PHOTOS: Residents are permitted to return to their homes after a commercial fire in Akron that prompted an evacuation order burned for most of Thursday. The all-clear came at 8 p.m. Akron Mayor Shammas Malik earlier Thursday said there were no air quality or chemical concerns outside the evacuation zone as fire officials continued to battle a large chemical fire at SMB Products on Rosemary Boulevard.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

The New York City Fire Department has lost dozens of members this past year to diseases related to rescue-and-recovery work after Sept. 11, 2001, pushing the department over a grim threshold: More FDNY responders have now died from 9/11-related diseases than were killed on the day of the attack. “Our list of heroes grows each year,” said FDNY Acting Chief John Esposito at a solemn ceremony Wednesday during which 32 of the most recent deaths were added to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gothamist

VIDEO: After nearly six hours, Los Angeles firefighters saved a construction worker who fell into an 8-foot deep trench in Los Feliz — a rescue mission carried out during a sweltering, triple-digit heat wave. The man was left in serious condition and had to be taken to a hospital by paramedics while two firefighters were treated at the scene for heat exhaustion, with one ultimately taken to a hospital, according to the LA Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles

VIDEO: This is a busy time for college students new and old. It can be extremely dangerous if students aren't given the proper training. Just last Sunday, a fire started in a dorm room at UMass. The cause: a burning candle left unattended. While no one was injured, that isn't always the case. A 21-year-old died in an off-campus apartment fire in 2013.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP-TV NBC/CW+ 22 Springfield

VIDEO: A driver smashed into an Albuquerque Fire Rescue truck in July. The crash happened as the fire truck was responding to a different crash in the Northeast Heights. The crash was caused by a driver officials say had been drinking earlier that night, and it left the fire truck out of service. Luckily no one was injured, but the video shows just how much damage was caused by the crash.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE-TV CBS/FOX 13 Albuquerque

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Orchard Park Fire District will be using a cloud-based software called Florian. The fire district will be the first fire and emergency medical service provider in Western New York to use the software. The district fire chief called the technology "indispensable," for the Windom Volunteer Fire Company, which is technically the only volunteer fire department that serves a major NFL team.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo

VIDEO: First responders deal with traumatic events every day. And soon, more of them will get the mental health help they might need, thanks to nearly $1 million in federal funding coming to the Vegas valley. Previous research shows elevated rates of suicides among first responders, compared to the rest of the adult population.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The annual Miami Valley Antique Fire Apparatus Show was held on Saturday, August 31. This was the fifth year the show was held at Carillon Historical Park. It is hosted by the Miami Valley Antique Fire Apparatus Association (MVAFAA). Over 30 pieces of firefighting antiques displayed 150 years of firefighting history.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKEF-TV ABC/FOX/MyNetworkTV 22 Dayton

A stubborn five-alarm fire burned for hours through a tire shop in Jamaica, Queens on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to 150-17 Liberty Ave. around 5:15 p.m. The fire started in the rear of a two-story tire shop where flames were seen billowing 20 feet into the air. Part of the building and roof collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City

VIDEO: When you call 911, the first responders who come to your rescue have gone through rigorous training to get there. Firefighters at Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District are training up. Jordan Green is the Lieutenant Paramedic and leads operations. He says in the case that someone is stuck in a car, firefighters go through a specific process to safely get them out.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTX-TV FOX 4 Cape Coral

VIDEO: Eight-year-old Romeo Weaver had a dream of being a firefighter, and the Gulfport Fire Department made that happen. Though there have been several tests, Romeo is technically still undiagnosed, but his mother says they are labeling it cerebral palsy. She added that before he caught COVID, Romeo was able to feed himself and use his walker, but after that, things went downhill.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOX-TV ABC/CBS 13 Biloxi

A massive fire destroyed the Wolf Lodge Inn near Coeur d'Alene Monday. The fire was reported around noon and multiple fire trucks and ambulances responded. Firefighters upgraded to a four-alarm fire requesting assistance from Idaho Department of Lands, Idaho State Police, Spokane County, and Shoshone County.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

PHOTOS: George C. Hale served as the Chief of the Kansas City, Missouri, fire department for 31 years. At the end of the 19th century, he revolutionized firefighting with his more than 60 patented inventions, including the Hale Water Tower and the telephone fire alarm, and helped bring the country's fire departments into the modern era.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCUR-FM 89.3 Kansas City

PHOTOS: The Anne Arundel County Fire Department officially welcomed the newest addition to its maritime fleet with the first of two state-of-the-art 50-foot Defiant NXT Fireboats on Tuesday at Sandy Point State Park. Representatives from Metal Shark, which manufactured the boat, delivered the first fireboat via waterways from Louisiana to Maryland.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Bay Net

As a massive plume of black smoke permeated the sky above Fort Wayne Wednesday, the blaze reminded some of a historic fire that happened in southeast Fort Wayne nearly 27 years ago. On Aug. 30, 1997, a fire broke out at an abandoned tire warehouse on Bowser Avenue in southeast Fort Wayne. The fire happened less than a mile from Wednesday's fire at the intersection of Wayne Trace and New Haven Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WANE-TV CBS 15 Fort Wayne

A national report indicates Kansas is one of the leading states for arson incidents. Last year, there were 5,440 arson incident reports made to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Kansas made up 6% of the nation's arson reports with 307 cases. Kansas had the fifth most cases of incendiary fires in the U.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNT-TV NBC 27 Topeka

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Henderson Fire Department traded in fire hoses for sledgehammers this week. The department kicked off the "extreme makeover" of a former motorhome dealership into a new fire station for the city. Henderson announced back in the fall that the city purchased the former Camping World property on Boulder Highway near Racetrack Road, intending to convert it into the new Fire Station 81.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNV-TV NBC 3 Las Vegas

VIDEO: Tucson Fire Department and the University of Arizona have been partnering for nearly a decade to study just how much a firefighter's job increases their risk for serious health issues, like cancer. Their research has led to nationwide safety changes in the firefighting industry and the recognition of more cancers presumed to be caused on the job.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson

PHOTOS: There are many reasons why you might want to call the fire department. Your house might be on fire, or a petrol tanker may have just overturned. Or, like this one driver of a Ford F-150, you might be stuck 10 feet in the air and in serious need of rescue. This came to our attention thanks to a Facebook post from Station 41 of the Wolfhurst Fire Department in Bridgeport, Ohio.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Autopian

Two people were injured in a boat explosion at a New Jersey marina Wednesday afternoon. Old Bridge Township Police said officers were sent to the Raritan Marina just before 3:30 p.m. Video from Chopper 2 shows firefighters spraying water on a boat engulfed in flames in the creek. The flames sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the air.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The city of Hartselle says two firefighters were taken to the hospital after a fire truck hit a house Wednesday afternoon. In a post on social media, the city said that while returning from a fire call Wednesday, the driver of fire engine two experienced a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle near the Dollar General on Highway 36 West.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNT-TV CBS 19 Huntsville

VIDEO/PHOTOS: There was a celebration in San Jose for a milestone birthday of a retired fire captain. Sam Seibert turned 105 years old on Tuesday. And to honor him, a party was held at the San Jose Fire Museum, which he helped create years ago. Seibert served with the department from 1946 to 1976 and he is the oldest known living former San Jose firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland

VIDEO: Firefighters in Maitland had to battle an early morning fire at their own station on Wednesday. Officials say the flames destroyed three vehicles parked behind Fire Station 47 on Fennell Street, but luckily, no one was hurt. The station is next to the Maitland Police Department and both buildings were surrounded by caution tape after the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Daytona Beach

Plumes of smoke filled the night sky after a massive barge caught fire overnight Tuesday. The smell of smoke continues to linger in Queens where the fire broke out. Officials say they were able to put out the flames at the Sims Metal Facility in just under two hours. The video of the scene shows the intensity of the flames, which looked like a large ball of fire with heavy smoke rising and billowing into the air.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

PHOTOS: New recruits with the Oklahoma City Fire Department are having their sweat tested. NMotion, a sports and human performance center based out of Norman, is partnering with the department to help firefighters understand their sweat composition. It will help optimize hydration and maintain peak performance in high-temperature environments.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKH-TV FOX 25 Oklahoma City

PHOTOS: Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1974 Main Avenue Fire in downtown Durango that destroyed six buildings and killed two first responders. The tragic event lives in the minds of Durango's first responders and helped evolve Durango Fire Protection District's downtown fire suppression tactics.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Durango Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: Firefighters are warning parents after a Cocomelon children's book caused a minivan fire in North Carolina. The George Hildebran Fire & Rescue Department said Sunday that a child's car seat caught fire soon after the child had gotten out. After the flames were put out, the Fire Marshal's Office determined that the fire was started by a “button battery” inside a children's book that was left underneath the seat.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCTV CBS/MyNetworkTV 6 Thomasville

At least nine people were injured in a four-alarm fire that swept across a cluster of buildings in Brooklyn late Monday night, according to the FDNY. The fire broke out at a building on Dean Street between Mother Gaston Boulevard and Sackman Street around 10:40 p.m. Over 160 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the scene, per fire officials.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City

VIDEOS: On Sept. 8, 1994, 132 people were killed in what is the deadliest air disaster in Pennsylvania's history: The crash of USAir Flight 427. On this edition of Chronicle, we looked back at rarely seen video from the years-long investigation and spoke with the lead investigator who provided exclusive new insights into the crash.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh

VIDEO: The 2024-2025 Tennessee Teacher of the Year has been crowned: Bryan Kerns of Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport City Schools. Kerns has spent 17 years of a 20-year teaching career as an Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 teacher at Dobyns-Bennett High School. However, Kerns also holds a unique position — fire management instructor.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville

VIDEO: Over 75 million Americans are being urged to take proper precautions as temperatures could top 100 degrees in parts of the Midwest on Tuesday. The extreme heat comes as a new report published in JAMA shows that heat-related deaths have risen significantly in the U.S. in recent years. The report, which was compiled using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed there were 21,518 fatalities from 1999-2023 citing heat as the underlying or contributing cause of death.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scripps News

PHOTOS: A large house fire that sent one to the hospital devastated a home in Skiatook, taking multiple departments and tanker trucks hours to put out. 2 News got a call from a viewer about the fire. By the time crews got there, the home was completely engulfed. It was a shocking scene in Skiatook on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighting is a tough, dangerous job, especially in Arizona where wildfires are prevalent and deadly. Phoenix launched its first fire department in 1886 when a special bond raised $10,000 to purchase equipment and improve the water supply. In the decades after, the city worked to expand staff and upgrade equipment to effectively fight blazes around town.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AZ Central - Metered Site

VIDEO: Crews with Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) rescued 15 people associated with the Los Angeles Chargers -- both players and members of the team's traveling party -- who were trapped in an elevator at The Westin hotel in Downtown Dallas on Friday night. The Chargers, in town for their final 2024 preseason matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, acknowledged in a social media post Friday night that members of the team were stranded in an inoperable elevator in the team's hotel.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

Near the end of an April workday in 2022, the Virginia International Raceway fire and rescue team was notified that a racecar driver had fallen and hit his head just after getting out of his vehicle. The driver had collapsed while talking to his pit crew, and the response team soon learned that the situation was more serious than a simple fall.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cardinal News

PHOTOS: A fire broke out at a boat anchored to a Wildwood, NJ, fuel dock that had the fire department working on the scene for three and a half hours. Firefighters were dispatched to a 42-foot vessel engulfed in flames, and the fire partially spread to the dock. The boat eventually sank from the large amount of water used to put out the fire, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPHL-TV CW 17 Philadelphia

VIDEO: An Inglewood woman was arrested after she was seen on video yelling and swatting at a Los Angeles County firefighter in Gardena before crashing her car into the firefighter's. It happened around 1 p.m. Wednesday. Frank Rojas said he heard an argument outside his Gardena home before he took out his cell phone and started recording.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles

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 just before 7 a.m. due to the wreck, according to New Hampshire State Police.
- 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

VIDEO: The truck fire that caused the days-long shutdown of the I-15 was the first of its kind in the nation, according to highway agency CalTrans, which led to an unprecedented response for removal of hazardous materials. July 26, California Highway Patrol officials said a tanker carrying “lithium iron” caught fire north of Baker on I-15, leading to a virtual shutdown of the freeway for almost two days.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson

VIDEO: In late August, the Council Bluffs Fire Department will be recognized in Washington at the Pentagon for their support of National Guard and Army Reserve members. The award is the highest U.S. government honor for employers supporting current and former service members. The Council Bluffs Fire Department is one of 15 recipients of the 2024 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, being selected from over 17,000 nominations from employers across all 50 states.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KETV ABC 7 Omaha

When a 9-year-old Fayette County boy attempted to follow a TikTok trend, creating what is known as a Jolly Rancher Grape, he tripped while carrying a bowl of molten candy liquid and suffered severe burns. “He tripped, and that's when the boiling hot candy coated his whole hand and his four fingers except his thumb,” his mother, Christina Blackstone, said of her son, Caidan.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Trib Live

A ComEd electrical vault caught fire in Chicago's West Loop on Wednesday morning. The Chicago Fire Department confirmed a Level 2 hazmat response was underway as heavy smoke and flames billowed from the electrical source at 113 North Green Street. A nearby hotel was evacuated. Hotel guest Michael Worrall told CBS News Chicago he was alerted of the evacuations over a loud speaker.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two decades ago, Hurricane Charley struck Central Florida, kicking off the busiest hurricane season on record that the region has ever seen. While far from the most powerful hurricane in the Sunshine State, Charley made landfall in 2004 around 100 miles south of Tampa as a Category 4 storm.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando

VIDEO: Firehouse Subs, a chain co-founded by firefighters, is turning up the heat with its latest ad campaign, combining humor, community spirit and a catchy tune to celebrate its most popular item. The brand launched a new national advertising campaign centered around its popular Hook & Ladder sub, featuring real-life firefighters in a fun, fast-paced commercial.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Drum

A local first responder is warning about a new drug, mostly seen combined with fentanyl, that is contributing to a dangerous trend in opioid-related overdoses in the Worcester area. Brian Rettger, who works for Worcester Emergency Medical Services at UMass Memorial Healthcare, told Boston.com he's seen a “significant spike” in opioid-related overdoses from late July into August around Worcester.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston.com

VIDEO: David Baston was working at The Jayhawk Club in Lawrence, Kansas, when he began to feel ill on Feb. 28. A co-worker hopped in a car with him, and the two headed for Lawrence Memorial Hospital (LMH). However, Baston said he had a gut feeling he needed medical assistance immediately, so they veered off the path to the hospital and pulled into Fire Station No.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City

VIDEO: Mayor Eric Adams on Monday appointed Robert S. Tucker, the head of a private security firm, to head the city's fire department. Tucker, 54, takes over from Laura Kavanagh, the first woman to serve as the city's fire commissioner. “I can think of no higher calling than serving as a fire commissioner of New York,” Tucker, the chairman and CEO of security firm T&M USA, said at a news conference.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York City

More than 300,000 people are expected to descend on Sedalia, a town of about 22,000 people, in the coming days for the Missouri State Fair. Nearly a thousand people work at the fair — making delicious fried treats, operating carnival rides, running livestock shows and more. So, what happens if something goes wrong? That responsibility falls on the State Fair Volunteer Fire Department, an organization that is now in its 62nd year of service and provides fire response, emergency medical services and training opportunities for the volunteers that staff the department.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBIA-FM 91.3 Columbia

VIDEO: At a lab in the Medical District of Dallas, Cancer Check Labs is behind a big project aiming to detect cancer early in firefighters. Cancer is the number one cause of death in firefighters. Two out of three will be diagnosed, which is more than three times the general population's cancer rate.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

The cause of a massive fire at a Modesto pallet yard is under investigation, the Modesto Fire Department said on Saturday. The blaze brought crews from across Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties Friday evening to get control of the fire burning in an industrial area of the city. “Every alarm we had responded,” said Battalion Chief Jim Black.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

VIDEO: Cleanup is underway at the Trout Run Volunteer Fire Company after their home base suffered a devastating loss as a result of tropical storm Debby. "This is a tributary to Lycoming Creek, and this came through and undercut the fire hall and the entire embankment and collapsed the road," said Peter Swift, Camp Director at Camp Susque.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton

VIDEO: Last month, two young paddleboarders found themselves stranded in the ocean, pushed 2,000 feet from the shore by strong winds and currents. Thanks to the deployment of a drone, rescuers kept an eye on them the whole time and safely brought them aboard a rescue boat within minutes. In North Carolina, the Oak Island Fire Department is one of a few in the country using drone technology for ocean rescues.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the biggest causes of mortality in 2023. The report, published by the agency on Aug. 8, was based on death records from the National Vital Statistics System. A total of 3,090,582 deaths occurred in the U.S. in 2023, a decline of 6.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

The Hutchinson Fire Department released a new video showing the intensity of a fire at a recycled mattress business on Tuesday. According to HFD, bystanders reported large amounts of smoke and fire coming from the business. Firefighters noticed a “large glow and smoke plume” as they left the station.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWCH-DT CBS 12 Hutchinson

VIDEO: New mobile trailer technology offers firefighters new ways to train. Chiefs from across Western Pennsylvania gathered in Cranberry Wednesday to test them out. Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook describes what it means to be a firefighter. "It all comes down to protecting property and saving lives," Cook said.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

PHOTOS: Fire trucks have always been a crucial part of our communities, helping to keep us safe. Over the years, certain historic fire trucks have gained growing interest among collectors and enthusiasts. This gallery shows 9 historic fire trucks that continue to captivate and inspire interest today.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MSN.com

Samsung is recalling knobs on some of its electric stoves, warning that fires can be set off if pets — or even humans — bump into them. Several videos have shown pets accidentally igniting fires from jumping onto stoves and pawing at the knobs. A Colorado dog set off a house fire in June by doing just that, when the boxes on top of the stove caught on fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Business

A semi crash early Wednesday killed two people on I-44 near Catoosa. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a UPS semi, towing three trailers, stalled in the middle lane of I-44 at 177th East Avenue. A second semi hit it from behind, veered to the side, and caught fire. The driver of the second semi, and passenger, were killed.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two pieces of local firefighting history are being safeguarded, thanks to the Green Bay Firefighters Historic Preservation Foundation. On Wednesday, the foundation spotlighted its latest acquisitions during an unveiling ceremony at the Neville Public Museum, held next to the "Old Croc" fire engine exhibit.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

VIDEO: Firefighters in Shelbyville are finding creative ways to get around town amid some construction in the area. Right outside Fire Station 639, construction crews are doing work on McKay Road in Shelbyville. Firefighters have adapted to that road work, which started on Monday. “They've changed it to one way only, which has restricted our response times and delayed some of those responses,” said Shelbyville Fire Department Deputy Chief Matthew Stone.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV FOX 59 Indianapolis

VIDEO: New York City is using its fleet of drones to help warn people of weather advisories. Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol said New Yorkers seeing the worst of this storm will have very little time to tell if things are getting bad. “We know the tri-state area is the target area right now.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Four Layton Fire Department medics are recovering from serious injuries after their ambulance rolled in a crash. Layton city officials reported that the medical team was transporting an elderly patient to McKay Dee Hospital when they collided with an SUV at the intersection of 5600 South and Harrison Boulevard in South Ogden Monday.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City

VIDEO/PHOTOS: When the sunglasses worn by a firefighter kept getting destroyed, he chose to fight fire with fire. When Mike Ettenberg was a firefighter for the city of Coronado, sunglasses were the item he could wear that brought out his personality. But when the alarm rang and duty called, it was like those designer shades were meant to be scratched, cracked, broken, and lost.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS 8 San Diego

VIDEO: On Tuesday, the Gautier Fire Department celebrated the arrival of a brand new fire truck. The new truck, themed after the Gautier Gators, shows off community pride for the local school system. The color has reflective material in the stripes and many new lights. Officials with the fire department say the new truck just needs its radio and hoses attached and should be ready to get on the road next week.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOX-TV ABC/CBS 13 Biloxi

ABC News Studios announced "MAUI RISING: The Fight for Hawai'i's Future," a one-hour prime-time special marking a year since the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history tore through the picturesque town of Lahaina, Maui, leaving a community reeling and inspiring a new generation of organizers ready to stand up for change.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: A fire department in Pierce County is now missing tens of thousands of dollars' worth of gear after it was stolen in the middle of the night last week. And whoever did it may be connected to another crime that same night, just a few miles away. More than $30,000 worth of fire gear and equipment was stolen from the Key Peninsula Fire Department last Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Austin firefighters, at a minimum, put in a 53-hour work week, 24 hours on, 48 hours off. Because of staffing issues, answering the growing number of calls requires an increasing rate of overtime. It's a crisis, according to Bob Nicks of the Austin Firefighters Association, but it's not about compensation.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTBC-TV FOX 7 Austin

Charlotte, N.C.'s new Fire Station #30 will be one of the country's first all-electric fire stations, using no outside energy sources other than diesel fuel for one or two of the fire trucks. Multiple energy sources will power the station, including solar roof panels and geothermal wells. The two-story building features three truck bays, two fire poles, dispatch area, contamination room, and gear storage.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Building Design+Construction

