Among the sound of the weights clanging and the anxious chatter of the competitors, the smell of sweat and disinfectant clung to the air. Some of Marion County’s bravest men and women lined up this weekend inside the “Everyone Goes Home” gym to test their might in its annual “Bear the Burden” weightlifting competition. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUFT-TV PBS 5 Gainesville
Two White Settlement police officers are being called heroes after they rescued a man from a burning car in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 29.
Police said officers responded around 2:40 a.m. in the 1700 block of South Cherry Lane to a crash where a car struck a pole. The crash caused the car to catch fire, police said. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
VIDEO: Two people were killed and another two injured in a mid-air collision Saturday involving a helicopter and a gyrocopter near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, officials said, while another two other people were killed in a separate incident in which a small plane crashed into a nearby lake.
A spokesperson for the Experimental Aircraft Association told CBS News in a statement that the mid-air collision occurred a little before 12:30 p. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
VIDEO: Right now, the town of Cabot's fire station is at risk of falling into the Winooski River, impacting both the volunteer fire department and ambulance service.
"It's been a little chaotic, but we've been staying in front of it," said Chief Dean Deasy, about what the department and town have experienced since flooding on July 10. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTZ-TV NBC 5 Plattsburgh
VIDEO: The North Charleston City Council voted unanimously to approve a study identifying and addressing risks for onboard ship fires at Charleston Ports.
The study is being funded by a grant received from the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs totaling $247,381.
The main goal of this study is to ensure marine firefighters and port workers have the proper training and resources to act in an emergency. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston
Oil and gas being drained from cars caused a large fire Thursday at a salvage yard in southwest Houston, firefighters said.
This happened just before 11 a.m.
The Houston Fire Department said oil and gas were being drained from at least four cars that were getting scrapped. During that process, a fire ignited that set off a chain reaction to smaller gas tanks, tires, batteries and other car parts. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
VIDEO: A fire engine rolled over in a crash Thursday morning in far northwest suburban Hampshire.
Around 9:40 a.m., a Hampshire Fire Protection fire engine rolled over on French Road, about a mile south of Illinois Route 72, while returning to the firehouse from a call.
Three firefighters and a firefighter intern were injured in the crash. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh appeared before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington D.C. on Thursday to testify about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries.
Just last month, the FDNY announced measures to step up inspections and enforcement efforts of bike shops and bike repair shops citywide after a shop in the Lower East Side was engulfed in flames and killed four people. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
VIDEO: Maybe you can hear them blaring in your childhood memories. At fire departments across America, the fascination with emergency vehicles starts early.
“What sound does the fire truck make?” Katherine Mathis asked her 2-year-old James, while they took a closer look at the trucks at Station No. 4 in Uptown Charlotte. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Queen City News
VIDEO: Active railways are littered throughout south-central Pennsylvania, making the likelihood of an accident almost inevitable.
To stay proactive, Norfolk Southern Railway is traveling the east coast to educate first responders on proper response strategies using its own safety train.
“We take them out of the classroom and put them on the train itself,” said Connor Spielmaker, the communications manager with Norfolk Southern Railway. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York
New video shows the explosion and impact at an apartment building in Newark that injured six people and left 31 people displaced.
There is still no word on what caused the explosion on South Pine Lane.
The building, managed by Newark Housing Authority, was all but destroyed about 6 p.m. Friday after an explosion rocked the building. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
When a fire broke out in the suspended operator’s cab of a massive construction crane in New York City early Wednesday, it didn’t take long for the structure, which was 45 stories high, to come crashing down. Within minutes, the top of the crane’s boom arm careened over like a falling tree, slamming its tip into the top of a building across the street before swinging down and crashing into the side of the building it had been constructing. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fast Company
Thousands of people are in Chicago to attend the National Homeland Security Association Conference.
The grand opening ceremony for the conference was held Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency downtown. The event brings together people across various industries such as security, law enforcement, fire rescue and more. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLD-TV FOX 32 Chicago
VIDEO: Sitting in the middle of a moulage training class is Anthony Saldivar, pouring vaseline, tissue and make-up on his model’s arm, making it look like it’s severely injured.
It’s part of a basic moulage training class Saldivar volunteers to teach.
“I get to make the living look dead and the dead look living,” said Saldivar, who’s also an embalmer and funeral director. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
A crane went up in flames Wednesday morning high above Manhattan, then partially collapsed onto the street below.
The fire broke out shortly before 7:30 a.m. on top of a 50-story building that was under construction on 10th Avenue between West 41st and 42nd streets in Hell's Kitchen. Mayor Eric Adams was on the scene to provide an update, along with the FDNY and Department of Buildings. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
VIDEO: The San Antonio Fire Department is returning to cartoons to help educate children and their families on the importance of fire safety.
The newest cartoon comes a day after Fire Chief Charles Hood held a news conference regarding a deadly house fire over the weekend. Hood stressed the importance of having working smoke alarms. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
VIDEO: WESH 2 News reporter Nancy Alvarez got an exclusive look at the fire station headquarters located in the central part of its jurisdiction behind Epcot.
Deputy Fire Chief Eric Ferrari showed WESH 2 the range of emergency services his department provides to Disney and the rest of the district. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando
PHOTOS: The Boston Firefighters Burn Foundation brought a little extra cheer to Shriners Hospital for Children Tuesday for their annual Christmas in July visit.
Santa and Mrs. Claus joined firefighters as they raised the ladder to wave to child patients and greet staff, including doctors and nurses. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua
Why is Washington the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis?
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell posed the question at a Seattle round table she convened Monday about the deadly drug, where speakers talked about innovations happening locally and the challenges that lay ahead. The senator pointed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showing the state had the biggest increase in the nation—more than 21%—in fatal overdoses reported between February 2022 and February 2023. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Medical Express
PHOTOS: A hotel in Clarksville, Indiana was engulfed in flames on Sunday, according to the Clarksville Fire Department.
WLKY had a crew on the scene where much of the length of the Best Western off Lewis and Clark Parkway could be seen roaring with fire.
Some hotel workers on site said that all staff and guests got out safely and that guests who were staying at the hotel are being taken care of. - PUB DATE: 7/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville
