VIDEO: Fathers and sons share a special bond from one generation to the next carrying on traditions and the family name. One local family, the Aldermans, has over 100 years of family tradition as first responders. The Aldermans recently watched their son take a big step in life. Daniel Alderman’s wish for a dream job with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department recently came true.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV 4 Jacksonville

The Mount Prospect Fire Department has launched a new initiative combining fire safety education with the tradition of summer reading. The department's new Fire Prevention Library Boxes, located outside all three fire stations, are filled with fire safety information, coloring books, bookmarks and other free items, as well as books that can be taken home, read and returned.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site

PHOTOS: Photos were sent of what looked like a happening at Hook & Ladder 8 last week and it sure was: the good folks at the Buffalo Ghostbusters dedicated a replacement Ghostbusters sign to the firehouse, since the nearly 40-year-old original was showing its wear and had lost a finger. But there’s more, with a pandemic silver lining bonus: During the past year, with everything closed down, the Buffalo Ghostbusters — one of about 200 fan franchises across the country — were trying to stay active with their ectoplasmic activities while staying distant.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tribeca Citizen

VIDEO: Flames and smoke filled the sky during a fire at a tire shop in Brooklyn early Friday morning. The FDNY is still trying to figure out how the massive fire on Church Avenue at East 57th Street in East Flatbush started, CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported. Cellphone video shows the blaze. Fire officials on the scene said racks of tires and debris were burning.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

VIDEO: Vandals defaced the city of Charleston’s Fire Station No. 11 in West Ashley on the eve of the anniversary of the deadly Sofa Super Store blaze. City officials said at a news conference June 17 they would not allow the crime to overshadow the June 18 anniversary of the fire, which killed nine Charleston firefighters in 2007.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Post & Courier - Metered Site

Families across the nation will gather to honor their fathers this weekend. Jay Young's children will attempt to celebrate Father's Day as well, but the whole family knows it may not happen. With Jay's three sons, Eric, Justin and Jamison, following in their dad's footsteps to become emergency medical technicians, it's as likely as not that one of them will get called into work or a pager will go off and they will have to leave the party to go save a life or help someone in need.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: EMS1

VIDEO: The Pinellas Park Fire Department is among the first in the Tampa Bay area to team up with Ring for a new safety system. Ring’s “Neighbors” application allows first responders and community members who download the app to easily exchange information about local incidents. Leaders with the Pinellas Park Fire Department tell 8 On Your Side it could be a helpful tool when investigators are searching for the cause of suspicious fires.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLA-TV NBC 8 Tampa

A pitbull picked up off the streets of New York City is getting another chance at life, with a nonprofit at her side. Zoey, the pitbull, is was originally dropped off at a shelter in NYC. Workers there labeled her unmanageable and said she was not a good candidate for adoption. She was sent to a rescue in Florida called Dogs Playing for Life, where workers started working to train her.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville

VIDEO: Firefighters are battling a large fire which broke out Wednesday afternoon at a Cherokee County vehicle recycling facility. The fire happened at Carguts just off Highway 5 near US-29 just east of Blacksburg. No injuries have been reported in the fire but one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSPA-TV CBS 7 Spartanburg

VIDEO: Thursday is the deadline to save the Spirit of Oklahoma fire truck. While the fundraiser is still thousands of dollars short, there is new, last-minute hope that the truck will be rescued. The truck symbolizes a bond between New York and Oklahoma firefighters after two terror attacks. If the Calera Fire Department can't come up with the money in time, a museum may step in to front the rest of the money, but there are no guarantees.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City

PHOTOS: Two years after creating a business plan with marker and construction paper, 11-year-old Lucas Vetter has raised $112,000 to purchase life-saving CPR machines for local fire departments. When Lucas was 9 years old, he visited Howell Area Fire Department with his family, which is where he first saw the LUCAS CPR device.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Livingston Daily

VIDEO: Fire officials say a massive apartment fire two months ago in Greenwood highlighted a weakness in Indiana building codes that they would like to see changed. The fire displaced 59 residents during the overnight hours and resulted in injuries to one civilian and one firefighter. Investigators determined the April 14 fire at the Meridian Oaks apartment originated on an outdoor, second floor balcony.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV Fox 59 Indianapolis

VIDEO: Rare twin tornadoes barreled through the northeast Nebraska town of Pilger seven years ago today, killing two people, injuring 20 more and forever changing the lives of the nearly 350 people who called the town home. Pilger, a Stanton County village, is 80 miles northwest of Omaha. The storm destroyed or heavily damaged an estimated three-fourths of Pilger, including the middle school, Midwest Bank, the co-op, a convenience store, the post office, numerous houses, city hall, the firehouse and St.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lincoln Journal Star

A giant waterslide at a New Jersey waterpark lived up to its name Tuesday, when it went up in flames. The ride called 'High Anxiety,' went up in flames at Mountain Creek Water Park in Vernon. A spokesperson for the water park says the fire broke out when the park was closed, and there were no reported injuries.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Representatives for Albany’s fire department said if the city doesn’t fix their pay scale, it’s just wasting taxpayer dollars. Union members told WALB Investigates, that firefighters were given a choice between getting a city-wide raise or fixing issues with the department scale. Most chose to correct the scale.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WALB-TV NBC/ABC 10 Albany

Volunteer firefighters in North Carolina may someday qualify for state retirement benefits. On Monday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) was joined by Congressman Ted Budd (NC-13), Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08), Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-03), Congressman Dan Bishop (NC-09), Congressman Madison Cawthorn (NC-11), Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) and Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) in introducing H.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville

Paramedics were put to the test Tuesday at a conference that attracted hundreds of first responders to South Florida. The paramedic competition was a highlight at the "First There First Care" Conference at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Hollywood. Dema Ammar is a student at Palm Beach State College and studying to become a paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

On June 15, 1991, just days before scheduled improvements were to begin, a lightning bolt split and seared the roof of KU’s Hoch Auditorium, sparking a massive blaze. “The fire started around 3:20 p.m., shortly after a violent thunderstorm began pelting the Lawrence area with heavy rain and pea-sized hail,” said Kansas Alumni magazine.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIBW-TV CBS 13 Topeka

VIDEO: Multiple people were hurt after a fuel tanker caught fire and exploded on Sunday near Crowell, Texas. Crowell is about 80 miles west of Wichita Falls. Foard County Sheriff Mike Brown told WFAA that the truck driver and a couple of volunteer firefighters were injured in the incident, but their injuries were minor.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

They may not be the first, but the 10 women who make up Clearwater Fire and Rescue’s team are certainly blazing the trail. The fire department recently highlighted their 10 female fire personnel – or "firemedics," as they call themselves. "I love working with people, I love being that person people call," said Nina Borders, who has been with the department for four years.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV Fox 13 Tampa