Two West Metro firefighters were taken to the hospital after a reported stolen Jeep crashed into the station ambulance, Lakewood Police said.
Around 5:40 p.m., Lakewood agents approached a reported stolen Jeep to contact the driver and people inside at W. Colfax Avenue and Reed Street. The driver took off and the agents did not initiate a pursuit. - PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
Junior firefighters will now have an earlier opportunity to access the training they need to become full firefighters across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Carolyn Comitta said.
Act 155 of 2022 allows junior firefighters, age 17, to train on live-burn, interior firefighter modules. Currently, only those 18 and older are allowed to enroll in this training program. - PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury
A massive fire broke out at a Salvation Army store in Union City Thursday night.
Newscopter 7 was over the scene as firefighters battled the raging inferno at the Salvation Army thrift store and donation center located at 900 John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
The fire devoured the roof with shooting flames that destroyed the building. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City
PHOTOS: It was a symbol of strength, power and durability. The 1947 Mack Model 45S was a pioneering apparatus at the time, and was heavily used in efforts by fire stations across the country to fight blazes — including right here in Oceanside.
But this particular Mack truck has returned to the Columbia Engine Company No. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Island Herald
As we end the year, the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network have designated the first month of the new year as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month.
348 of the 469 names added at the 2022 IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial for line-of-duty deaths were from occupational cancer. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYT-TV ABC 3 Santa Barbara
VIDEO: A man out on a hike in Rains County discovered an old bicycle and bones that could possibly belong to a former Dallas firefighter who went missing 5 years ago.
The hiker, Michael Ramsey, says he was walking into a part of the woods he had previously believed to be inaccessible because of the swamp in the area. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDFW-TV FOX 4 Dallas
VIDEO: After dozens of reports of active shooter situations on school campuses rolled across North Carolina on Thursday, law enforcement officers issued this reminder: Any threat against a school is not simply a prank. It is a felony.
From east in little Washington to west in Brevard County, North Carolina schools were targeted by false threats and deceptive calls. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
San Antonio firefighters responded to a massive fire at a Flying J and Denny’s along Interstate 10 on the East Side on Thursday morning.
SAFD Chief Charles Hood said they initially got a call about a fire in the restaurant’s kitchen at 5:15 a.m. The restaurant is attached to the Flying J in the 1800 block of Foster Road, near I-10. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
PHOTO: The District One Volunteer Fire Station was hit last night and destroyed. There were no injuries but there were two fire trucks in the station.
One of the trucks had heavy damage and the other only had minor damage.
Lowndes County Fire Coordinator Neil Austin said that the fire department is a necessity and plans to do what needs to be done to get the station fixed. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBI-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 4 Columbus
VIDEO: A snowy day turned into a day of fun for some kids at a Brooklyn Center hospice home.
Crescent Cove is a place where families find help near the end of life and for respite care. On Tuesday, they received a surprise visit from two Brooklyn Center firefighters with a box full of sleds.
"When we saw Brandon [Gautsch] and Royce [Wetterhahn] walk up with a box of sleds, we're going - what do they have up their sleeve today?" said Katie Lindenfelser, the founder and executive director of Crescent Cove. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis
VIDEO: A regular home just wasn't interesting enough for one Kenosha woman. So instead of the white picket fence or home in a cul-de-sac, she bought a firehouse built in 1915, fixed it up, and has been happily living in it ever since.
Rhonda Dutton wanted to find a unique home, just like her sister Terry Evans. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
When a veteran correctional officer crashed his electric car in May, it took firefighters an hour and a half and 30,000 gallons of water to douse the blaze.
That was too late for Daniel Sincavage, who died when he got trapped in his burning Tesla after it veered off the road and hit trees as he drove between facilities at Southern State Correctional Facility in Cumberland County. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Monitor
Firefighters were battling a building fire in an industrial area at 10930 W. Randall Street in Shadow Hills Wednesday morning.
The fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and was still burning by 6:30 a.m.
Two large one-story commercial buildings, a vehicle, vegetation and debris were reportedly involved. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles
VIDEO: The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport now has its first ever fire station on its airfield.
It's called the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) building.
During Tuesday's ribbon cutting, two new fire trucks were also unveiled and they're unlike any emergency vehicle around. "These types of fire trucks are not really necessary outside of the airport. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBMA-LD ABC 33/40 Birmingham
PHOTOS: Rising star Mike Ryan recently encountered a scary situation on the road when his tour bus caught fire.
The independent country singer took to social media to share the devastating news with his followers early Tuesday morning (Nov. 29) alongside three photos of the aftermath of the tour bus fire. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Music Mayhem Magazine
More than a dozen bars in Texas will soon be stocked with naloxone and bartenders will be trained as “first responders” to administer the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced on Monday.
“Today, I’m excited to share how we are taking life-saving steps that are more inclusive and meet people where they are,” Brown said during a press conference at the Star Bar in Austin. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Epoch Times
Flu season is intensifying in the U.S. with more than 6 million cases confirmed so far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Monday.
The federal health agency said in a weekly update it has already recorded more than 53,000 hospitalizations and 2,900 deaths from the flu this season, as of the week ending Nov. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Hill
VIDEOS: A woman was killed when her car was sandwiched between two tractor trailers and went up in flames in a horrific crash that caused delays in both directions on the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx.
The victim's sedan collided with a tractor trailer, contracted by the U.S. Postal Service, in the westbound lanes at around 12:35 a. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
VIDEO: The Charlotte County Fire and EMS headquarters is about to become a hot place.
Tuesday, the county will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new $9 million Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting training facility. It’s a simulator, that looks like a normal-sized passenger jet, sitting on the county property behind the fire administration building. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTX-TV FOX 4 Cape Coral
VIDEO: We're talking between 40 to 60 fake 911 calls a day, coming into the Summit County Dispatch Center. Team members expect this only to get worse as the season picks up for skiers.
Summit County Director 911, Trina Dummer, was more than happy to sit down with CBS News Colorado to get a message out to the public before a big gift-giving holiday begins. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
