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
Emergency response agencies across Missouri now have a goal of clearing an accident scene on state highways in less than 90 minutes.
A handful of other states already have something similar in place, like Washington, Florida, and Tennessee. The goal is to have the roadway clear 90 minutes after a first responder arrives on the scene. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City
A person died in a fire that burned a building in Manchester, New Hampshire, Saturday while several more people were rescued, officials said.
A firefighter was burned and had to be flown to Boston for treatment, Manchester Fire Chief Andy Parent said. Another person was also taken by helicopter to a Boston hospital for medical treatment. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston
Charlotte-Mecklenburg is hosting its second annual diversity, equity and inclusion conference, and the opening speaker is no stranger to breaking barriers.
Synthia Kearney never remembers seeing a female firefighter when she was growing up, but today she is the first female battalion chief for the Gastonia Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte
VIDEO: It started like any other November day at the Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown until disaster struck in 1996 and a wooden warehouse went up in flames.
WHAS11’s Sky11 chopper raced to the scene as smoke billowed above.
Water did little in the fight against burning bourbon and within minutes, the first warehouse was a total loss. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville
Mental health continues to be a growing concern among first responders.
Molly Doyle never knows when that call is going to come. None of them do. It's the nature of being a firefighter.
"My job is to drive the engine to whatever call that is," said Doyle, who is a firefighter with the Unified Fire Authority. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
The crowd deaths at a Houston music festival added even more names to the long list of people who have been crushed at a major event.
Tragedies like the one Friday night at the Astroworld Music Festival have been happening for a long time. In 1979, 11 people died in a scramble to enter a Cincinnati, Ohio, concert by The Who. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
VIDEO: It took 100 firefighters about an hour and a half to get the upper hand on a blaze that gutted a Koreatown karaoke bar and pool hall at 207 S. Vermont Ave. on Thursday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said they were actually able to get crews inside the building at first, but the intensity of the fire grew in the attic. - PUB DATE: 11/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles
VIDEO: A Lubbock native is headed to Chicago in December as he embarks on a new role in the hit television show Chicago Fire. First, he wanted to stop by and learn from his hometown heroes.
“I think it’s very, very important whenever you can become this character months before,” Ynez Spencer said. “And, I think it’s very important to show up ready to go. - PUB DATE: 11/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBD-TV NBC 11 Lubbock
