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VIDEO: Multi-alarm fire rips through New Jersey recycling plant

PHOTOS: Trenton Firefighters battled a multi alarm (3 Alarm fire) on the 300 block of Enterprise Ave early Tuesday morning. The fire broke out just after 12:30 Am at the All County Recycling yard, Firefighters arrived on the scene to the whole yard nearly on fire with multiple explosions from the yard as 3 trucks went up in flames.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peterson's Breaking News of Trenton

9/11 Museum Acquires Prayer Bench Used by Fire Department Chaplain Killed in World Trade Center Towers

PHOTO: A prayer bench used by the Rev. Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001, was driven to the New York area on Sunday to join the collection of the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum, museum officials said. The bench formerly belonged to Judge's twin sister, Dympnia Jessich, and spent the last five years at an Episcopal monastery in Rising Sun, Maryland, according to Sister Teresa Irene, a Carmelite nun there.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

Firefighters use 500,000 gallons of water on Wisconsin fire

VIDEO: Firefighters continue their search for a cause for Friday evening’s fire on La Crosse’s Northside. Crews used half a million gallons of water to put the fire out. Last Friday La Crosse fire crews fought an industrial fire at Alter Metal Recycling in the La Crosse Industrial Park on the Northside.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 La Crosse

Iowa fire station flies flag encouraging organ donation

PHOTO: The Sioux City Fire Department is now flying a “Donate Life” flag at one of its stations. Iowa Donor Network donation services coordinator John Jorgensen says it’s hoped the flag will inspire more people to become organ donors. “This is the first one that we are aware of that’s ever happened at a fire station.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Radio Iowa

2 Firefighters Trapped, Seriously Hurt in Destructive New York Business Fire

VIDEO: A destructive four-alarm fire left a row of Queens businesses badly damaged and two firefighters with serious injuries by the time officials got the blaze under control. The commercial fire started on Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village early Saturday morning, prompting the response of dozens and then eventually hundreds of firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

Michigan firefighter recovering after cyanide poisoning

PHOTOS: The last thing he remembers is someone offering him a doughnut. The next few days are a blank for a Green Township firefighter who was poisoned with cyanide while fighting a fire in Alpena County two weeks ago. Matt Cohoon, the 37-year-old chief of the Green Township Fire Department, was a mystery to doctors when he showed up at MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena on March 16.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Alpena News

Idaho first responders reflect on their involvement in rescue that garnered worldwide attention

VIDEO: In March, a truck carrying two people crashed on Interstate 84 near Malad Gorge State Park. The truck would up going over the edge of the interstate, where it was left suspended over the interstate's rail, kept above the gorge floor by only the chain connecting its trailer and the car's right front axle, which was perched on the interstate's ledge.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMVT-TV CBS 11 Twin Falls

When the next flood emergency happens in Louisiana, this new boat will come to the rescue

PHOTOS: For an hour midday Thursday, the pond behind Bass Pro Shops was the safest body of water in Denham Springs. Anyone who might have been unlucky enough to find themselves in distress in the water would have quickly been pulled aboard a brand new, bright red rescue boat Livingston Parish Fire Protection District No.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Advocate - Metered Site

Alabama firefighter starts new business to connect with children, honor late mother

VIDEO: A firefighter with the Birmingham Fire Department has started a new business with the hope of connecting with more kids in the community, a mission that was partly inspired by his late mother. James Patton’s new business, Gamez on Fire, is a mobile gaming trailer that started a few months ago.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRBL-TV CBS 3 Columbus

VIDEO: Fire spreads to historic firefighter drill tower in Texas

A fire near the old drill tower for the Austin Fire Department spread to the tower itself on West Cesar Chavez Street in downtown Austin Thursday night. The Buford Tower was built in the 1930s, according to the Texas State Historical Association, and stands about 67 feet tall. Originally called “The Old Fireman’s Practice Tower,” TSHA says it was used as a training facility for local firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

AT&T starts offering 5G+ to first responders via FirstNet

First responders using the FirstNet network, which is provided by AT&T, will get access to AT&T’s 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) network starting this month. AT&T calls this service “5G+,” meaning users get higher speeds than the 5G offered on low-band spectrum. First responders in parts of 38 cities and more than 20 venues will get access to the AT&T mmWave (5G+) spectrum this April; they also will continue to get the always-on priority and preemption across LTE – Band 14 spectrum plus all of AT&T’s commercial LTE spectrum bands.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fierce Wireless

Man arrested on suspicion of grand theft auto for stealing California fire engine

PHOTO: A 44-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a fire engine in San Bernardino on Thursday, officials said. Around 9:45 a.m., the Highland Fire Department reported that their fire engine was stolen in the area of Cooley and Pedley streets in San Bernardino, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

Cincinnati firefighter pens children’s book to inspire, empower young girls

Mario Jackson is a Cincinnati firefighter, a paramedic and now also a children’s book author. Jackson says “Nya the Great and Her Visit to the Fire House” is aimed at inspiring young girls. “I realized that there isn’t a lot of representation for women, especially women of color, in jobs that are usually male-dominated,” he told us on Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati

UCLA professor tracking how COVID-19 is changing life expectancy

As a demographer — someone who studies how human populations grow and change — UCLA professor of sociology Patrick Heuveline typically spends time each year traveling around the world, talking to people about their hopes for their families and their dreams for the future. “Demography is obviously all about numbers — but at its core, it’s about people’s lives,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UCLA Newsroom

VIDEO: Fire truck hit by SUV, crashes into gas station on Detroit’s east side

A fire truck crashed into a gas station Wednesday after colliding with an SUV on Detroit’s east side. According to Detroit police, at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday a fire truck was traveling westbound on E. Outer Drive near Dequindre Street with lights and sirens activated when a Lincoln Navigator crashed into the truck.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

Fireboat stations receive major upgrades to tackle emergencies at California port

PHOTOS: Renovations are nearly complete to Fireboat Station No. 15, the Long Beach Fire Department’s 20,000-square-foot facility equipped to handle maritime emergencies at the Port of Long Beach, officials announced this week. The upgrades include advanced communications technology, a workshop where crews can maintain and repair gear, modern living quarters for a six-member team and a garage large enough to house a fire engine and a second emergency vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Beach Post News

5 firefighters, EMS worker injured in blaze at New York factory

VIDEO: Five firefighters and an EMS worker were injured in a large fire at a factory on Staten Island. More than 200 firefighters responded Wednesday as the blaze at 60 Davidson Street quickly grew to a 5-alarm fire around 2:30 p.m. The flames were mostly out by 5 p.m., but smoke could still be seen from several miles away.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

West Virginia fire department working to identify inequity in city neighborhoods

One local fire department is doing much more than just putting out fires. Officials with the Charlottesville Fire Department have been working hard over the past year to identify inequity in city neighborhoods. CFD is split into three sections, one of which is the Community Risk Reduction Branch. Its goal is to prevent emergencies before they happen.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAV-TV CBS/Fox 19 Charlottesville

'An interesting challenge': Project in Maine will use paramedics to improve rural health care access

About 45 minutes away from Jackman on U.S. Route 201, cellphone reception drops. On this long stretch of road, surrounded by pine trees and the occasional pothole, the term "rural" takes on a new meaning. A logging truck passes by every few minutes, but other than that, it's quiet. Nestled among rolling hills is the small town of Jackman, made up of about 1,000 people -- maybe less.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Center Maine

150 firefighters battle Chicago recycling plant fire

VIDEO: About 150 firefighters worked feverishly to put out a massive fire at a waste management facility in the Brighton Park neighborhood Tuesday. The wind-blown fire started around 4 p.m. in a prairie near the railway about a block away from Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.'s recycling facility near 48th Place and Christiana Avenue, according to a statement from the company.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

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