Doctors at UPMC are trying to raise awareness about the benefits of napping for first responders.
KDKA’s Meghan Schiller found out this new napping study applies to everyone looking to make informed decisions about rest but especially applies to first responders, police officers, firefighters, pilots, train operators and other high-risk jobs. - PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
President Joe Biden may have already conceded that the U.S. will fall short of reaching his July 4 goal to have vaccinated at least 70% of the adult population against COVID, but the stakes for advancing the nation’s vaccine drive remain high as the Delta variant—the highly transmissible and concerning strain of the virus that first emerged in India—swiftly makes inroads across the country. - PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fortune
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: At least one person was killed, 99 people were unaccounted for and a massive search and rescue effort was underway for survivors following the partial collapse of a 12-story condominium building in Surfside early Thursday.
The collapse sent a cloud of debris through the neighborhood, coating cars up to two blocks away with a light layer of dust. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: At least one person was killed and a massive search and rescue effort was underway for survivors following the partial collapse of a 12-story condominium building in Surfside early Thursday.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said more than 80 units responded to the beachfront condo near 88th Street and Collins Avenue just north of Miami Beach around 2 a. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
VIDEO: Virginia Beach investigators have not released the cause of a massive fire that destroyed a multi-million dollar home on McCullough Lane.
Firefighters faced several challenges, including its remote location across the water from First Landing State Park. There are only two fire hydrants in that area. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVEC-TV ABC 13 Hampton
PHOTOS: Tiffany Hyde has been an emergency room nurse for 31 years, almost 13 of those at Williamson Medical Center. She also taught nursing and emergency medical services (EMS) courses at Ravenwood High School for eight years.
Seven years ago, Hyde, her husband and their son, Clark, moved to Arrington. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Williamson Herald
VIDEO: Some kids who say they want to be a firefighter when they grow up got to do just that this week.
The Indianapolis Fire Department is hosting its Firefighter For a Day camp, offering children aged 7-12 a chance to get hands-on and learn new skills.
The camp includes the opportunity to learn about CPR, hazardous materials at home, and more. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV FOX 59 Indianapolis
A man suspected of being a serial arsonist was arrested in Mound House while in the process of starting another fire.
According to the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS), 29-year-old Kevin Critor from Dayton was arrested on June 21 in the area of Cash Drive and Carry Way in Mound House. In addition to the intentionally set fires, Critor was tied to multiple fire station burglaries across Washoe, Douglas and Lyon counties, according to DPS. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRNV-DT NBC 4 Reno
Theron Jenkins walked into his first bodybuilding competition already accomplishing the goals that meant the most to him.
It wasn’t to win first place — that never mattered to Jenkins — and it sure wasn’t for the attention and recognition he received when he dominated the competition, earning a first-place prize and drawing comparisons to the eight-time Mr. - PUB DATE: 6/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jersey City Journal
VIDEO: About four seconds was the difference between life and death on May 31 when an unconscious man awoke to Manatee County medical first responders trying to help him and pulled out a loaded gun.
“I had no choice but to go for the gun,” said Manatee County Paramedic Carlos Santos.
Santos’ quick reaction, along with his partner, EMT Joe Savasta, and nearby sheriff’s deputies, prevented what could have been a tragic day. - PUB DATE: 6/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bradenton Herald
VIDEO: Joe Saunier, a school resource officer in Frankfort is restoring old toy fire trucks for children in need. “When you get to see the children's faces. You know, it means a lot right there,” Saunier said.
For the past few years, Officer Saunier has been restoring old fire trucks for children who undergo difficult situations, with some of those fire trucks being over fifty years old. - PUB DATE: 6/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Waverly Fire Department has a new home for a truck previously used in the department 100 years ago.
The American LaFrance was the first "new" truck used by Waverly Fire in 1921.
After the truck retired service it was sold to Redfield, Iowa, who then later sold it to Dale Miracle. After that, it stayed with a family in Indianola for sixty years. - PUB DATE: 6/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWWL-TV NBC/CW 7 Waterloo
VIDEO: New warnings from federal regulators have local fire departments rethinking their approach to electric car battery fires. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) has trained about 250,000 first responders, but there are 1.2 million firefighters nationwide.
The lithium-ion batteries found in these cars burn differently than combustible engine fires. - PUB DATE: 6/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV ABC 5 Cleveland
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A massive early morning fire ripped through Lakewood's Picnic grocery store located at 357 Squankum Road, leaving the building fully destroyed. The blaze started at around 4:30 am and was burning for over 2 hours. The building was immediately evacuated and no civilian injuries were reported. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lakewood News Network
VIDEO: A local volunteer firefighter is highlighting the dangers of the job after nearly being killed in the line of duty.
Now, he's warning drivers to slow down and move over when they see emergency lights flashing.
Haley Dalton wants people to see the look on her son's face when she had to tell him his daddy was hit by a car. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
PHOTO: There's a new Starbucks opening in a historic building in downtown Fort Worth: Fire Station No. 1, located at 203 Commerce St., which proudly served the City of Fort Worth for 114 years, will become a newfangled Starbucks Pickup store, designated for coffee to-go.
According to a release, it will open in the fall. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Culture Map
The Centers for Disease Control calls suicide a significant health problem, and first responders are at a higher risk.
One Utah firefighter took his experience as a first responder to the airwaves in an effort to raise awareness about the problem.
You wouldn’t know it when he’s on a scene with South Davis Metro Fire, but Mike Shafer is an aspiring rapper, and he recently released the first track on his newest album — a song about suicide. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against COVID-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible variant, experts say.
About 45.2% of the US population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, CDC data showed, and in 16 states and Washington, DC, that proportion is up to more than half, and 16 have reached President Joe Biden's goal to vaccinate 70% of adults with at least one dose. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
Multiple fire crews in North Carolina responded to an oceanfront house fire overnight, that left several parked vehicles and other nearby homes damaged.
The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department said it went to the 2000 block of South Virginia Dare Trail Saturday, June 20, just before 4 a.m. after getting a call about flames seen at the front of the house. - PUB DATE: 6/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVEC-TV ABC 13 Hampton
Prompted by the Fire Station 81 shooting that left one victim dead and another injured earlier this month, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors scheduled a motion Tuesday to address workplace trauma within the L.A. County Fire Department (LACFoD).
Addressing the tragic Fire Station 81 workplace shooting just north of Santa Clarita, the L. - PUB DATE: 6/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHTS-FM 98.1 Santa Clarita
