VIDEO/PHOTOS: A rollover crash on an Orange County freeway left eight firefighters hospitalized Thursday night.
The crash occurred in Irvine on the 241 toll road near SR-133 shortly before 7 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities said a ladder dropped on the road forced the oncoming fire truck to swerve away from the object. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles
VIDEO: The Chicago Fire Department is raising awareness about the increasing number of fires caused by faulty lithium batteries in the city.
As technology use expands, so does reliance on lithium batteries, which the department says are becoming a growing fire hazard.
Fire officials have seen a rise in incidents involving devices such as electric bikes and computers igniting, prompting the department to release a public safety announcement (PSA) on Thursday. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLD-TV FOX 32 Chicago
PHOTOS: A massive fire broke out early Friday morning at Columbus Auto Shredding on Alum Creek Drive, engulfing a large outdoor pile of junk cars in flames.
The blaze, which started just after midnight, was captured on video by an ABC 6 News viewer.
In response to the fire, police shut down parts of Alum Creek Drive from Winslow to Refugee Road, as well as Refugee Road at Route 104, to aid firefighting efforts. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYX-TV ABC/FOX 6 Columbus
The PulsePoint Foundation announced that ZOLL has donated the National AED Registry to PulsePoint. ZOLL’s donation will increase emergency call taker access to known AED (automated external defibrillator) locations for use during cardiac arrest call processing.
The donation represents a shared belief that every AED in the U. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: JEMS
Volunteering used to be a mainstay of U.S. culture. But in recent years, giving back to their community hasn’t played as big a role in many Americans’ lives.
New research from the University of Georgia suggests the economy may be to blame.
The researchers found that people living in disadvantaged communities or areas that have high levels of economic inequality were less likely to volunteer. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UGA Today
A luxury yacht carrying nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition and fireworks caught fire shortly before capsizing in the Marina del Rey harbor on Wednesday evening. Two people were on board the 100-foot yacht when the fire ignited, but both were able to get off safely.
The U.S. Coast Guard continued environmental cleanup efforts Thursday morning as the yacht bobbed on its side, testing air quality and remediating water contamination from fuel spillage. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles
Senator Michelle Hinchey announced that two of her bills to improve emergency care and support EMS providers statewide have been signed into law, including legislation creating three new reimbursement sources for EMS (S8486C) and expanding the ability of motor vehicle ambulance services to administer life-saving blood transfusions (S6226A). - PUB DATE: 9/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The New York State Senate
A respiratory virus that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading across the U.S., raising concerns about another possible rise in polio-like illnesses.
Wastewater samples have detected a significant escalation in an enterovirus called D68, which, in rare cases, has been linked to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
Buffalo Firefighter's responded to a two-alarm fire on Buffalo's west side early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters were called to Pooley Place just around 4:30am for a report of a fire at 62-64 Pooley Pl. The duplex was fully engulfed in flames and quickly spread to neighboring houses.
Two civilians and two firefighters were injured, but none of their injuries are life threatening. - PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo
VIDEO: After months of negotiations, the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association (SAPFA) have struck a deal on a new collective bargaining contract.
The new contract will give firefighters and EMS a 20% raise over the next three years. It's the first legitimate pay increase that they've received in the last decade, and it's the first time they've been able to vote for their contract in over 15 years,” SAPFA president Joe Jones said. - PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC/CW 4 San Antonio
The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department has had its 119th firefighter die in the line of duty since 1887.
A firefighter-paramedic with the department died during a training exercise on Tuesday.
KSHB 41's Isabella Ledonne learned the majority of firefighter deaths are from medical emergencies, including the most recent death from KCFD's very own. - PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City
VIDEO/PHOTOS: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Tuesday declared a state of emergency in southeastern counties as more than 50 roads along with many schools and businesses were still closed after a no-name storm hit the coast, spawning a tornado and dumping nearly 21 inches of rain near Wilmington Monday. - PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV CBS 17 Goldsboro
Nearly 24 hours after a pipeline in Deer Park burst into flames, that fire was still intensely burning. The temperature from the fire was so intense it torched a nearby playground. Firefighters hosed down their equipment and nearby homes, but that wasn’t enough to fight back against the radiant heat. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston
VIDEO: Boise is growing up and out, which is making for more homes and more fires for our firefighters to battle. So, is all the growth making you less safe? We talked to Boise's Fire Chief to find out.
Growth is a fact of life in the Boise area. The population exploded by more than 50% in the past two decades. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVB-TV NBC 7 Boise
VIDEO: In Forrest County, the McLaurin Volunteer Fire Department welcomed a new fire truck, but this one has a deeper meaning.
Stationed near Camp Shelby, the sides of the new McLaurin fire truck feature the American flag and a silhouette of a soldier kneeling.
On the back is an emblem that reads, ‘Honoring those who served,’ with a 22 in the middle that signifies the number of veterans that commit suicide daily in the United States. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAM-TV NBC/ABC 7 Laurel
Vanderburgh County dispatch confirms there was a working commercial structure fire Saturday at Pike’s Mattress.
According to dispatch, the call came in at 4:09 p.m.
Black smoke seen even from the Lloyd Expressway filled the sky and sirens started to fill Division Street in Evansville as Pike’s Mattress became engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFIE-TV NBC 14 Evansville
PHOTO: If you’re driving through Avenel, New Jersey, you might just slam on the brakes and say, “What on Earth is THAT?”
That’s because you’ll catch sight of a hulking, metal figure standing tall—a bizarre yet impressive sculpture that seems ready to charge into a burning building, ax in hand. Meet “The Smoke Eater,” a larger-than-life firefighter tribute that looks like the lovechild of the Tin Man and a Transformer. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shore News Network
VIDEO: Monday marks five years since the explosion in Farmington that devastated the community and killed Fire Capt. Michael Bell.
Six firefighters and LEAP maintenance manager Larry Lord were seriously injured in the blast on Sept. 16, 2019. Firefighters were called to the LEAP building on Route 2 in Farmington at 8:07 a. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTW-TV ABC 8 Poland Spring
Flames and thick smoke shot from a large warehouse in Northeast Philadelphia Friday morning as firefighters battled the large blaze that could be seen and smelled for miles around and forced local residents to stay indoors.
The fire along Adams Avenue, near East Wingohocking Street in the Frankford neighborhood, broke out around 5:30 a. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAU-TV NBC 10 Philadelphia
PHOTOS: More than 60 years after Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department’s fire engine was decommissioned, the vintage vehicle has finally returned home.
The engine’s return began last month when former Hicksville Fire Chief Patrick McGeough alerted company historian and former Chief Karl Schweitzer of a posting on the antique apparatus – long thought to be lost to the salvage yard. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Nassau Observer
