VIDEO: October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Statistics show one in eight women will develop the disease in their lifetime, and in some cases, environmental factors can cause or contribute to it.
Dori Booth recently joined the Sedona Fire District as the Division Chief Fire Marshal. But being exposed to potentially hazardous chemicals spans long before her new role. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire chief restored a vintage fire truck for fallen firefighters' and first responders' "last alarm."
The chief, from Goldsboro, North Carolina, told WNCT that he wanted to build and maintain the vehicle so that it could be used in funeral processions. "Our goal is to build and maintain a funeral coach for firefighters and first responders, and to do that, we've obtained an antique firetruck that hopefully we can rebuild and restore into an appropriate transport for firefighters on their last alarm," Sean Quinby, the founder of Last Alarm Foundation of North Carolina and fire chief at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, told the station. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCT-TV CBS/CW+ 9 Greenville
VIDEO: October is National Fire Prevention Month, and one local firefighter has a unique way of inspiring younger generations to take an interest in a firefighting career.
For the past 18 years, Bo Chaney has served with the Rockford Fire Department. Today, Chaney is a recruiter, looking for the next group of first responders to protect the city. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVO-TV ABC 17 Rockford
VIDEO: A 15-year-old allegedly threatened EMS workers with a gun at the Canton Township EMS station in Washington County on Wednesday night.
Police said the teenager walked through the garage doors with a loaded 9mm handgun.
"All the sudden, I see the red lights and blue lights," said Harold Plants, who lives nearby. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
VIDEO: A Vacaville city firefighter is now a viral sensation after an image of him on the phone in a sea of San Francisco fans was broadcast during Sunday's blowout game.
Eugene Hernandez was sitting front row, decked out in his Dallas blue, when not long into the third quarter his phone started to ring. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
VIDEO: A growing North Idaho fire district is opening their doors to their neighbors in a bright new way.
At the Mica Kidd Fire District just south of Coeur d'Alene, when the red light is on outside the fire hall, it's an open invitation to the community to grab a cup of coffee, come inside, and meet their firefighters. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
VIDEO: It’s been three months since a vicious attack at a Birmingham fire station that left one firefighter dead and another injured.
July 12 was when an assailant fired multiple shots into the bay of Fire Station 9, and to this day no arrests have been made.
Firefighter Jordan Melton died from injuries he suffered in that attack. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRC-TV FOX 6 Birmingham
VIDEO: Three years after a devastating fire destroyed her home, Rachael Ray is helping others who have lost theirs to disaster in a brand new show.
On Rachael Ray’s Rebuild — her first series since she ended her talk show after 17 seasons in March — the celebrity cook and Kitchen Cousins’ contractor Anthony Carrino team up to rebuild houses for families in need. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: People
A video released by the Winston-Salem Fire Department on Wednesday shows two firefighters getting hurt while responding to a call for service.
On Oct. 5, fire officials were working at East Sprague Street in Winston-Salem when a part of the structure collapsed on two firefighters. Other firefighters on the scene rushed to help the two who were injured and pulled them out of the rubble. - PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point
VIDEO: A South Florida firefighter who is answering the call for volunteers is preparing to head to Israel to help people there.
Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Capt. Jason Friedman said he felt compelled to travel overseas following Hamas’ early Saturday morning’s surprise attack out of Gaza. - PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami
Hundreds of firefighting leaders and experts from across the nation gathered at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg on Tuesday for the second annual U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention and Control.
Thousands more tuned in virtually to discuss and listen to important topics in their field. - PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Frederick News-Post - Metered Site
VIDEO: Sacramento Metro Fire wrapped a fire engine in pink and blue as part of a cancer awareness effort.
According to the fire department, the firetruck debuted on October 1 and will stay wrapped through November.
The fire department said the truck would still be used in service calls across the department’s five battalions. - PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTXL-TV FOX 40 Sacramento
VIDEO: According to the U.S. Fire Administration in the volunteer fire service industry, only 11% of the people are women, but in Bono, they are changing that number.
The Bono Volunteer Fire Department has six female members of the 27 total making them just less than 25%.
For Tracey Snell, it was not something she really thought about. - PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KAIT-TV ABC/NBC/CW+ 8 Jonesboro
National organizations representing America’s fire and emergency services are calling on Congress to ensure that vital fire service grant programs are reauthorized before they face a permanent sunset.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs are the primary mechanism for the federal government to support local fire departments. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org
If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist factory once existed, they could find it. There are plaques pointing out that it was the site of a horrific fire in 1911 that became a catalyst in the American labor movement's fight for workplace safety protections. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
Concerns about explosions, fires and toxic gas have prompted San Diego officials to begin crafting proposed laws to regulate the storage and disposal of lithium-ion batteries, which power electric cars, scooters, laptops, smartphones and other devices.
The legislation would also impose new limits on where large-scale lithium battery storage facilities can be located. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Government Technology
VIDEO: There is a small group of organizations in the United States who can say they have a stamp of approval from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Joining that circle could be Heart to Heart International, a Lenexa-based nonprofit. They respond and send aid to areas of disaster.
Whether it's a hurricane, an earthquake or war, their full-scale mobile health facility would have to be ready to roll within 48 hours for the WHO's approval. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City
A gas balloon involved in an international race burst into flames Monday evening after crashing into a power line structure in Kaufman County.
Kaufman County officials said the balloon came down off U.S. Highway 175, near Crandall, just after 7:15 p.m.
It first crashed into high-powered transmission lines and then distribution lines before catching fire, said Kaufman County emergency manager Steve Howie. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth
VIDEO: A South Carolina fire department wants to get your attention during National Fire Prevention Week with a funny video that carries a serious message.
The Greenville Fire Department posted a music video to their social media accounts called "Stand By Your Pan." Members of the city's Station 1 lent their satirical acting, singing and musical skills to the Tammy Wynette song with the same tune that made her a country legend. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WYFF-TV NBC 4 Greenville
VIDEO: The Summer of 1871 was unusually dry, creating a heightened fire risk around the Great Lakes. While the Great Chicago Fire is the most well known in history, towns across the Midwest were impacted on the same day in separate fires including many in Michigan.
Among them Manistee, Alpena, Port Huron and Holland. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Grand Rapids
