President Joe Biden signed the Fire Grants and Safety Act this week, reauthorizing millions of dollars in grants for fire departments across the United States.
Biden reiterated his view of the crucial role fire fighters play in communities big and small. “The only thing that saves fire fighters is more fire fighters,” he said in an Oval Office signing. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFF.org
The Spokane Valley Fire Department is showing off a new art addition inside the training facility.
Time lapse video captures the mural's creation by local artist Daniel Lopez. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
Until this month, only police and prison vehicles could use blue lights.
Large fire trucks throughout the Sunshine State will soon have blue rear lights in addition to the red tail lights seen on practically all vehicles nationwide.
There’s a good reason.
This past Legislative Session, state lawmakers unanimously approved a bipartisan bill (HB 463) to allow government-owned fire department vehicles weighing more than 12 tons to have blue lights on their rears. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Florida Politics
The Phoenix Fire Department is hoping a new social media campaign will help keep residents and visitors safe around the Valley.
You may have already seen their online posts featuring a firefighter with a big handlebar mustache holding up a sign that offers a public safety reminder. They're simple photos, but the messages are hugely important. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNXV-TV ABC 15 Phoenix
VIDEO: Emergency responders with the Kansas City Fire Department helped rescue two people from an abandoned mine shaft early Sunday morning. Authorities say they got the victims out in about 30 minutes.
“The cave was pitch black,” KCFD Fire Captain Chris Vandermillion said.
“We were fortunate to have lights, ropes and that helped in finding them. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City
VIDEO: Firefighters in Brevard County say they want a new contract. They and some of their supporters gathered outside the county’s government center on Tuesday afternoon to raise awareness for their cause.
Currently, the starting salary for firefighters in Brevard County is approximately $15 per hour. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTV ABC 9 Orlando
If you’ve ever seen a fire truck respond to a medical emergency and wondered why, you’re not alone.
Ada County’s emergency response system currently stitches together responses from several fire departments and the Ada County Paramedics to respond to calls for medical emergencies. These agencies have a one-size-fits-all approach to who can respond to calls – with everything from a sprained ankle to a car accident with multiple life-threatening injuries getting the same initial response. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: BoiseDev
Two boaters and a dog managed to escape unharmed Monday afternoon when a fire destroyed the boat they were on in San Francisco Bay.
The fire burned the 45-foot vessel off Westpoint Harbor in Redwood City at around 1 p.m. The San Francisco Fire Department said one of its rescue boats was at the scene extinguishing the fire. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
PHOTOS: Vincent Dransfield was so famously resilient that when he passed away at home in Passaic County, three months after celebrating his 110th birthday, it came as a surprise.
“It was very unexpected,” said his granddaughter, Erica Lista.
Even among world’s few hundred supercentenarians, the term for those 110 or older, Dransfield stood out as an anomaly. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com
VIDEO: You could be living on top of a danger in South Carolina and not even realize it - something some Upstate families have learned the hard way.
Abandoned water wells - there’s a proper procedure for how they should be closed up, but officials say that isn’t always happening.
“They’re all over and sometimes they’re just covered up and kind of forgotten,” said Oconee County Emergency Management Director Scott Krein. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNS-TV FOX 21 Greenville
VIDEO: Restoring power to millions of Texans slammed by the deadly and destructive storm Beryl could take days or even weeks, posing a dangerous scenario for residents who will not have air conditioning as sweltering heat settles over the state.
Beryl slammed into southern Texas as a Category 1 hurricane Monday, knocking out power to more than 2. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Weather
A fire early Friday morning along the 200 block of North 12th Avenue in Dillon destroyed a two-story storage building, and shed, burned two vehicles and killed a dog and pet snake, according to Dillon Fire Chief Keith Bailey.
Bailey said firefighters rescued a man from the burning building.
He added the man went to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation, but is expected to recover. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPDE-TV ABC/CW 15 Florence
PHOTOS: The train derailment spewing toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, wasn’t just a game changer for the railroad industry – it’s one for first responders as well.
“This is something we have more discussions about now,’’ Sharon fire Chief Bob Fiscus said about hazardous chemical spills.
When a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught in East Palestine on Feb. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Niagara Gazette - Metered Site
VIDEO: A new law just signed by Governor Roy Cooper is aimed at protecting those who protect us. It all comes after families of firefighters diagnosed with cancer fought for years for more support and funding.
It would impact families like Christy Burgess. Her husband Nathan was a Raleigh firefighter and burn instructor who served for decades. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham
Firefighters have contained a fast-moving fire that left someone hurt near Peoria Thursday morning. Several pets are also missing.
According to Rural Metro firefighters, the blaze started around 9:30 a.m. as a barbecue fire outside spread to the home near 88th Avenue and Williams Road. The house is located on an unincorporated county island surrounded by the City of Peoria. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)
VIDEOS: An Oklahoma City firefighter has carved the Fourth of July and patriotism into his yard this year, and he plans to go even bigger in the future.
Jared Kesler started painting stars on his grass and even carved an eagle into his front yard at his Edmond home. He told KOCO 5 that he just wants to share his pride in our country with his neighbors. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City
VIDEO: What began in the waning hours of July 5, 2023, carried over to the next morning – and days and days to come. A cargo ship packed with more than 1,000 vehicles burst into flames at Port Newark. Firefighters rushed on board, but two would never make it out alive.
Augusto “Auggie” Acabou and Wayne Brooks Jr. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey
PHOTOS: One of Travis’s most well-known spots is Oceanic Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, which has been serving the community for more than 143 years.
“The Oceanic Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 of Travis, Staten Island, was established in 1881. At that time, the town was known as Linoleumville, home of the first linoleum factory in America. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SILive.com
VIDEO: Calallen grad Valerie Perez is a member of Corpus Christi Fire Station 7, but when she's not protecting the Coastal Bend she's putting out fires on the baseball diamond with the Firefighters.
"Three years ago I think I picked up a baseball for the first time in 19 years," Perez said. "A ball competitively was about 10 years, so three years ago until now just between USA Baseball which opened the door to this kind of opportunity. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRIS-TV NBC/CW+ 6 Corpus Christi
PHOTOS: An explosion was reported as a fire ripped through an RV Tuesday in Peabody, Massachusetts, sending three people to hospitals.
Video shared with NBC10 Boston showed flames erupting from a vehicle, and footage from Walker Road showed firefighters surrounding an RV that was nearly completely gutted by fire. - PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-CD NBC 10 Nashua
