Thursday marks the second Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic. Many grandparents are excitedly planning to see their grandchildren. Friends are dressing their dining tables for turkey and loved ones. Some people have flights booked or road trips scheduled.
But in the background, COVID-19 case numbers are inching upward across the United States and millions of Americans remain unvaccinated -- leaving some people worried about the possible COVID-19 risks that could come with their Thanksgiving plans. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Police are investigating after a house explosion in Flint on Monday night.
It happened on the 3900 block of Hogarth Avenue. According to Battalion Chief Ramsey Clapper, multiple people are injured.
A 3-year-old girl, that was in the house at time of the explosion, is missing at this time. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEYI-TV NBC 25 Saginaw
They’re our modern-day superheroes — charging into burning buildings without hesitation, rescuing those in peril, staving off destruction. But in risking their lives for us, firefighters pay a heavy price, with cancer rates that far outpace the public at large.
Derek Urwin, a longtime firefighter who expects to complete his Ph. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UCLA Newsroom
VIDEO/PHOTOS: His name may not be Griswold, but Justin Rhodes has mapped out a stunning show that debuts on Thanksgiving night outside his home at 93 Crayton Road in Asheville.
“One of the big reasons I do it is seeing the joy it brings to kids,” said Rhodes, who’s been working since Nov. 1.
“All of our props are custom made,” he explained. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville
PHOTOS: Murdo, South Dakota had only just gotten started as a town when disaster struck on a cold February night in 1910. A fire that was likely started by a hot stovepipe in a printing business on Main Street quickly spread to nearby buildings and destroyed an entire block of businesses before it finally burned itself out. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Dakota Public Broadcasting
The latest U.S. COVID-19 wave is taking its toll on some states’ intensive-care units, with several parts of the country seeing outbreaks that are as bad as ever.
In 15 states, patients with confirmed or suspected COVID are taking up more ICU beds than a year earlier, according to Department of Health and Human Services data. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bloomberg - Metered Site
VIDEO: A large fire broke out on Bald Head Island on Saturday at around 8 p.m. Three units in Lighthouse Landing and one home were destroyed in the fire. Drone video provided to WRAL News showed large areas reduced to ashes in the aftermath of the blaze. The massive fire took 60 firefighters to put out. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire, which occurred on November 21, 1980, killed 85 people and injured 700 more. The fire, caused by an electrical fault associated with a refrigerated pastry display case, originated in an unoccupied restaurant on the casino’s first floor. The fire was discovered by hotel staff early in the morning when, by that time, it had evolved to open flaming and was increasing in size and intensity. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jensen Hughes
PHOTOS: Nobody is quite sure how long the four-and-a-half foot tall safe was nestled in the back half of a closet at the Old Pine Community Center in Society Hill.
It had been there so long — turned backward so its handle and dial didn’t show — that staffers at the center assumed it was just a large metal box or an outdated piece of mechanical equipment. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Metered Site
FAO Schwarz and the Uniformed Firefighters Association helped bring holiday cheer Sunday to the children of fallen firefighters.
As CBS2’s Christina Fan reported, 50 kids and their families were treated to a full day of fun. Joy overflowed from the back of a fire engine in front of FAO Schwarz, where Santa Claus, FDNY mascot Hot Dog, and toy soldiers brought smiles to widows and their children, fulfilling a promise made to their fallen heroes
“We thank you so much for coming and being a part of this. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead
It took 58 firefighters to battle an early morning blaze Thursday at an outdoor power equipment dealership north of Ocala, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.
Officials said a passerby called 911, and crews were dispatched to the fire at 3:54 a.m. in the 7000 block of U.S. Highway 441. The first crews arrived at 4:01 a. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
In April, a Tesla Model S crashed in The Woodlands, Texas, after the speeding driver failed to negotiate a turn and jumped the curb. The car then hit a drainage culvert and a raised maintenance hole before being stopped by a tree, according to an investigation report by the National Transportation Safety Board. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ARS Technica
VIDEO: Human sex trafficking might conjure up imaginary stories of women being smuggled from foreign countries, but in fact, it is a crime that occurs in our own backyard.
The 11 News I-Team looks at how Baltimore City Fire Department employees are being trained to identify victims when they respond to calls. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-AM 1090 Baltimore
PHOTOS: An early morning fraternity fire at Nebraska Wesleyan University killed one person and critically injured three others fifteen years ago today.
Lincoln firefighters said the blaze at the three-story Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house started about 4 a.m.
The 78-year-old house, the second-oldest building on the campus in north-central Lincoln, was owned by the fraternity and was on the National Register of Historic Places. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lincoln Journal Star - Metered Site
VIDEO: Anyone who has seen a local firefighter or first responder in action may have noticed some of them donning custom-made leather gear, such as suspenders or radio straps with their names or a flag on them. Much of that work is done by a New Jersey firefighter who turned his hobby into a business. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 The Bronx
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews responded to a fire at the U-haul Storage and Moving Facility on Ragland Road November 17, 2021.
The cause of the fire is still undetermined. Fire Prevention Bureau Captain Ernest Parsons confirmed there was no one in the building when the fire started and there are no injuries. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVNS-TV CBS/FOX 9 Lewisburg
After a successful trial period, Lubbock Fire Rescue is installing more devices on its trucks that will alert nearby drivers of their presence on the scene of an incident or while on their way to it. The goal is to get drivers to focus on what’s ahead for their safety and the safety of first responders. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBD-TV NBC 11 Lubbock
America's drug epidemic is the deadliest it has ever been, new federal data suggests.
More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (azfamily.com)
VIDEO: The nation’s capital is suffering a surge in the number of fires and fire department responses to encampments for people experiencing homelessness.
A News4 I-Team investigation revealed fire department calls more than doubled at encampments already this year.
The problem is posing a risk to the safety and health of people living in encampments and in nearby neighborhoods. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.
VIDEO: Many firefighters will go their whole careers without seeing a train crash, derailment, or train hazard spill. But it’s the one time it does happen, and being prepared for it, that can mean the difference between life and death.
“You can actually YouTube a video of a tank car imploding," said a Norfolk Southern Railway instructor. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGCL-TV CBS 46 Atlanta
