Jay Leno, the guru of the garage, did not mince words describing the accident that put him into intensive care.
“And suddenly, boom, I got a face full of gas," Leno said. "And then the pilot light jumped and my face caught on fire.”
In a televised interview on NBC’s "Today" show, the comic looked only a little worse for wear, and he’s now back on stage doing standup after nine days at the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles. - PUB DATE: 12/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Autoblog
It has been 10 years since 20 students and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
Rob Sibley is a Deputy Chief in the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire Department and is also the deputy director for Emergency Management in the village of 9,000 people.
Back in 2012, Sibley’s youngest son was in the 3rd grade at Sandy Hook Elementary. - PUB DATE: 12/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTNH-TV ABC 8 New Haven
Evidence, including DNA and items collected from crime scenes, dating back up to 30 years may have been destroyed in a 3-alarm fire that overtook a New York City Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn. Eight people suffered minor injuries, fire officials said.
The blaze erupted around 10:30 a. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
Firefighters face risks every time they respond to a call, including possible long-term dangers to their health.
But the current leading cause of death among firefighters may come as a surprise.
According to the International Association of Firefighters, heart disease was the former leading cause of death among firefighters. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFVS-TV CBS 12 Cape Girardeau
PHOTOS: In lieu of a sleigh and reindeer, Santa and Mrs. Claus — Boston Fire Department lieutenants by day — rode a firetruck to Shriners Children’s Boston hospital to deliver holiday cheer Tuesday.
About 30 children peered out the hospital windows as the Clauses inched closer in the bucket of a fire ladder. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Globe - Metered Site
Subaru’s latest recall affects nearly every one of its family-hauling Ascent SUV. The issue stems from the electrical system and could lead to a fire.
Included in the population are model-year 2019-22 Ascents. The ground bolt that secures the ground terminal of the positive temperature coefficient heater in the wiring under the dashboard may have been improperly fastened, which could result in melting of the ground terminal and surrounding components, increasing the risk of a fire. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cars.com
Firefighters spent hours in freezing temperatures battling a fire at a commercial building in Linden.
The blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday and eventually went to three alarms. It was still burning more than 6 hours later.
Video from NewsCopter 7 showed heavy smoke and flames shooting through the roof of the facility before dawn. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City
A new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station and new ARFF trucks were unveiled last week at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM) International Airport. The new facility and trucks, together with First Responders, are the cornerstone of BHM’s emergency readiness.
At a ribbon-cutting, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin joined board members of the Birmingham Airport Authority, project contractors, architects, Birmingham Fire and Rescue, and the airport staff to celebrate the completion of this major project. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Birmingham Times
VIDEO: Orange County leaders are questioning safety issues surrounding a deadly warehouse fire that ignited fireworks stored at the property. The fire – which happened on Dec. 1 – could come up on Tuesday at the county commission meeting.
There are legal questions over whether the company was even allowed to store fireworks there. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOFL-TV FOX 35 Orlando
Brian O’Flaherty was just yards away from the World Trade Center, working at the New York City Fire Department’s command post inside the Marriott Hotel, when the South Tower collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, killing hundreds and leaving him seriously injured.
More than two decades later, the retired battalion chief and US Navy veteran from Rockville Centre died Saturday, Dec. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Voice Suffolk
VIDEO: The Louisville Fire Department unveiled a new boat on Monday to help with emergency situations.
The 42-foot long, 29,000-pound all-hazard response boat can be used to help fight fires and hazmat situations, for medical responses, mass casualty evacuations, rescues and towing for stranded boaters. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville
Firefighters extinguished a Four-Alarm fire at a strip mall in Long Beach Sunday morning.
According to Long Beach Fire Department, crews were dispatched at around 3:40 a.m. after receiving reports of a structure fire at a strip mall.
The fire, located on Anaheim Street and Olive Avenue, damaged the building, which was said to be vacant as it was undergoing renovations. - PUB DATE: 12/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A homecoming for a historic East Greenwich city service ladder truck was held on Saturday.
The Ahrens-Fox fire truck made it's way back to the city, and its been nearly 65 years since it was last in service. The truck was used from 1931 to 1958.
When it went out of service, it was sold to the South Meriden Volunteer Fire Department in Connecticut for use in ceremonies and parades. - PUB DATE: 12/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence
Santa Claus was briefly blamed for a Dec. 21, 1907, fire that destroyed the eastern half of the 600 block of East Adams Street. The final damage estimate, over $137,000, made the fire the most expensive in Springfield history up to that time.
The blaze started in the Johnston-Hatcher store on the southwest corner of Seventh and Adams streets. - PUB DATE: 12/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State Journal-Register - Metered Site
Acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey issued the following statement today on the recent increase in firefighter line-of-duty deaths:
"Yesterday afternoon, our office learned of the recent house fire in West Penn Township near Tamaqua, Schuylkill County during which three individuals unfortunately lost their lives. - PUB DATE: 12/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOLF-TV FOX 56 Hazelton
VIDEO: When Meridian Fire Department Chief Kris Blume got into the career almost 25 years ago, he did not think about the health risks.
“I never had even an awareness that cancer was something that we needed to be aware of,” he said.
But cancer risk is definitely something he is aware of now. A recent 2022 study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer found occupational exposure as a firefighter causes cancer. - PUB DATE: 12/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVB-TV NBC 7 Boise
The Ohio Senate voted down legislation Wednesday that would lengthen the minimum required prison sentence of anyone convicted of killing a firefighter or EMS worker while driving, setting up a possible negotiation session to hammer out differences in the bill with the Ohio House.
The decision comes weeks after a Cleveland firefighter was killed in a recent hit-and-run by an allegedly drunk driver. - PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com
Multiple patients are being treated at University of Iowa Health Hospitals & Clinics for injuries following an explosion and fire at a Marengo plant, about 80 miles east of Des Moines.
The Iowa State Patrol tells KCCI that the explosion happened around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday. Many agencies responded within a 30-50 mile radius. - PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCCI-TV CBS 8 Des Moines
The Ohio Senate voted down legislation Wednesday that would lengthen the minimum required prison sentence of anyone convicted of killing a firefighter or EMS worker while driving, setting up a possible negotiation session to hammer out differences in the bill with the Ohio House.
The decision comes weeks after a Cleveland firefighter was killed in a recent hit-and-run by an allegedly drunk driver. - PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com
In the early morning hours of Dec. 8, 1922, fire tore through Oregon’s oldest city.
Astoria’s fire likely began near 11th Street and quickly spread through the downtown business district.
Despite a drizzle of rain and light snow, the blaze jumped from building to building. Within an hour of the first alarm, an entire block turned to ash. - PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oregon Public Broadcasting
