You may not know the name Terry Shaffer, but we’ll always remember what he and his crew did when Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.
Terry, now 66 years old, was the Shanksville Fire Chief on that fateful day in American history. Along with the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department, Terry was one of the first responders at the scene after Flight 93’s impact. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg
Some Kentucky firefighters showed off their acting chops this summer during the filming of a movie in Louisville.
The Zoneton Fire Protection District posted on Facebook saying they were "sworn to secrecy" until now and that many of their firefighters will likely appear in the upcoming film, "The Muzzle," as background actors. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville
VIDEO: Autism Action Partnership (AAP) has made efforts to give law enforcement agencies all the resources they need to interact the right way with people diagnosed with autism.
From things like a stress ball to sensory toys, the sensory kits are designed to be a tool in first responders’ vehicles. The items in them can help reduce stimulus sensory response of those with autism. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHGI-TV ABC 13 Kearney
PHOTO: NASCAR driver Kyle Weatherman honored a fallen Cayce police officer and Monetta volunteer firefighter.
At Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, his car, number 34, was dedicated to Drew Barr. The race car displayed Barr’s name written right above the window.
Barr lost his life April 24 while working as a Cayce police officer. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRDW-TV CBS 12 Augusta
The city of La Crosse and Mayo Clinic Health Systems are teaming up to provide specialized fitness programs to the city's firefighters.
The Finance & Personnel Committee approved a service agreement on Thursday, outlining that Mayo will help develop and present a series of fitness programs to improve the health and ability of La Crosse's firefighters. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: La Crosse Tribune - Metered Site
FOX 8 Video shows a Cleveland auto parts store on fire and collapsing. More than a dozen crews were called to the scene at the Clark Auto Parts at West 46th Street and Clark Avenue around 3:20 a.m. on Friday. At one point more than 50 firefighters were on hand.
Officials said the fire seems to have started on the service and machine shop side of the auto parts store. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland
VIDEO: ‘Unacceptable.’ That's what a Seattle City Council member is calling the violent attacks against firefighters responding to emergency calls.
The fire department has been calling for urgent action, as the disturbing trend continues.
Council member Andrew Lewis is proposing two new strategies to help. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
On the afternoon of April 14, 2020, dozens of firefighters arrived at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno, California, as thick plumes of smoke poured from the roof of the 880,000-square-foot warehouse.
Some 220 solar panels and other equipment at the facility, known as FAT1, were damaged by the three-alarm fire, which was caused by “an undetermined electrical event within the solar system mounted on top of the roof,” Leland Wilding, Fresno’s fire investigator, wrote in an incident report. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC
The city of La Crosse and Mayo Clinic Health Systems are teaming up to provide specialized fitness programs to the city's firefighters.
The Finance & Personnel Committee approved a service agreement on Thursday, outlining that Mayo will help develop and present a series of fitness programs to improve the health and ability of La Crosse's firefighters. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: La Crosse Tribune - Metered Site
Buffalo's Engine 23 Members Of Color Helping All organization, also known as M.O.C.H.A, held a back to school event for young men heading back to the classrooms. The organization, made up of Buffalo firefighters of color, offered free hair cuts to all students. But this gathering was about so much more than just hair cuts. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo
VIDEO: A smoking frame is all that's left of a house in Brookline after firefighters said it exploded Wednesday afternoon.
Crews from about 14 fire departments worked to put out the flames at 7 Gilson Road after the house was fully engulfed in flames after the explosion. Officials said a family of four lived in the home, but no one was inside when the explosion occurred. - PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester
Christopher Cawdrey was eating lunch at his remote home in far northern Larimer County when he noticed smoke coming over the hill in the direction of his neighbor’s house.
Once outside, he could see the house was on fire and quickly called 911.
The dispatcher asked his location and other critical questions, then asked if would be willing to livestream video from his cellphone of what he was seeing. - PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Coloradoan - Metered Site
VIDEO: Last week, the Southern Tier Harley-Davidson got the opportunity to assist in the rebuild of the famous 9/11 Harley Super Glide.
New York Fire Department Firefighter and Navy Veteran Tim Duffy rode his 200 HD FXDX Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a way to quickly get to the scene of the first fallen tower to help save lives. - PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBNG-TV CBS/CW+ 12 Binghamton
A young man, dressed in a heavy fire-resistant jacket, sits tensed on a fire truck, poised for action. As the vehicle approaches the scene, he takes in the view. Thick gray smoke billows upward from a small house and bright orange flames lick the roof. His heart pounds in his chest as adrenaline pumps through his body. - PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DVIDS
VIDEO: High school teams around the state are working hard to get in tip-top shape for their season. On Wednesday, the Billings Senior volleyball team got some help from the Billings Fire Department.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Lady Broncs came to the fire station to test their fitness and strength in a firefighter workout. - PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KULR-TV NBC 8 Billings
VIDEO: At least eight people are without a home after a large fire burned through a multi-family house in Lynn on Tuesday.
Crews were called to the home on Allerton Street sometime after 5 p.m., where footage from Sky7 showed large sections of the multi-story building’s roof engulfed in flames.
At one point, Lynn Fire pulled their crews from the building, as both the roof and attic showed signs they were going to collapse. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston
VIDEO: A team of three Farmington first responders are getting ready to compete in an international race, but this isn’t an ordinary race – it’s a trip across the Atlantic Ocean on a row boat.
45 teams will row from Africa to the Caribbean in December. The goal of the first responders is not to win, but rather to raise awareness for an important Four Corners cause. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque
The 2020 helicopter crash in the hills of Calabasas that took the lives of NBA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna; Sarah and Payton Chester; Keri, John and Alyssa Altobelli; Christina Mauser, and pilot Ara Zobayan sent shock waves across the world.
But the unimaginable pain and grief sustained by Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, was compounded when graphic photos from the crash scene were shared by Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters with each other, some of their spouses, and in one instance with a bartender at a bar where a deputy was drinking. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Daily News - Metered Site
Aug. 31 is Overdose Awareness Day, and News4JAX is teaming up with local organizations hoping to save lives. The main culprit behind the surge in overdose cases we’re seeing in our area is fentanyl.
As Director of Pharmacy at Orange Park Hospital, Dr. Jodie Graves works to save lives every day. But one life that couldn’t be saved was that of her adult stepdaughter. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV News 4 Jacksonville
Polaris Inc. announced that 230,000 snowmobiles need to be checked again by authorized dealers due to a fire hazard from faulty fuel tanks.
The company determined that degraded fuel and extended storage increases the likelihood of an incident to occur from static discharge within the snowmobile tank. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bring Me The News
