VIDEO: Four people, including firefighters, were injured in a massive fire that destroyed two buildings in Beaver County early Thursday.
The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Brighton Avenue in Rochester.
Rochester Assistant Fire Chief Mike Mamone said the fire started in an apartment and then spread to an antique shop and other parts of the buildings. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPXI-TV NBC 11 Pittsburgh
VIDEO: Sit down and talk to J.C. Defeats, as his friends call him, and you'll immediately see his humble nature.
The former U.S. Air Force pararescueman, and now Oldsmar firefighter and paramedic knows how to handle stressful situations.
Little did he know he would be in the center of one.
"That thing was huge. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa
With close to 25% of its roster comprised of women, the East Tawas Fire Department (ETFD) exceeds the national average for the percentage of female firefighters.
According to the most recent available data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), females account for roughly 8% of the overall firefighter population in the United States. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IOSCO County News-Herald - Metered Site
VIDEO: Responding to crisis after crisis, day after day takes a toll on the mental health of firefighters and paramedics. Even veteran first responders struggle with their mental health throughout their careers. To address the issue, the Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Department is developing new initiatives to address mental health in their team. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Authorities are warning that a more potent form of fentanyl is making its way along the West Coast after a bag of the drug was seized during the execution of a warrant in Portland recently. Deputies found body armor, $5,000 in cash, nine guns, some of which were modified and stolen, and drugs including meth, heroin, 800 pills of fentanyl and four grams of multi-colored, powdered fentanyl, often referred to as ‘rainbow fentanyl. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV-TV FOX 12 Portland
A huge blaze and massive amounts of smoke were seen at a vehicle fire on I-79 southbound in Marion County.
According to Marion County 911, the call of a vehicle fire was made at 4:24 on Tuesday afternoon. A video sent by 12 News viewer Chad Nuzum shows what appears to be a box truck still smoking with multiple crews on the scene. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBOY-TV NBC 12 Clarksburg
VIDEO: Inside a locker at Fire Station 3, Brian McCluney's clothes are exactly as he left them.
It's been three years since he worked here, but signs of him are everywhere.
“That is his helmet shield, the emblem that was on the front of his helmet,” Stephanie McCluney, his widow, said pointing to a fire truck. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News
VIDEO: Dennis Jenkerson remembers the moment he thought he was going to lose two firefighters like it happened an hour ago.
“When I say trapped, I mean they had nowhere to go,” Jenkerson said. “They were hanging out the window and the fire was blowing out the window above them.”
That was 19 years ago. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis
Firefighters battled a smoldering fire for nearly five hours at Elmet Technologies at 1560 Lisbon St. Monday afternoon before employing a duct-taped pole to reach burning material in a duct and extinguish it.
At 4:19 p.m., the department responded to reports of heavy smoke blowing out from a duct near the top of the building. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lewiston Sun Journal - Metered Site
VIDEO: A firefighter in Rockwall County, who was also an organ donor, is being remembered for his commitment to service and passion to help others.
Clifford Haney,45, was taken off life support on Tuesday. He sustained major injuries after he fell while at his off-duty job as an HVAC tech last week. - PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
A fire at a chemical plant in Madison Village caused massive fireballs to shoot into the air Monday night. The fire took place at ChemMasters located at 300 Edwards Street.
According to Madison Village, dispatch crews were called to the scene about 9:50 pm.
The fire chief at the scene told 19 News that the fire initially started in a storage unit where plastic containers were housed. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Shaker Heights
VIDEO: Some local police and fire departments have a new employee at the station.
Just like a football or basketball team, there's now an athletic trainer working full-time, embedded at the police station or firehouse.
It's a program that's growing throughout central Indiana, keeping first responders healthy and saving taxpayers money, too. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis
VIDEO: An increase in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries has sparked a call for better education and enforcement efforts from New York City leaders.
There were 104 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in 2021, leading to 79 injuries and four deaths, according to the FDNY.
This year, that number is already up to 126, with 74 injuries and five deaths. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
The HELPER Act is a bipartisan legislation bill and home loan assistance program backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff to allow law enforcement, firefighters, EMS and educators of grades K-12 to purchase homes in the communities they serve.
The HELPER Act, or Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder, would provide civil servants a one-time-use home loan at a 3. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
VIDEO: A new tool to treat those suffering from trauma-related injuries in Brevard County is now available as they fly to the hospital.
Health First was the first hospital in the state of Florida to begin using what’s known as “whole blood” on its air ambulance helicopters. Rob Spivey, the trauma program manager at Holmes Regional Medical Center and First Flight nurse manager, said there is a growing movement in the U. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 13 Orlando
Winston-Salem firefighters battled an inferno at a house on Sunday morning. Video shows crews attempting to put out the blaze that engulfed the house on Patterson Avenue completely in flames at 3:15 a.m.
A person with The Habitat Homeless Veterans Transition Project, LLC tells FOX8 that the house was one of their homes. - PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point
VIDEO: It’s been 35 years since the tragic crash of Northwest Flight 255.
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metro Airport back on Aug. 16, 1987, killing 156 people -- with just one person surviving, a four-year-old girl.
Hank Winchester talked with Captain John Thiede of the Romulus Fire Department, the firefighter who pulled that child from the wreckage that night. - PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
Palm Bay High School’s new firefighting academy is serious business — and not just because, as instructor Chester Bombriant quipped, “everything in that classroom could hurt you.” It’s also a college-level course, and it’s the first of its kind in Brevard County.
About 100 students are in the program. - PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Florida Today - Metered Site
VIDEO: Sitting in the heart of downtown Anderson is a new memorial dedicated to the firefighters who were killed in the line of duty.
“This monument stands as a symbol of strength, courage, dedication, brotherhood and sacrifice,” Anderson Fire Chief Charlie King said.
“I’m sure that no one on this memorial would have ever known they were answering their last call,” Dr. - PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSPA-TV CBS 7 Spartanburg
During Overdose Awareness Month, Knoxville Fire Department is working to shed light on the frequency of overdoses in Knox County.
From Aug. 1-12, KFD responded to a total of 101 reported overdoses, according to their Twitter posts. Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks confirmed that since the beginning of 2022, the station’s total overdose response number was 1301, as of Aug. - PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville
