VIDEO: Early cancer detection screenings started on Wednesday for Chico firefighters, their families and city officials to ensure that those who serve the community can take important steps for their health.
The Galleri test, developed by Grail LLC, offers an annual health screening for firefighters in Chico. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 Redding
VIDEOS: White House Cabinet Secretaries and federal leaders heard testimony from fire service national leaders on climate change, building codes, recruitment and retention, firefighter health and safety, EMS and the new national fire data platform NERIS.
This year, the afternoon State of Science sessions focused on Structure Fire Impact and Resilience, Science to the Station, Climate Driven Data and Technology, and the USFA Wildfire Evacuation Project. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
A massive 3-alarm fire tore through a row of homes in Irvington, New Jersey, on Tuesday, displacing dozens of residents.
Firefighters responded to 71 Montgomery Ave. just before 5 p.m. for reports of a fire in the vacant residential building, according to Newark officials.
The fire extended from 71 Montgomery Ave. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Clyde Fire Department performed rescues and evacuations during Hurricane Helene, but flood waters rose to historic levels.
Clyde has experienced flooding from Ivan, Frances and Fred. But, it took Helene to reach the Clyde Fire Department and cause damage.
“We had five feet of water in our station. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetwork TV 13 Asheville
VIDEO: West Licking Fire District invested more than $400,000 in new heart monitors.
It is the only fire department in the state, and one of few in the country, to have this technology. District leaders say it will help save more lives.
The new Lifepak 35 made by Stryker has a more durable touchscreen that is waterproof, and it takes 15 different pictures of the heart at a time instead of 12, like the old machines. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBNS-TV CBS 10 Columbus
Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will use air quality sensors, temperature measurements and a national database of 911 emergency medical services calls to evaluate the links between environmental exposures, such as air pollution and temperature, and EMS transports for health emergencies. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The University of Arizona Health Sciences
PHOTOS: Tacoma has a roster of historic buildings that serve as reminders of its beginnings and create a sense of place and heritage. However, many buildings from the City of Destiny’s beginnings are just footnotes after they fell over time. Some buildings among them are still the focus of conversations long after disappearing from the landscape. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Sound Talk
Around 7:20 a.m. Monday morning, a house fire was reported in Kalamazoo.
By the time fire crews were able to get to the scene at Washington Avenue and Race Street, they said the fire was fully involved.
Crews worked for 30 minutes to get the fire under control. Officials said they believe all occupants evacuated safely. - PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Grand Rapids
VIDEO: The Knoxville Fire Department was one of many agencies that responded to CMC Recycling last week, working to clear more than 200 sticks of dynamite from a steel box. Now, after the event, KFD personnel are recounting what happened.
“It’s very rare for something like this to happen. In the time I’ve been on the fire department, I don’t know if I’ve ever had a situation quite like this,” KPD Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks said. - PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville
Restart A Heart Day will be recognized on October 16th worldwide. It’s an initiative to raise awareness about the importance of bystander CPR, with hopes to increase the number of people who know CPR.
“There are more than 300,000 cardiac deaths per year and we really want to make sure that we are increasing survival. - PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia
A fire broke out on a boat at Silver Lake Marina in Grapevine on Sunday, damaging or destroying at least nine other boats and leaving one person injured, fire officials say.
Fire investigators said a boat caught fire at about 1:15 p.m. when someone tried to start an engine. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and said it's possible the fire was sparked by an electrical short or a fuel leak. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
VIDEO: As flood waters swept through Cocke County and its surrounding areas, first responders worked to rescue those in need of help.
At the Parrottsville Fire Department, they were working to make it to a home when flood waters became so high that they caused their truck to stop working.
“We heard trees breaking behind us, we didn’t know what was going on. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville
VIDEO: Firefighters across Minnesota continue to seek help for post-traumatic stress in record-setting numbers.
George Esbensen, president of the Minnesota Firefighters Initiative (or MnFire), told us the number of firefighters across Minnesota who’ve sought help for post-traumatic stress and other medical issues continues to grow, with 1,400 seeking assistance in 2023 and so far through August of this year, more than 900 have asked for help. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Saint Paul
VIDEO: It's been 20 years since Smokey Bear struck a 670-foot radio tower west of Balloon Fiesta Park on Oct. 10, 2004. The hot air balloon became entangled in the 50,000-watt tower with two children and their pilot inside. Retired Los Ranchos Fire Department Lt. Dan Barela recalls the horrors of the incident when he and a PNM worker rescued all three inside. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAT-TV ABC 7 Albuquerque
VIDEO: Emergency personnel responded to the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek to reports of multiple people trapped underground after an elevator malfunctioned on Thursday afternoon.
Officials got the call around 12 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival, first responders learned there were 11 people on an elevator about 500 feet down. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs
VIDEO: A Lubbock firefighter has helped create a global standard, when it comes to keeping first responders and roadside workers safe.
Lubbock Fire Rescue Lieutenant Brady Robinette wants to make wearing lifesaving helmets the new norm.
Before 2022, Lubbock firefighters wore their structural firefighting helmets on roadside calls. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBD-TV NBC 11 Lubbock
Communication is crucial to understanding what needs to be done in emergency situations. However, for individuals with speech disorders or for non-native English speakers, there can be barriers between first responders and those seeking help.
University of Iowa Clinical Professor Krista Davidson in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has worked to develop an app that solves these issues. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Iowan
Kidde, a trusted leader in fire safety for more than 100 years, has introduced the next phase of its Cause For Alarm campaign, focused on helping families prioritize fire safety. Candid conversations about fire safety are often dismissed because many parents find it hard to imagine they will ever experience a fire in their home. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIDDE
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Evacuees were returning Friday to clean up the debris from two back-to-back hurricanes that destroyed homes and buildings and flooded neighborhoods. Hurricane Milton carved a path of destruction across a wide swath of the Florida Peninsula less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in the state. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Weather Channel
PHOTOS: More than 60 firefighters responded to a 3-alarm fire at a vacant church in downtown Louisville.
The Louisville Fire Department said the fire was in the 200 block of East Pin Alley. That's off East Broadway, not far from South Hancock Street.
Capt. Donovan Sims said reports came in around 7:45 p. - PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville
