Everywhere you go just south of the Andover Road and US Highway 400 intersection in Andover you see the same thing. Houses destroyed and debris everywhere.
That is what is left in wake of a EF-3 tornado that hit the southeastern part of the city Friday night, leaving a swath of destruction.
During a news conference Saturday at 4:30, just under 24 hours since the twister first touched down, first responders had several updates on the status of the city. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KAKE-TV ABC 10 Wichita
VIDEO: Two years ago, the Decatur Fire Department made a name for itself when it became the first and only fire department in the country to hold an all-female command.
Today, they continue to hold that title, and last weekend the department celebrated a personal stride on Instagram when every one of their responding fire units had a woman as their fire apparatus operator. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
VIDEO: Pinnacle Mountain State Park has more than 22 miles of trails and more than 14 miles of mountain bike trail-- along with those trails come some emergencies.
"Here at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, we do handle some of the highest numbers of emergency services calls of any state park," Cale Davenport, Assistant Superintendent for Pinnacle Mountain State Park said. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTHV-TV CBS 11 Little Rock
In the early 1980s, Indianapolis firefighter Tom Hanify was part of a training exercise using foam spray to put out a controlled house fire. After Hanify and the crew contained the blaze, they stuck around just to play in the foam.
He said that at the time, the firefighters were just having fun. Now, looking back, there was nothing funny about it. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jeffersonville News & Tribune
As Syracuse firefighter Chris Duffy scaled down the side of the Jamesville Quarry he was calm as could be, despite hanging more than 80 feet over the base of the quarry.
“I don’t think it could have gone any better,” Duffy said.
Duffy and several other members of the Syracuse Fire Department were called to the quarry at 9:13 p. - PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse.com
A Hamilton firefighter was injured Thursday when he fell out of a fire truck while en route to a call in the Mercer County town on Wednesday.
The firefighter was in the front passenger’s seat of the rig with its lights and sirens on just before 1:30 p.m. when the passenger door opened and he tumbled to the ground near the corner of Nottingham Way and Donald Drive, Hamilton police said. - PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Advance - NJ.com
VIDEO: Junior Fire cadets in New Market were getting in one last training session Thursday evening before heading off to the Warren County Junior Firefighter Competition in North Carolina this weekend.
Market Junior Cadets are the reigning champions of the nationwide competition. It will be the first competition since 2019 after it was put on pause because of the pandemic. - PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville
Throughout the early centuries, fires would rage in growing wooden-structured urban communities across the United States.
Over the years, fire departments would begin with bucket brigades, pump, and eventually steam engines. But, as costly as fires are, the resources to fight them are as well. The Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair and Parade began both as revelry and a way to fund the fire department. - PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGNO-TV ABC 26 New Orleans
VIDEO: An overnight fire caused major damage at a vacant factory building in Hickory, according to the Hickory Fire Department.
The department said firefighters responded after midnight to the 1600 block of 11th Avenue NE where a large fire could be seen coming from the building. Fire officials said no injuries were reported, but damages “are considered major. - PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte
VIDEO: Priceless items of golf history were saved from inside the Oakland Hills Country Club as it burned in February.
The fire caused $80 million in damage. Most of the building and priceless pieces of memorabilia and art were destroyed -- but some items were saved. For the first time Local 4 is showing footage from inside the clubhouse. - PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
Phones have been busy at Hire UAV Pros in Denver.
"We had probably somewhere in the order of 300 to 400 requests for the 4th of July," Graham Hill, the business' owner, said.
His company does synchronized drone light shows like the ones you might see at the Super Bowl. Now, towns in fire-prone areas are reaching out to inquire about a replacement for traditional fireworks. - PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver
Tom Herman is a collector with an addiction. The career firefighter first got into collecting as a teen.
"I got into collecting fire memorabilia and just kind of never stopped," Herman, now known as an authority on almost all things fire service related, said. "I don’t know how this happened but it just kind of morphed over a 40-year time period. - PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond
VIDEO: A firefighter in Trenton, New Jersey was wounded by a stray bullet while working out at the firehouse on Tuesday night, officials said.
It happened around 8:30 p.m. at Trenton Fire Company 1: Engine 1 on the 400 block of Calhoun Street. Two bullets pierced the back of the firehouse.
Police say one bullet struck the firefighter who was in the weight room. - PUB DATE: 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
PHOTOS: Nobody was injured but tools, vehicles, and personal mementos were destroyed when fire leveled a structure on Long Lake Road in Alpena Township around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Firefighters said they do not know what started the blaze that leveled the storage facility that was also home to the business RJ’s Used Autos. - PUB DATE: 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Alpena News - Metered Site
Reedy Creek's Professional Firefighters Association president Jon Shirey said he hasn’t heard much from the district’s administration about what the future holds for Reedy Creek employees.
“What’s going to happen with their jobs as a whole? What’s going to happen to benefits like retiree health care?” Shirey asked. - PUB DATE: 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando
A first responder in need of medical assistance himself is exactly what Parma Fire Capt. Ricky Fetter experienced last fall due to a dangerous and serious cardiac issue.
“Last September, I noticed I was a little short of breath while we were conducting a cadet class at Tri-C,” said Cincinnati native and Medina resident Fetter, 50, “I just chalked it up to being out of shape. - PUB DATE: 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com
The Abbeville County Fire Department announced the passing of Mr. Hobart “Hobie” Erickson, the oldest active firefighter in the state of South Carolina. He was 95 years old.
Erickson served as a first responder for over 65 years. His career started in 1965 in New Jersey. He later moved down south and joined the Donalds Fire Department more than 35 years ago where he once served as chief of the station. - PUB DATE: 4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIS-TV NBC/CW 10 Columbia
VIDEO/PHOTOS: An early morning fire destroyed the Ocoee Whitewater Center Tuesday.
The venue served as the host site for paddling events, such as kayaking and canoeing, during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Years later, it remained a popular spot for locals and tourists with the waters of the Ocoee River surging just steps beyond the center's back doors, with sweeping views from the balcony. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRCB-TV NBC 3 Chattanooga
VIDEO: A group from one of West Texas A&M University's mechanical engineering classes Monday unveiled a device designed and built for the Randall County Fire Department as their spring project.
Developed as a project over the 16-week class, the device is designed to make rolling up a fire hose after a fire become less time and manpower consuming. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Amarillo-Globe News
The FDNY is about to make “herstory” — and they may get a trophy out of it.
For the first time, the department is sending an all-women rescue paramedic team to test its life-saving skills against other first responders in a national competition, the FDNY said. The four life-savers fly to Indiana to compete in the 2022 Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) Conference and Expo, where they will run through three realistic, high-pressure scenarios to see if they can assess injuries and provide care quickly and accurately. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site
