VIDEO/PHOTOS: Lives lost, but not forgotten.
It's been over 16 years since nine firefighters with the Charleston Fire Department (CFD) lost their lives fighting a blaze at the Sofa Super Store in West Ashley. Out of that terrible scene, a finished memorial honors the fallen and serves as a reminder of that night. - PUB DATE: 12/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIV-TV ABC/MyNetworkTV 4 Charleston
Authorities found two deceased people and a dog, along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and multiple firearms in the rubble of a burned Sylmar home Sunday.
Rounds of ammunition exploded as flames ripped through the home on Glenoaks Boulevard and some firefighters were concerned that someone was firing at them. - PUB DATE: 12/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
The Nashville Fire Department is now credentialed as a State Type 1 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high yield explosives (CBRNE) team.
It took them over 5 years to get the designation.
What does this mean?
This designation acknowledges the Nashville Fire Department's ability to handle hazardous materials and dangerous situations involving CBRNE. - PUB DATE: 12/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville
Okaloosa County Emergency Management Services will now offer a one-of-a-kind blood administration program allowing first responders to treat patients with a portable blood supply.
The new device is expected to increase the survival rates of patients who experience major traumatic shock, along with those with conditions such as gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds, post-partum hemorrhage and other instances of severe bleeding. - PUB DATE: 12/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Northwest Florida Daily News - Metered Site
At least one person is dead after a home in South St. Paul reportedly caught fire and exploded Thursday morning.
Firefighters were called to a house on Ninth Avenue South near Spruce Street just before 6:20 a.m.
“I heard a big loud boom and it shook my house,” Donna Johnson, who lives nearby, told us. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 6 Saint Paul
VIDEO: Paul A. Brotherton, Timothy P. Jackson, Jeremiah M. Lucey II, James F. “Jay” Lyons III, Joseph T. McGuirk and Thomas E. Spencer: six brave men whose names the city will never forget.
Dec. 3, 1999, was a sad day that continues to be recognized each year in Worcester, no matter how hard and painful for the victims' families and friends, the brotherhood and sisterhood of firefighters, and the people of Worcester to remember. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Metered Site
PHOTOS: A Tennessee man was rescued from a grain bin after he became 90% engulfed in corn kernels and crews raced to free him, firefighters said.
In a Facebook post, the Ethridge Fire Department said that around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, crews were sent to a farm on Henryville Road to rescue a 70-year-old man who owns the farm. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
VIDEO: The Lemay Fire Protection District has responded to so many chimney fires over the years that the department’s firefighters have created their own bucket of tools designed specifically for chimney-related fires.
The bucket is made of metal, which gives firefighters a safe place to deposit hot embers. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis
Much of the country's electric vehicle (EV) use is concentrated in the "four corners" of California, the Pacific Northwest, the Northeast and the Southeast, according to data shared with Axios. Two glaring exceptions? Colorado and Hawai'i. The data, from mobility analytics platform Replica, is based on estimated EV miles traveled per 1,000 residents at the county level on a typical weekday in the second quarter of 2023. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AXIOS
VIDEO: Newly obtained video shows the moments state troopers arrived on the scene of a fiery bus crash on I-70 in Licking County earlier this month.
Body camera footage shows Ohio State Highway Troopers arriving on the scene to find the charter bus, which 55 people were on, in flames.
The trooper runs onto the bus with a fire extinguisher. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHIO-TV CBS 7 Dayton
VIDEO: It was a historic moment that captivated hundreds in Paterson, N.J., as Alejandro Alicea became the city’s first Hispanic Fire Chief.
“It’s just an honor for me and I am humbled by the appointment,” said Alicea. As Puerto Rican flags waved in the halls of the Paterson Fire Headquarters, the longtime firefighter stood tall and stoic as he accepted his newest challenge. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City
VIDEO: Fire hose damage by vehicles disrupted firefighting efforts Tuesday and crews could not save a house, Wesley Chapel Fire Dept. said.
“At some point during that process, a vehicle ran over the fire hose,” said Fire Chief Steven McLendon. “They went to turn the fire hydrant on and they noticed the hose had been damaged. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZY-TV FOX 46 Belmont
VIDEO: Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Wednesday announced that the County’s Department of Fire and Rescue Services’ (HCDFRS) Waterloo Fire Station has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This achievement is underscored by the integration of eco-friendly elements, including reflective concrete, low-flow water appliances, a geothermal system for HVAC, energy efficient boilers, EV charging stations and rooftop solar panels. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Howard County Maryland
Three people were killed and one hospitalized after a large explosion and fire at an auto shop in Hillsboro, officials say.
Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire Chief David Manning said the victim who was taken to the hospital is in stable condition.
The fire started around 4 p.m. Tuesday at Jimbo’s Auto Shop on 502 S. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Newport
VIDEO: Let's set the record straight: it's the end of November, and it's definitely not too early for holiday lights.
A volunteer fire company opened up its drive-thru display of lights Friday - about a million of them, according to the company.
WMAR-2 News got a full tour just before it opened. "We have a little over a million lights throughout the carnival grounds up here," said Scott Warner, public information officer for the company. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAR-TV ABC 2 Baltimore
PHOTOS: Fifteen people were injured Tuesday morning in a crash involving an ambulance, a pickup truck and a small bus carrying special needs students, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.
MCFR said they were dispatched to a crash involving the three vehicles around 9 a.m. at the intersection of SW 90th Street and SW 80th Avenue, an area near a lot of neighborhoods and also next to Marion County Fire Rescue Station 21. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
VIDEO: The City of Chester's Police and Fire Departments are using new technology for search and recovery missions.
They're among the first departments in the Commonwealth to have their own underwater robot.
Chester Fire Captain Kevin Postlewait went through training with the state-of-the-art robot he says will make his job as a diver easier. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a fire broke out overnight at a construction site in the Central-Alameda neighborhood of South Los Angeles.
The fire at a multi-family residential building construction site was first reported just before 3:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of East Vernon Street. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
Shops in New York state that peddle e-bikes would be required to implement enhanced fire safety precautions under a newly introduced bill aimed at curbing New York City’s e-bike fire crisis.
The legislation, which would mandate automatic fire monitoring and Class B extinguishers in e-bike shops, is part of a package of e-bike safety bills proposed by state Sen. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Olean Times Herald - Metered Site
VIDEO: Tuesday marks the anniversary of the deadliest nightclub fire in history, which occurred right in Massachusetts. On November 28, 1942, more than 490 people were killed in a fire at the Cocoanut Grove on Piedmont Street in Boston. The Cocoanut Grove was a restaurant/club that was very popular in the 20s, became less popular in the 30s due to the prohibition of alcohol, but became popular again during the early years of World War II. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP-TV NBC/CW+ 22 Springfield
