A tanker crashed into the front of a Rockville Centre business, going up in flames and closing Sunrise Highway for the Wednesday morning commute. The driver of the tanker, carrying approximately 9,200 gallons of gasoline, lost control on Sunrise Highway at North Centre Avenue at around 1:10 a.m. The vehicle overturned and crashed into the front of a vacant storefront that until recently housed a La-Z-Boy showroom.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Along Blue Heron Boulevard and Congress Avenue, construction is officially underway for a new fire station in Riviera Beach. On Tuesday, City leaders broke ground on a $17 million fire house that is expected to be up and running by the end of next year. The new station will be one of the most state-of-the-art fire stations in the county if not the state, Fire Chief John Curd said.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach

PHOTOS: Several days of ice rescue training for Monroe Fire Protection District firefighters last week proved useful when a call came in about what appeared to be a person's head visible above the ice near the Lake Monroe spillway. Friday afternoon, firefighters from Station 21 were dispatched to the Lake Monroe spillway after receiving a report of a person's head sticking out of the ice.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Times Online

VIDEO: Those who knew lifelong firefighter Donald E. Whitaker said he had a love for people and a passion for fire service. “They didn't call him by name, it was Chief, Chief Whitaker” Wife Ethel Whitaker said. “Yea Chief Whitaker,” Niece Jane Jones said. “Chief what can I do? What do you need? It was Chief.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro

The seven-day average of new Coronavirus infections in the United States has fallen to a number not seen since the delta surge of last summer began to die down, though cases remain higher than during much of the pandemic. The country had an average of 153,029 cases per day as of Monday, according to tracking by The Washington Post.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Washington Post

A dramatic video of a firefight in Sherman Oaks shows the moment when a Los Angeles firefighter falls through the roof of a garage that had caught on fire. Remarkably that firefighter was not hurt, according to officials. Advertisement The fire broke out at a home in the 4500 block of N. Sunnyslope Avenue just before 6 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: This week marks 20 years since a prank at a student apartment complex turned deadly in Greensboro. Janet Danahey, a UNCG student, set outside items on fire at a Campus Walk apartment. She said she was trying to get back at an ex-boyfriend. The fire spread to the entire building. Four people, sisters Rachel and Donna Llewellyn, Elizabeth Harris and Ryan Bek, died, and many others were injured.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro

VIDEO: Gabriel Shaffer had just gone back inside from watching Krewe du Vieux when he says he saw the bright light from a flame thrower out his back window. According to police this happened Saturday evening in the 900 block of Royal St. “It was dumb and disrespectful at the same time in my head,” said Shaffer.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans

With less than a week to go before it stops accepting applications, the Dayton Fire Department says it could have its most diverse pool of fire recruit applicants ever. The fire department is overwhelmingly white but has become more diverse in recent years. Officials say new, enhanced and ongoing initiatives to reach minorities and women seem to be working.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News - Metered Site

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Waukon firefighters used hundreds of thousands of gallons of water to fight the fire, running through Waukon's water supply. Schools in the community held virtual class Monday and businesses had reduced hours due to the water issues. City officials say the issue was too much water going through a strained system.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

One man was rescued and more than a dozen residents were displaced after a large fire in Jersey City on Friday afternoon. The fire was reported at a three-story residential building around 4 p.m. on 163 Van Horne Street. A Jersey City police officer who was first on the scene ran into the building where the fire originated and rescued one man.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Frontline workers will once again have a faster path to Workers' Compensation benefits in Minnesota, a presumption in law that a COVID-19 infection happened in the workplace and is a job-related injury. First responders and healthcare workers joined lawmakers at Brooklyn Park's central fire station Friday afternoon, to watch Gov.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

A group of amateur radio operators in Caribou have banded together to start Aroostook County's first municipal-based emergency service, hoping to modernize the region's use of technology during disasters. In a rural county where internet, cellphone and other types of communication can be spotty in good weather, storms can easily knock out those modes of communication.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News - Metered Site

VIDEO: Cleveland firefighters are leading a walk to Nashville starting on February 14th to raise awareness for suicide, something they say frequently impacts their work community. The walk will take place over several days, ending on February 23rd. The firefighters will be accompanied by family members, policy leaders and other community members.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVC-TV ABC/FOX 9 Chattanooga

COVID-19 cases have continued to subside throughout the United States, while deaths have also settled after increasing rapidly amid surges of infections brought on by the Omicron variant. The United States reported a daily average of 178,705 new COVID-19 cases, down 67% over 14 days, according to data gathered by The New York Times, as individual states have begun to loosen masking mandates and other restrictions to mitigate the spread of the virus and health officials have indicated the peak of Omicron infections has passed.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gephardt Daily

VIDEO: Emergency crews worked to extinguish a large fire in Gary, Indiana. Firefighters responded to the 3100 block of Grant Street just before 11 a.m. for reports of a fire at the Denny's restaurant and Love's Truck stop. SkyCam 9 flew over the scene. Gary Police posted on Facebook asking drivers to stay away from the area.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago

VIDEO: Surveillance video has been released showing a fire truck on the move after someone attempted to steal it from a fire station in Lauderhill. “The person, the male subject, became aggressive with the firefighters,” said Lauderhill Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Levy. He climbs into the truck, lights it up and throws it into reverse, before eventually being dragged out.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling St. Louis house, but Benjamin Polson knew homeless people might be inside taking refuge from the January chill. So the 33-year-old firefighter went in. It cost him his life. Eleven days later, three Baltimore firefighters died when an abandoned row home collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMOV-TV CBS 4 St. Louis

Even with six years of fighting fires under his belt, Renard Cox approaches his job with the excitement of a rookie. “I love it. I love putting this uniform on every day,” Cox said. “If you've ever been at this station when tones go off, it is a rush.” The veteran of the Richmond Fire Department thrives on helping strangers in need.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond

States that recently announced plans to lift either indoor or school mask mandates have at least two things in common: Hospitalization rates are on the decline, and all except one have a larger share of fully vaccinated residents than the national average. Most of the governors in those states have linked these metrics to their moves to lift some Covid-19 mitigation measures.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

While responding to an emergency on East John Street Wednesday morning, Champaign Fire Department's Ladder 161 was involved in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Neil and Green streets. Police said a firefighter on Ladder 161 and the occupant of the second vehicle were both treated on scene and were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIA-TV CBS 3 Champaign

PHOTOS: The new Westridge Commissary was a dramatic addition to Casper's expanding edges when it opened in 1950. The new shopping center was the second operation opened by Commissary Inc., which operated what was likely Casper's first modern full-service grocery store on 442 E. Yellowstone. By all accounts, the shopping center continued to stay busy with business as usual.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oil City News

Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines have been turned off. The recalls from the two Korean automakers are another in a long string of fire and engine failure problems that have dogged the companies for the past six years.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

First H.E.L.P. and FirstNet, built with AT&T;, have teamed up to provide dozens of communities and thousands of first responders with world-class mental health training through First H.E.L.P.'s #ResponderReadiness Workshop Series. First H.E.L.P. Chief Learning Officer Joe Willis worked with AT&T; to organize these training opportunities for first responders across the country.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Homeland Security Today

How did a late Portsmouth volunteer firefighter's helmet end up in Ohio? No one can say for certain, but a few city Good Samaritans caught wind of its whereabouts and felt compelled to bring it back to the Seacoast The family of former Portsmouth Fire Department “call man” Stanley Pizz, a Port City native who fought fires from 1955 through 1979, has been given his old helmet, slightly singed from experience and emblazoned with his last name on the back.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seacoast Online

A massive apartment fire has been burning in northwest Oklahoma City since early Tuesday evening. Around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, crews responded to a fire at The Canton at Classen Curve near Northwest 63rd Street and Grand Avenue near the Nichols Hills area. The fire continued into Wednesday, and crews are still battling flames as of 8:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City

VIDEO: Trey McDaniel still wonders how much different his life would be if he stayed in bed one minute longer on Feb. 11 last year. “You just play the events over and over and over in your head,” he said. “You know, ‘what could I have done differently?'” He was driving down Interstate 35W South, his normal route to work at MedStar as a paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

City residency requirements have been lifted for Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire firefighters. That is the ruling of a neutral arbitrator who has determined the city did not have the right to restrict residency. The arbitrator has now issued a cease and desist order on the city's enforcement of residency for its firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

When it comes to occupational hazards, few jobs are as dangerous as fighting fires. “I fell through a floor once,” said veteran firefighter Michael Butkus. “High rise fires, those are the worst, and you don't think you're going to get out of there.” Butkus has been with the Chicago Fire Department for three decades.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa

PHOTOS: It started with an old black and white photograph from the Grand Junction Fire Department archives. Next came about a half a ton of sheet metal. Then it was time for Jeff Bates to go to work. That was about three months ago. On Tuesday, tucked under a weathered white cowboy hat, Bates and a pair of helpers installed the finished sculpture on the cinderblock wall of Grand Junction Fire Station No.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Sentinel

PHOTOS: A fire burned 4 RVs early Monday morning. There are no reports of injuries, but the fire displaced 6 people. Firefighters arrived before 5 a.m. to find two RVs at Blue Ox RV Park fully involved with fire. "Upon our arrival, we went into defensive mode," Battalion Chief Ryan Bond said. "There was a significant amount of fire to where we couldn't go offensive and go inside, so we protected exposures and made sure it couldn't advance any further.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMTR-TV NBC 16 Eugene

Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency was the first in the state to use the new 911-eye system. This system allowed dispatchers to receive videos and pictures from callers at the scene of an emergency using their mobile devices. Assistant 911 Director Bradley Wilson said they had the program for roughly a week.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDTN-TV NBC 2 Dayton

On their left sleeves, Trenton firefighters have long worn a uniform patch they say is unlike other departments for its depiction of the Iron Fireman, a statue honoring their profession that has stood in the city for over 100 years. The Iron Fireman, clutching a rescued child, is where the department, pre-pandemic, held annual ceremonies.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Advance - NJ.com

A Maine legislative committee signed off Monday on a proposal to try to help emergency responders better access mental health support. The bill, LD 1879, establishes a presumption that firefighters, emergency medical technicians, police officers, emergency dispatchers and others who are diagnosed as having post-traumatic stress disorder have the condition because of “extraordinary and unusual work stress,” a bill before the Maine Legislature states.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTW-TV ABC 8 Poland Spring

Yakima County Fire District #5 is looking at nearly $70,000 in damages after a burglary at their storage station over the weekend left them with smashed truck windows, a broken door and missing firefighting gear and medical supplies. Deputy Fire Chief Joel Byam said that someone might be able to sell the stolen medical supplies, but they will have a harder time finding someone to purchase firefighting gear on the street without notice.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

A five story building under construction went up in flames and collapsed in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn Monday morning. The building on Gates Avenue erupted in flames just after 5:50 a.m. Monday and quickly collapsed like a pancake, fire officials said. One firefighter sustained a minor injury.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

It's been reported that many famous Americans served as volunteer firemen, some of whom were Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. After a large fire in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin formed the Union Fire Co. Buildings that his company insured were identified by a steel fire mark showing the outline of a wooden fire hydrant.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Maria Times

As we celebrate Black History Month, this is the story of a little boy living in poverty who had a dream to become a Chicago firefighter. As CBS 2's Jim Williams reported Thursday, that dream came true, thanks his hard work and the extraordinary kindness of men and women, Black and white, at one firehouse on the West Side.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

A firefighter's job is never easy. It can be difficult, dangerous and heartbreaking. It can also be amazing, hopeful and wonderful when at the end of a call everyone is safe and healthy. However, for the firefighters the risks from the job, whether it is a physical ailment or mental scars, carry on far past the last blaze.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: West Central Tribune - Metered Site

There's a push to register more organ donors in St. Lucie County. The St. Lucie County Fire District, along with the Tax Collector's Office and Legacy Donors, are launching a campaign with special decals that will be placed on fire rescue trucks. The decals will be placed on the back of the trucks at Fire Station 3 by past donors' families on Monday and will eventually be placed on all trucks across the county.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach

A massive warehouse fire in northwest suburban Bartlett continues to burn for a second day Friday morning. Intense flames engulfed the 250,000 square foot warehouse in the 1200-block of Humbracht Circle in Brewster Creek Business Park, used by a document storage company called Access. Officials said the warehouse was stacked floor to ceiling with boxes of documents, providing ample fuel for the fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

New images of the fire at the fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem have brought back memories for those who lived through the EQ plant explosion in Apex more than 15 years ago. By taking a look back at what happened in 2006, we could get an idea of the massive cleanup still ahead at the Weaver plant. Some who lived in Apex in 2006 still have memories of evacuations and the massive emergency response.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh

PHOTOS: A new hair salon for kids features character cars for chairs, TVs and video games. Sharkey's Cuts for Kids, located at 2359 Health Dr. SW in Wyoming, aims to create a enjoyable environment for children. “That's the biggest thing that we're trying to do here at Sharkey's, is (to) create a fun atmosphere, a fun experience for kids to come and want to get their hair cut and for parents to enjoy bringing their kids to get their hair cut,” Emily Tornblom, co-owner of Sharkey's Cuts for Kids, told MLive on video Thursday, Jan.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive

Many on the front lines in law enforcement, firefighting and emergency response are leaving because of stress, pay and lack of benefits, especially during the pandemic. Now the state's first responders have a stronger voice at the State Capitol to improve conditions. Law officers, firefighters and EMT's were joined by state lawmakers Thursday to introduce a new caucus, a body to better serve first responders during the legislative process.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBT-TV NBC 3 Jackson

A&E;'s show Live Rescue was in St. Louis, and they put together a must-watch, most-viewed moments from the show, video on YouTube. A&E; uploaded the video to their YouTube channel back in October of 2021, and in the description of the video, they say "Live Rescue" follows firefighters, paramedics and EMTs from across the country as they bravely put their lives on the line responding to emergency rescue calls.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXG-FM 100.9 Amarillo

VIDEO: Officials held another media briefing as they entered the 60th continuous hour of the Weaver Fertilizer Fire. According to officials, a passerby was the first person to call in the fire. Then a flood of dozens of calls followed that minutes later. The evacuation recommendation remained in place as of Thursday morning.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZY-TV FOX 46 Charlotte

A new bill that would require the installation of heat sensors at every federally funded rental home was introduced by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday. The legislation, named “Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022,” came weeks after a fire in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx that killed 17 people, including eight children.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

Law enforcement authorities in three Western Washington counties were searching Wednesday for burglars who have broken into multiple fire stations, stealing valuable and life-saving equipment that could hamper firefighters' effort to save lives and preserve property. Sheriff's investigators in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties told KOMO News that they all currently have active investigations within their jurisdictions into the thefts of vital fire department tools that has impacted -- or could impact -- the response to thousands of people served by the fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The house in the small town of Granville, Ohio, that Lea Ann Parsley-Davenport grew up in was located just a couple of blocks from the fire department, close enough to hear the town's emergency sirens sound whenever there was a fire. On those occasions, she would hop on her bike and pedal as fast as she could down to the station.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UVA Today

“It's premature for any country either to surrender, or to declare victory,” said World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus about the fight against Covid yesterday. “This virus is dangerous, and it continues to evolve before our very eyes,” said Ghebreyesus in opening remarks at the organization's weekly Covid update.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Deadline

Police are searching for the person who lit a suitcase on fire and then rolled it onto a subway train with people on board — the second fire in as many days along the same train line. The fire onboard a northbound 1 train Friday was captured on video. A witness said he realized something was wrong when he heard someone yell "smoke" just after the train had pulled into the 18th Street station around 10 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

With a big winter storm headed our way, and temperatures set to plunge once again, one of Chicago's favorite winter traditions is well underway. The Chicago Fire Department's icebreaking boat made its way down the Chicago River Tuesday afternoon, tearing through thick sheets of ice. It's one of the most spectacular sights Chicago has to offer.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLD-TV FOX 32 Chicago

The Los Angeles and Cincinnati fire departments have made a friendly wager on Super Bowl LVI. LA Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas tweeted a photo of a Matthew Stafford Rams jersey and a Rams hat along with a message saying the losing team's department will raise the winning team's flag at a station and on an engine and the fire chief will wear a jersey along with a congratulations message that gets posted to social media.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati

PHOTO: Firefighters in Fall River are being recognized for their extraordinary work at a Saturday house fire, while facing brutal weather conditions. In a Facebook post, Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan praised the fire crews. “They battled some really tough conditions at a house fire on Irving St. With lot of elements working against them, including the parking, wind, cold and size of the fire, they really did a tremendous job.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

VIDEO: Across Wisconsin, firefighters have been particularly susceptible to dying of COVID-19–even moreso than their law enforcement first responder counterparts. In 2021, all six of Wisconsin's line of duty deaths for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel were a result of COVID-19 complications, according to new data released to News 3 Now.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes. Fire trucks patrolled the mandatory evacuation area throughout early Feb. 1, blowing their horns and blasting a warning for people to evacuate as quickly as possible.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charlotte Observer

A reward initially offered by federal authorities seeking a “person of interest” in its investigation of a vacant rowhome fire in Baltimore that left three firefighters dead has soared to $100,000 with additional pledges. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on Friday a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the identification of someone captured on surveillance cameras last Sunday evening around the scene on Monday's fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBOC-TV CBS/FOX 16 Salisbury

VIDEO: Another fire station has been hit by thieves. First in Oso and now in Acme. In both cases the thieves stole the exact same fire equipment. Whatcom County District 16's Chief is warning other fire houses Monday night. "This is the people's stuff and they took our stuff and it's like when someone comes into your house unwelcomed, you feel violated," said Hank Maleng, Fire Chief for Whatcom County Fire District 16.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: In the 2600 block of Avery in Midtown, a two-story building has risen as the Memphis Fire Department took the wraps off of its new $7 million headquarters. After five years in the making, Fire Chief Gina Sweat along with Mayor Jim Strickland and other top brass cut the ribbon on the new headquarters featuring a bell tower, arched doorways and art.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WREG-TV CBS 3 Memphis

VIDEO: They called it “the umbrella of death.” Between December 1951 and February 1952, three planes crashed in Elizabeth a few weeks apart, killing a total of 119 people. The family of one of the victims is giving back to first responders to commemorate the 70th anniversary of those crashes. “It took the top of the third floor and landed on our house,” said Augustine Caruso.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Celina firefighters managed to contain a large fire before it could spread very far after multiple homes under construction went up in flames on Sunday, January 30. Just after 5:00 p.m., Celina firefighters received a structure fire call from the 2800 block of Field Street in Celina. Two or three homes under construction had caught on fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth

Melissa Hilpert, a 22-year firefighting veteran, has become the first female fire chief in the 75-year history of Rural Metro Fire, a private firefighting company founded and based in Scottsdale. Hilpert assumed her duties of overseeing Rural Metro's fire stations in the Yuma area of southwestern Arizona this month, the Yuma Sun reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix

Hobart “Hobie” Erickson put in 30 years at a fire department in New Jersey and rose to the level of captain. Then, he and his wife, Lois, retired to the Lakelands. End of story, right? Absolutely not. Erickson kept riding by the Donalds Fire Department, and Lois encouraged him to volunteer. That eventually fueled his internal flame to return to doing what he always loved.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Index-Journal - Metered Site

