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 early Tuesday, bringing torrential downpours across parts of southeastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said. Debby first hit land Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane over Florida's Big Bend coast. As of 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Debby's center was some 30 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia and 105 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina and was moving northeast at 9 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
- 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

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A ‘medical emergency’ caused a crash in Dandridge Wednesday morning after a firefighter passed out while driving. Dandridge Fire Chief Andy Riley shared that the driver and a lieutenant with the Dandridge Fire Department were out around 10:30 a.m. to do a weekly check of the department’s fire boat in Douglas Lake when the driver passed out behind the wheel.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville

San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to lower the retirement age from 58 to 55 for the city's firefighters, who risk cancer and death as part of their job. If more than half of voters on the Nov. 5 ballot approve the amendment to the city charter, members of the San Francisco Fire Department hired after Jan.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

VIDEO: Seventeen firefighters suffered heat-related injuries and were treated at the scene of a fire Tuesday afternoon at a business plaza in Monroe Township. One firefighter was hospitalized and is described as being in "stable condition," according to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo

VIDEO: A new program at the University of South Florida aims to better protect first responders from infectious diseases. The multi-million dollar project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firefighters and EMS personnel risk their lives every day to protect people. The program is researching ways to better protect them.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) will open the doors to all 24 fire stations across the city, welcoming the community to meet their neighborhood firefighters, as part of Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings Initiative. “Mental Health is an important topic in my department. I understand the heaviness mental health can bear on our community and fully support Mayor Yemi’s initiative in helping our neighbors feel less alone,” said Fire Chief Randy Royal.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXRM-TV FOX 21 Colorado Springs