President Joe Biden yesterday nominated telecom attorney Anna Gomez to be the fifth FCC commissioner and renominated current commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr to serve additional five-year terms on the FCC.
“I thank President Biden for this honor,” Gomez tweeted yesterday. “I am humbled and grateful. - PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IWCE's Urgent Communications
"Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat." That's a new film that honors volunteer firefighters. It premiered over the weekend at Deere and Company world headquarters in Moline.
The goal is to encourage more people to volunteer. Jacob Smith is a "product dissolve specialist" at John Deere in Silvis. He also volunteers for the Hillsdale and Coal Valley fire departments. - PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIK-FM 90.3 Rock Island
VIDEO: EMS national week is May 21 through May 27, and it is an opportunity to celebrate emergency medical services staff and the work they do in our communities. In Denver alone, paramedics at Denver Health respond to more than 120,000 calls every year.
But it would not be possible to do without proper training. - PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Colorado
VIDEO: Arlington County Fire and EMS addressed an image showing an explosion near the Pentagon Monday, tweeting that there was no credibility to the picture.
The photo was posted on Twitter and circulated across social media platforms. Some news outlets, including Russia Today, were among the organizations and people who shared the image, which appeared to show a large cloud of smoke rising near a building. - PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DC News Now
On May 21, 2023 at approximately 7:23 p.m. the Washington County Communications Center began taking 911 calls reporting smoke and flame coming from Oak Creek Wood Products, which is located alongside I-41 south of Slinger in the Town of Polk. The first responding Deputy observed dark smoke coming from the area while still en route. - PUB DATE: 5/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider
VIDEO: House bill 213 is being fast-tracked through the Alabama legislature right now. One of the main draws for the bill is it could help EMTs and paramedics be reimbursed for their college expenses in full, unlike previously where portions of their college expenses were paid for, according to Chauncey Wood, Governmental Affairs Legislative Liaison for the Alabama Rescue Squad Association. - PUB DATE: 5/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBMA-LD ABC 33/40 Birmingham
VIDEO: Denver is home to one of the nation's largest populations of women firefighters. Through a group called Women Firefighters of Denver these women have joined forces.
This month some of the dozens of women of WFFD spoke with CBS about what has brought them all together.
Firefighter Rainy Santillanez has been with the Denver Fire Department for a little over a year now. - PUB DATE: 5/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
VIDEO: Firefighters who serve and protect Walt Disney World overwhelmingly approved a new employment contract promising pay raises and more manpower.
The union president says the team's been working under an expired contract for years. "Up until January of this year, we had gotten zero momentum in moving this thing any closer to being signed," said Jon Shirey, the Reedy Creek Fire union president. - PUB DATE: 5/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando
One worker has died after firefighters battled a massive, five-alarm blaze that broke out Thursday morning at a construction site in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The deceased worker was identified as Demonte Smith. His father confirmed his death.
A second worker remains missing. The fire captain told CBS News that on Thursday night, structural engineers deemed it unsafe for heavy machinery to operate overnight, so search and rescue efforts were paused until morning. - PUB DATE: 5/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
A suspect was taken into custody Thursday after allegedly stealing a fire truck and leading police on a chase that spanned three counties.
Police confirmed the fire truck was stolen out of Station 32 in North Miami Beach as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was conducting a training exercise.
Lekambrick Hanna, 31, is accused of entering the fire truck and stealing it. - PUB DATE: 5/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
When Ruby Brown turned 95, she celebrated by riding a motorcycle for the first time. When she turned 96, she finally went for a spin in a golf cart.
To celebrate her 100th birthday, Brown crossed the last – and biggest – item off her bucket list after going for a drive in a firetruck. It was an experience she’d been looking forward to for a long time. - PUB DATE: 5/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Current
VIDEO: Sounding the alarm -- during this past Virginia legislative session, first responder mental health was a top priority for Del. Israel O'Quinn. That's why he proposed and helped get a measure across the finish line -- focused on improvements and resources for those personnel.
Del. O'Quinn says this legislation comes after professional firefighters and law enforcement officers say there are two big issues in the public safety sector. - PUB DATE: 5/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCYB-TV NBC/CW 5 Bristol
A Mercer County neighborhood was evacuated Thursday morning after a warehouse fire.
The fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. at the warehouse on Whitehead Road. Video from the scene showed flames were spilling out from windows.
Smoke was billowing above the buildings after 6 a.m. Chuck Hector, who works at a building across the road, said the fire sparked explosions and jets of flame were shooting up into the air. - PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia
PHOTOS: The Paintsville Fire Department has welcomed the artistic contributions of local students and others to help bring some color into Station 1.
According to PFD Firefighter Ryan Barker, the culmination of a three-year project has led to an exercise in community togetherness, celebrating the artistry of local students and others as they have, in turn, shown their support for local firefighters. - PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Paintsville Herald
"Before I begin, let me say one thing I said to the families of the two deceased officers. All of you who’ve lost someone know that no matter how much you take pride in recognition of what they did when they were lost, it still brings back everything like it happened that moment. And I just say to the families, as I said to them personally at the time when I met them and now, it takes a lot of courage to do what you’re doing. - PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The White House
Chris King has been working towards his 2023 debut at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals for almost two years. The full-time Chicago firefighter will be back on track in his Howards Cams/Competition Products Dodge Charger Funny Car this weekend for the first time since his last race in 2021. - PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Drag Illustrated
VIDEO: On May 17th, 1923, the deadliest fire in the history of South Carolina, the Cleveland School fire, shook the community.
The fire was at a small school in Camden, and it led to the state rewriting the state’s fire code laws to prevent such a tragedy from ever taking place again.
“She was incoherent and kept repeating, 'I see Jesus, Jesus help me. - PUB DATE: 5/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia
PHOTOS: Evansville firefighters are on the scene of a fire in the 400 block of Northwest Third Street.
Firefighters were dispatched to the old Pearl Laundry building just before 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. When crews arrived, they were met with flames shooting from the building.
According to Division Fire Chief Mike Larson, fighting the blaze hasn’t been easy. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHET-TV ABC 25 Evansville
VIDEO: The newest and most expensive truck in the Providence Fire Department’s fleet is out of service after a partial roof collapse caused significant damage.
The city’s fire chief says Tower Ladder One is primarily used for its 100-foot extendable ladder and bucket.
Crews responded Saturday afternoon to a fire at a three-story, multi-family home on Stanwood Street. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence
As the number of fentanyl overdoses soars on Oahu, the City Council is debating whether to arm bartenders with Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose.
A bill before the body would make Honolulu the first jurisdiction in the country to mandate all bars, night clubs and restaurants that serve alcohol have Narcan on site. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now