A Jacksonville brother and sister duo are using their close relationship to help save lives at UF Health. When Brian Brown is bringing patients into UF Health Jacksonville, he can call his sister for help. “Probably about six months ago, and he was like, Oh, I had a patient that had like, These signs and symptoms, and I'm like, Yeah, that's signs of a stroke.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News

VIDEO: There is now more optimism that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be ending -- and as other nations lift certain Covid-19 restrictions, some public health experts question whether US counties and cities should consider easing their guidance on mask-wearing or social distancing, as well.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

VIDEO: The Asheville Fire Department (AFD) has a new tool to help with investigations. Through FEMA's Fire Safety and Prevention grant, AFD received a Matterport 3D imaging camera. “It allows us to essentially paint a picture of the entire incident,” Bill States, senior deputy fire marshal, said. The technology lets AFD go inside a fire scene long after the initial investigation has ended.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville

The Northwest Fire District put out nearly 100 car fires in 2021, but it's often unclear whether those fires are mechanical malfunctions or arson. This week, the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) held the first training of its kind in Southern Arizona, drawing fire investigators from several states and throughout Arizona.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson

PHOTOS: It was a seemingly inconsequential homework assignment that saved Charles Lyman III's life on a frigid night in January 1922. Then a 14-year-old prep school student, Lyman was visiting family in Washington, D.C. when a major storm buried the city under almost two and a half feet of snow. On Saturday, January 28—the second day of the blizzard—Lyman's cousin David suggested spending a cozy evening watching a movie at the Knickerbocker Theatre in nearby Lanier Heights (now known as Adams Morgan).
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine

Interfering with a fire or medical first responder could soon become illegal if a bill being considered in the Washington State Legislature passes this session. A proposed House bill would create a gross misdemeanor for anyone who knowingly interferes with the actions of a firefighter or emergency medical services provider.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Arlington, Virginia, fire department is turning to telehealth to help ease the strain on ambulance crews and hospitals. Starting this month, if paramedics or EMTs in Arlington find that a patient meets certain criteria, the emergency workers will ask whether the patient would like to bring in a medical provider via an iPad.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington, D.C.

A garbage truck burst into flames in a neighborhood in Fresno on Wednesday afternoon – and the fireball was caught on camera. The Fresno Fire Department says the truck caught on fire in the area of Willow and Perrin avenues. A video shows intense flames and heavy black smoke billowing from the front of the truck.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGPE-TV CBS 47 Fresno

VIDEO: When people call for an ambulance in Sackets Harbor, New York — and the crew shows up at their door — almost everyone has the same reaction. "A lot of people just come up and ask you, 'Wait, how old are you?'" Cooper Antonson said. "'You're the EMT?!'" Grayden Brunet said of how people have reacted.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

With a family of five dead in an unsolved house fire, night-vision images of the masked suspects haunted the metro for months — until Google led police to the accused killers. At age 16, Kevin Bui and Gavin Seymour — along with another teen charged as a juvenile — were arrested on counts of first-degree murder and more in the August 2020 killings in Green Valley Ranch.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

First responders face many risks, but for firefighters especially there is real concern about the risk of cancer. “Firefighters are at an increased risk for some types of cancer. Since 2015, over 70 percent of line of duty deaths has been because of cancer,” said Natasha Schaefer Solle, Ph.D., who is the Co-Deputy Director for the Firefighter Cancer Initiative with the University of Miami's Sylvester Cancer Center.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOR-TV CBS 4 Miami

To recruit new officers and firefighters and keep current employees local, one metro city is offering a new incentive. The City of South Fulton unveiled a program for housing allowance up to $450 a month toward rent or mortgage payments. The pilot program, which is open to 25 people, will run from Feb.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta

VIDEO: Six people need shelter after flames broke out in an Annapolis neighborhood damaging several homes early Wednesday morning. According to Lt. Michael Mayo, spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in the 1600 block of Elkwood Court around 1:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington DC

