VIDEO: The area around Fire Station 1 in Albuquerque is looking a lot brighter. The mural on the side of the station has been repainted. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says they reached out to the artist who created it after someone vandalized one of the faces and asked him if he could fix it. Instead, he repainted the entire thing. - PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE-TV CBS 13 Albuquerque
An investigation is underway after a truck driver died when an 18-wheeler went off a highway overpass in Allen, Texas, and officials are also looking into the road's infrastructure.
The crash happened Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. 75 and Stacy Road.
Dash camera video from a witness showed the semi-truck plummeting off the U. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
PHOTOS: For almost a year, a Keystone Cougar recreational vehicle in Haney Creek Park has been the home of Stuart Fire Rescue temporary Station No. 3.
Two firefighters rotate through 24-hour shifts in a camp-like environment, parked next to a gazebo with a smoker and grill at the ready. And unlike crews staffing Stuart's two existing fire stations — on Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TCPalm - Metered Site
VIDEO: New technology that's allowing doctors to pinpoint prostate cancer long before it becomes a threat is now widely available.
A former firefighter mentioned how this new imaging technique helped him extinguish prostate cancer before it spread.
"I think firefighters tend to be aggressive," said retired Colton Fire Chief Thomas Hendrix. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
A suburban police detective climbs the steps of the main Cook County criminal courthouse in hopes of ending a 40-year-old mystery.
The Tylenol murders, as they are commonly known, have been his investigation since he assumed responsibility for the cold case more than 15 years ago.
Now, he and several other law enforcement officials believe they have solved the killings. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune - Metered Site
VIDEO: On Wednesday, over a hundred firefighters from throughout central Pa. gathered at Fort Indiantown Gap for emergency training, each one learning about the different military helicopters that fly from the base.
“They’re going through four stations, which include orientation to the CH-47 Shanook, the UH-60 Blackhawk, and UH-72 Lakota," said Aviation Safety Officer Danielle Watkins. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York
An old, abandoned warehouse building goes up in flames Tuesday evening in downtown Jackson.
The facility, which used to be an old recycling building, is located at the intersection of Monument and Palmyra Streets.
Crews with the Jackson Fire Department spent hours putting out the blaze. Chief Willie Owens says the fire broke out around 4 p. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBT-TV NBC 3 Jackson
You expect to find firefighters at a fire department. But what you may not expect to find is a firefighting robot like the one on display at the Greenwood Fire Department in Moosic.
It's called the Super Vac TAF 35 Mobile Firefighting Robot. It's remote-controlled and can pour 1,200 gallons of water a minute on a fire. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton
VIDEO: The Boston Fire Department’s alarm boxes are the same as they ever were – 170 years on the job, and they still work.
They are brightly colored, well-marked and appear every 1,000 feet on Boston streets. Still, the vast communications system has, through time and familiarity, become almost invisible — hidden in plain sight. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston
Following concerns about the rise of e-bike and e-scooter fires in the US, firefighters hosted a national event to raise awareness about the potential risks posed by lithium-ion batteries.
Hosted by the Fire Department of New York in mid-September, the symposium was attended by 300 people from across North America, including the National Bicycle Dealers Association president Heather Mason. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: BikeBiz
September 24 marks a dark day for Sacramento. It was 50 years ago that 22 people died — 12 of them children — when a jet taking off from Sacramento Executive Airport overran the runway and slammed into Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour.
Witness accounts indicate about 100 people were inside the popular eatery when the inexperienced pilot who had participated in the Golden West Sport Aviation Show changed their lives forever. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UC Davis Health
PHOTOS: A woman is in critical condition Monday, Sept. 19, after being rescued from her back deck during a raging house fire.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was trapped on the deck of the Cutlerville home.
Kent County sheriff’s deputies could not reach the woman but firefighters from Cutlerville, Dutton Township and Kentwood were able to rescue her while deputies sprayed water from fire hoses. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive .com
VIDEO: An elderly volunteer firefighter underwent surgery Monday and remains in a hospital in Columbus after a rollover crash that happened Sunday.
Middleport Fire Chief Jeff Darst tells WSAZ the 72-year-old firefighter suffered fractures in his lower leg.
Darst says this could’ve easily been fatal, and they’re just grateful it wasn’t worse. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAZ-TV NBC 3 Huntington
VIDEO: Kevin Woyjeck, 21, was one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters killed while trapped in a fire in Arizona in 2013.
Released in 2017, a movie called “Only the Brave” highlighted the men’s bravery, making Woyjecks father especially proud.
“Kevin was the ninth firefighter in our family. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
Denver firefighters now have a second option for covering cancer-related medical costs.
The Denver City Council unanimously approved a bill that allows firefighters to join the Voluntary Cancer Benefits Award Program (VCAP) set up by the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Cancer Benefits Trust.
This measure would exist in place of the existing workers' compensation program set up by the city, but there are a few key differences between the two programs that make the new one more attractive to city employees, city officials said. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Denver Gazette
Five people will need somewhere to stay after a fire ripped through the third floor and back porch of a multi-family home in Everett, Massachusetts Monday morning.
Firefighters with the Everett Fire Department spent hours battling the fire on Woodlawn Street Monday, where they were met with towering flames when they first arrived. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua
VIDEO: A Lauderhill fire rescue has been left damaged after someone shot at it while crews responded to a call.
A paramedic saw the gunman, and it turned into quite a scare for the first responders.
On Friday, the crew of Rescue 30 of Lauderhill Fire Rescue’s fire truck was en route to help a person who was suffering chest pains when it was shot multiple times in the area of Northwest 19th Street and 31st Avenue. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami
VIDEO: A Navy arson trial is about to get underway, more than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard. The trial comes as the Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of the worst peace-time disasters in Navy history.
Beginning on July 12, 2020, the USS Bonhomme Richard burned for nearly five days in the San Diego Bay. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPBS-TV 15 San Diego
Chief William “Bill” Feehan kept a photo on his desk at the FDNY headquarters in Brooklyn. He and his young grandson Connor stand beaming in the photo on a fireboat in New York Harbor. The chief’s burly hands rest on Connor’s shoulders and the two brace a gust of wind that has made the boy’s hair into a wild nest. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal - Metered Site
VIDEO: The 36th annual International Association of Fire Fighters Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony returned to Colorado Springs Saturday. Approximately 8,000 guests were in attendance for the first of the event since the pandemic began.
“The inability to be together took its toll on all of us," IAFF President Edward Kelly said. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRDO-FM 105.5 Colorado Springs
