A massive fire sparked by the eruption and explosion of a gas pipeline in Garland County has caused a mile-wide evacuation of the area Wednesday evening.
According to the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, the explosion happened at 1405 Highway 298 in Jessieville, about 75 miles west of Little Rock. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATV ABC 7 Little Rock
VIDEO: Firefighters are often exposed to carcinogens on the job, making decontamination measures crucial in preventing occupational cancer.
Washing extractors in fire departments decontaminate their turnout gear after a fire, but the equipment is expensive to purchase and install; there are spatial constraints; and some of the machines vary in capacity and speed. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 12 Providence
VIDEO: This summer we’ve seen large, long-lasting fires at landfills, propane storage facilities and even electric vehicle battery facilities. These long, extended firefights can take their toll on fire departments requiring lots of manpower. Now there is a new piece of technology aiming to put these fires out faster without risking firefighters’ lives. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNXV-TV ABC 15 Phoenix
VIDEO: The crew on Portland Fire & Rescue's Engine 9 pulled up at Providence Portland Medical Center on Wednesday to meet a man whose life they saved nine days ago.
Brett Kovar had a massive stroke at his home several blocks from the hospital.
“There was no buildup or anything — I looked down and dropped my coffee cup, it split in half and then I just turned and fell backwards,” recalled Kovar. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland
VIDEO: At the end of Gun Club Road near Elysburg sits a haunted house. It doesn't look too scary during the day, but it's a different story at night.
"It's just like it's on steroids anymore. You have one idea that blossoms into three to five ideas," said firefighter Wayne Horne.
This is the 48th year for the Elysburg Haunted House. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton
A Wayland business complex became an inferno Tuesday afternoon after a large fire broke out, spreading to a parked car and setting off multiple explosions.
The fire sent a cloud of oppressive, chemical-filled smoke over the area before sunset on Tuesday. Hours later, firefighters were still on scene around 9 p. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston
One Central Illinois fire department is considering the implementation of fees for one of its services.
The Village of Savoy is set to vote on a new ordinance that would specifically affect non-emergency calls at assisted living facilities within the village. The non-emergency service would primarily be lift assistance. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIA-TV CBS 3 Champaign
VIDEO: The City of Fort Worth's fire department is training its largest-ever recruiting class, in an effort to keep up with the city's population growth.
Chief James Davis said he'd been trying to boost staffing for a couple of years, and the city council granted the budget after recent studies highlighted the need. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
The Superior Fire Department will offer fire prevention training for home-schooled children in first through fifth grade from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 17, Oct. 18 and Oct. 19.
Training held in 2022 , the first offered by the department, welcomed 103 children to the headquarters fire station over two days.
“We actually ended up having to turn down a couple of families — we didn’t have enough space — so we’ve opened it up. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site
PHOTOS: For some, the pressure of serving as a first responder is too overwhelming.
But for others, running toward danger instead of away from it is a life mission.
No matter the time of day, firefighters are ready to stop at any moment to serve their community. And some of them are even willing to accept more pressure to serve their communities in a different way. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cronkite News
A large cloud of smoke billowed above Mission Bay on Monday afternoon after a building caught on fire at Campland by the Bay.
The two-alarm fire began in Adventure Water Sports, a recreation rental business near the beach of the campground located at 2211 Pacific Beach Drive. By 2:25 p.m., San Diego Fire-Rescue firefighters on the ground were gaining control over the flames, which had engulfed the structure. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego
VIDEO: Portland police responded to eight people who overdosed on Monday morning in the Pearl District, near the North Park Blocks. Officers said the people ingested a powder likely laced with fentanyl.
The overdoses happened in the area of Northwest Couch Street and Park Avenue, among the North Park Blocks. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland
VIDEO: A call to a reported house fire in Glens Falls over the weekend turned out to be something else-- just in time for the Halloween season.
Check this out-- that's the home... It looks like a massive fire in the windows.
But it's actually Halloween decorations-- some lights, a fan, a fog machine and a silver sheet. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRGB-TV CBS 6 Schenectady
A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a news release in August that a message that reads, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
PHOTOS: A row of Cypress trees caught fire on Friday night, threatening nearby structures and residents.
Video from the scene, near the intersection of Waring Avenue and Highland Avenue, captures onlookers warning others to get away from the fire that started around 10:30 p.m. Firefighters rushed to the area and were able to extinguish the blaze before it completely spread to an apartment building adjacent to the row of trees. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles
A Cincinnati firefighter is the first woman in the history of the Cincinnati Fire Department to be certified as a bomb technician.
Firefighter Nykeba Banks joins a select few as a prestigious United States Public Safety Bomb Technician, the fire department said in a news release Monday.
She received her certification from the Hazardous Devices School at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Newport
The Valley Hispanic Bomberos have been mentoring aspiring firefighters for decades. Now that those volunteers are on Valley firefighter crews, they're carrying on the legacy.
From outreach to training programs, the Bomberos are connecting with Spanish-dominant neighborhoods to get teens involved. They've partnered with Franklin Police and Fire High School in Phoenix to put on workouts for aspiring recruits. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix
Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine said that the Department of Fire Services has added mammograms to the complement of free, early-detection cancer screenings available to Massachusetts firefighters.
“Firefighters are at greater risk of developing cancer, developing it at younger ages, and receiving a late diagnosis than the public they protect,” said State Fire Marshal Davine. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mass.gov
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Indianapolis Fire Department rescued an unruly police drone that got stuck on top of a crane this weekend.
The crew was asked to get the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department drone after it landed on the structure near the “Rise on Meridian” apartments construction site on South Meridian Street on Saturday. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISH-TV CW 8 Indianapolis
PHOTO: A predawn house fire in a neighborhood near Chollas Lake displaced 11 residents Wednesday and left a firefighter injured, authorities reported.
The blaze erupted about 5 a.m. in a detached garage next to a home in the 3100 block of Chateau Way in Lemon Grove, Heartland Fire & Rescue spokesman Andy McKellar said. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego
