On the day before Thanksgiving in 2019, a fire tore through the 14th floor of Cedar High Apartments in Minneapolis. Five people died in the fire.
State fire marshals determined sprinklers could've prevented the tragedy. It led to calls for changes to state and federal law.
The high-rise apartment building, however, still doesn’t have sprinklers in every unit. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Minneapolis
PHOTOS: The 9/11 Traveling Memorial has made its way to downtown Cheyenne. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, along with Carpet One have done their part in bringing the traveling memorial to Cheyenne to honor the brave heroes that lost their live after providing their courageous rescue efforts as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the events of 9/11. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGAB-AM 650 Orchard Valley
The Kingsport Fire Department responded to reports of a fire on the 1000 block of Dorothy Street early Friday morning. Responders arrived to the scene at 12:05 a.m., where they discovered a home engulfed in flames.
The home was a total loss, according to officials. No injuries were reported, and the department continues to investigate the cause of the fire. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHL-TV CBS/ABC 11 Johnson City
VIDEO: Resort City firefighters say if a building collapse similar to the June disaster in Surfside, Florida were to happen here, they're now better prepared to respond.
In the last six weeks, the Virginia Beach Fire Department added two identical vehicles, called rescue companies, to its fleet. The vehicles are designed to respond to fire entrapments, vehicle entrapments, water rescues and building collapses, among other emergencies. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTKR-TV CBS 3 Norfolk
PHOTOS: Former Phoenix Fire Chief Alan Brunacini has influenced tens of thousands of firefighters around the world.
A mural painted on the side of a building in downtown Phoenix on Osborn Road just before 7th Street will honor the life and legacy of Brunacini, who served as the city’s fire chief from 1978 to 2006. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale
VIDEO: It may look like a lot of work, but several firefighters with Orange County Fire Rescue said it takes a couple of steps when it comes to using ropes during a high-angle rescue call. On Thursday, Orange County Fire Rescue held a special operations training at the Orange County Convention Center to learn how to use a new rope that allows them to make knots faster and easier during an emergency. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
VIDEO: While COVID-19 cases in the United States have been rising in almost every state over the past week, a handful have been driving the bulk of the nationwide surge.
White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters Thursday the country has "fundamentally changed the course of this pandemic" and the threat of serious disease and death now is to the unvaccinated. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
VIDEOS: Two adults and four children were injured in a house explosion in West Brandywine Township, Chester County, officials said.
The incident was first reported just before 12 p.m. Wednesday on the 400 block of Hibernia Road. Firefighters and EMS responded to the home and found the victims suffering from burn injuries. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
Alabama firefighters are trying to change a new state law, which they said causes safety concerns in Alabama’s schools.
As written, HB 220, which passed in the 2021 legislative session, removes state oversight of K-12 school construction projects of $500,000 or less.
It gives that responsibility to the school systems. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBMA-LD ABC 58 Birmingham
Robeson County paramedics and residents can feel a little safer Wednesday, the day some county EMS personnel donned body cameras in an effort to protect paramedics from assault and to provide the best care to patients.
Wednesday marks the start of a 14-day testing and evaluation phase for six body cameras being incorporated into patient care, said Nestor Rivera, Robeson County EMS Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement specialist and paramedic. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Robesonian
VIDEO: There was an intense underground rescue near St. Louis nearly 200 feet down at a wastewater tunnel construction site.
One worker was injured.
The site is part of the four-mile MSD Deer Creek project that stretches from Lemay through Shrewsbury to Clayton.
The site was closed Wednesday after the accident, which was very scary for the injured worker and others who were trapped, plus two Shrewsbury firefighter/paramedics who went down to get most of them out. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis
The Middle Eastern country of Lebanon is a long way from the Hilltowns, but thanks to the internet, a bagel company and an enthusiastic young firefighter, firefighters in the capital area of Beirut are wearing gear donated by four local towns. And those who organized the donation are looking to send over even more. - PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Hampshire Gazette - Metered Site
PHOTOS: A beat-up, rose-red-and-gray metal bucket with a rounded bottom dangles from an iron hook at the Manassas Volunteer Fire Company Museum.
In black capital letters, it bears the word “F-I-R-E.” Because of its rounded bottom, it teeter-totters and spills its contents if you try to sit it upright. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inside Nova
The 59th Annual TEEX Industrial Fire School began this week.
This week alone, around 500 students are gearing up at the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field. They are gaining hands-on experience within the fire industry, including leadership and communication skills.
"We are so blessed to have this facility so close to us," a student said. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXXV-TV ABC 25 Waco
VIDEO: Black smoke could be seen billowing from across the Mississippi River late Tuesday afternoon as firefighters responded to a warehouse fire in East St. Louis.
The fire happened near the intersection of E. Broadway and N. 17th Street.
The smoke began to be noticed around 5:30 p.m., though it’s unclear exactly when the fire started. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis
A D.C. firefighter who spent the night responding to emergency calls returned to the fire station Tuesday morning to find his car was gone.
Engine 21 in the 1700 block of Lanier Place NW in Adams Morgan is one of the District’s busier fire stations and spent the night responding to back-to-back emergency calls. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC
A rescue-turned-firedog in Orange County now has a book written about him - after the popular pooch became an internet sensation last year.
Nick, the Newburgh firedog, is not only one of the guys at the city fire department, he's also an internet sensation on TikTok.
His fame is due to Assistant Chief Tim Dexter, who posted Nick on TikTok last year, which got 86,000 views - and gave Dexter the idea to write a children's book about him. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Westchester
Multiple fire departments responded to a house fire on Poplar Lane in Citronelle Monday.
When Citronelle Fire and Rescue arrived at the home, they saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof. No one was inside the home at the time, and no injuries were reported.
Georgetown-Fellowship V.F.D., Oak Grove Volunteer Fire-Rescue, and Calcedeaver Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department were requested as mutual aid. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRG-TV CBS 5 Mobile
Hall County Fire Chief Chris Armstrong agreed that when he was a young boy many of his playmates wanted to be firefighters when they grew up, but things often change in the years between youthful dreams and adulthood realities.
But for those in whom that childhood ambition still simmers, Armstrong says his department might have just what they are looking for: a career opportunity as a firefighter. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AccessWDUN
Seven members of the Vestal Fire Department have been answering the call of duty for a combined total of more than 400 years.
“It’s our job,” said Chris Lupold, 71, a 53-year volunteer for the department. “We just keep doing it.”
Lupold has battled countless blazes during his long firefighting career. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press & Sun-Bulletin