VIDEO: Retired Fire Capt. Richard Birt is trying to spread the word about a new documentary entitled "Burned: Protecting the Protectors" by Ethereal Films. In the past Birt has visited fire departments in Ventura County and along the coast giving talks about fire safety around batteries and solar panels found in house fires.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYT-TV ABC 3 Santa Barbara

VIDEO: Tropical Storm Debby was moving slowly along a path over the southeastern United States on Tuesday, bringing torrential downpours across parts of Georgia and South Carolina that could break or tie rainfall records in both states, forecasters said. Debby first hit land Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane over Florida's Big Bend coast and left a trail of inundation in its wake despite weakening shortly after landfall.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

PHOTOS: Four firefighters were transported to the hospital after their fire truck overturned Saturday morning. Police reported to a crash on the intersection of East 30th Street and North Hawthorne Lane just before 11:30 a.m. Aug. 3. IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith told 13News that the firefighters were heading to a nearby fatal crash on Massachusetts Avenue and East 30th Street when their truck overturned.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

PHOTOS: A 34-year-old Colorado man recovering in a hospital will be charged with arson and attempted murder once doctors conclude treatment and hand him over to authorities. The yet-unidentified man was taken into custody Friday afternoon after firing a round from a handgun into the windshield of an ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: A small plane made an emergency crash landing on the golf course at Haggin Oaks on Sunday, coming to rest at the pro shop, the Sacramento Fire Department said. The pilot walked away with a minor cut to his hand. No one else was hurt. The Sacramento Fire Department said it responded to a report of a plane crashing into a building at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex after 1 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

VIDEO/PHOTO: After a wireless phone charger from Baseus caught fire in Farmington Hills last February, a nationwide investigation was launched. As a result, approximately 132,000 Baseus Magnetic Wireless Charging Power Banks have been recalled across the United States as of June 27. "The lithium-ion battery in the power banks can overheat, posing a fire hazard," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit

A firefighter was injured in a massive fire that destroyed a church, causing the roof to collapse, Thursday afternoon in Carroll County. Dozens of firefighters contained the two-alarm blaze at Clearfield Bible Church, in the 1300 block of Old Westminster Pike in Westminster, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

VIDEO: A key piece of equipment that firefighters rely on to protect them is their hose. The Pennsylvania State Fire Commission got a behind-the-scenes look at how they're made. A local company is preparing firefighters for their toughest battles. After being globally recognized for its test trials and advancement of innovation, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook made a visit to Snap-tite Hose.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJET-TV ABC 24 Erie

VIDEO: Day 7 of the 2024 Paris Olympics has come to a close. All week, several have been talking about different iconic moments that have taken place. Especially, the U.S. men's gymnastics team's historic bronze medal win that broke the team's 16-year dry spell. But did you know one of the people on the 2008 team calls Albuquerque home? Local gymnast turned firefighter Joseph Hagerty helped the U.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque

Two medical teams in Michigan are working together to launch the "nex gen" defibrillator. Life EMS, a West Michigan-owner provider, is anticipated to be the first emergency service organization in the nation to use Stryker's newest medical device, LIFEPAK 35, according to officials. The device is expected to use technology that can reduce how many pauses there are during chest compressions.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWMT-TV CBS 3 Kalamazoo

VIDEO: You can find a lot on Facebook Marketplace, even a long-lost fire truck. A 1947 Dodge pumper truck belonged to the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department decades ago but in the 90s, it disappeared after the shop where it was being worked on closed. Fast forward 30 years and a lucky scroll through the social media platform's shop turned up the 77-year-old missing truck.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage

VIDEO: Home surveillance video from a Tulsa living room shows a dog chewing on a power bank with a lithium-ion battery inside. Suddenly, there is a flash, and a fire breaks out within minutes, leaving the two dogs and a cat in danger. "The thing that's important about this situation is how fast you see this fire progress,” said Andy Little with the Tulsa Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

VIDEO: Outside the track of the AAU Junior Olympics in Greensboro, a beige tent is there for young athletes or spectators in need of medical attention. The tent is Guilford County Emergency Medical Services' new EMS Medical Tent. Staffed with 12 personnel and stocked with everything found in an ambulance, Guilford County EMS says it's prepared to take on what the AAU Junior Olympics may throw its way.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXII-TV NBC 12 Winston-Salem