Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services (BFRS) is launching an in-house paramedic training program, which will be the first of its kind in the entire state.
Birmingham Fire Chief Cory Moon said the inspiration for this program was born from the nationwide shortage of paramedics they feel the effects of locally. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIAT-TV CBS 42 Birmingham
November 11 is Veterans Day, a celebration to honor America’s veterans for their service, dedication, and sacrifice. The theme for Veterans Day 2023 is “Service.” This week, consider how your department supports and recognizes your current and potential members who have served in the U.S. military.
Joseph Danao is the deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, a fire instructor, a volunteer firefighter/EMT, and a member of the National Volunteer Fire Council’s SAFER Work Group, among other positions. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NVFC.org
VIDEO: A spicy challenge had Hall County firefighters laughing and gasping for air as they tackled insanely hot wings while answering questions.
Like the YouTube series "Hot Ones," hosted by Sean Evans, where celebrities answer questions while enduring increasingly spicy wings, three Hall County Fire Rescue team members decided to try the idea themselves. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Police on Monday released numerous dash camera, body camera and surveillance camera sources that captured an apparently runaway semitruck as it crashed through cars at multiple intersections before plowing into a car dealership.
The chain of events Friday left 11 people injured, including one critically. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cobb County firefighters have a new device to keep them safe. Fire officials say the StormStick will not only help them now, but possibly for the rest of their lives.
When firefighters respond to calls, they're not just battling the smoke and flames. "The amount of carcinogens that are in smoke – whether it be a residential or commercial fire – the numbers are through the roof now as opposed to what they were 30, 40 or 50 years ago before everything was made of plastic. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta
VIDEO: The war in Israel has prompted dozens of American volunteers to offer up their life-saving skills.
On Monday, CBS New York met Long Island-based firefighters who recently returned from volunteering their time and skills in the war zone.
Volunteer firefighter Schuyler Gordon is used to running toward danger to save lives. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
PHOTOS: A 1946 vintage Reed City Fire Department truck has returned to its original home after several years.
During a meeting in September, the Reed City city council approved accepting the donation of the 1946 Chevrolet/John Bean fire truck back to the city.
Council member Dave Beldon told the board he had been in contact with the owner, Richard Palmer, for a couple of years and had discussed with him the possibility of the truck returning to Reed City. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Rapids Pioneer News
Fire destroyed a historic World War II-era hangar early Tuesday at the former Tustin Air Base that was a significant part of Orange County's military history.
The fire was reported at about 1:30 a.m. near Valencia Avenue and Armstrong Road, where flames were shooting through the roof of the towering wooden hangar. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
VIDEO: The long-awaited North Little Rock Fire Station No. 8 is officially up and running following years of work and months of setbacks due to the March 31 tornado.
NLR voters approved a half-cent sales tax back in 2017 to fund this new fire station, and it was almost complete prior to the spring tornado. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARK-TV NBC 4 Little Rock
VIDEO: On this day in 1996, one of the country’s worst-ever distillery fires began. At the Heaven Hill warehouses in Bardstown, Kentucky, a fire started in the afternoon on Nov. 7 that eventually destroyed nearly 100,000 barrels of bourbon.
A storm was brewing in the afternoon, with winds clocking in at 70 mph. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati
The Central Fire Station of the Killeen Fire Department is a full-purpose building designed for long shifts. The kitchen area, with different refrigerators for firefighters working various shifts, the sleeping areas and even fitness equipment donated by Planet Fitness all showcased the unique and embedded qualities of being a firefighter, which is that it is not a 9 to 5 job. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Killeen Daily Herald
PHOTOS: Newly released body camera videos show the emergency response to an explosion at a homeless encampment outside Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The explosion and subsequent fire happened on the morning of July 21 after witnesses in the encampment reported finding what they believed were improvised explosive devices around a tent where drug users were smoking fentanyl. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC/CW 4 Seattle
Russell fire chief Dylan Riedel now owns the motorcycle gas tank that changed his life forever when it exploded and engulfed him in flames this summer. It’s “just as a constant reminder that your life can change in an instant, so don’t take it for granted,” he said. The explosion happened less than 30 seconds after he got out of his fire truck. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wichita Eagle - Metered Site
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Nothing man-made can be added to the Lake Michigan shoreline and outshine the natural beauty of the lakeshore, but Hotel Ottawa arguably came the closest.
For its time, the luxury hotel — sandwiched between Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa (then known as Black Lake) — was one of the state’s premiere tourist draws, attracting people from all across Michigan and the Midwest. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids
A fiery explosion rocked the Village of Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County on Thursday, injuring more than a dozen people.
Four row homes on Brick Row were reduced to piles of debris, smoldering as crews rushed to help those injured.
"I thought maybe something hit the house or the kids, so I'm running through the house. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City
Will a self-driving car be able to get over for an emergency vehicle racing to a fire or car crash? Self-driving cars were put to the test in Ann Arbor on Monday morning.
May Mobility – a self-driving transportation service that shuttles passengers throughout Ann Arbor – tested their vehicles’ ability to detect sirens from emergency vehicles with help from the city’s first responders. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive Media - Metered Site
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Asheville Fire Department firefighters began the transition to the new Broadway Public Safety Station on Thursday, Nov. 2, the day after the new facility received its official certificate of occupancy on Wednesday.
The state-of-the-art facility located along Broadway Street in the Five Points neighborhood, will be home to Fire Station 13, a police substation, the relocated Emergency Operations Center and a small community conference room. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetworkTV 13 Asheville
A Ware County firefighter is facing multiple charges including DUI in a traffic crash that killed his coworker in June, according to jail records.
Luke Zimmerman, 26, faces charges of vehicular homicide in the first-degree, DUI, driving too fast for conditions, and failing to maintain lanes, according to Ware County jail records. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News
PHOTOS: ‘Tis almost the season and the firefighters at Owensboro Fire Department’s Station #5 are gearing up for another edition of holly and jolly hijinks. Over the last decade, the station has been creating some hilarious Christmas greetings and they’re already planning their 2023 card. Andy Shively, who’s a proud team member at Station #5, says, “This is a feel good story with everything that’s going on right now. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOMI-FM 99.1 Owensboro
VIDEO: WJZ has learned that the Baltimore Fire Department is making adjustments to how it fights fires.
The adjusted procedures were sent out in a memo to staff on Tuesday.
For the second week in a row, firefighters gathered outside the Duda-Ruck Funeral Home in Dundalk to pay respects to one of their fallen brothers. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore
