PHOTOS: Four firefighters were transported to the hospital after their fire truck overturned Saturday morning.
Police reported to a crash on the intersection of East 30th Street and North Hawthorne Lane just before 11:30 a.m. Aug. 3.
IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith told 13News that the firefighters were heading to a nearby fatal crash on Massachusetts Avenue and East 30th Street when their truck overturned. - PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis
PHOTOS: A 34-year-old Colorado man recovering in a hospital will be charged with arson and attempted murder once doctors conclude treatment and hand him over to authorities.
The yet-unidentified man was taken into custody Friday afternoon after firing a round from a handgun into the windshield of an ambulance. - PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
VIDEO: A small plane made an emergency crash landing on the golf course at Haggin Oaks on Sunday, coming to rest at the pro shop, the Sacramento Fire Department said. The pilot walked away with a minor cut to his hand. No one else was hurt.
The Sacramento Fire Department said it responded to a report of a plane crashing into a building at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex after 1 p. - PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento
VIDEO/PHOTO: After a wireless phone charger from Baseus caught fire in Farmington Hills last February, a nationwide investigation was launched.
As a result, approximately 132,000 Baseus Magnetic Wireless Charging Power Banks have been recalled across the United States as of June 27.
"The lithium-ion battery in the power banks can overheat, posing a fire hazard," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). - PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit
A firefighter was injured in a massive fire that destroyed a church, causing the roof to collapse, Thursday afternoon in Carroll County.
Dozens of firefighters contained the two-alarm blaze at Clearfield Bible Church, in the 1300 block of Old Westminster Pike in Westminster, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore
VIDEO: A key piece of equipment that firefighters rely on to protect them is their hose. The Pennsylvania State Fire Commission got a behind-the-scenes look at how they’re made.
A local company is preparing firefighters for their toughest battles.
After being globally recognized for its test trials and advancement of innovation, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook made a visit to Snap-tite Hose. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJET-TV ABC 24 Erie
VIDEO: Day 7 of the 2024 Paris Olympics has come to a close. All week, several have been talking about different iconic moments that have taken place. Especially, the U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s historic bronze medal win that broke the team’s 16-year dry spell. But did you know one of the people on the 2008 team calls Albuquerque home?
Local gymnast turned firefighter Joseph Hagerty helped the U. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque
Two medical teams in Michigan are working together to launch the "nex gen" defibrillator.
Life EMS, a West Michigan-owner provider, is anticipated to be the first emergency service organization in the nation to use Stryker's newest medical device, LIFEPAK 35, according to officials.
The device is expected to use technology that can reduce how many pauses there are during chest compressions. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWMT-TV CBS 3 Kalamazoo
VIDEO: You can find a lot on Facebook Marketplace, even a long-lost fire truck.
A 1947 Dodge pumper truck belonged to the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department decades ago but in the 90s, it disappeared after the shop where it was being worked on closed.
Fast forward 30 years and a lucky scroll through the social media platform’s shop turned up the 77-year-old missing truck. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage
VIDEO: Home surveillance video from a Tulsa living room shows a dog chewing on a power bank with a lithium-ion battery inside.
Suddenly, there is a flash, and a fire breaks out within minutes, leaving the two dogs and a cat in danger.
"The thing that's important about this situation is how fast you see this fire progress,” said Andy Little with the Tulsa Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa
VIDEO: Outside the track of the AAU Junior Olympics in Greensboro, a beige tent is there for young athletes or spectators in need of medical attention.
The tent is Guilford County Emergency Medical Services’ new EMS Medical Tent. Staffed with 12 personnel and stocked with everything found in an ambulance, Guilford County EMS says it’s prepared to take on what the AAU Junior Olympics may throw its way. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXII-TV NBC 12 Winston-Salem
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A ‘medical emergency’ caused a crash in Dandridge Wednesday morning after a firefighter passed out while driving.
Dandridge Fire Chief Andy Riley shared that the driver and a lieutenant with the Dandridge Fire Department were out around 10:30 a.m. to do a weekly check of the department’s fire boat in Douglas Lake when the driver passed out behind the wheel. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville
San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to lower the retirement age from 58 to 55 for the city's firefighters, who risk cancer and death as part of their job.
If more than half of voters on the Nov. 5 ballot approve the amendment to the city charter, members of the San Francisco Fire Department hired after Jan. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
VIDEO: Seventeen firefighters suffered heat-related injuries and were treated at the scene of a fire Tuesday afternoon at a business plaza in Monroe Township.
One firefighter was hospitalized and is described as being in "stable condition," according to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo
VIDEO: A new program at the University of South Florida aims to better protect first responders from infectious diseases. The multi-million dollar project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Firefighters and EMS personnel risk their lives every day to protect people. The program is researching ways to better protect them. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa
The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) will open the doors to all 24 fire stations across the city, welcoming the community to meet their neighborhood firefighters, as part of Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings Initiative.
“Mental Health is an important topic in my department. I understand the heaviness mental health can bear on our community and fully support Mayor Yemi’s initiative in helping our neighbors feel less alone,” said Fire Chief Randy Royal. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXRM-TV FOX 21 Colorado Springs
VIDEOS: A dramatic video 8 News Now obtained captures a person dangling out of the second-floor window of an apartment building that was on fire.
The fire happened on Sunday night in the 3900 block of Spencer Street at the Riverbend Village Apartments near Flamingo Road.
According to the American Red Cross, Sunday’s deadly fire displaced 19 residents but that number could rise. - PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas
VIDEO: It's been five months since three first responders were killed in the line of duty in Burnsville.
Police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, along with firefighter and medic Adam Finseth, were shot as they responded to a 911 call for help on Feb. 18.
There are reminders everywhere at Burnsville police headquarters; in hallways and offices; and even the garage. - PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis
VIDEO: A pair of bills recently signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer seek to help address the EMS Staffing Crisis.
HB-4613 and HB-4614 stretch "temporary licenses" for medical first responders from 120 days to a year and allow them to work on ambulances as long as they're supervised.
Genesee County has been struggling especially during the shortage. - PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJRT-TV ABC 12 Flint
PHOTOS: An empty Woonsocket mill went up in flames and is now reduced to rubble as bricks lay in piles where the building once stood.
"I’m sure everybody is shocked that building has been there for a long time,” said Woonsocket resident Robert Hayes.
Firefighters say they got a call around 1:00 a.m. - PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence
