PHOTOS: “This is phenomenal,” the governor gushed, following his speech to a large crowd of community members. “It is exactly what these firefighters deserve,” he continued.
The $6.5 million facility is state-of-the-art and will allow for better response times, in addition to improving the living and working conditions for department members. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington
PHOTOS: Unused, unwanted and in disrepair, an old fire truck that began service in Rockport when President Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House has been sold. But the 1928 American LaFrance ladder truck will not be far away when it settles soon into its new home, a cavernous, backyard former chicken coop on Barnstown Road. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Camden Herald
A firefighters union and a chiefs association are both warning members that the protective gear firefighters wear poses a health risk because it can contain PFAS, synthetic chemicals associated with issues such as an increased risk of liver and kidney cancer.
PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are often referred to as "forever chemicals" because they’re nearly impossible to destroy. - PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
VIDEO: Next November, the Kernersville Fire Rescue Department will celebrate 100 years of service in the Town of Kernersville. To help mark the day, the Fire Rescue Department is restoring a special piece of history.
Over the last several months, the Department has been working to restore a 1923 American LaFrance Brockway Torpedo Fire Truck. - PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro
VIDEO: Grandma Elsie” can’t stop bragging about the firefighter who changed her life.
She’s in her 90’s and said a dramatic life twist came after accidentally setting off her Life Alert pendant. She wears it in case of emergency and one press will alert and dispatch help.
The Monroe resident admits she didn’t realize she had activated her pendant when she was attempting to mow her lawn. - PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
PHOTOS: More than a century after one of the greatest tragedies in the history of U.S. labor, Akron Metal Etching has been selected to help craft the featured design elements for a permanent artistic memorial being built to honor the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Underway at the site of the tragedy, the Brown Building in lower Manhattan, the nine-story Triangle fire memorial is titled “Reframing the Sky. - PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site
In early August, NorthStar Ambulance in Tuscaloosa started doing something ‘untraditional’ to recruit future EMTs. The strategy seems to be paying off so far.
It was back in early August when Northport officials said they need at least 15 prospective EMTs. It appears they’re getting just what they needed. - PUB DATE: 8/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRC-TV FOX 6 Birmingham
A patient was killed and a paramedic left critically injured on Wednesday night when an apparent explosion ripped through an ambulance outside Adventist Health Castle hospital.
An EMT in the front of the ambulance was also treated for injuries and is in stable condition.
At a news conference outside the Kailua hospital late Wednesday, a visibly shaken city Emergency Services Director Dr. - PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now
When Oakland Fire Chief Reginald Freeman responded to a report of a fire at the Wood Street encampment in July, he first noticed the heavy, black smoke that had drifted into the air. The encampment had reported many fires in the months before, but this one was unusual — bringing traffic on the nearby highway to a standstill. - PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle - Metered Site
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The city of Asheville, specifically Asheville Fire Department, is represented at 19,341 feet!
Lindsey Glover summitted Mount Kilimanjaro last week, and when she got to the top, the Local 332 Executive Board member and senior deputy fire marshal proudly posed with her Asheville Firefighters Flag. - PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cedar Rapids Firefighters underwent special training throughout the day Wednesday at the fire station on 1st Avenue.
Situation in Motion or SIM-IA is a mobile education program from the University of Iowa to train emergency health care workers hands on skills that could prepare them for trauma and unexpected situations. - PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGAN-TV CBS 2 Cedar Rapids
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), in partnership with Pierce Manufacturing Inc., announced the 2022 IAFC Fire Chief of the Year honorees. Volunteer Fire Chief, Marshall Turbeville, of the Northern Sonoma FPD in Sonoma County, California, and career Fire Chief, Gary Ludwig, of the Champaign Fire Department in Champaign, Illinois, have been named this year’s honorees. - PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pierce Manufacturing
A juvenile trial in Tulare County that was expected to last about two weeks wrapped up in just four days, catching families from both sides and attorneys off guard.
Two teens were accused of setting the Porterville Library fire in February of 2020, which led to the death of Porterville Firefighters Captain Raymond Figueroa and Patrick Jones. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSN-TV ABC 30 Frenso/Visalia
Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 280,000 SUVs over fire risks, and telling owners of the recalled vehicles to park them outside and away from buildings.
The recall includes more than 245,000 Hyundai Palisade and 36,000 Kia Telluride SUVs in the U.S. with model years 2020 through 2022.
In a news release posted Tuesday, the U. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
Joe Arico has earned bragging rights in the Eureka Fire Protection District’s houses.
The 59-year-old volunteer firefighter set a Firefighter Challenge world record earlier this month with his tandem race partner Lianne McAuley, a firefighter from Ottawa, Ontario.
In the challenges, which are held throughout the year, firefighters complete five drills of technical skills they use to fight fires. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Leader Publications
VIDEO/PHOTOS: I'm a bit of a history buff. I love looking at old pictures of Maine in the days of passenger rail with steam-powered locomotives, old photos and postcards of the town I grew up in and seeing how things used to be done before the age of computer chips, smartphones and electric vehicles. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBQ-FM 97.9 Portland
The state launched a new Emergency Services task force bringing together experts from across Colorado to evaluate the current state of the EMS system and make recommendations for improvements.
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Emergency Services Division, it's the first system review in over two decades. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRDO-FM 105.5 Colorado Springs
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A tanker truck carrying diesel fuel went up in flames, closing part of I-40 near Forrest City, Arkansas for hours Monday afternoon.
Eight tractor trailers, three pickup trucks, and two passenger cars were involved in the crash around 3:15 p.m., according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). - PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHBQ-TV FOX 13 Memphis
A wind-driven fire in the middle of a monster hurricane sounds like an apocalyptic story. Fire. Wind. Whipping rain. All of this happened at once for Victoria firefighters five years ago during Hurricane Harvey.
The Victoria Fire Department fought a residential fire for three hours on Aug. 25, 2017, while also battling sudden hurricane-force winds. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Victoria Advocate - Metered Site
VIDEO: Inside a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, a Massachusetts company makes special tanks used by fire departments all over the world.
United Plastics Fabricating, in North Andover, building custom tanks that are designed to hold water inside a firefighting apparatus. "I think that's what's sort of exciting, is that you're doing something that can save lives. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston
