot approve the amendment to the city charter, members of the San Francisco Fire Department hired after Jan.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

17 firefighters in Michigan suffer 'heat-related injuries' after structure fire, sheriff's office says

VIDEO: Seventeen firefighters suffered heat-related injuries and were treated at the scene of a fire Tuesday afternoon at a business plaza in Monroe Township. One firefighter was hospitalized and is described as being in "stable condition," according to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo

New program at one Florida university aims to protect first responders from infectious disease

VIDEO: A new program at the University of South Florida aims to better protect first responders from infectious diseases. The multi-million dollar project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firefighters and EMS personnel risk their lives every day to protect people. The program is researching ways to better protect them.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

Colorado fire department opens doors for 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings Initiative

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) will open the doors to all 24 fire stations across the city, welcoming the community to meet their neighborhood firefighters, as part of Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings Initiative. “Mental Health is an important topic in my department. I understand the heaviness mental health can bear on our community and fully support Mayor Yemi’s initiative in helping our neighbors feel less alone,” said Fire Chief Randy Royal.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXRM-TV FOX 21 Colorado Springs

Video of deadly Las Vegas fire shows man on fire, person jumping from window

VIDEOS: A dramatic video 8 News Now obtained captures a person dangling out of the second-floor window of an apartment building that was on fire. The fire happened on Sunday night in the 3900 block of Spencer Street at the Riverbend Village Apartments near Flamingo Road. According to the American Red Cross, Sunday’s deadly fire displaced 19 residents but that number could rise.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas

Police, fire departments in one Minnesota city closer than ever months after first responders killed in standoff

VIDEO: It's been five months since three first responders were killed in the line of duty in Burnsville. Police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, along with firefighter and medic Adam Finseth, were shot as they responded to a 911 call for help on Feb. 18. There are reminders everywhere at Burnsville police headquarters; in hallways and offices; and even the garage.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis

New policy in Michigan allows 1-year temporary license for EMS trainees

VIDEO: A pair of bills recently signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer seek to help address the EMS Staffing Crisis. HB-4613 and HB-4614 stretch "temporary licenses" for medical first responders from 120 days to a year and allow them to work on ambulances as long as they're supervised. Genesee County has been struggling especially during the shortage.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJRT-TV ABC 12 Flint

VIDEOS: Vacant Rhode Island mill reduced to rubble in fire

PHOTOS: An empty Woonsocket mill went up in flames and is now reduced to rubble as bricks lay in piles where the building once stood. "I’m sure everybody is shocked that building has been there for a long time,” said Woonsocket resident Robert Hayes. Firefighters say they got a call around 1:00 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence

VIDEOS: Firefighters respond to massive mill fire in Rhode Island

PHOTOS: An empty Woonsocket mill went up in flames and is now reduced to rubble as bricks lay in piles where the building once stood. "I’m sure everybody is shocked that building has been there for a long time,” said Woonsocket resident Robert Hayes. Firefighters say they got a call around 1:00 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence

‘Vehicle fires are intense and dirty’: Cleveland firefighters now have new training tool

VIDEO: Firefighters now have a new vehicle fire simulator that is safer for firefighters and the environment. “Vehicle fires are intense and dirty,” said Chief of Training Tom Schloemer. “The plastic or synthetic interior and fuel create hot, toxic smoke which is harmful to both firefighters and the environment.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Shaker Heights

Firefighters feel 'betrayed' after vehicle break-ins at different fire stations in Louisiana

VIDEO: Deputies responded to two separate car burglaries Saturday night, with both incidents occurring at different fire stations in East Baton Rouge Parish. Firefighters returned from a late night call to find someone had broken into multiple employee vehicles at the East Side Fire Department on Old Hammond Highway.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRZ-TV ABC 2 Baton Rouge

Girls in Virginia learn what it takes to be a firefighter: 'It's so fun'

VIDEO: At the Henrico Fire Department Training Facility off Woodman Road, fire crews got an extra hand from nearly 60 young girls who they hope to one day possibly recruit to the force. It was all part of their two-day summer camp called Girls on Fire. The camp is the creation of Ronny Martin, the Lieutenant of Recruit Training with Henrico Fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond

VIDEO: More than 1,500 cars burn in massive junkyard fire in Southern California

PHOTOS: At least 1,500 vehicles, if not more, inside of an estimated 20-acre junkyard in the Antelope Valley burned in a three-alarm blaze Thursday. Firefighters responded to reports of a “yard fire” at 421 W Ave I off of Sierra Highway in Lancaster just after 3 p.m., L.A. County Fire confirmed to KTLA.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

New study in North Carolina hopes to learn more about the connection between PFAS and firefighters’ health

VIDEO: According to the Environmental Protection Agency, PFAS (or forever chemicals) can be found in almost every American’s bloodstream. Based on your career, though, you could be more exposed than others. The National Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study is starting its research into PFAS and firefighters’ health in North Carolina.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington

Florida EMS unveils Blue Angels-themed ambulances

PHOTO: Escambia County EMS is showing off their new ambulances and they have a different look. Four new ambulances are now wrapped with a Blue Angels theme. The county says the design was developed by an employee and retrofitted by a company to be applied to the ambulances' shape and model. "Being here in Escambia County and Pensacola, the Blue Angels are a pride and joy of this area," Training Supervisor Houston Harvell said.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAR-TV ABC 3 Pensacola

First responders train with Green Bay Packers for Game Day and Draft operations

VIDEO: If you saw emergency vehicles in the parking lot at Lambeau Field on Tuesday, there was no immediate danger. Local first responders gathered at Lambeau for a combined training. Officials participated in a simulated event that helped them prepare for the upcoming Packers season. Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis says this practice helps with communication and learning where to prioritize resources for all public safety, fire, and EMS workers at large public events.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

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