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

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