VIDEO: In Forrest County, the McLaurin Volunteer Fire Department welcomed a new fire truck, but this one has a deeper meaning.
Stationed near Camp Shelby, the sides of the new McLaurin fire truck feature the American flag and a silhouette of a soldier kneeling.
On the back is an emblem that reads, ‘Honoring those who served,’ with a 22 in the middle that signifies the number of veterans that commit suicide daily in the United States. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAM-TV NBC/ABC 7 Laurel
Vanderburgh County dispatch confirms there was a working commercial structure fire Saturday at Pike’s Mattress.
According to dispatch, the call came in at 4:09 p.m.
Black smoke seen even from the Lloyd Expressway filled the sky and sirens started to fill Division Street in Evansville as Pike’s Mattress became engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFIE-TV NBC 14 Evansville
PHOTO: If you’re driving through Avenel, New Jersey, you might just slam on the brakes and say, “What on Earth is THAT?”
That’s because you’ll catch sight of a hulking, metal figure standing tall—a bizarre yet impressive sculpture that seems ready to charge into a burning building, ax in hand. Meet “The Smoke Eater,” a larger-than-life firefighter tribute that looks like the lovechild of the Tin Man and a Transformer. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shore News Network
VIDEO: Monday marks five years since the explosion in Farmington that devastated the community and killed Fire Capt. Michael Bell.
Six firefighters and LEAP maintenance manager Larry Lord were seriously injured in the blast on Sept. 16, 2019. Firefighters were called to the LEAP building on Route 2 in Farmington at 8:07 a. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTW-TV ABC 8 Poland Spring
Flames and thick smoke shot from a large warehouse in Northeast Philadelphia Friday morning as firefighters battled the large blaze that could be seen and smelled for miles around and forced local residents to stay indoors.
The fire along Adams Avenue, near East Wingohocking Street in the Frankford neighborhood, broke out around 5:30 a. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAU-TV NBC 10 Philadelphia
PHOTOS: More than 60 years after Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department’s fire engine was decommissioned, the vintage vehicle has finally returned home.
The engine’s return began last month when former Hicksville Fire Chief Patrick McGeough alerted company historian and former Chief Karl Schweitzer of a posting on the antique apparatus – long thought to be lost to the salvage yard. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Nassau Observer
VIDEO: About eight weeks after a fire shut down Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) is proposing new rules on the transportation of lithium-ion batteries.
The 44-hour closure of I-15 about 25 miles east of Barstow was a major problem for weekend travelers on their way to Las Vegas. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas
VIDEO: Multiple fire departments and districts came together to train for palm tree rescues at Reid Park in Tucson.
Firefighters use a lot of gear including shoes with spikes to rescue people stuck in palm trees.
But now they’re working on a faster, safer way, where those spikes are no longer necessary. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson
A gas station exploded and burst into flames in Cardiff, Idaho, Wednesday evening.
According to the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, several law enforcement agencies were dispatched to reports of an explosion at the Cardiff gas station on Highway 11.
The sheriff's office said two people were taken to the hospital via LifeFlight with severe burns. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane
VIDEO: Hudson residents may recall a familiar voice from local fire department recruitment ads—a voice that brought a cinematic touch to community service calls. James Earl Jones, known for his iconic deep voice, once lent his talents to the Hudson City Fire Department in the late 1990s, voicing ads that encouraged young people to join the department’s apprenticeship program. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYR-TV ABC 9 Syracuse
VIDEO: Saving lives, in style!
The Town of Orrington recently unveiled its new, state-of-the-art fire truck.
Nearly three years after the town placed the order, the truck pulled up to the firehouse that was built specifically to house bigger apparatus like this.
Fire Chief Scott Stewart says the whole rig is custom-built, down to the eye-catching black paint job. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS/CW+ 5 Bangor
VIDEO: On the day America marked 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, more people who helped in the aftermath became eligible to enroll in the World Trade Center Health Program.
The program expanded enrollment to include additional first responders who helped at the Flight 93 site and the Pentagon. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
Multiple businesses in Lynnfield were destroyed Tuesday night when intense flames tore through a strip mall.
The fire happened around 9 p.m. at the strip mall on Post Office Square.
Daylight revealed significant damage to multiple businesses. Lynnfield Fire Chief Glenn Davis said most of the businesses will likely be a total loss. - PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston
More than 45,000 people are living with the physical manifestations of the September 11 attacks more than two decades after the tragedy.
At least 45,200 civilians and officers from the FDNY, NYPD and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are suffering from at least one cancer or disease that has been directly linked to the largest terrorist attack in history. - PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
VIDEO: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was up early on Tuesday to give back to local first responders.
Skenes traded his baseball glove for an apron and some bottles of barbecue sauce, serving up a free hot meal and some big checks to local first responders.
"The sacrifices that you make, whether you recognize it or not, are more than any of us can ever repay you for," Skenes told first responders. - PUB DATE: 9/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
Traffic cameras in Roseville captured a remarkable rescue on Monday as good Samaritans pulled a man from a burning vehicle. "It could’ve been catastrophic if we didn’t stop," Terry Maynard told FOX 9.
"I think it could’ve been a fatality for sure," Joe Wold added.
Maynard and Wold were two of three men who put their lives on the line, to save 22-year-old Paymon Sadat. - PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis
VIDEO: Joe Pfeifer, the first FDNY fire chief to arrive on the scene, reflects on the September 11 attacks in a sit-down interview with Bill Ritter.
They discuss Pfeifer having to send his brother into the towers, not knowing the towers would collapse, plus their last moments together on that tragic day. - PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks even with the ignition turned off.
The probe covers more than 781,000 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles from the 2021 through 2023 model years.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Monday on its website that it has nine complaints of engine fires from owners including one that caused an injury. - PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
VIDEO: Jesse Yeatts has been a firefighter with Gretna Fire and EMS since the early 1970s. 50 years later, he has run around 20,000 calls during his career, saving countless lives along the way.
“It’s something I enjoy doing,” said Jesse Yeatts, Gretna Fire & EMS firefighter. “Helping people out, saving property and stuff like that means the world. - PUB DATE: 9/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDBJ-TV CBS 7 Roanoke
Nearly 50 firefighters were dispatched to a massive barn fire in Parkland, where one firefighter was later transported to a hospital after showing signs of heat exhaustion. The firefighter is expected to be OK.
The incident happened at around 5 a.m. Monday, when units received a call concerning a barn and guest house fire. - PUB DATE: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami
