Nearly 24 hours after a firefighter went missing in a suburban New York assisted living home fire, his body has been found.
Rockland County volunteer firefighter Jared Lloyd was the second casualty in the blaze that gutted the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley early Tuesday, according to Rabbi Yisroel Kahan of the county's Human Rights Commission. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
VIDEO: Lieutenants Joe and Jennifer Linnenkugel completed their final shift at the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department on Tuesday.
Both have been members of the department for years and knew each other well before joining.
Jennifer had been a stay-at-home mom before her husband transferred to Toledo. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo
VIDEO: For those with mental or physical disabilities, moments of crisis and high-stress situations can causes panic or unpredictable responses.
That’s why Mankato Public Safety is using an app that can help them approach those with special needs.
The Vitals App provides first responders with medical data and other critical information when they come into contact with a vulnerable person. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYC-TV CBS/Fox 12 Mancato
VIDEO: The Lexington Fire Department is saying goodbye to a reliable and trustworthy member of the team.
For more than 60 years, firefighters knew their ladder truck would get them to the fire. Thousands of miles later, it’s time to retire the truck. Lexington Fire Chief Paul Jarrett is going over the retiring ladder truck for the last time. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV Fox 8 High Point
VIDEO: One firefighter remains missing after fire burned through a Spring Valley assisted living facility, killing one resident and prompting dozens of middle-of-the-night rescues.
"We have numerous teams looking through the rubble" for the missing firefighter, said Rockland County Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Kear. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
VIDEO: A young man who serves the community is now officially a part of it after a naturalization ceremony on Monday.
It’s a day Artur Lutsyk dreamed about since he was a little boy. “It’s a whole lot of emotions of excitement and nervousness,” Lutsyk said while standing in front of a fire truck before he took the U. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
VIDEO: The Stevens Point Fire Department is now using augmented reality to show the importance of fire safety in a way previously not possible. Augmented reality is an interactive experience where real-world environments are enhanced by computer-generated content.
The new augmented reality fire extinguisher training allows users to see what it would be like to extinguish a fire without the presence of actual flames. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Jovon Newman always had a passion for music, but as he got older and his successes stalled he set it aside and joined the service to provide for his growing family.
"I've actually been in several different music projects--groups and duos. I've been doing it for a while now. I had to take a break from it because I joined the service. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com
March 2021 marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic upending our lives and the economy here in the United States. Pre-pandemic, Americans were doing well financially, with major markers like unemployment, reaching 50-year lows. Post-pandemic, however, things are looking wildly different. During the second quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, our nation’s real GDP fell by a whopping 31. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mooresville Tribune
PHOTOS: Firefighters from multiple East Texas fire departments battled a house fire in the Long Cove subdivision in Malakoff early Sunday morning.
According to a post on the Payne Springs Fire Rescue Facebook page, firefighters with PSFR were asked to provide mutual aid for a structure fire in the Long Cove subdivision at about 1:54 a. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler
Every year, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Christ the King High School in Middle Village played host to a commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in Manhattan — one of the worst tragedies to hit New York City in the 20th century.
The longtime chairman of Christ the King’s board of directors, former state Senator Serphin Maltese, along with his brothers Vincent and Andrew, organized the annual memorial service. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: QNS.com
The Peoria Fire-Medical Department, the Peoria City Council and Human Resources Director Christine Nickel are piloting a cancer screening program for line-of-duty firefighters.
The program would allow all firefighters to receive an initial screening to determine their risk level. Based on the risk factors, the firefighters with the highest risk would be included into the program as a participant and the screenings would begin. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Times
With the arrival of spring and after an exhausting year of COVID-19 restrictions, Americans are eager to return to some sense of normalcy.
However, many health experts are urging patience, warning a possible fourth surge may be on the horizon, with over a dozen states exhibiting early signs of increasing case numbers. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC Columbia
VIDEO: The Navarre Beach Fire Department is asking for help on a special project. The dept. wants to build a motorized scooter for a Navarre 11-year-old to help him move across the sand on the beach. Christian has Kabuki syndrome and going to the beach is one of his favorite things to do. He loves the beach so much, Fire Chief Danny Furiegh tells Channel 3 News his family relocated to the area so he could be closer. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAR-TV ABC 3 News
Sparky the Fire Dog, the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), celebrates his 70th birthday this month, reflecting on a legacy and impact that spans the generations: Kids know and love him, parents grew up with him and grandparents remember his messages of fire safety.
“For seven decades, Sparky has worked hard to make communities safer from fire. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mount Desert Islander
VIDEO: Firefighters had walked back and forth between their trucks and the pile of cars where passengers were trapped so many times they began to instinctively know where to step, or not to step — a sunroof that wasn’t stable or a hood that was too slick. Much their icy walk was done on top of vehicles caught in the 133-car pileup near downtown Fort Worth. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The three Powhatan firefighters behind the newly formed Triple Tap Coffee plan to live up to their company’s name.
When a firefighter hooks three hoses up to a fire hydrant, the goal is to maximize water flow to create high performance hydrant operation, said Jeffrey Wallace, a career lieutenant paramedic with Powhatan County Fire and Rescue. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch
PHOTO: Minneapolis Fire Capt. Scott Coffey was on scene at a 2010 house fire when a backdraft explosion blew fellow firefighter Jake LaFerriere across a room, leaving him with severe burns and ending his career.
Coffey never forgot the trauma of that day, but he also found inspiration in the way LaFerriere moved forward after his recovery and launched Firefighters for Healing, a nonprofit that supports burn victims and first responders. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ECM Publishers - Metered Site
VIDEO: Many in the Veteran, active-duty military, police officer, firefighter, and other first responder communities struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress.
The usual treatment is a 15-minute consultation and a handful of prescriptions, but that’s not working! The suicide rate is extremely high, and for many the PTS drugs seem to do more harm than good. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSI-TV 51 San Diego
VIDEO: Crews from the Phoenix Fire Department faced massive flames as they battled a mobile home fire Wednesday night.
Video showed flames shooting into the night sky as the home burned near Fourth Street and Broadway Road in south Phoenix.
Firefighters got the call just after 7 p.m. Crews arrived at the scene to find the home fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KASW-CW6 & KTVK-3TV (azfamily.com)
