VIDEO: Storms in April are nothing new in St. Louis. In fact, we’ve come to expect them.
But there was a storm no one saw coming back in the spring of 1976.
And, as you’ll see in this edition of Vintage KSDK, this one blew helmets off firefighters and could have wiped out the entire city.
“This is a firestorm,” explained Charles Kamprad, the St. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis
VIDEO: The way Matt Boney describes it, what happened on Wednesday sounds like the biggest-hearted game of telephone ever, which managed — for 40 minutes — to turn a nightmare into the birthday surprise of any 6-year-old boy's dreams.
On Tuesday, Spring Valley firefighter Jared Lloyd, 35, died in the smoke and flame of the Evergreen Court Adult Home fire. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal News - Metered Site
On March 11, the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee introduced the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2021 as part of the LIFT America Act (H.R. 1848). This legislation will provide $15 billion to update our nation’s 9-1-1 infrastructure, protect this infrastructure from cyber threats and ensure that first responders will be able to efficiently use Next Generation 9-1-1 technology to save lives. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org
PHOTOS: Firefighters were on the scene of a structure fire at the Alvin's Island retail beach store in Destin on Thursday.
Firefighters from multiple agencies were on the scene and a ladder truck with firefighters was inspecting the roof of the building. West and eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 98 shutdown for an extended period of time as they battled the blaze. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Florida Daily News
PHOTOS: While things have begun to change in recent years, female firefighters are still relatively rare.
But what’s even more uncommon is to have two female firefighters, in the same small department, expecting babies at around the same time.
Heather Jones thought it was rare enough that she decided to ask fellow firefighter, Cindy Simon, to join her in a photo shoot that turned out to be an excellent recruiting tool for the Gibraltar Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News-Herald
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A massive fire broke out this morning at the long vacant former Casket Building on North River Street, destroying what was left of the building just as the town planned to have it be part of the new transit system through the Thompsonville section and as it also sought to have the site added to the National Register of Historic Places. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Inquirer
PHOTOS: The Chambersburg Fire Department dates back to 1780. At the time, to extinguish fires there was a bucket brigade, a group of personnel that threw water on the flames. It often wasn't very effective, as fires usually already spread too much to be subdued. It was during the early 1800s that hand-drawn apparatus was being used to manually pump water through the fire hose, directed by the nozzle man. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chambersburg Public Opinion
Some first responders are coordinating their own effort to help curb street violence from the recent rash of attacks on Asians in San Francisco.
The latest incident that left an Asian victim injured in a violent robbery where she was dragged behind the suspect vehicle has given the group of former and current firefighters another reason to respond. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
A 3-digit phone number — 988 — for suicide prevention and mental health crisis assistance that the Federal Communications Commission approved for nationwide use in July 2020 is being rolled out in some parts of the country beginning April 24, 2021.
The 910 prefixes are currently the only North Carolina numbers impacted by the April 24 rollout. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington
VIDEO: A woman was rescued from a four-alarm commercial fire just moments before flames engulfed the building in downtown Oklahoma City, fire officials said.
Crews were called out to check smoke at the structure just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening in the 800 block of NW 4th St.
Responding crews reported seeing visible flames and heavy smoke at the vacant structure. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City
Nearly 24 hours after a firefighter went missing in a suburban New York assisted living home fire, his body has been found.
Rockland County volunteer firefighter Jared Lloyd was the second casualty in the blaze that gutted the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley early Tuesday, according to Rabbi Yisroel Kahan of the county's Human Rights Commission. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
VIDEO: Lieutenants Joe and Jennifer Linnenkugel completed their final shift at the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department on Tuesday.
Both have been members of the department for years and knew each other well before joining.
Jennifer had been a stay-at-home mom before her husband transferred to Toledo. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo
VIDEO: For those with mental or physical disabilities, moments of crisis and high-stress situations can causes panic or unpredictable responses.
That’s why Mankato Public Safety is using an app that can help them approach those with special needs.
The Vitals App provides first responders with medical data and other critical information when they come into contact with a vulnerable person. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYC-TV CBS/Fox 12 Mancato
VIDEO: The Lexington Fire Department is saying goodbye to a reliable and trustworthy member of the team.
For more than 60 years, firefighters knew their ladder truck would get them to the fire. Thousands of miles later, it’s time to retire the truck. Lexington Fire Chief Paul Jarrett is going over the retiring ladder truck for the last time. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV Fox 8 High Point
VIDEO: One firefighter remains missing after fire burned through a Spring Valley assisted living facility, killing one resident and prompting dozens of middle-of-the-night rescues.
"We have numerous teams looking through the rubble" for the missing firefighter, said Rockland County Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Kear. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
VIDEO: A young man who serves the community is now officially a part of it after a naturalization ceremony on Monday.
It’s a day Artur Lutsyk dreamed about since he was a little boy. “It’s a whole lot of emotions of excitement and nervousness,” Lutsyk said while standing in front of a fire truck before he took the U. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
VIDEO: The Stevens Point Fire Department is now using augmented reality to show the importance of fire safety in a way previously not possible. Augmented reality is an interactive experience where real-world environments are enhanced by computer-generated content.
The new augmented reality fire extinguisher training allows users to see what it would be like to extinguish a fire without the presence of actual flames. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Jovon Newman always had a passion for music, but as he got older and his successes stalled he set it aside and joined the service to provide for his growing family.
"I've actually been in several different music projects--groups and duos. I've been doing it for a while now. I had to take a break from it because I joined the service. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com
March 2021 marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic upending our lives and the economy here in the United States. Pre-pandemic, Americans were doing well financially, with major markers like unemployment, reaching 50-year lows. Post-pandemic, however, things are looking wildly different. During the second quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, our nation’s real GDP fell by a whopping 31. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mooresville Tribune
PHOTOS: Firefighters from multiple East Texas fire departments battled a house fire in the Long Cove subdivision in Malakoff early Sunday morning.
According to a post on the Payne Springs Fire Rescue Facebook page, firefighters with PSFR were asked to provide mutual aid for a structure fire in the Long Cove subdivision at about 1:54 a. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler
