The U.S. will finish the month of November with more than 4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, by far the most it has recorded in any month since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to a database kept by Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. recorded 4.3 million new cases of COVID-19 throughout the month of November. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver
A grateful retired firefighter reunited with a stranger he says saved his life by getting him to safety after a fiery car crash in Florida.
Retired fire lieutenant Richard Broccolo recalled the moment Aug. 23 he thought he was going to die after his car went off the roadway on Florida State Road 429. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
VIDEO: Four firefighters suffered burns Tuesday while trying to rescue someone they thought was inside a burning home in the New Town neighborhood of Northwest Jacksonville.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department was called just after 1 p.m. and saw flames and heavy smoke coming from the house on Acorn Street near West 2nd Street. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV News 4 Jacksonville
The city held a socially-distanced ceremony showcasing Carrollton’s newly renovated Harold K. Bessire Park Playground (1117 Dentonshire Drive) on Nov. 21.
The City Council approved funding in February for renovations, including a synthetic turf surface as well as new playground equipment with a firefighter theme, honoring Carrollton’s first responders and the namesake of the park, former Carrollton Fire Chief and Fire Marshal Harold K. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Carrolton Leader
On May 16, 2020, eleven firefighters were seriously injured during one of the most intense and dangerous fires in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
One of those firefighters was Fire Capt. Víctor Aguirre, who suffered serious burns. He spoke with our sister station Telemundo 52 about his miraculous recovery and the voracious fire that almost took his life away. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
At a fire house in King City Tuesday, crews gave KGW an up-close look at one of their newest tools, the Lucas Mechanical CPR Device.
"It's highly efficient," said Capt. Tim Nokes of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R). "It's highly effective."
Capt. Nokes says the device is one of three in service in the TVF&R district. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland
VIDEO: Charleston first responders are joining forces to ‘wave goodnight’ to the children and healthcare heroes at Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.
Police, fire and EMS park their vehicles outside the children’s hospital, and when the clock strikes 7:30 p.m., they turn their lights on for five minutes, so that the patients inside can see them shine and know their community is here to say goodnight. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBD-TV NBC/CW+ 2 Charleston
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) penned a letter to the nation’s governors requesting firefighters and emergency medical personnel on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 be among those given priority access to a vaccine once it is available.
According to the IAFF, over 30,000 firefighters have been exposed to COVID-19 in the line of duty. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBD-TV NBC/CW+ 2 Charleston
PHOTO: Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation Company, announced on Nov. 20 that the company delivered three Striker 8x8 ARFF vehicles to the San Francisco International Airport in California. The department’s new Striker 8x8 vehicles were delivered in late September and early October. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Aviation Pros
COVID-19 is running unabated across almost every American community, and one model projects it will take the country just under two months to reach a staggering 20 million cases. The US could nearly double its current numbers -- about 12.4 million reported infections -- by January 20, according to the Washington University in St. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
Violence against first responders has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, according to D.C.’s acting chief of DC Fire & EMS (FEMS), John Donnelly, who said he’s still trying to come to grips with an incident Sunday where a firefighter/EMT was injured in a shooting.
The shooting came just as D. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington DC
It has been a tragic year for gun violence in Milwaukee County. Local leaders are looking for answers. On Monday, Nov. 23, they announced one plan: free gun locks.
Fire Chief Aaron Lipski demonstrated one of the gun locks that his firefighters will hand out free to anyone at Milwaukee fire stations, no questions asked. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Firefighters battled a six-alarm fire Saturday evening at an apartment building under construction near the University of California campus.
The blaze was reported shortly before 6 p.m. and was located in an apartment building under construction and believed to be unoccupied in the 2000 block of University Avenue, two blocks west of the Cal campus. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
Gunfire struck a D.C. firefighter who was tending to a shooting victim in Southwest Washington Sunday night, police say.
A man was shot about 4:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at the corner of MLK Avenue and South Capitol Street SW, police said.
As firefighters and police responded to the shooting, gunfire erupted across the street in the 3800 block of Halley Terrace SE. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC
VIDEO: Despite a year and holiday season of change amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one sign of normalcy remains: the Macy's holiday windows.
This year's light show was unveiled Thursday and will stay lit throughout the holiday season.
The theme for this year's display is "Give, Love, Believe" and Macy's is using the show as a way to celebrate the spirit of so many after a tumultuous year. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
After playing under the lights at Mile High Stadium, a former Denver tight end has chosen to trade in his NFL helmet for a Denver Fire helmet. Former Bronco Wesley Duke is now one of Denver Fire Department’s newest and most energetic firefighters.
Duke, who played for the Broncos in 2005, said the decision to become a firefighter was fueled by commonalities between athletics and firefighting, and a desire to give back to the community that supported his career in the NFL. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
A massive fire destroyed at least one building in Orange County.
A large fire broke out around 11 a.m. on Thursday in Middletown at a large commercial building on Midland Avenue. The blaze also started a number of brush fires behind the building.
"On Thursday 11/19/2020 Middletown FD was alerted to a structure fire on Midland Avenue Extension. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Valley Post
The Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department says firefighters who have been exposed to COVID-19 but who have not tested positive should continue to work.
The fire department says that since the virus hit, 67 members have tested positive.
There are more than 400 members of the firefighters union. "I think it's creating a potentially dangerous situation for both the firefighters and the public," said union president J. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV ABC 9 Kansas City
The owners of two smoking and vaping supply stores in downtown Los Angeles where a large explosion left several firefighters seriously injured struck plea deals with prosecutors Thursday that call for their businesses to pay more than $100,000 to the city.
As part of the agreement with the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, the retail businesses, Smoke Tokes and Green Buddha, must pay the Los Angeles Fire Department roughly $127,000 to compensate the agency for the investigation into the May 16 blast, which rocked downtown L. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times - Metered Site
The coronavirus vaccine works entirely different than any other human vaccine ever used. Scientists say to not think of this vaccine like a flu shot, because it uses new technology some are calling a game changer.
“It's a new era in vaccine design,” says postdoctoral researcher Stephen Goldstein.
A flu vaccine is a diluted version of the virus that might provide a defense if the actual virus is introduced into the human body. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV-TV CBS 2 News Salt Lake City