VIDEO: The Charleston Fire chief says calls for service in the department increased 11 percent this year to pre-pandemic levels. Even with the increase in call volume, some say the pay they're getting isn't enough to live in the city of Charleston. John Baker, who is the secretary of Charleston Firefighters Association Local 61, said it's hard to live and work in Charleston with the current wages they're getting.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston

PHOTOS: Virtually every time firefighters Mike Hendrickson and Jesse Schmidt pass by the empty lot on the west side of Broadway in downtown Fargo, they think about the day nearly 22 years ago they almost died there on the job. Reflecting on the arson fire at the Tropics nightclub on Sunday, April 30, 2000, can prompt a visceral response.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brainerd Dispatch - Metered Site

In light of the recent deadly apartment fire in Aurora that took a child's life and hospitalized two others, FOX31 checked in with a nonprofit that helps front-line workers deal with mental health and stress injuries that the job creates. The fire was allegedly set on purpose and burned through 12 units, displacing 31 people — 18 adults and eight children.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

The Omicron BA.2 sub-type continues to attract attention as it spreads in various parts of the world including the U.S. In several news reports and even by some healthcare experts, BA.2 has sometimes been referred to as "stealth Omicron." While the terminology has picked up recently in terms of usage, Google Trends data shows that the term was being used online as far back as early December.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsweek

Three firefighters were killed and one critically injured from a partial building collapse while battling a fire in a vacant rowhome in west Baltimore early Monday, officials said. In a news conference held by Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Fire Department, Scott released the names of the victims from the early morning rowhome fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-AM 1090 Baltimore

VIDEO: After a massive fire broke out at a Newark recycling center early Tuesday, smoke could be smelled as far away as Manhattan and the Bronx, officials said. AIR11 was over the scene Tuesday just after 6 a.m. as two large piles of metal burned at the Eastern Metal Recycling Terminal, located in the Port Newark area of the city.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

VIDEO: A local fire department is taking extra measures to keep crews safe while on the job. The new equipment? A portable speed bump. When first responders are on the scene of a crash or at a fire, they're already putting their lives in danger. So Whitesboro wanted to curb the risk of a distracted driver adding to that threat.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXII-TV CBS/FOX 12 Sherman

Social media blew up over the weekend with support for 14 Deming firefighters/EMTs who surprised city officials on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, with tendering their two weeks' notice at the John Strand Municipal Building, 309 S. Gold St. The 14 city employees cited low pay as the reason for tendering their resignations.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Deming Headlight

A volunteer firefighter hopes to transform fire hoses and lives through her bag-making business. Janelle Robinson discovered a passion for firefighting and a desire to join its tight-knit community when she turned 40. She became a volunteer firefighter and EMT with Summerfield Fire District, and her new career led to an adventure in the business world.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1

VIDEO: DeKalb County fire crews have been working to put out a massive fire at an abandoned condominium building in Clarkston Monday morning. At around 7 a.m., 11Alive SkyTracker showed flames shooting through the roof with the entire building engulfed. Within 40 minutes, most of the larger flames were out and all that was left was an exterior wall.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

New York City's fire commissioner said Friday that he will retire next month after more than seven years in the job and a career that spanned more than five decades and included stints in every rank in the department. Daniel Nigro led the nation's largest municipal fire department through the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and recently oversaw its response to the city's deadliest fire in three decades.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brooklyn Daily Eagle

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Mount Pleasant firefighter had his own cheering section while undergoing training! According to the department, Firefighter Dawson McNeill was training on connecting to a hydrant to have a continuous water supply during a fire. While he was honing his skills, a group of curious kids from Carolina Park Academy watched and rooted him on.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIV-TV ABC 36 Charleston

In 2005, the film “Animal” starring Ving Rhames as Animal and Terrence Howard as his son Darius was released. Darius fell into gang life while his father was incarcerated as if to carry on the family tradition. This movie displayed how without proper guidance from the parent, or willingness to obtain an education, the cycle of poverty and social disenfranchisement will continue.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Minnesota Spokesman Recorder

