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
VIDEO: Normally when you hear about firefighters and car wrecks, it’s the firefighter who is responding to the incident, not getting into them. While Washington County firefighter Chandler Fishack has completed numerous extrications, he also has a knack for taking cars apart to turn them into demolition derby cars. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDVM-TV 25 Hagerstown
Cheers filled the air as Steve Hines drove the Belmar First Aid Squad's 1938 Ford ambulance one last time.
As Hines pressed on the gas Friday, the sirens sung. He gave the 83-year-old ambulance as much gas as it would take to accelerate onto a truck that would drive it approximately 650 miles to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan — the ambulance's new home. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Asbury Park Press - Metered Site
VIDEO: Police have confirmed that children who were unaccounted for after a deadly shooting spree and house fire on Sunday, July 18, have been located and are safe. Police did not say how many children they were looking for and have not yet provided additional information about the circumstances of how they were found. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson
VIDEO: A car hit a fuel tanker which burst into large flames in the parking lot of an OnCue in Oklahoma City, police said.
Just before the car crashed into the tanker, the fuel truck was filling up with diesel at the gas station near NW 164th and Portland Avenue.
The crash happened about 2 a.m. Monday and police said the driver who caused the crash is on the run. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City
VIDEO: As part of the city’s plan to repaint its public safety vehicles, nine fire trucks are slated to turn gray.
In the past few months, the city has been repainting and detailing its entire fleet. Police cars, EMS ambulances and sanitation trucks are getting a makeover. Fire trucks are last, and the fire union is trying to draw the line. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
The Volunteer First Responder Act is a bipartisan bill that has been reintroduced by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and three other Senators from various states.
“We are advancing bipartisan legislation that would create a greater incentive to do this sort of community service by qualifying EMT’s and first responder firefighter for two programs,” Baldwin said. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
It’s like a gym for your brain.
As issues like anxiety, depression and restless sleep have spiked during the pandemic, some people are turning to neurofeedback, a kind of gym for the brain. It’s a method that practitioners and some clients say can improve symptoms associated with everything from concussions to ADHD. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach
VIDEO: Flames, smoke and natural gas worked together to create a huge challenge for San Antonio firefighters early Friday morning.
They were called to the 400 block of Gillmore around 5:30 a.m. and found heavy fire coming from a vacant building at the Preserve at the Port apartments.
“It did collapse. - PUB DATE: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
