VIDEO/PHOTOS: From Hurricane Beryl to the wildfires in the Panhandle, Texas has experienced the impact of natural disasters in 2024. During large-scale incidents in the Big Country and beyond, the Abilene Fire Department has the right vehicle for the job. An ambulance bus known as an Ambus has been stationed at Station 4 since 2021. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAB-TV CBS 32 Abilene
VIDEO: The Northwest Allen County Fire Department held a safety training session on Wednesday, providing multiple area fire departments the opportunity to observe how to respond to a hot air balloon crash.
For the safety training session, the Northwest Allen County Fire Department reached out to a hot air balloon pilot with more than 30 years of experience to provide education on specific hot air balloon safety measures. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTA-TV ABC/NBC/MyNetworkTV 21 Fort Wayne
VIDEO: Firefighters in Port Jefferson battled heavy rains to get people to safety earlier this week - all while its own firehouse was flooded.
Screenshots shared to Facebook show submerged gear and equipment, estimated to be thousands of dollars in damages.
The department tells News 12 that at no point was its ability to answer emergency calls impacted, and the cleanup process is already underway. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Long Island
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of the Honorable Bill Pascrell Jr., the Representative of New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District. First elected to Congress in 1996, the Congressman was a longtime co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus. Congressman Pascrell was an unwavering champion of our nation’s fire and emergency services. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
VIDEO: A Virginia family gets closure 45 years later after their loved ones' remains have been identified and returned following the remains being found in the Kentucky River.
It was a normal training exercise for the Lexington Fire Department on October 22, 2016. Several dive teams spent the day removing vehicles from the Kentucky River off Old Tates Creek Road near Valley View Ferry. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington
A mulch fire burning on Detroit's west side could take days to fully extinguish, according to firefighters.
The fire at Detroit Mulch on Prairie Street near Lyndon and Livernois started Tuesday night. Crews continued to battle large flames Wednesday morning.
Heavy smoke from the fire has led to calls from areas miles away from the mulch business. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit
VIDEO: A local fire department has a new piece of sonar equipment that will help them locate a person underwater more quickly.
The Vincennes Township Fire Department recently purchased an AQUAEYE handheld sonar device.
Fire Chief Tim Smith said it uses new technology that will help them determine when they’ve located a person in the water, rather than an object. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTWO-TV NBC 2 Terre Haute
VIDEO: Firefighters from the Beacon Falls Fire Department successfully rescued nineteen people and a dog from the Brookside Inn Restaurant during Sunday’s severe flooding.
On Sunday, the restaurant was surrounded by five to ten inches of water.
With Oxford fire crews occupied with other emergency calls, the Beacon Hose Fire Department intervened using an aerial approach. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford
BMW is recalling more than 720,000 vehicles due to an issue with the water pump's electrical connector that could potentially lead to a fire.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes some X1, X3 and X5 vehicles as well as some other models.
The impacted vehicles have water pumps with insufficient sealing, according to the NHTSA report, and may be susceptible to fluid ingress at the electrical plug connector over time. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
Multiple firefighters were hurt after a roof collapsed while they were battling a three-alarm house fire at a Mesa home on Monday afternoon.
Around 1 p.m., Mesa firefighters were called to a barbeque fire that had spread to the attic of a home on Downing Circle, just north of University Drive and Greenfield Road. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)
VIDEO: A driver is wanted after they were seen on camera damaging a fire station early Sunday morning, according to Portland Fire & Rescue.
At about 1:46 a.m., on Aug. 18, a driver in a white 1997-2003 Ford F150 pickup truck vandalized Fire Station 25, located at 5211 Southeast Mall Street, which serves people in the Mt. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland
VIDEO: Jefferson County 911 is using new artificial intelligence technology to provide faster and more efficient emergency responses throughout Jefferson and Clear Creek counties.
At the emergency operations center, every call starts the same way.
"This is Jeffcom 911. Can you hear me?" said call taker Juanita Williams. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver
VIDEO: In two places on the same night, the storm that deluged the Northeast this weekend dumped rain at or near rates that should be expected only once in a thousand years.
The storm killed at least three people and caused widespread flooding. It dropped about 10 inches of rain over 12 hours on Sunday in parts of Connecticut including Oxford and Southbury. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
We have learned more details regarding a massive fire that broke out on Saturday in Jackson. As of Monday morning, the huge fire that occurred at the Mississippi Tire Recycling building located at East McDowell Road and Parcel Drive still burns.
Jackson Fire Assistant Chief Patrick Armon said firefighters are still actively trying to put out the blaze. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBT-TV NBC 3 Jackson
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after he fired shots at fire and EMS officials and then fled from the scene in a fire vehicle.
Officials state around 11:45 a.m. Rowan County emergency services and Atwell Fire Department responded to Shinn Farm Road and Hwy. 152 in regards to an unconscious male sitting in a vehicle. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTV CBS 3 Charlotte
A trio of YouTubers made their firefighting debuts in Denver with South Metro Fire Rescue.
The Try Guys first appeared in Buzzfeed videos trying various odd-ball activities — anything from baking bread to recreating images of famous male icons. But they have since left the media giant and started their own company: 2nd Try. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A logging truck flipped over in a crash that left its trailer hanging over a wall on a highway in New Hampshire on Friday morning.
The southbound side of Interstate 293 near Exit 6 in Manchester was closed to traffic following the wreck, according to New Hampshire State Police.
The truck driver and the driver of a sedan also involved in the crash were taken to Elliot Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston
A new law looks to change how forever chemicals are used in firefighting gear. At a signing ceremony on Beacon Hill on Thursday, Governor Maura Healey signed a bill into law meant to protect firefighters from harmful PFAS in their equipment which have been linked to higher rates of cancer. This crucial law requires firefighting equipment manufacturers to provide written notice to local, state government, and other buyers if their equipment contains forever chemicals. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP-TV NBC/CW+ 22 Springfield
VIDEO: Living proof of the American dream now has a home inside Lexington Firehouse #7. Nihad Smlatic recently completed his probationary period, but that’s not the only thing he’s accomplished of late.
“I can’t believe it’s finally here, I’m a U.S. citizen,” he said from the station house on a Tuesday morning between alarms. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington
As students across the country begin a new school year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about an uptick in a highly-contagious respiratory virus.
The virus, known as parvovirus B19, is on the rise across the United States, and particularly in children ages 5 to 9, the CDC said in an Aug. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
