VIDEO: Arkansas Department of Transportation crews took over 24 hours to clear all lanes along I-30 westbound after a fiery, fatal, multi-vehicle crash happened on Wednesday.
There were 20 vehicles involved in the accident, which also included eight semi trucks. The accident happened near mile marker 86 along I-30 westbound and it resulted in three fatalities. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTHV-TV CBS 11 Little Rock
Only a few short months since it was established, the Texas Emergency Communications Center, which serves as the 911 dispatch center for five volunteer fire departments in northern Harris County, has achieved a noteworthy milestone.
The local emergency response service was designated as an Accredited Center of Excellence for emergency fire dispatching, one of only 64 agencies in the world to receive that distinction. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle - Metered Site
VIDEO: Captain Raymond Coci with Toledo Fire and Rescue went on his last call Thursday morning, leading crews to the intersection of Locust and East Bancroft streets for a fire at a duplex, less than two hours before his scheduled retirement. "Well, I was the first officer to arrive, so I had to take command, so I didn't get to go in immediately but as soon as the chief got here and took command I got to go in and do a little bit of firefighting," Coci said. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo
VIDEO: The FDNY has a brand new way to train its members for some of the most complicated rescues.
The simulator was dedicated Thursday to a beloved member of the department who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11.
At first glance, the enormous pile of rubble looks like the latest disaster in New York City with the broken fuselage of a plane, crushed cars and piles of concrete, but the firefighters feverishly working the scene are training at the FDNY Fire Academy. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
VIDEO: There's a team dedicated and ready to transport any future patients suspected of having monkeypox, and any other communicable disease here in Atlanta.
The Grady EMS Biosafety Transport Team has already safely transported one suspected case. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 40 cases of monkeypox across the country, including one in metro Atlanta. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
VIDEOS: Three young teens were arrested Wednesday evening for the ""suspicious" fires that destroyed three historic buildings in Morrow over the weekend.
A 15-year-old boy and two 14-year-old boys were taken into custody at their Clayton County home. All three were charged with arson, burglary, criminal interference with government property, criminal damage to property, and criminal trespass. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta
A Lowcountry firefighter’s initiative and construction skills have led her to create a new tool that could save lives.
In 2021, the Burton Fire District responded to a 35% increase in motor vehicle collisions causing injury, and a 175% increase (4 to 11) in the number of trapped occupants that required rescue. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAV-TV NBC/CW+3 Savannah
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A historical fire engine used in rescue efforts during the 1972 Black Hills Flood visited the Journey Museum on Wednesday.
Engine 6 is an eight cylinder Detroit diesel with a manual transmission and a 500 gallon tank. During the night of June 8-9, 1972, Shift 1 — consisting of firefighters Brassfield, Tish, McGinnis, Nordstrom and Houska — manned the 1971 American LaFrance. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rapid City Journal - Metered Site
Members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department were caught in the line of fire during what they described as a deadly drive-by shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon on the Westside.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said two people are in custody after a man in a wheelchair was found shot and killed in a driveway off Barracuda Road. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV 4 Jacksonville
According to Hawaii County officials, a tourism helicopter reportedly crashed in a lava field near South Point on Wednesday.
K&S Helicopters who operates Paradise Helicopters said the incident happened at about 5:29 p.m. while their aircraft, a Bell 407, was operating a tour. Preliminary information said that five passengers and one crew member were onboard. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHON-TV FOX/CW 2 Honolulu
VIDEO: Six inmate firefighters were injured when a flash fire occurred in the back of their crew vehicle while working in the Castaic area Tuesday morning.
The incident was reported about 11 a.m. near the Golden State Highway and Templin Highway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
“A flash fire occurred in the back of an inmate camp crew vehicle,” Fire Department officials said in a tweet hours after the incident. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles
Today marks a milestone in the storied history of The Bloomfield Fire Department. Firefighter Stephanie Orgueira-Aponte began her career as the first professional female in the history of the 139-year-old department.
FF Aponte recently completed a rigorous training curriculum at the Passaic County Fire Academy as well as EMT certification prior to today. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TAP Into Bloomfield
Baltimore County has approved restarting a program to incentivize police, firefighters and paramedics to delay future retirements and extend their careers.
The benefits incentive, known as a Deferred Retirement Option Program, won’t have an immediate effect in curbing departures from public safety agencies, as the change applies to hires made after July of 2007, who aren’t eligible for retirement until 25 or 30 years of service. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun - Metered Site
At 58 years old, Salem resident John Payne leads a less-than-average life.
While most 50-something-year-olds spend their weekends on the golf course, Payne spent his Saturday night in the center of an Octagon, securing his first TKO win at Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, proving that age is really just a number. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFHN-FM 107.1 Fairhaven
Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood will donate $1 from each ticket sold to her recently announced tour to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the Staten Island-based charity has announced.
The donation continues Underwood’s longtime tradition of designating a portion of ticket sales from her tours to support what she considers to be worthwhile charities and organizations. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance
An apartment fire that destroyed a six-unit complex on Beach Avenue in Atlantic Beach early Tuesday morning spread to a home that was just 5 feet away, causing severe damage to that home also, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.
JFRD spokesman Capt. Eric Prosswimmer said thankfully no injuries were reported in the multi-unit apartment fire. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAX-TV CBS 47 Jacksonville
As we prepare for Memorial Weekend 2022 in October we’re looking ahead to next year and the start of a new National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) tradition. Beginning in 2023 Memorial Weekend moves to May.
A combination of weather uncertainties and the frequent threat of an October federal government shutdown is behind the move of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend from its traditional October date. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
PHOTOS: The three-alarm fire at Nox-Crete a week ago took thousands of gallons of water, at least 50 firefighters and a full night of tireless work to get under control.
But fire crews had additional help from a high-tech gadget: a remote-control nozzle attached to the top of a 105-foot aerial ladder. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beatrice Daily Sun
VIDEO: An alarming number of people died in residential fires across the state this year. That’s according to the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association.
Thirty-three people have died in residential fires, in Wisconsin, so far this year, including a massive fire in Sturgeon Bay and a small house fire in Gillett. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
In an expansion of their fleet, the Honolulu Fire Department now has nine new trucks.
HFD held a Hawaiian blessing at ‘Iolani Palace for the trucks, each given Hawaiian names. The names are significant because they honor King Kamehameha III, who established HFD in 1851.
”The apparatus being blessed are given inoa Hawaii, honoring HFD’s rich history, service of our ali’i, Kauikeaouli and Kalakaua — service of those past and present, and to highlight the unique places across Oahu. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now