At least one in five Americans have now been infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, but the number is likely higher, including secondary to unreported asymptomatic cases, according to The Hill. The United States had its first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported 731 days ago on Jan. 21, 2020, but now has had over 70 million confirmed COVID-19 cases with over 866,000 deaths as of this Friday, according to The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, which is a continuously updated source of COVID-19 data.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: An empty building at 141 E. Marietta St. is likely a total loss after a fire on Thursday that the building manager said was probably inevitable. Building manager Bill England said the building was empty and boarded up, but they have had a lot of trouble with homeless people breaking in and building fires for warmth, which he thought could have caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald & Review - Metered Site

Fatigue caused by extended periods of work and insufficient rest can impair job performance, situation awareness and decision-making capabilities, even when it's needed most. Specifically, in safety-critical environments, such as responding to wildfires, fatigue has been associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of injuries and errors, and a four-fold increase in safety-compromising behaviors during emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Texas A&M; Today

Have you ever wondered how many calls Escambia County EMS answers? Escambia County EMS has launched a new information dashboard that includes: EMS calls dispatched by Emergency Communications (updated daily); Transports to local hospitals by EMS (updated daily); On-scene cardiac/respiratory arrests (updated weekly); On-scene overdoses (updated weekly); ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI/Heart Attack) events (updated weekly); and Motor-vehicle crashes (updated weekly).
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthEscambia.com

VIDEO/PHOTOS: In a scene that has tragically played out across the United States yearly, a Christmas tree starts a fire inside a building, but this scenario created by the Bellows Falls and North Walpole fire departments was just a training exercise to prepare firefighters for real-world events. Bellows Falls Fire Chief Shaun McGinnis helped orchestrate a live-fire training at an abandoned building that allowed the fire to be controlled by members of his department while the training was playing out.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brattleboro Reformer - Metered Site

VIDEO: Tahlequah firefighters can make a lot of spaghetti after a TikTok video landed them nearly 800 jars of Ragú sauce. Ragú recently began a new series of commercials under the catchphrase, “Cook Like a Mother,” one of which featured firefighters. The Tahlequah company decided to replicate the commercial as a team-building exercise, featuring firefighter Anthony Margarit.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRMG-FM 102.3 Tulsa

Petersburg Fire and Rescue has hired the first female fire chief in its nearly 250-year history. Chief Tina R. Watkins is taking over on a permanent basis after a number of years where interim leaders have directed Petersburg's fire department. Watkins began her career as a firefighter. For the past 11 years, she has been a Battalion Chief for Richmond Fire and Emergency Services where she supervised five stations and six fire companies.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Progress-Index

VIDEO: Authorities say two people have died after a vehicle collided with a fire truck in Camden County Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. near Warwick Road and North White Horse Pike. Authorities say a fire truck from Lawnside was heading southbound on Warwick when it collided with a car that was heading west on White Horse Pike.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTXF-TV FOX 29 Philadelphia

An investigation into the Yute Commuter Service plane that caught fire on Nov. 20, 2021 has found that the fire was started by wiring in the aircraft that was installed incorrectly. The wiring was installed as part of a federally funded experimental safety program, and there could be over 200 other planes in the region that have the same problem.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTOO-FM 104.3 Juneau

VIDEO: First responders at the California State Capitol on Wednesday blasted hours-long wait times to transfer patients to emergency rooms. Emergency health workers voiced their growing frustration during a hearing, saying the wait times are bad for patients and keep them from other calls. Some agencies reported waiting up to eight hours to transfer patients to emergency rooms.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

PHOTOS: Sometimes Fire Departments have some really cool tools at their disposal. This one, from the Town of Hermon Fire Department's Facebook page, caught my eye. So I reached out to Hermon Fire Chief Cody Sullivan to get the skinny on this member of Hermon's rescue fleet, the rescue-boggan, also known as the "snowbulance".
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQCB-FM 106.5 Brewer