VIDEO: At least one person is dead after a twin-engine plane crashed into a home near the Monterey Regional Airport Tuesday morning.
According to KION-TV, officials confirmed crews found one deceased individual still inside the plane.
Fire officials say the home is located on Monterra Ranch road, near Highway 68 and about 1 mile from the airport. - PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: Creators of a video project to memorialize Prince George’s County firefighters who died in the line of duty had struggled to get their hands on one particular photo until a social media post Monday night brought an end to their search.
John Leyh was a member of the Berwyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department who lost his life helping citizens of the county more than six decades ago. - PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.
VIDEO: A defunct fire station could soon be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Art Deco style Engine House 2 on South Federal Avenue was completed in 1939, at a cost of $34,520, part of which was funded through a Public Works Administration grant. Upon completion until it was closed in 1973, the fire house provided round the clock service to the then rapidly expanding area south of Downtown. - PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMT-TV CBS 3 Mason City
VIDEO: On July 17, 1981, two suspended walkways collapsed inside Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. The event became one of the worst man-made disasters in American history, and the shockwaves are still being felt four decades later.
It happened at the worst possible time. The room was packed for a Friday night dance, and 114 people died, 216 were hurt and thousands more were affected. - PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV ABC 9 Kansas City
Black fire hydrants scattered throughout the county might go largely unnoticed by the public, but firefighters know what they mean, and many make it a point to know exactly where they are.
Ink-colored fireplugs are a signal for firefighters not to hook up water hoses there because of low water volume and the possibility that infrastructure put in place by developers might collapse under the strain. - PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hood County News
VIDEO: Police have released new footage showing the moment a tanker truck driver lost control and slammed into a median on Interstate 75 in Troy, causing an explosion.
The incident happened at about 1:15 p.m. on Monday near Big Beaver Road. Authorities said a section of the freeway is expected to be closed through at least Tuesday morning’s rush hour. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
Police and firefighters were injured Monday, one seriously, in an accident involving a downed power line, according to authorities.
Around 4 p.m., following an intense thunderstorm, Valdosta’s fire and police departments responded to a call of a power line down on the Madison Highway near Dampier Street, a statement from the city stated. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valdosta Daily Times
Chicago firefighter Chris King will make his professional debut July 16-18 at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. King, who has experience in both Top Alcohol Funny Cars and Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, will pilot a Toyota for Mark Howard's Papillion, Neb.-based Howard Motorsports Funny Car operation. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NHRA
PHOTOS: David Ebarle pulls a tiny lever on the familiar red apparatus in front of him, shaped like a Monopoly house made of iron. It emits a mechanical, grinding noise that drones over his voice — it’s almost a static-like sound.
We’re standing inside the currently shuttered San Francisco Fire Department Museum, an unremarkable burgundy building adjoining Station 10 on Presidio Avenue. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SF Gate
VIDEO: On most days, you can find the Chattanooga Fire Department's Lt. Michael Battle working out at the Sports Barn.
On a typical day, he will bench press anywhere from 400 to 500 lbs.
While he's been inspiring others in the gym for years, he's now reaching more people on the app TikTok. Videos of his workouts have gone viral. - PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRCB-TV NBC 3 Chattanooga
VIDEO: Firefighters responded to a fire at a business in Concord at Willow Pass Road and Waterworld Parkway.
According to the Contra Costa Fire Protection District, they got a call regarding the fire around 2:40 a.m. Monday morning. When crews arrived on scene, they found fire shooting through the roof of the building. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
On the corner of East Duval and North Fifth Street, city leaders and members of the Richmond Fire Department gathered for a ceremony celebrating the 71st hiring anniversary of the first Black career firefighters in the city.
Out of 500 applicants, ten men were chosen to serve for the fire department under Engine Company No. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWBT-TV NBC 12 Richmond
PHOTOS: Dedicated in 1975 and opened the following year, the New York City Fire Academy is a world-class training facility. Also known as “The Rock,” the fire academy is the hub of training for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). Indeed, every FDNY firefighter begins their career here in our probationary firefighter school. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire Engineering
Three feet of water was in the basement of the Monongahela Fire Department after Thursday’s rainstorm.
Images posted to the fire department’s Facebook page showed how bad the flooding was. Crews are now in clean-up mode and searching for answers. On Friday, restoration crews tore down drywall and pulled out soaked insulation. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
A North Carolina firefighter is sharing his brutal battle with COVID-19, warning others to take the virus seriously and get vaccinated.
26-year-old Corey Spencer, a firefighter with the Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department, is now regaining strength in a rehabilitation center after spending 41 days hospitalized with 33 days in the ICU, on a ventilator, and in and out of a coma. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro
VIDEO: Numerous public safety agencies are working around the clock to keep tens of thousands of fans safe at the MLB All-Star Game and all the events surrounding it in Downtown Denver.
Usually, agencies start preparing for an event of this magnitude up to two years ahead of time. But this year, Denver had just three months notice. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
As he arrived at Fire Station 13 in Tampa to spend 12 hours shadowing some of Tampa's firefighters, Luis Viera kept his reasoning simple: "I’m looking in this city’s budget for some robust and significant help for this fire station," he said.
The Tampa city councilman has been working for more than a year to ease the stress on the crews of Fire Station 13 – the city's busiest – a location plagued by nearly never-ending calls for service. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa
PHOTO: The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission has announced the installation of new public art work for Athens-Clarke County Fire Station #2, located at 265 Cleveland Road.
“Hero’s Path”, by Baton Rouge-based artist Aaron Hussey, was installed by the artist on Friday, June 18, 2021 and funded by Athens-Clarke County SPLOST. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Classic City News
Over 13 years ago, Arlington’s fire and police departments first teamed up to better address active shooter situations.
Since then, their partnership — called the Rescue Task Force — has become the standard for when police and fire personnel respond together to high-threat situations, according to The National Fire Protection Association. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ARL Now
Twenty-four states have seen an uptick of at least 10% in COVID-19 cases over the past week, Johns Hopkins University data shows, as health experts and the federal government keep pressing for more people to get vaccinated.
The rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has only ratcheted up the pressure. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
