PHOTOS: Clean up for a crash on a northern California freeway turned deadly Saturday after a Tesla plowed into a fire truck that was shielding first responders who were working another accident.
The driver of the Tesla Model S was killed when the car hit the truck that was parked on Interstate 680 around 4 a. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
Seventy-five years ago this month, Cape Girardeau lost its "true community center."
On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1948, fire destroyed the 21-year-old Houck Field House on the State College campus. Not only was the field house the home of the Indians' basketball games, it also housed hoop competition for Cape Girardeau Central High School, College High School and the Sunday School League. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Southeast Missourian
VIDEO: Five months after 100 people lost their lives in the Station nightclub fire, Rhode Island lawmakers passed the most sweeping changes to its fire code in state history.
And despite some early calls to ease the requirements of the new code by businesses who felt the rules were overly burdensome, the law has remained largely intact. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence
Nearly 20 crews are at the scene of a large fire at an apartment complex in Willoughby Friday morning, according to Willoughby Fire Chief Todd Ungar. The building was completely destroyed.
The fire is at the Chagrin Riverwalk complex on Mentor Avenue between Erie Street and Kirtland Road. Ungar, who is at the scene, said no one was inside the building when the fire started. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland
VIDEO: A former New England Patriot and University of Central Florida football player is the newest member of the Seminole County Fire Department.
Chris Martin left behind his life as an NFL star after an awful personal tragedy and decided to become a firefighter to teach others how to avoid that tragedy. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
VIDEO: Ambulance crews in Antigo have some help when taking care of young patients.
A special security strap allows then to secure and transport pediatric patients.
Up until now they've been using car seats, since traditional stretchers are made for the average adult.
While most calls are for adults, they do occasionally need to take a child to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
PHOTOS: Twenty years after the nation's 4th worst nightclub fire, Rhode Island is still dealing with the collective trauma, legislative fallout and lasting impacts of The Station nightclub fire.
The West Warwick, Rhode Island club The Station was purchased by brothers Michael A. and Jeffrey A. Derderian in 2000 and three years later became a scene of tragedy that would haunt Rhode Island forever. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Providence Journal - Metered Site
Megan Wichmann sat in her high school English classroom in 2009 and contemplated her new assignment for the month: Pick a career and research it. Wichmann was interested in shadowing a paramedic, so she went on a few ambulance ride-alongs in Johnson County.
Wichmann’s mother’s partner at the time was an Iowa City firefighter, and he asked Wichmann if she wanted to ride along in a firetruck for the day. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Iowan
Crews are on scene at a massive fire in Kissimmee.
The blaze is located at a plant nursery off of Poinciana Boulevard and was first reported at 2 a.m. The name of the company is Nursery Supplies Inc. Two acres worth of pellets holding plastic planters are burning and crews are using 4,500 gallons of water per minute to douse the flames. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Daytona Beach
VIDEO: Sharon and Dewayne Smoots are making history and breaking barriers. They are considered the first husband and wife duo to hold two of the highest-ranking positions within the Milwaukee Fire Department.
Dewayne joined the Milwaukee Fire Department 35 years ago after a long career with the state's justice department. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: One of the leading causes of death for firefighters is cancer, often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals that they may face while responding to a fire.
Harmful chemicals put firefighters at an additional risk when they’re serving the community, but recent initiatives are hoping to protect them from these dangers. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington
Firefighters across Tennessee are walking hundreds of miles to raise awareness for the mental health struggles first responders face and push legislation in the state capitol.
The walk comes as studies from 2022 found firefighters have higher suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risks. Studies also found suicide happens twice as often with firefighters compared to the general community, and PTSD occurs in 57% of firefighters. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville
The nation's first 911 emergency call was placed by an Alabama state politician on this day in history, Feb. 16, 1968.
The landmark moment came four years after the shocking unreported murder of a New York City woman proved to many Americans the need for a standard and easy-to-use system to call for emergency assistance. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
PHOTOS: A two-alarm fire gutted a South Jersey home Tuesday night.
It happened just before 8 p.m. on the 200 block of Port Elizabeth-Cumberland Road in Maurice River Township.
Action News obtained dramatic video of the inferno-like scene from the ground as intense flames burned through the two-story house. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
Three Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams containing IAFF members continue to search for survivors in the aftermath of the deadly Feb. 6 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The death toll has now surpassed 36,000.
“Our USAR team members are dedicated fire fighters trained to work in harrowing situations,” said General President Edward Kelly. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Firefighters
New Philadelphia has extended the time that firefighters have to earn their paramedic certification in hopes of expanding the pool of potential employees.
On Monday, council approved an ordinance that gives firefighters hired by the city two years to earn their certification. Previously, they had one year to do that. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times Reporter - Metered Site
PFAS chemicals help protect firefighters by repelling water and oils off their gear. They’re also used to make fire-suppressing foams “extremely effective.”
Firefighters were found to be more likely to get diagnosed with cancer and more likely to die from it, according to research by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFYI-FM 90.1 Indianapolis
The city of Hoover has been chosen to host the 2023 U.S. National Firefighter Challenge Championship with up to 300 firefighters from around the country participating in skills-based competitions in September.
The firefighters are expected to come from more than 125 fire departments in 19 states, competing in events that simulate the physical demands of real-life firefighting, such as climbing a five-story tower, hoisting, chopping, dragging hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175-pound “victim” as they race against opponents and a clock. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hoover Sun
An overnight fire may in Brooklyn may have been caused by a lithium-ion battery. It left two people injured.
The fire broke out on Goodwin Place in Bushwick just after 1:30 a.m.
A 3-story attached home was filled with flames. The fire moved through all the floors, according to the FDNY.
138 firefighters were at the scene. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York City
Fire Chief Gene Gallegos is retiring after serving as a firefighter for Albuquerque Fire Rescue since 2000. Mayor Keller has appointed First Deputy Chief of Emergency Services, Emily Jaramillo, as the next Chief for AFR. Emily Jaramillo will be the first woman to lead the state’s largest Fire Rescue in its 123 year history. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Paper
