VIDEO: Two young first responders to the Oklahoma City bombing are now leading their departments.
It is their mission to make sure new OKC fire and police recruits know what happened that day almost 27 years ago.
Both men responded in the hours and days after a bomb went off outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City
A driver suspected of being under the influence crashed into a box truck on a north metro overpass Monday afternoon, causing a fiery chain reaction.
The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened at about 2:30 p.m. on Highway 10 over MN 65 in Spring Lake Park.
A MnDOT camera captured the incident, showing a speeding sedan driving erratically onto the highway from an on-ramp. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A manhunt is underway in New York City for a suspect accused of donning a gas mask, setting off a smoke canister and opening fire inside a Brooklyn subway train and station during the morning commute Tuesday, injuring at least 28 people, five of whom are in critical condition.
The attack began around 8:24 a. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
A bell rings, shaking the bricks of the building below at 411 W. King St. in Lancaster. The sound is familiar – something’s on fire.
Horses rush from the stable behind the firehouse. Firefighters latch on their heavy equipment, driving the teams toward the smoke, hooves thundering and equipment clanking through narrow city streets. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: LNP/Lancaster Online - Metered Site
VIDEO: A Houston firefighter opens up about being stolen shortly after birth and his journey to Chile to connect with the birth mother he never knew.
Before his journey, Tyler Graf said he was just an ordinary 38-year-old man with a wife and child.
"I was adopted by a very loving, caring family," Graf said. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
A resort at Possum Kingdom Lake in the western area of North Texas was engulfed in heavy flames in the overnight hours.
The fire happened at The Cliffs Resort in Palo Pinto County. The Lake Palo Pinto Volunteer Fire Department posted pictures of crews working the early Sunday fire on Facebook.
The volunteer department said crews from throughout Palo Pinto County helped put out the flames. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
VIDEO: Cancer is the leading cause of death among firefighters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, a team of Arizona researchers believes it might be because each fire they fight is changing how their genes work, making them more susceptible to cancer and other diseases. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Sunday marked three years since a deadly natural gas explosion killed two people and injured two dozen others west of downtown Durham.
A contractor installing underground cables struck a gas line outside the Kaffeinate coffee shop on North Duke Street on April 10, 2019.
The Durham Fire Department made an Instagram post Sunday about the explosion:
“What started out as a typical sunny spring day quickly turned into the day this community would never forget. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
Video from Times Square’s EarthCam showed panicked people running away from a loud bang Sunday night.
Con Edison confirmed later that the sound was a manhole explosion. The explosion was due to cable failure.
FDNY officials told PIX11 News there were three manholes on fire after the incident. The fires started about 6:47 p. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York
VIDEO: Right now a team of first responders is on their way to help with the search and rescue efforts in Ukraine.
One of them is a firefighter from San Diego County who helped make the mission possible.
"It's to help our fellow firefighters over there. That's what this is all about," said Eric Hille, an engineer with San Miguel Fire Rescue. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGTV ABC 10 San Diego
Multiple fire departments and agencies battled a large commercial fire in downtown Friday Harbor on San Juan Island that lasted for hours and caused millions of dollars in damage.
The fire in the area of Front and Spring streets was called in by a tow truck driver at 3:43 a.m. Thursday. Multiple buildings were involved, according to Kimberley M. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
Worker shortages have been affecting many industries across the country recently. Some who are also feeling the effects are first responders.
Officials from fire departments across Kentuckiana said it's been hard to close the gaps they desperately need filled.
When it comes to hiring new recruits, multiple fire chiefs said that with all of the qualifications that are actually needed, sometimes it feels impossible to bring on a new group of firefighters. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville
PHOTOS: Where were you on the night of March 25, 1962?
If you were in the city of Manitowoc on that cold spring morning, you most likely remember what Fire Chief James Danielson called “The biggest and most spectacular fire ever in Manitowoc.”
It was just around midnight when a fireman looked out a window of the old Franklin Street station and saw flames coming from Elevator B, formerly owned by the Northern Grain Company, which was four blocks away. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Times Reporter - Metered Site
Being a firefighter requires a certain amount of mental and physical strength. Let’s face it: They don’t put these guys and gals on calendars for no reason.
But it’s a part of the job Hygiene firefighter Dylan Miraglia takes more seriously than some.
“It’s a physical job, it’s a blue-collar job,” Miraglia said. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
Wichita firefighters fought to get a large building fire under control at the Coleman facility near 37th Street North and Hydraulic. Crews were called to the 2100 block of E. 37th Street around 5:20 p.m. after receiving a 911 call about a building fire with hazardous materials. Wichita Fire Chief Tammy Snow said the first crews on the scene reported multiple explosions. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWCH-DT CBS 12 Hutchinson
VIDEO: Just 12 miles from Midtown Manhattan is New Jersey's Teterboro Airport, which has an average of 500 flights a day according to fire officials, but taking in smaller planes requires unique training.
CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis got an exclusive hands-on experience with new equipment preparing on-site first responders. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS New York
Almost every fire station in St. Paul will soon have its own sauna, and researchers will jump on the opportunity to collect some firefighter sweat.
Once the infrared saunas are installed, experts hope to collect at least 30 sweat samples to test them for carcinogens.
“This study will be completely novel, as no one has looked for carcinogens in sweat in this way,” said Dr. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Metered Site
The number of blazes that have been reported at Seattle's homeless encampments have risen to nearly five a day in the area, prompting safety concerns and worries about depleted resources.
The latest fire was reported Wednesday morning just steps away from T-Mobile Park.
From Jan. 1 through April 3, officials said the Seattle Fire Department has responded 449 times to homeless camps for fire-related incidents, including rubbish fires and illegal burns. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
Half of the states are seeing COVID case numbers rise again while nationwide totals continue to fall.
The big picture: The Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 is the dominant strain circulating around the U.S., accounting for almost three out of every four cases.
As in-person gatherings have begun again, COVID has sickened a number of Washington A-listers, reminding everyone — yet again — we're not out of the woods with this pandemic. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Axios
PHOTOS: Several people had to be evacuated after a fire truck crashed into an apartment building on San Antonio's Northwest Side.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex off Hillcrest Drive and W. Quill Drive near Bandera Road.
San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said it all started when Engine 27 was on its way to a fire call when it was hit by a speeding car. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABB-TV FOX 29 San Antonio
