A recent nationwide study shows Maryland has an alarming level of “forever chemicals” in its waterways. The study, conducted by the national Waterkeeper Alliance, looks at the level of PFAS contaminants in U.S. surface waters.
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often referred to as “forever chemicals,” are manufactured chemicals that do not break down in the environment. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Great Boston Fire of 1872, which is remembered as the largest fire in the city.
The fire began on the 80 block of Summer Street, and would go on to burn through 776 buildings, spanning 65 acres of Downtown and the Financial District.
A series of unique circumstances came together to create a perfect storm for the fire to happen and get as bad as it did. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston
A weekly report released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds numbers to previous predictions of a troubling flu season.
The number of hospitalizations reported by Oct. 29 has surpassed every recent year during the same week going back as far as the 2010-2011 season. While not a direct case count, the number of people hospitalized with a virus such as influenza or COVID-19 reflects the health care burden of a disease and shows how many people are being harmed. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNET
One person was seriously injured after an extra-alarm house fire in the Logan Square neighborhood Tuesday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said.
The fire broke out in a three-story, single-family home in the 2400-block of North Washtenaw Avenue at about 6 a.m. and spread to several neighboring homes. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Rockland man believed to be the longest serving firefighter in New York State celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday.
Things were a lot different 80 years ago when Amiel D'Auria first volunteered for the Chelsea Hook and Ladder Company in Nyack.
"We had to be right up in front of everything," said D'Auria. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 The Bronx
VIDEO: The fire that lit inside a Chesterfield Firefighter two years ago launched a mission to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health among first responders who accomplish some of the most stressful and emotional work of any profession on a daily basis.
Back in 2020, a close friend of Lt. Kenny Mitchell, who was also a firefighter, took his own life. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond
While police officers are often dispatched alongside other first responders when drug overdoses are reported, an analysis of hundreds of overdose events in one Rhode Island city found that there were scant incidents that actually needed involvement from law enforcement.
“It was surprising and promising to find that arrests only occurred in about 1% of all cases of overdoses attended by police,” said Alexandria Macmadu, study co-author and a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Epidemiology at Brown University’s School of Public Health. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News from Brown
One person was killed in an early morning building fire in the McCully area Sunday morning, according to HFD.
Crews responded to a two-story walk-up just after 5 a.m. located along Date Street. Nearly 40 HFD personnel from 10 units arrived to find the structure with heavy flames on the first floor reaching to the second. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now
PHOTO: It could take well into this week to clear all the downed trees and debris in one East Texas city, slammed by tornadoes this past Friday night.
Longtime residents say nothing like this had ever happened in the small community of Hughes Springs, and they are still trying to process the scope of what hit them. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler
VIDEO: On Saturday, as a fire tore through a Manhattan building, FDNY firefighters made a daring life-saving, last-resort rope rescue.
About 24 hours after saving numerous victims impacted by the blaze at 429 East 52nd St., the city Fire Department, via Facebook, explained how their “herculean team effort” proved successful. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
VIDEO: Hurricane Ian caused millions of dollars in damage to the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department’s emergency vehicles and buildings, both on and off the island.
In total, one fire truck, one ambulance and an alternative response vehicle were destroyed when Hurricane Ian’s storm surge busted into a firehouse that is now condemned. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZVN-TV ABC 7 Naples
VIDEO: The New Orleans EMS administered blood to a woman shot on Bourbon Street Sunday morning while she was still in the street. They say this is a rare ability for EMS services across the country and saves lives.
Thomas Mauro was the paramedic who gave her the blood using a Lifeflow device. He was able to get blood into the victim in just 10 minutes as opposed to the normal 40 or so minutes it can take to get victims' blood in a hospital. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDSU-TV NBC 6 New Orleans
The driver of a reportedly stolen big rig out of Kern County was taken into custody Thursday after leading California Highway Patrol on a slow-speed pursuit on the 5 Freeway near the Newhall area.
The truck was traveling southbound on the freeway, going through Newhall and ending up near Castaic Lake, heading into the Santa Clarita Valley. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles
The New York City Council has passed historic legislation to improve equity, inclusion and diversity in the FDNY.
The legislation package requires the FDNY to report on its recruitment and retention efforts of firefighters of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
The department would also have to survey firehouses and ensure they are equipped to serve a mixed gender workforce. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
VIDEO: Ohio firefighters Cher some advice in a new parody music video about turning back the clocks for daylight saving time and checking smoke alarm batteries.
The Washington Township Fire Department created an entertaining and educational parody of Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time."
“Checking your smoke alarm is a very simple step. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYX-TV ABC 6 Columbus
Michigan will be leading the country with new first-responder protocols involving sexual assault victims.
Governor Whitmer announced emergency responders will now be provided the opportunity to carry emergency contraception and post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections.
The plan announced Wednesday, will also provide EMS responders with sexual assault training. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBN-TV NBC 7/ WGTU-TV ABC 29 Traverse City
Two volunteer Kansas firefighters are set to appear on “Live with Kelly and Ryan” on Friday to encourage more people across the nation to take up firefighting.
The Riley County Fire District #1 announced on Nov. 3 two of its volunteers, Roger and Kim Davis, will be featured on “Live with Kelly and Ryan. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNT-TV NBC 27 Topeka
Virginia State Police is continuing to investigate a deadly crash and septic tank fire that resulted in road closures for Interstate 95 in Richmond.
At around noon on Wednesday, Nov. 2, state troopers were called to I-95 near the Belvidere Street overpass for a reported vehicle fire.
When units arrived, they found a 2007 Sterling Silver LT8500 septic truck fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV ABC 8 Petersburg
VIDEO: Some of Hawaii’s first responders are now using a high-tech tool to protect themselves from fentanyl exposure on the job.
It’s a mobile laboratory that can identify a variety of different drugs and results are available in seconds.
It’s called a TruNarc portable spectrometer and it allows first responders to know what kind of drug they’re dealing with without ever having to touch it. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now
It's been a year since the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District added advanced medical providers to its list of first responders. It's a sign of the times nationwide.
Scott Perryman is a battalion chief with Metro Fire.
"I started in Southern California as paramedic," he said.
Perryman loved medicine so much, he put himself through physician assistant school at Stanford. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
