VIDEO: Mikey Riley has been with the Asheville Fire Department for just over 15 years. Just within the past few years of his time there, Riley said he's been personally impacted by the loss of active and retired firefighters due to occupational cancer.
The Asheville Fire Department has lost four active members in the last four to five years due to occupational cancer, according to Riley, which he plans to use as motivation on Saturday, April 22. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WYFF-TV NBC 4 Greenville
The New York City Fire Museum has now launched a new exhibition, Strike Up the Band: A Tribute to the Bands of the Bravest, which tells the story of the New York City Fire Department’s extensive musical traditions that span generations.
The exhibition will be on display from April 26, 2023 through late August 2023, and will take guests on a journey of over 100 years of history. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The City Life Org
PHOTOS: Firefighters were called to fight a fire at an abandoned tavern in North Portland on Wednesday night.
The call came in at about 7:30 p.m.
The fire was at The Barn Tavern at 7421 North Denver Ave.
According to Portland firefighters, the building was on their “unsafe building list” and there have been eight fires at the location in the last 12 months. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland
An Atlanta city council member is fighting to protect first responders who get hurt while choosing to respond to emergencies while off-duty.
Earlier this month, Atlanta News First highlighted how long-time Atlanta firefighter and paramedic, Lieutenant Mark Quick, witnessed a car crash in January while off duty and stopped to help, but he was hit by a car in the process. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta News First
VIDEO: The City of Bryan says they have no problem keeping up with emergency calls with the help of a new program.
Community paramedics are emerging across the country. It’s something that caught the eye of Chris Lamb with the Bryan Fire Department.
“Every year the call volume increases more and more and more. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBTX-TV CBS 3 Bryan
VIDEO: The Appleton Fire Department hosted a bell dedication ceremony on Wednesday morning to celebrate Station #1 receiving a new firefighter’s bell.
Officials say that throughout history, the life of a firefighter has been closely associated with the ringing of the bell. As firefighters began their tour of duty, it was the bell that signaled the start of a shift. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
An early morning fire that was sparked by unattended candles completely destroyed a boat and RV storage facility in north Houston.
SkyEye video shows the aftermath of the massive fire at A-Safe-T Storage at 11539 N. Houston Rosslyn at Breen Drive, which is a total loss.
Officials said the fire first started at 5:15 a. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
VIDEO: Oklahoma will never forget what happened 28 years ago.
One hundred sixty-eight people died when terrorists detonated a bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in downtown Oklahoma City. The day forever changed the lives of many Oklahomans, including first responders. Now, every year around this time, firefighters and others come together for a "Ride to Remember. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City
VIDEOS: Investigators looking into the lower Manhattan parking garage that collapsed a day ago, killing one worker and hurting five others as concrete floors pancaked atop one another, say initial findings indicate the age of the building, and the number of vehicles parked on the roof deck, contributed to the disaster, officials said Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York City
VIDEO: A Southwest Ohio family is grieving the death of a 13-year-old boy who overdosed on over-the-counter allergy medication.
Jacob Stevens' family made the difficult decision to say goodbye after the Greenfield teen spent nearly a week on a ventilator. WSYX in Columbus said Stevens was attempting what's been dubbed the "Benadryl Challenge" on TikTok. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati
A massive fire that killed two people in northeast Harris County was sparked by an overloaded extension cord, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office.
Officials said an extension cord plugged in at one trailer home was being used to fully supply power to another trailer home on the property. - PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
VIDEO: The Centers for Disease Control is launching a new survey to better understand how the work firefighters do could be linked to cancer.
The president of the Tulsa firefighters union said this is something he’s been advocating in favor of for years.
Matt Lay, who battled and beat a previous cancer diagnosis, said he has lobbied Congress for something like this for six years. - PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa
An ambulance on the way to an emergency call was hit broadside by an SUV that, sources say, was being pursued by police on Friday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.
The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. at E. Cheltenham Ave. and Saul Street.
In video obtained by Action News, the ambulance's siren can be heard just moments before it is hit broadside by an SUV. - PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters are quick to respond in an emergency, but one local fire chief took his public safety efforts one step forward.
Haines City Fire Chief Thomas Murphy Jr. was part of a three-member team that developed four emergency medical devices used on ambulances and at hospitals nationwide and internationally. - PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa Bay
One hundred and seventeen years ago, a devastating earthquake hit San Francisco. The quake and fire killed thousands of people and took years to rebuild the city. On April 18—almost 120 years later—the community continues to remember those who lost their lives that day and honor those who rebuilt the city. - PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV MyNetworkTV 4 San Francisco
A roof collapsed at a church after a three-alarm fire sparked Monday morning in southwest Oklahoma City. Shortly before 5:15 a.m., a passerby called authorities to report a fire at a church near Southwest 74th Street and Walker Avenue, just off Interstate 240. Fire department officials said crews arrived and found heavy flames on the front side of the God of No Limits Family Ministries. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City
New information is emerging about a train derailment in Somerset County that sent flames and smoke above Moosehead Lake Saturday morning.
Bill Jarvis, chief of the Jackman-Moose River Fire & Rescue Department, was one of the first responders on the scene.
Jarvis said it was an ‘absolute miracle’ the three workers, all from Maine, were not more seriously hurt. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS 5 Bangor
VIDEO: Ten years ago today, the tiny town of West, Texas drew the attention of the world when a fertilizer plant exploded.
It was a fire inside the West Fertilizer Company, which sparked the detonation of 30 tons of fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate. While ammonium nitrate is powerful enough to make bombs in Afghanistan, it's also been used for crop production in America for decades. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth
VIDEO: As a tribute to Volunteer Fire Departments (VFDs), Straub Brewery, along with their wholesale and retail partners, recently launched a statewide program to raise awareness and support the critical role of VFDs in protecting Pennsylvania’s communities.
In March of 2023, over 2,000 cases of Straub Brite Cans were packaged with a commemorative label honoring VFDs and shipped to Wholesalers. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brewers In Pennsylvania
A massive fire destroyed a barn in far west suburban Sugar Grove Thursday.
Firefighters from Elburn and Countryside assisted in containing the fire in the barn at 3-S-598 Bliss Rd. The fire was in a rural area with no fire hydrants, requiring tanks of water to be shuttled in.
The barn was destroyed in the fire. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
