Hobart “Hobie” Erickson put in 30 years at a fire department in New Jersey and rose to the level of captain. Then, he and his wife, Lois, retired to the Lakelands.
End of story, right? Absolutely not. Erickson kept riding by the Donalds Fire Department, and Lois encouraged him to volunteer. That eventually fueled his internal flame to return to doing what he always loved. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Index-Journal - Metered Site
A Jacksonville brother and sister duo are using their close relationship to help save lives at UF Health.
When Brian Brown is bringing patients into UF Health Jacksonville, he can call his sister for help.
“Probably about six months ago, and he was like, Oh, I had a patient that had like, These signs and symptoms, and I'm like, Yeah, that's signs of a stroke. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News
VIDEO: There is now more optimism that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be ending -- and as other nations lift certain Covid-19 restrictions, some public health experts question whether US counties and cities should consider easing their guidance on mask-wearing or social distancing, as well. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
VIDEO: The Asheville Fire Department (AFD) has a new tool to help with investigations. Through FEMA’s Fire Safety and Prevention grant, AFD received a Matterport 3D imaging camera.
“It allows us to essentially paint a picture of the entire incident,” Bill States, senior deputy fire marshal, said.
The technology lets AFD go inside a fire scene long after the initial investigation has ended. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville
The Northwest Fire District put out nearly 100 car fires in 2021, but it’s often unclear whether those fires are mechanical malfunctions or arson.
This week, the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) held the first training of its kind in Southern Arizona, drawing fire investigators from several states and throughout Arizona. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson
PHOTOS: It was a seemingly inconsequential homework assignment that saved Charles Lyman III’s life on a frigid night in January 1922.
Then a 14-year-old prep school student, Lyman was visiting family in Washington, D.C. when a major storm buried the city under almost two and a half feet of snow. On Saturday, January 28—the second day of the blizzard—Lyman’s cousin David suggested spending a cozy evening watching a movie at the Knickerbocker Theatre in nearby Lanier Heights (now known as Adams Morgan). - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine
Interfering with a fire or medical first responder could soon become illegal if a bill being considered in the Washington State Legislature passes this session.
A proposed House bill would create a gross misdemeanor for anyone who knowingly interferes with the actions of a firefighter or emergency medical services provider. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site
VIDEO: The Arlington, Virginia, fire department is turning to telehealth to help ease the strain on ambulance crews and hospitals.
Starting this month, if paramedics or EMTs in Arlington find that a patient meets certain criteria, the emergency workers will ask whether the patient would like to bring in a medical provider via an iPad. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington, D.C.
A garbage truck burst into flames in a neighborhood in Fresno on Wednesday afternoon – and the fireball was caught on camera.
The Fresno Fire Department says the truck caught on fire in the area of Willow and Perrin avenues.
A video shows intense flames and heavy black smoke billowing from the front of the truck. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGPE-TV CBS 47 Fresno
VIDEO: When people call for an ambulance in Sackets Harbor, New York — and the crew shows up at their door — almost everyone has the same reaction.
"A lot of people just come up and ask you, 'Wait, how old are you?'" Cooper Antonson said.
"'You're the EMT?!'" Grayden Brunet said of how people have reacted. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
With a family of five dead in an unsolved house fire, night-vision images of the masked suspects haunted the metro for months — until Google led police to the accused killers.
At age 16, Kevin Bui and Gavin Seymour — along with another teen charged as a juvenile — were arrested on counts of first-degree murder and more in the August 2020 killings in Green Valley Ranch. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
First responders face many risks, but for firefighters especially there is real concern about the risk of cancer.
“Firefighters are at an increased risk for some types of cancer. Since 2015, over 70 percent of line of duty deaths has been because of cancer,” said Natasha Schaefer Solle, Ph.D., who is the Co-Deputy Director for the Firefighter Cancer Initiative with the University of Miami’s Sylvester Cancer Center. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOR-TV CBS 4 Miami
To recruit new officers and firefighters and keep current employees local, one metro city is offering a new incentive.
The City of South Fulton unveiled a program for housing allowance up to $450 a month toward rent or mortgage payments.
The pilot program, which is open to 25 people, will run from Feb. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
VIDEO: Six people need shelter after flames broke out in an Annapolis neighborhood damaging several homes early Wednesday morning.
According to Lt. Michael Mayo, spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in the 1600 block of Elkwood Court around 1:30 a. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington DC
VIDEO: The Charleston Fire chief says calls for service in the department increased 11 percent this year to pre-pandemic levels. Even with the increase in call volume, some say the pay they’re getting isn’t enough to live in the city of Charleston.
John Baker, who is the secretary of Charleston Firefighters Association Local 61, said it’s hard to live and work in Charleston with the current wages they’re getting. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston
PHOTOS: Virtually every time firefighters Mike Hendrickson and Jesse Schmidt pass by the empty lot on the west side of Broadway in downtown Fargo, they think about the day nearly 22 years ago they almost died there on the job.
Reflecting on the arson fire at the Tropics nightclub on Sunday, April 30, 2000, can prompt a visceral response. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brainerd Dispatch - Metered Site
In light of the recent deadly apartment fire in Aurora that took a child’s life and hospitalized two others, FOX31 checked in with a nonprofit that helps front-line workers deal with mental health and stress injuries that the job creates.
The fire was allegedly set on purpose and burned through 12 units, displacing 31 people — 18 adults and eight children. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
The Omicron BA.2 sub-type continues to attract attention as it spreads in various parts of the world including the U.S.
In several news reports and even by some healthcare experts, BA.2 has sometimes been referred to as "stealth Omicron."
While the terminology has picked up recently in terms of usage, Google Trends data shows that the term was being used online as far back as early December. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsweek
Three firefighters were killed and one critically injured from a partial building collapse while battling a fire in a vacant rowhome in west Baltimore early Monday, officials said. In a news conference held by Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Fire Department, Scott released the names of the victims from the early morning rowhome fire. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-AM 1090 Baltimore
VIDEO: After a massive fire broke out at a Newark recycling center early Tuesday, smoke could be smelled as far away as Manhattan and the Bronx, officials said.
AIR11 was over the scene Tuesday just after 6 a.m. as two large piles of metal burned at the Eastern Metal Recycling Terminal, located in the Port Newark area of the city. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York
