Baltimore County has approved restarting a program to incentivize police, firefighters and paramedics to delay future retirements and extend their careers.
The benefits incentive, known as a Deferred Retirement Option Program, won’t have an immediate effect in curbing departures from public safety agencies, as the change applies to hires made after July of 2007, who aren’t eligible for retirement until 25 or 30 years of service. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun - Metered Site
At 58 years old, Salem resident John Payne leads a less-than-average life.
While most 50-something-year-olds spend their weekends on the golf course, Payne spent his Saturday night in the center of an Octagon, securing his first TKO win at Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, proving that age is really just a number. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFHN-FM 107.1 Fairhaven
Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood will donate $1 from each ticket sold to her recently announced tour to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the Staten Island-based charity has announced.
The donation continues Underwood’s longtime tradition of designating a portion of ticket sales from her tours to support what she considers to be worthwhile charities and organizations. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance
An apartment fire that destroyed a six-unit complex on Beach Avenue in Atlantic Beach early Tuesday morning spread to a home that was just 5 feet away, causing severe damage to that home also, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.
JFRD spokesman Capt. Eric Prosswimmer said thankfully no injuries were reported in the multi-unit apartment fire. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAX-TV CBS 47 Jacksonville
As we prepare for Memorial Weekend 2022 in October we’re looking ahead to next year and the start of a new National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) tradition. Beginning in 2023 Memorial Weekend moves to May.
A combination of weather uncertainties and the frequent threat of an October federal government shutdown is behind the move of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend from its traditional October date. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
PHOTOS: The three-alarm fire at Nox-Crete a week ago took thousands of gallons of water, at least 50 firefighters and a full night of tireless work to get under control.
But fire crews had additional help from a high-tech gadget: a remote-control nozzle attached to the top of a 105-foot aerial ladder. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beatrice Daily Sun
VIDEO: An alarming number of people died in residential fires across the state this year. That’s according to the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association.
Thirty-three people have died in residential fires, in Wisconsin, so far this year, including a massive fire in Sturgeon Bay and a small house fire in Gillett. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
In an expansion of their fleet, the Honolulu Fire Department now has nine new trucks.
HFD held a Hawaiian blessing at ‘Iolani Palace for the trucks, each given Hawaiian names. The names are significant because they honor King Kamehameha III, who established HFD in 1851.
”The apparatus being blessed are given inoa Hawaii, honoring HFD’s rich history, service of our ali’i, Kauikeaouli and Kalakaua — service of those past and present, and to highlight the unique places across Oahu. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now
Five buildings were destroyed during a fire at a former cereal factory in Orange Saturday.
According to State Fire Marshal’s Spokesperson Jake Wark, crews were called to 16 West River Street at around 11:45 a.m. Saturday for reported smoke and flames at the vacant mill building. Four additional buildings were also on fire, including one on East River Street. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIVB-TV CBS 4 New York
VIDEO: Dispatchers in Volusia County can now see an emergency in real time using a video 911 system the sheriff’s office unveiled this week.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood said they’re just starting to use it and an incident on Thursday is a great example of when Volusia residents would need it. Witnesses driving on I-4 Thursday afternoon called 911 and took video of a minivan that was swerving into the shoulder, the other lane, and even the median. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
Indianapolis firefighters stopped a man with a knife who attacked them after chasing a woman into an east side fire station on Saturday.
At around 1 p.m., a firefighter was backing his fire department vehicle into a bay at IFD Station 11, located at 1715 E. Washington Street near Southeastern and South State avenues, when a woman ran past the vehicle and into the station. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis
PHOTOS: Iterations of Last Chance, Clayton’s fire boat, have been serving the north country for over 60 years, going where fire trucks can’t go.
As Clayton Fire Department treasurer and boat Capt. Justin Taylor boarded the boat recently, his pager went off, his phone sounded, and the fire whistle blared through the streets of Clayton. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NNY 360 - Metered Site
Nearly every American, the CDC says 97%, has some level of “forever chemicals” in their blood because they are found in so many household products. Now, scientists in Arvada are making it easier for you to test your levels at home.
PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl substances, are commonly known as forever chemicals because they can build up in the body over time. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
VIDEO: Fire crews battled a large fire in a Port Richmond junkyard Thursday afternoon.
Crews were called to Aramingo Avenue and Wheatsheaf Lane about 4:30 in the afternoon. They were met with heavy flames.
Plumes of thick, black smoke could be seen billowing across the river and into New Jersey by drivers along northbound I95. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTXF-TV FOX 29 Philadelphia
As more and more electric vehicles hit the road, first responders are preparing to adapt to the unique emergencies the new technology could bring.
Huntington firefighters had the opportunity on Thursday to get hands-on training in this and became the first career department in the country to do so with West Virginia University's unique program in high demand. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC/FOX 8 Charleston
Within the past week, four more members of the FDNY have died of 9/11-related illnesses.
Supervising Fire Marshal John McCauley and firefighter Robert Reynolds passed away on Saturday. Firefighter Michael Verzi died Sunday, and Deputy Chief Vincent Mandala died two days after that.
Each served at least twenty years with the fire department, according to service records. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
Wake County is teaming up with Wake Tech Community College and six other fire departments to recruit more people to work for them.
The program is called “Career in a Year.”
The goal is to increase racial and gender diversity within its fire departments.
The county says right now 97 percent of staff with Wake County Fire Services are male. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.
VIDEO: On June 2, 1983, 23 passengers died in a fire onboard Air Canada Flight 797.
The flight was coming from Dallas, Texas, and heading to Toronto, Canada, when the cabin crew discovered smoke in a rear lavatory. According to the aircraft accident report, the crew attempted to extinguish the hidden fire before contacting air traffic control and declaring an emergency. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBF-TV ABC 25 Tequesta
VIDEO: Almost three dozen people were left without a home after flames tore through a Clayton County apartment on Wednesday evening. Firefighters spent several hours battling the massive blaze.
The first reports of the fire came in around 7:25 p.m. Fire crews were dispatched to the Ashford at Stone Ridge apartments off Flat Shoals Road. - PUB DATE: 6/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta
Williamsburg teacher and coach Austin Mullikin runs with a purpose and a cause every single day.
Mulliken is running a 5k a day for 343 straight days in honor and remembrance of all 343 firefighters who died on 9/11.
He said he wanted to remember them because we all made a promise 20 years ago to never forget, and he felt like he should do more. - PUB DATE: 6/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRG-TV ABC 9 Cedar Rapids
