The trio were just kids 20 years ago when their FDNY fathers died: Two during the 9/11 terrorist attack, and the third only a few days earlier while on the job.
Sons Jonathan Otten, Gary Watson and Andrew Gorumba will proudly join the Class of 2021 in graduating Wednesday from the FDNY Fire Academy, with each inspired by their heroic dads and determined to follow in their footsteps as members of the department that embraced all three in the dark days after their fathers passed away. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site
Some of our county's biggest wildfires started in October, but as we head into this potentially dangerous time, local fire departments are struggling to fill shifts. Exhausted firefighters are turning down overtime.
This past weekend, an engine company at Fire Station 20 was shut down for 24 hours. The reason? A lack of staffing. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW 8 San Diego
With the steady rhythm of a nice long run, Robert Duval of Wauregan finds peace.
“I just go out and it just allows me to, like, unravel a lot of things,” he said.
And in his four decades in the fire service, the chief of Atwood Hose Fire Company and president of the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association has seen a lot of things. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 New Britain
On Monday afternoon, at 3:30 p.m., Emergency Responders answered a call of a house fire at 31 Bay Way in the Bay Harbor section of Brick. Upon arrival a heavy smoke and fire condition was observed. Strong winds helped to spread the fire quickly. The resident of 31 Bay Way, who was home at the time, was uninjured, but the home was completely destroyed. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MidJersey News
VIDEO: Portland firefighters will soon add bulletproof vests to their arsenal of firefighting gear. Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) confirmed the city will order 200 vests in the near future.
“First responders, as they go in, we can become targets,” said Alan Ferschweiler, president of the Portland Firefighters Association. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland
The Starkville Fire Department is looking to add a language requirement for some of their employees.
The Starkville Fire Department responded to a construction accident last Friday and was immediately on the scene. But despite their skill and teamwork, the department realized they had a communication challenge. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBI-TV CBS 4 Columbus
The City of Chicago is installing hundreds of kits in city buildings to treat bleeding gunshot victims under a new program officials say could help save lives in an emergency.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications announced earlier this month that the city has begun installing 426 wall mounted "Bleeding Control Kits" in 269 buildings across the city. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago
In June 2021, a massive fire tore through a Phoenix recycling company. Hundreds of firefighters had to be called in to help fight the blaze, and it generated the largest response in Phoenix Fire Department’s history. The massive blaze at Friedman Recycling saw wood, tires, and other raw materials burn, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: First responders and volunteers in Liberty County and surrounding counties quickly came together after an Amtrak train derailed just outside of Joplin on Saturday, September 25, 2021, leaving three people dead and dozens injured.
A spokesperson for BNSF says the section of track where the derailment happened was last inspected on Thursday, September 23. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRTV CBS 3 Great Falls
The Valley Hispanic Bomberos, a nonprofit group made up of Hispanic firefighters, is rooted in culture and tradition with the goal of protecting their communities while mentoring others to join them in the fire service.
The organization is made up of roughly 1,200 members, and for many of them, they serve the same communities they grew up in. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale
PHOTOS: After it was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stephen Siller Foundation Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk resumed for 2021, where the organization said it expected more than 30,000 participants on Sunday.
The route retraced the heroic steps of Siller, a New York City firefighter (FDNY), who lost his life on Sept. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance - Metered Site
McKeesport firefighters aren’t just fighting fires and responding to car crashes, they’re picking up school students stranded by the bus driver shortage.
Only on KDKA, Meghan Schiller talks with the firefighter who answered the call and now spearheads an initiative to ease the stress on parents, students, and teachers. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
The Raritan Township Fire Company is raising funds to restore its gear and station after the remnants of Hurricane Ida deluged the building with flooding and water damage, rendering it uninhabitable for a few months.
The storm inflicted damage on the whole station, including the firefighters’ wooden gear lockers, walls, kitchen, generator, bay doors, and other pieces of equipment, said Chief Keith Paradiso. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jersey City Journal
A family is without a home following a violent fire in Windsor Mill Thursday evening.
Baltimore County fire crews took hours to get the blaze under control. "When Capt. Roy pulled over top, we had fire that was well up into the attic, probably for some time before we arrived. That fire had burned its way up through the actual roof by the time our units had got there. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Maryland
Hallie Pfendler and Denyse Hastwell are 911 dispatchers in Lewis County. The two work hand in hand to get help to people who need it.
“We’re considered secretaries and we do a lot more than that. We potentially save lives. We do CPR instructions. We get people there that need to be there,” said Hastwell. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage
A local rescue organization is going to soon be featured on a YouTube channel that spotlights emergency personnel across the country.
The Perkiomen Township Fire Department will be highlighted during a segment by Heroes Next Door, which says it works to promote awareness of various police, fire, EMS and healthcare services across the country. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Perkiomen Valley Patch
The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services is gearing up for Fire Prevention Week.
“Every year the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) coordinates a Fire Prevention Week with special messaging that draws attention to specific fire safety education and awareness topics. The message this year is, ‘Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety!’ This messaging will place emphasis on smoke and carbon monoxide detector education,” Sidney Fire Chief Chad Hollinger said. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sidney Daily News
Even with three highly effective vaccines available in abundance throughout the country, the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause a large number of new infections, particularly in states where vaccination rates remain low. What’s more, as schools and businesses reopen and the holiday season approaches, another rise in infections may be on the way. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Conversation
VIDEO: Two people have been hospitalized with minor injuries after an early morning house fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Five people in all escaped from the home on Carleton Street around 3 a.m. Thursday before firefighters were able to arrive. Fire Chief David Moriarty said heavy fire was showing on the second floor when firefighters first arrived at the scene. - PUB DATE: 9/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston
Throughout his more than 30-year career as a firefighter, Bobby Duffus' mission was to save lives.
It was a mission he was able to continue after his untimely passing.
When the Richmond Fire Battalion Chief died on September 17 following a medical emergency, he gave the gift of life to others by donating his organs to those in need. - PUB DATE: 9/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond
