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
PHOTOS: Adults often don’t know of the impact they have on a child’s life. But once in a while, that payoff comes full circle — and with photographic proof.
About 15 years ago, Cameron Lierly was a young boy enjoying a Fourth of July parade in the Candlestick Beach community west of town when his mother, Bridget Lierly, took a snapshot of her son sitting in the cab of a Sand Springs fire truck. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sand Springs Leader - Metered Site
PHOTOS: Large flames could be seen as firefighters battled a well-involved 2-alarm fire in Bethlehem Township early Monday morning that injured three people.
The fire was reported around 3:50 a.m. at 2-story home Monday on the 3700 block of Tiffany Dr. A media release says the fire was discovered by Palmer Township police units on patrol near the border of Palmer and Bethlehem Township. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown
Large flames could be seen as firefighters battled a well-involved 2-alarm fire in Bethlehem Township early Monday morning that injured three people.
The fire was reported around 3:50 a.m. at 2-story home Monday on the 3700 block of Tiffany Dr. A media release says the fire was discovered by Palmer Township police units on patrol near the border of Palmer and Bethlehem Township. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown
Firefighters with Decatur Fire & Rescue will soon be tested on whether they can swing a sledgehammer, drag tires, climb and descend a tower, do a pipe crawl and five other challenges meant to test their readiness for the job.
The Personnel Board approved last week Fire Chief Tracy Thornton's proposal to implement a new fitness test that firefighters must pass to remain on active duty. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo! Finance
When Andy Alexander moved into his grandparents’ farmhouse a few years ago, he knew he was moving in next to the Dakota Access oil pipeline. It chugs away about one-eighth of a mile from his doorstep under rows of corn ripening from green to gold.
Then he learned another pipeline could go right next to it. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Nebraska Public Media
PHOTOS: Four Annapolis Fire Marshal’s Office K9s received donations of body armor, according to the Annapolis Fire Department.
Annapolis Fire Marshal’s Office K9s Jackson, Maddy, Milly, and Ronny received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. - PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX/MyNetworkTV 45 Baltimore
A plane operated by FedEx skidded off the end of a runway at an airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after reporting a landing gear failure, emergency officials said.
Three people were aboard the Boeing 757 aircraft, which came to a stop between the runway and a nearby road late Wednesday, the Chattanooga Fire Department said on social media. - PUB DATE: 10/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
VIDEO: When it comes to emergencies, seconds matter and if there are any hurdles in communicating, it can mean life or death.
At Milwaukee Fire Station 26, near 26th and Scott, oftentimes firefighters aren’t saying, "How are you feeling?" but rather "¿cómo te sientes?" “I would say I speak Spanish almost every shift,” Firefighter Shirley DeJesús-Ortiz said. - PUB DATE: 10/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Starring TikTok star Jason Patton, the national campaign takes a lighthearted approach to promoting early cancer detection among firefighters.
DetecTogether, a non-profit dedicated to promoting early cancer detection and prevention, released a national education campaign targeting firefighters. - PUB DATE: 10/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Drum - Metered Site
VIDEO: El Dorado County's fire district just swore in its youngest firefighter. He's so little, they had to special order his uniform.
He's a little guy, but I bet you won't underestimate him when you see what he's overcome.
With a big smile and beaming eyes, Magnum's mom Tashina calls him a rough and tumble "joy boy. - PUB DATE: 10/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
