VIDEO/PHOTOS: Dozens of firefighters were called to battle a massive apartment fire that left several families displaced early Monday in Pineville.
The fast-moving flames broke out just after midnight at the apartment complex along Plum Creek Lane. Channel 9 crews on the scene could see intense flames shooting from the apartment units and second-floor balconies as firefighters tried to get the blaze under control. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte
A new $6 million state-of-the-art fire station on Des Moines' northeast side will cut travel times in half but will cost the city of Des Moines thousands of dollars in overtime every week due to an ongoing staffing shortage in the Des Moines Fire Department.
Fire Station 11 opened Nov. 1, despite the department facing 19 staff vacancies — a number that's expected to rise to about 23 by the end of the year due to retirements. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Des Moines Register
The minimum hourly wage for a new firefighter recruit is $12.33. New police recruits make around the same.
That wage now qualifies these first-responders for subsidized housing in Knoxville.
"It's been going on for decades," said Kevin Faddis, the President of The Knoxville Firefighters Association. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville
Local first responders had some extra help Friday morning while battling a fire at Pier 77 Seafood restaurant on Thomas Drive.
For the first time in about 30 years, Naval Support Activity Panama City Fire and Emergency Services worked alongside our local first responders to put out a fire that started in the kitchen of the popular seafood joint. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBB-TV ABC 13 Panama City
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases — which had been on the decline nationally since September — first plateaued and is now ticking upward, with states in different regions experiencing the most pronounced increase in cases.
The seven-day average of COVID-19 cases in the United States remained below 80,000 since Oct. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Becker's Hospital Review
A semi trailer hauling bacon and other meat products caught fire on Interstate 80, near where it intersects with State Street, closing an off ramp for cleanup early Thursday morning.
The driver of the westbound truck noticed the fire that apparently started with a mechanical issue, according to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
Capt. Courtney Kelly has had the firefighting bug since she was a little girl.
“Once I became a paramedic, I was, I was sold on fire,” Kelly said.
Kelly, who has been with the Youngstown Fire Department for 15 years, was the last female hired by the department.
It’s little wonder that her daughter, Maddie, now wants to take her shot, ever since completing the firefighter academy at Choffin Career and Technical Center. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBN-TV CBS 27 Youngstown
The St. Lucie County Firefighter Combat Challenge team took top honors in a competition last week as world champions in events at the Manatee Observation and Education Center in Fort Pierce.
The challenge involves firefighters donning full bunker gear competing on a course with a series of five physically-demanding challenges. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TC Palm
Jason Elmore has walked several paths in life, none of which he ever planned.
For some people, Elmore was the face of the Chesterfield Fire Department. with whom he served for 20 years.
He originally wanted to join the police department, but a fateful quirk of the regulations changed his course.
"Once I became 18 years old, I realized I couldn't be a police officer until I was 21," Elmore said. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond
Paul Wertheimer has spent four decades trying to help prevent deadly crowd surges since a disaster at a concert by The Who changed his life.
Eleven young people, ages 15 to 27, died in a crowd crush at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Coliseum in 1979. “There were piles of shoes and clothing,” said Wertheimer, who responded to the scene as the city’s public information officer. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A large fire that overcame a junkyard Tuesday afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia continued to smolder hours after firefighters gained control of the inferno that sent thick black smoke billowing across the city.
Fire crews from multiple departments responded to the construction waste recycling facility on the 3700 block of South 61st Street just before 4 p. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTXF-TV FOX 29 Philadelphia
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A large fire that overcame a junkyard Tuesday afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia continued to smolder hours after firefighters gained control of the inferno that sent thick black smoke billowing across the city.
Fire crews from multiple departments responded to the construction waste recycling facility on the 3700 block of South 61st Street just before 4 p. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTXF-TV FOX 29 Philadelphia
At community events where first responders are present and the U.S. flag is raised, you’ll see many of the men and women working for fire, police, and other emergency services salute. That’s how you know they are military veterans.
“Service members both past and current are allowed to salute in civilian clothes,” said Spicewood Fire Chief Sam Stacks, a U. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DailyTrib.com
The engineering department at Texas Tech University headed down to the Lubbock Fire Rescue Training Facility to gain first-hand experiences as a firefighter for their latest project.
Suman Chowdhury, with the Department of Engineering at Texas Tech, says the project isn’t actually for a grade, it’s about the safety of firefighters. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler
Property owners who repeatedly violate building codes and fail to correct potentially dangerous conditions will face mandatory penalties under a law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The law, sponsored by Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-New City, adds to the current penalties by imposing a minimum fine of $25 a day after 180 days of a property being in violation. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lohud - Metered Site
When a COVID-19 test returns a false-positive result — meaning a person does not have a SARS-CoV-2 infection, yet the test is positive — this disrupts that person’s life unnecessarily.
However, a false negative — when someone does have an infection, but the test is negative — is more detrimental. This is because treatment is mistakenly deferred, and the individual may infect others as they continue to participate in their regular daily activities. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Medical News Today
VIDEO: Firefighters with the Pasadena Fire Department and Houston Fire Department worked to put out a blaze at an apartment complex located in Pasadena, officials said Tuesday.
Officials said the two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex located at 4201 Fairmont. According to officials, a building began to collapse as firefighters worked to put out the flames. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston
More than a decade ago, Hartford Fire Department rookie Ashley Shapiro was sitting in the South Green fire station waiting for the next call when his captain dropped a rusty, sickle-shaped blade on his desk.
“I hear you like this tool,” Tom Dalton told Shapiro, a history buff who had recently arrived at Engine Company 1 Ladder 6. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant
Thomas Pomplin was 28 when he died from the effects of overheating and exhaustion from fighting the Storm’s Cedar Tub and Pail Factory fire in Nyack in July 1854. He died eight days later.
It is believed that he was the first line of duty death of a firefighter in Rockland County, but because he was black, that designation never happened. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mid Hudson News
When the alarm sounds for an emergency, blood pressure among firefighters often soars, according to preliminary research funded by the American Heart Association and presented at the Association's Scientific Sessions 2021. The meeting will be fully virtual, Saturday, November 13 through Monday, November 15, 2021, and is a premier global exchange of the latest scientific advancements, research and evidence-based clinical practice updates in cardiovascular science for health care professionals worldwide. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Medical Life Sciences
