VIDEO: The Spirit of Oklahoma firetruck just completed its journey from the northeast all the way back to its home state of Oklahoma. It’s a truck that connects fire departments from here at home all the way to New York City.
After 9/11, this truck was given as a gift from the state of Oklahoma to the New York City Fire Department for their sacrifice and strength. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXII-TV CBS/FOX 12 Sherman
VIDEO: A firefighter approaching a blaze in the garage of a West Michigan home was sent running in the opposite direction after a propane tank ignited.
The ensuing blast was caught on camera, showing the emergency responder staggering backward and a massive explosion from the home. The footage, released by the Plainfield Township Fire Department district chief on Monday, showed the flames traveling from the garage to the rest of the home after firefighters arrived. - PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit
Most of us can't afford homes with fire-extinguishing sprinklers built into the ceiling … and that's where FACE is designed to come in. It's a self-contained, heat-activated fire suppression device that's mounted in the user's home, wherever it's most likely to be needed.
Its name an acronym for Fire Activated Canister Extinguisher, FACE was invented by San Francisco high school student Arul Mathur. - PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Atlas
VIDEO: Fire chiefs across the region are calling for the end of a law that allows people in Pennsylvania to set off commercial-grade fireworks after a number of incidents across the state that led to complaints and fatal incidents.
In West York, a child died after the improper disposal of fireworks. - PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York
VIDEO: One Central Texas family has turned its tragedy into an opportunity for young adults pursuing their dreams of becoming firefighters.
Maria Negrete has photos of her son, Jose Negrete throughout her home. A military child, Jose Negrete first moved to the city of Copperas Cove when he was just three years old. - PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
PHOTO: The first firefighting apparatus of the Plummer Hook & Ladder Company—an 1890s horse- or mule-drawn wooden wagon that carried equipment including buckets used to haul water to fires—returned home last week nearly 20 years after a promise was made to establish a museum to honor the legacy of the department’s founding members and the volunteers who followed. - PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Warren Record
VIDEO: The explosions of fireworks heard Sunday sent beachgoers scrambling in Ocean City. Ocean City Bomb Squad personnel, ATF, and Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Bomb Squad are just a few of the agencies now investigating.
What was supposed to be a downtown show with live music and an array of colors filling the sky at Northside Park ended before it even began with Starfire Corporation employees receiving minor injuries. - PUB DATE: 7/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore
VIDEO: It has been more than 26 years since the Murrah Building bombing.
And a retired Guthrie firefighter is just now sharing his story with us in hopes of finding the woman behind this nameplate. As luck would have it, he happened to find two pieces of it on separate days. And he knew one day he’d give it back to the woman if she survived. - PUB DATE: 7/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City
VIDEO: Vice President Kamala Harris paid a brief surprise visit to a Brentwood fire station Sunday to thank firefighters for their service to the community.
Accompanied by her husband Douglas Emhoff and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, and his wife Betty, Harris visited Los Angeles Fire Department Station 19, near the vice president's Brentwood home. - PUB DATE: 7/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: The City of Marietta Fire Department swore in their youngest recruit on Friday: a 4-year-old cancer patient from Augusta.
Bubba Diedrich was diagnosed with leukemia a year ago. The fire department teamed up with the Make A Wish foundation to make his dream of being a firefighter possible.
“I, Bubba, hereby swear that I will have all the fun a 4-year-old can have,” the proclamation said. - PUB DATE: 7/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
An Independence Day afternoon fire at Fitzgerald’s Hotel, “one of the city’s most famous eating places,” in 1946 became the center of attention in downtown Glens Falls.
“More than a thousand persons were attracted to the scene by the heavy palls of smoke which at times nearly obliterated the building and firemen working on ladders along the facade,” The Post-Star reported. - PUB DATE: 7/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Post-Star
VIDEO: Houston firefighters responded to large fires at two apartment complexes on the southwest side late Thursday.
A citizen was burned and two firefighters were treated for medical issues, HFD Chief Samuel Peña later said.
One fire was reported at 11675 W Bellfort after 10 p.m.
The good news there, no one was seriously hurt, but 30 to 40 people are now homeless because of it. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
Mark Monson's life changed forever while walking his dog near the Savage Fire Department 26 years ago. Monson started chatting with some of the volunteer firefighters who encouraged him to apply.
"I don't know how many people can look back at one moment in time and figure out when their life changed for the positive but every positive thing I have in my life came from that moment forward," Monson said. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis
Hundreds of first responders who have responded to the site of the Surfside condo collapse will be able to stay onboard a cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's CEO says.
According to Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean, Explorer of the Seas arrived Thursday at PortMiami to serve as a place to stay for first responders. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 Tampa
New Orleans Firefighters are always there when the alarm goes off, and now the NOFD has an emergency themselves, and that’s their pay, which currently starts at around $11.29 an hour.
“I want to get paid more. I want to stay in the city. I want to be a homeowner, and I want to contribute more to the city and I can’t and it kills me,” Grant Rodriguez with the NOFD said. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGNO-TV ABC 26 New Orleans
PHOTOS: A 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid sedan caught fire Tuesday night in Haverford, Pennsylvania, while the owner was at the wheel, according to Charles McGarvey, chief fire officer for the Lower Merion Township Fire Department.
Tesla began deliveries of the Model S Plaid, a new high-performance version of its flagship electric sedan, in June, after CEO Elon Musk had said on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that they would begin in February. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC
Seventeen people were injured Wednesday evening after a planned police detonation of seized illegal fireworks ended in an explosion in South Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Police Department truck explosion occurred at about 7:40 p.m. at East 27th and San Pedro streets. Nine LAPD officers and one Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officer was taken to nearby hospitals, along with six civilians. - PUB DATE: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles
Two of Boulder City’s newest reserve firefighters joined the department for a unique reason: Their fellow firefighters treat them like equals and not like women.
“You just feel like one of them,” said Sarah Mitre about the Boulder City Fire Department. “I really appreciate that. I want to be a firefighter, not a female firefighter. - PUB DATE: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boulder City Review
VIDEO: We all know being a first responder can be a dangerous job, but some firefighters are now dealing with new safety concerns.
"It's a dangerous job but it’s a very rewarding job," said Cpt. Tom Beaver, with the St. Paul Fire Department.
It’s a responsibility the men and women of the St. Paul Fire Department don’t take lightly. - PUB DATE: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis
VIDEO: One of the most powerful pieces of firefighting equipment in Central Florida got underway with the shattering of a champagne bottle on Wednesday.
The 3,000-horsepower fireboat is ready to stand guard over the rebirth of the cruise industry. It takes a huge set of water cannons to protect a ship like the 6,500 passenger Carnival Mardi Gras. - PUB DATE: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando
