Firefighters spent nearly three hours battling an extra-alarm fire that started Thursday morning at a warehouse in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The fire started at a warehouse at the Evans Food Group processing plant near 41st and Halsted around 8:30 a.m. Chicago Fire Department officials said the fire was later raised to a 3-11 alarm, bringing in extra crews to fight the flames. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
A 12-year-old girl from Miller Middle School in San Jose has won $25,000 in a science fair for her invention of a new fire detection system that’s faster, cheaper, and more reliable than smoke detectors.
The Thermo Fischer Junior Innovator’s Challenge claims to be the nation’s premier STEM contest for middle schoolers, and Shanya Gill won over second and third-place inventions of a smartphone app that can detect certain cancers and an experimental method of generating electricity through plant cells. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Good News Network
VIDEO: As the excitement builds for the Formula 1 race hitting the valley this weekend, local hospitals and first responders are taking proactive steps to ensure the safety of the drivers and hundreds of thousands of fans.
Alison McKnickle, vice chief of trauma at UMC, shares insights into her team's extensive preparations over the last several months. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTNV-TV ABC 13 Las Vegas
The inaugural Disaster Management Symposium was conducted Nov. 8, when consecutive hour-long webinars featured expert panelists exploring various aspects of the three main phases of a disaster for public safety and governments: planning, response and recovery. This virtual symposium was a joint effort of American City & County, IWCE’s Urgent Communications and IWCE. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: American City and County
VIDEO: First responders described the scene of the deadly crash on I-70 Tuesday as something they have never experienced before and something they hope to never experience again.
They said those hours were filled with tough decisions. Several witnesses called 911 to alert them of the crash. One of the 911 calls came from a woman who was riding on the charter bus filled with more than 50 students and chaperones from Tusky Valley schools. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCMH-TV NBC 4 Columbus
VIDEO: The FDNY says fire departments worldwide are experiencing an increase in fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries.
FDNY officials demonstrated just how much damage the batteries can do, showing an e-bike spark into flames inside the auditorium of its training facility on Randall's Island.
Wednesday's demonstration was part of a new national campaign by UL's Fire Safety Research Institute's campaign (FSRI) named "Take Charge of Battery Safety. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City
VIDEO: Military veterans and first responders are coming from all over the world to Tulane, for a special mental health healing program.
Tulane is one of only seven places in the U.S. offering an intense healing program that gives patients the ultimate VIP treatment.
“This program is the most phenomenal thing that has started a lifelong journey for me and my wife and my family. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans
Drivers who evade traffic laws live in every corner of the country, but these ten states are home to more rule-breaking motorists than anywhere else. When states issued shelter-in-place orders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans saw the open, less congested roads as an excuse to drive more recklessly. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Neighbor
The Tri-State Tollway was mired in a traffic nightmare during the evening rush Tuesday, after a semi-trailer truck hauling cars sparked a huge fire on the Tri-State Tollway in southwest suburban Willow Springs.
As CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, traffic was very slow through the night along northbound I-294 near the scene. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
VIDEO: Fayetteville Tech Community College opened a state-of-the-art swift water rescue training facility. Officials said the facility will help expand job opportunities in the area.
The new facility on Tom Starling Road is the only swift water rescue training facility on the East Coast. It will help teach countless trainees how to save lives. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham
VIDEO: On Nov. 11, firefighters in Benton County discovered a Dodge brush fire truck from inside the firehouse on E. Highway 94 in Monte Ne had been stolen. Later that morning, the Benton County Sheriff's Office found the truck in Springdale outside the home of the man who allegedly stole it and drove home the night before. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSM-TV CBS 5 Fort Smith
VIDEO: The City of Coronado is testing out a new emergency alert system. Coronado already has sirens positioned around the island, but the technology on the sirens is old.
They’re unable to broadcast messages to go along with the siren.
On Tuesday, the Coronado Fire Department tested out a new system, which has the capability of doing both. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW/MyNetworkTV 8 San Diego
VIDEO: The city's fire chief explained Monday how the devastating apartment fire in northeast Atlanta was an absolute "anomaly," requiring crews to shift response.
The fire destroyed much of The Reserve at LaVista Walk complex after it was sparked by what police said might have been two people setting off fireworks late Friday night. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
IMAGE: The Middlefield Fire Company has a new logo that brings "aspects from our fire company history as well as a few details about our town."
The logo is separate from the company's traditional patch and seal, which will still be displayed on uniforms. The new logo allows "our members to come together and display their company pride," according to a Facebook post from the fire company. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Durham-Middlefield Patch
VIDEO: Aurora Fire Rescue crew members are completing de-escalation training to help crew members respond to people experiencing a crisis. Despite paramedics regularly responding to these types of calls, de-escalation training is pretty rare within fire departments.
“I’ve been doing this for 34 years and it’s nothing we’ve ever formally done, and it seems like the right time and place to bring this to life,” said Aurora Fire Rescue’s training chief, Commander Mark Hays. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles County Saturday night to help facilitate cleanup and repairs after a massive storage yard fire shut down a portion of the 10 Freeway in both directions. The fire was first reported at 12:22 a.m. in the 1700 block of East 14th Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: Family and friends said FDNY Firefighter Billy Moon had the biggest heart. Thursday night, his widow, two young children and parents got to hear that heart again in the chest of the man who received it.
Moon died after falling 20 feet during a training exercise in Brooklyn in December 2022. His wife Kristina Moon transferred him to LiveOnNY’s Donor Care Unit at NYU Langone Health. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City
VIDEO: A small plane crashed into a car Saturday afternoon after making an emergency landing in McKinney, city officials said.
The pilot, who flew from Midland and was trying to make the emergency landing at Aero County Airport, was unable to stop the plane at the end of the runway, officials added. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
Ryan Griffin thinks he may be just a little bit of an adrenaline junkie.
Griffin’s job as a driver engineer for the Johnson City Fire Department seems to lend itself to the idea.
“Fighting fire itself is definitely an adrenaline rush,” Griffin said. “I don’t wish a fire on anybody, but if there is a fire, I want to be there putting it out. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kingsport Times News - Metered Site
Firefighters from 18 departments in four counties have put out the massive chemical plant fire at Sound Resource Solutions in Shepherd, Texas, the San Jacinto County Office of Emergency Management said.
The fire on FM 1127, approximately 75 miles northeast of Houston, started with an explosion that happened at 8:17 a. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
