PHOTO: On Monday, Logan City Fire Department held a ceremony to commemorate the addition of new fire trucks. Logan City Fire Chief Brad Hannig said the traditional “push-in” ceremony is a throwback to the bygone days of fighting fires.
“Back in the history of fire departments, they used to have to push the wagon back in because they were horse drawn,” he said. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald Journal
As the Olympics are being held in Tokyo, many people in Georgia are reminiscing on memories from the Centennial Olympics in Atlanta that were held 25 years ago.
There were memorable moments from Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic torch to sprinter Michael Johnson winning multiple gold medals and gymnast Kerri Strug winning gold despite a foot injury, but there was also one moment that many won’t forget: The moment a bomb ripped through Centennial Olympic Park. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
Since 1980, retired and active firefighters from Station 6 on Purchase Street have gathered every few years to take group pictures along the staircase inside the fire house.
Hairstyles and fashions have changed between the framed photos, but the formation of firefighters along the stairs has remained constant. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Southcoast Today - Metered Site
VIDEOS: An explosion rocked a New Jersey apartment building Friday afternoon as fire department crews raced to put out flames shooting out of the structure.
A multi-level apartment building in Carteret had heavy smoke and tall flames shooting out from much of the roof by 2 p.m. At one point an explosion could be seen in the middle of the roof and the top floor of the building. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
VIDEO: You don’t have to be in Howie Schneider’s presence long to realize he’s a firefighter with more than 30 years of service. The family portraits give it away, as most of the Schneiders wear fire suits for a living. He’s the third generation and spent more than 10 years at the Los Angeles Fire Department, where his grandfather started. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVQ-TV CBS 2 Billings
VIDEO: For a second time this week, a D.C. firefighter has been the victim of car theft while on duty serving the public, but this time, it was an armed carjacking.
“It’s extremely frustrating for people that are trying to help other people to have this happen to them,” D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC
On the day before Thanksgiving in 2019, a fire tore through the 14th floor of Cedar High Apartments in Minneapolis. Five people died in the fire.
State fire marshals determined sprinklers could've prevented the tragedy. It led to calls for changes to state and federal law.
The high-rise apartment building, however, still doesn’t have sprinklers in every unit. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Minneapolis
PHOTOS: The 9/11 Traveling Memorial has made its way to downtown Cheyenne. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, along with Carpet One have done their part in bringing the traveling memorial to Cheyenne to honor the brave heroes that lost their live after providing their courageous rescue efforts as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the events of 9/11. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGAB-AM 650 Orchard Valley
The Kingsport Fire Department responded to reports of a fire on the 1000 block of Dorothy Street early Friday morning. Responders arrived to the scene at 12:05 a.m., where they discovered a home engulfed in flames.
The home was a total loss, according to officials. No injuries were reported, and the department continues to investigate the cause of the fire. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHL-TV CBS/ABC 11 Johnson City
VIDEO: Resort City firefighters say if a building collapse similar to the June disaster in Surfside, Florida were to happen here, they're now better prepared to respond.
In the last six weeks, the Virginia Beach Fire Department added two identical vehicles, called rescue companies, to its fleet. The vehicles are designed to respond to fire entrapments, vehicle entrapments, water rescues and building collapses, among other emergencies. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTKR-TV CBS 3 Norfolk
PHOTOS: Former Phoenix Fire Chief Alan Brunacini has influenced tens of thousands of firefighters around the world.
A mural painted on the side of a building in downtown Phoenix on Osborn Road just before 7th Street will honor the life and legacy of Brunacini, who served as the city’s fire chief from 1978 to 2006. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale
VIDEO: It may look like a lot of work, but several firefighters with Orange County Fire Rescue said it takes a couple of steps when it comes to using ropes during a high-angle rescue call. On Thursday, Orange County Fire Rescue held a special operations training at the Orange County Convention Center to learn how to use a new rope that allows them to make knots faster and easier during an emergency. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
VIDEO: While COVID-19 cases in the United States have been rising in almost every state over the past week, a handful have been driving the bulk of the nationwide surge.
White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters Thursday the country has "fundamentally changed the course of this pandemic" and the threat of serious disease and death now is to the unvaccinated. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
VIDEOS: Two adults and four children were injured in a house explosion in West Brandywine Township, Chester County, officials said.
The incident was first reported just before 12 p.m. Wednesday on the 400 block of Hibernia Road. Firefighters and EMS responded to the home and found the victims suffering from burn injuries. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
Alabama firefighters are trying to change a new state law, which they said causes safety concerns in Alabama’s schools.
As written, HB 220, which passed in the 2021 legislative session, removes state oversight of K-12 school construction projects of $500,000 or less.
It gives that responsibility to the school systems. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBMA-LD ABC 58 Birmingham
Robeson County paramedics and residents can feel a little safer Wednesday, the day some county EMS personnel donned body cameras in an effort to protect paramedics from assault and to provide the best care to patients.
Wednesday marks the start of a 14-day testing and evaluation phase for six body cameras being incorporated into patient care, said Nestor Rivera, Robeson County EMS Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement specialist and paramedic. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Robesonian
VIDEO: There was an intense underground rescue near St. Louis nearly 200 feet down at a wastewater tunnel construction site.
One worker was injured.
The site is part of the four-mile MSD Deer Creek project that stretches from Lemay through Shrewsbury to Clayton.
The site was closed Wednesday after the accident, which was very scary for the injured worker and others who were trapped, plus two Shrewsbury firefighter/paramedics who went down to get most of them out. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis
The Middle Eastern country of Lebanon is a long way from the Hilltowns, but thanks to the internet, a bagel company and an enthusiastic young firefighter, firefighters in the capital area of Beirut are wearing gear donated by four local towns. And those who organized the donation are looking to send over even more. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Hampshire Gazette - Metered Site
PHOTOS: A beat-up, rose-red-and-gray metal bucket with a rounded bottom dangles from an iron hook at the Manassas Volunteer Fire Company Museum.
In black capital letters, it bears the word “F-I-R-E.” Because of its rounded bottom, it teeter-totters and spills its contents if you try to sit it upright. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inside Nova
The 59th Annual TEEX Industrial Fire School began this week.
This week alone, around 500 students are gearing up at the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field. They are gaining hands-on experience within the fire industry, including leadership and communication skills.
"We are so blessed to have this facility so close to us," a student said. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXXV-TV ABC 25 Waco
