The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.
The investigation covers 765,000 vehicles, almost everything that Tesla has sold in the U.S. since the start of the 2014 model year. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWJ-TV CBS 62 Detroit
VIDEO: A massive fire broke out in a Tukwila apartment complex early Tuesday morning, giving firefighters fits as they try to take it down.
Zone 3 Public Information Officer Eric Autry said the department was called out just after 5 a.m. for the fire in the 15100 block of 65th Avenue S, which crews almost immediately upgraded to a two-alarm fire. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
VIDEO: Nearly 3,000 people died the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Among them were 343 New York City firefighters, plus eight emergency medical service workers from private companies who responded to the Twin Towers in New York City. To honor them, Wisconsin firefighters are collecting 351 pairs of new or slightly used men's shoes to display at the Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids on Sept. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site
A tribute is growing in honor of a 26-year-old Burlington firefighter who died after suffering a medical emergency while fighting a fire in New Hartford last week.
Colin McFadden, a member of the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department, was one of the many firefighters who responded to help put out a massive fire at the historic New Hartford House in New Hartford last week when he suffered a medical emergency and was rushed to John Dempsey Hospital for emergency surgery. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 New Britain
VIDEO: United Airlines is performing the final safety tests at its upcoming Technical Operations Center at Los Angeles International Airport. The $352 million project, which United and the Los Angeles World Airports broke ground on in 2019, will allow the airline to provide service for all of its aircraft fleets. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Daily News - Metered Site
Five states broke records for the average number of daily new COVID cases over the weekend as the delta variant strains hospital systems across the U.S. and forces many states to reinstate public health restrictions.
Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, Oregon and Mississippi all reached new peaks in their seven-day average of new cases per day as of Sunday, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC
An Oxford Battalion Chief’s quick action saved a man’s life Saturday afternoon after the lift the man was on caught fire.
Oxford firefighters said at 2:50 they responded to a call at Hooligans Harley Davidson on Davis Loop to a man on a lift that had caught fire. The lift had made contact with the power lines and the man was trapped approximately 25 feet off the ground. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRC-TV FOX 6 Birmingham
You would think rushing into a burning building to save the lives of people trapped inside would merit a living wage - at a minimum. While firefighters can hit salaries of anywhere from $12 to $50 an hour, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national average is about $27 an hour.
In the Lowcountry, that average falls to $19. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston
VIDEO: A home being renovated in New Castle, Lawrence County caught fire Sunday morning.
The fire broke out at the N. Mercer Street home around 5:30 a.m. Pittsburgh's Action News 4 was told a family living a few blocks away saw the glow in the sky. They woke up the next-door neighbors of the home that caught fire and got them out of their house. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh
Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses.
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized third doses of both the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines for certain immunocompromised people: solid organ transplant recipients or "those who are diagnosed with conditions that are considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
VIDEO: An investigation is underway after a commercial building in Panorama City caught fire early Friday morning.
The fire was reported shortly after midnight as flames engulfed the single-story building in the 14600 block of West Titus Street.
The building appeared to house a packing company business. - PUB DATE: 8/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles
Three women hold top leadership roles at a Fairfax County Fire station. It's the first time in the history of the department that three women have run the day-to-day operations at a fire station.
Captain Emily Murphy, Captain Katja Lancing and Captain Felicia Barnes work different shifts at Fire Station 37 in Kingstowne. - PUB DATE: 8/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington, D.C.
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Two firefighters received minor injuries after a bridge near the intersection of Alden Highway and Comfort Road in Bellaire collapsed from underneath their firetruck, leaving it teetering on the edge of the fallen roadway.
It happened early Wednesday morning around 12:49 a.m. as much of the region was caught up in the downpour of severe thunderstorms. - PUB DATE: 8/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBN-TV NBC 7/ WGTU-TV ABC 29 Traverse City
PHOTO: Tropical Storm Eta presented a challenge for Longboat Key first responders.
As tides and rain runoff rose during the November 2020 storm, north-end roads began flooding. And then, Longboat Key Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Carr recalled, there was a 911 call about a fire in Longbeach Village. There never was a question about responding into the rising salt water to protect lives and property, but . - PUB DATE: 8/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Your Observer
VIDEO: Firefighters picked up an unexpected tagalong while training in Colorado Springs recently.
Kara Lewis, videographer and TikTok content creator with over a million followers on the platform, approached Colorado Springs firefighters and asked if she could film them as they trained.
That’s something Lewis is known for. - PUB DATE: 8/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Colorado Springs Gazette - Metered Site
A firefighter with the Osceola County Fire Rescue is in the hospital after being struck in the head with an ax while caring for a patient, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said.
Personnel from Station 62 were dispatched to a home in Kissimmee Wednesday after receiving a call of a woman having trouble breathing, according to a news release. - PUB DATE: 8/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
A Prince George's County home was evacuated Thursday morning after a fire during the early morning hours.
The fire was reported around 5:45 a.m. in the 12000 block of Aspenwood Lane in the Laurel area.
Officials say the fire has extended through roof of the home and that the house has been evacuated. - PUB DATE: 8/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTTG-TV FOX 5 Washington DC
PHOTO: Kids look up to Smokey Bear and his important fire-prevention messaging.
Now they’ll also get the chance to look up – way up – at Smokey’s familiar face and trademark hat Aug. 19-21 during the U.P. State Fair in Escanaba.
The New Mexico-based hot air balloon made in Smokey Bear’s image will ascend on a tether several times near the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Pocket Park during the fair. - PUB DATE: 8/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC/FOX 6 Marquette
PHOTOS: The original Bellport Fire House was built in 1893 on South Country Road. In 1937, it was moved to the rear lot facing Woodruff Street to make way for the new updated building. By 1975, when it was time to expand, the building was either to be demolished or moved.
Luckily, for the history buffs, the fire department was able to have it moved to a leveled lot in the historic district of the village on Bell Street, the former site of a historical barn, which had been moved to the Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society property just across the way. - PUB DATE: 8/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Long Island Advance
More than 98% of US residents now live in an area where there is a "high" or "substantial" risk of COVID-19 community transmission, up from 19% of residents only a month ago. This sharp turn has been driven in large part by the highly infectious Delta variant and low vaccination rates in many regions. - PUB DATE: 8/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
