The ATF says they've completed their investigation into the January 24 fire that killed three Baltimore City firefighters.
It was that morning when a vacant home at 205 S. Stricker went up in flames.
Paul Butrim, Kelsey Sadler and Kenneth Lacayo were among the firefighers who responded to battle the blaze. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAR-TV ABC 2 Baltimore
Starting Nov. 1, firefighters who were let go from South King Fire and Rescue because of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be allowed to come back to work.
The agency’s board of directors voted unanimously during their Sept. 27 meeting to authorize Fire Chief Dave Mataftin to let unvaccinated firefighters return beginning Nov. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror - Metered Site
A year of preparations and negotiations has led to a new, four-year contract for firefighters with the City of Fort Worth.
The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved the agreement on Oct. 25 following 97.4% approval of the proposal by the 970 members of the association. The agreement is the fourth collectively bargained agreement between the city and firefighters, according to the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth
Firefighters battled a massive blaze that ripped through a three-story commercial building in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday evening.
Flames ripped through the roof of the boarded-up building located near the intersection of Los Angeles and 3rd streets. The blaze erupted just after 7:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: Laura Kavanagh will be named New York City's next fire commissioner today.
She will also become the first woman to lead the FDNY in its 157-year history.
Mayor Eric Adams will make the announcement at Engine 33, Ladder 9 in Noho, a historic building where the city's first fire commissioner was headquartered. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
A new state law that goes into effect Jan. 1 requires all homes to have smoke detectors with a 10-year sealed battery life or a hardwired system.
The Rockford Fire Department and the Illinois Firefighters Association held a news conference on Wednesday to draw attention to the law and urge property owners to make the necessary changes now. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rock River Current
From house fires to car accidents, firefighters are trained to respond to emergency situations.
If we already trust these men and women in those moments, why not trust them with smaller jobs around the home?
That’s the idea behind a new app called “Hidrent,” spelled a little differently.
It’s a service that connects off duty firefighters with anyone in the area who needs a task completed. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS 5 Bangor
For years, Allentown EMS has had carbon monoxide detectors available for crew, but only one detector per ambulance.
After a significant number of carbon monoxide incidents last year, the city moved to get a wearable monitor for each full-time EMS employee.
“We’ve had the meters, but we wanted to take it a step further, use them more,” said Mehmet Barzev, chief of EMS operations for the city of Allentown. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lehigh Valley Live
St. Louis firefighters were at the scene of a large fire at an abandoned warehouse near the Mississippi River just north of the Gateway Arch.
The St. Louis Fire Department said the fire is at a warehouse near the intersection of North 1st Street and O'Fallon Street. The first call for the fire came out at around 7 p. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis
Worcester firefighter Ryan Kelley had a scab on his temple for two years that never really healed.
He hadn’t done anything about it, when his whole truck decided to attend a free cancer screening held by DetecTogether and UMass Memorial Health at Polar Park last year.
When doctors from UMass saw the scab, they told Kelley it looked like basal cell skin cancer. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mass Live
The 7th Annual JBJ Soul Kitchen Chili Cook-Off highlighted eleven local first responder units including Fire, Police and EMT, and their chili, but the event was so much more – a celebration of community. The attendees donated more than 580 pounds of food for Fulfill’s People’s Pantry, totaling 386 meals, and Jon Bon Jovi was on hand to taste each entry and thank the first responders for their service. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Insider NJ
PHOTO: Emergency crews on the upper Bay will soon be able to respond to those tricky shallow-water rescues more easily and safely.
The all-volunteer Susquehanna Hose Company (SHCo) in Havre de Grace just announced they’re getting a state-of-the-art airboat. It will be the department’s first vessel of this kind and the only airboat in service in the area. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chesapeake Bay Magazine
VIDEO: A dramatic two-alarm fire erupted Monday afternoon at a commercial building in Monrovia, prompting a quick response from at least two local fire departments.
The blaze, fueled by stacks of pallets, was reported about 5 p.m. at a structure in the 800 block of East Huntington Drive.
Firefighters arrived at the scene to find flames shooting through the roof. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: At just 18 years old, Jah’ere Robinson became a hero in the same Palm Beach County neighborhood where a stray bullet injured him as he took out the garbage.
Jah’ere spent six months in the hospital and months recovering. Two years after surviving the shooting, a neighbor credited him for acting quickly during an apartment building fire. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott along with the Baltimore City Fire Department, elected officials launched its Unsafe Vacant Marking Initiative Monday.
The initiative will help first responders identify unsafe vacant homes, buildings, or structures when determining the structural integrity before entering by noting the secured 12x12 inch red square reflective signs on properties considered unsafe for anyone to enter. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX/MyNetworkTV 45 Baltimore
VIDEO: A daring rescue off a cliff at Peninsula State Park in Door County this weekend saved a woman’s life.
She was in stable condition Monday after the difficult task of getting her safely off the cliff.
Multiple agencies responded to make this rescue mission a success.
Video shared by the Gibraltar Fire Department is just a glimpse of the treacherous rescue at the park in Door County after a 32-year-old woman fell from a parking lot on top of Eagle Bluff, landing on a ledge about 50 feet below. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
One City of Erie fire department is celebrating Halloween with a carved pumpkin that weighs more than 1,000 pounds.
It’s the second time an Erie firefighter has grown a pumpkin for the community to enjoy. Erie Fireman John Stewart grew a pumpkin that weighs over 1,000 pounds.
The pumpkin sits outside Firehouse 13 on East 28th Street. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YourErie.com
VIDEO: McKinney firefighters are investigating the cause of a large fire in Downtown on Sunday night.
According to officials, the fire began just after midnight on North McDonald Street.
Firefighters initially began fighting the blaze at a church on Wilcox. Several nearby homes were evacuated before the fire spread to a nearby house. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
VIDEO: After months of training, Lexington Firefighter class number 70 is ready to serve the city.
This class has a unique story.
For the first time in the department’s 151 years of service, a female recruit will follow in her father’s footsteps and become a Lexington Firefighter.
In most cases, it’s the son who follows in his father’s firefighter boots. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYT-TV CBS/CW 27 Lexington
Remington Embry, who graduated from Surry Community College’s first offering of the Firefighter Career & College Promise program, was recently hired as a full-time firefighter with Central Surry Volunteer Fire Department in Dobson.
The statewide Career & College Promise (CCP) program gives juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn college credentials, tuition-free, while they are still in high school. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mount Airy News
