VIDEO: Just 12 miles from Midtown Manhattan is New Jersey's Teterboro Airport, which has an average of 500 flights a day according to fire officials, but taking in smaller planes requires unique training.
CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis got an exclusive hands-on experience with new equipment preparing on-site first responders. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS New York
Almost every fire station in St. Paul will soon have its own sauna, and researchers will jump on the opportunity to collect some firefighter sweat.
Once the infrared saunas are installed, experts hope to collect at least 30 sweat samples to test them for carcinogens.
“This study will be completely novel, as no one has looked for carcinogens in sweat in this way,” said Dr. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Metered Site
The number of blazes that have been reported at Seattle's homeless encampments have risen to nearly five a day in the area, prompting safety concerns and worries about depleted resources.
The latest fire was reported Wednesday morning just steps away from T-Mobile Park.
From Jan. 1 through April 3, officials said the Seattle Fire Department has responded 449 times to homeless camps for fire-related incidents, including rubbish fires and illegal burns. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
Half of the states are seeing COVID case numbers rise again while nationwide totals continue to fall.
The big picture: The Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 is the dominant strain circulating around the U.S., accounting for almost three out of every four cases.
As in-person gatherings have begun again, COVID has sickened a number of Washington A-listers, reminding everyone — yet again — we're not out of the woods with this pandemic. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Axios
PHOTOS: Several people had to be evacuated after a fire truck crashed into an apartment building on San Antonio's Northwest Side.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex off Hillcrest Drive and W. Quill Drive near Bandera Road.
San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said it all started when Engine 27 was on its way to a fire call when it was hit by a speeding car. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABB-TV FOX 29 San Antonio
York County first responders attended a pilot program on April 5 that aimed to teach them how to best serve patients living with dementia.
The program, the first of its kind in the county, included 10 participants from multiple York County agencies.
The program aims to inform first responders about the unique challenges that people with dementia face and teach strategies to effectively communicate with those patients. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Phoenix Fire Department rescued a construction worker who tripped and fell into a trench while working in Phoenix late Tuesday morning. It happened near Central Avenue and Interstate 17, right next to a restaurant called Comedor Guadalajara. Arizona’s Family was there when the man was hoisted out of the trench and taken to the hospital just before noon. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3/KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix
VIDEO: Tyler Braden made his hometown proud as he represented the state of Tennessee on NBC’s American Song Contest on Monday, April 4.
The fast-rising country singer and former firefighter put his signature raspy vocals on full display with the live debut of his new single, “Seventeen,” which was penned by Braden. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Country Now
VIDEO: Firefighters in Johnson County are still on the scene of a large wooden pallet fire. They had to put their battle against the stubborn blaze on hold briefly Monday night because of a tornado threat.
The fire is burning at a wooden pallet plant in Lillian, which is about 30 miles south of Fort Worth. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDFW-TV FOX 4 Dallas
In 1971, a fire broke out in the vacant Heyday Shoe building, once a maker of women's wear. Smoke rose high above the old manufacturing district west of downtown.
The dark column was but a foreshadow. The fire burned away the roof and windows at 2032 Locust Street, but the seven-story brick walls remained. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metered Site
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Steven Matto shoots some of the most intense fire scene photos ever taken.
It’s just that most people don’t get a chance to see them.
Matto, 54, is the official photographer for many Alle-Kiski Valley fire companies, documenting more than 700 emergencies. His photos are used by fire companies to document their responses as learning tools. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Seventy-five dogs were killed in a fire at a Texas pet resort last September.
When the fire occurred, there was no staffing overnight at the time and no sprinkler system was in place.
Changes to the fire codes in Georgetown, Texas, have already been approved for animal care facilities.
Locally, it appears Palm Beach County's fire code for sprinklers is stricter than the state's code. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach
PHOTOS: Arson is looking into what started a fire at another abandoned building. The latest fire started around 3:30 a.m. Monday at a vacant home on W. Travis Street and NW 24th Street on the West Side.
When firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames. They immediately put their focus on preventing the fire from spreading the neighboring homes. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABB-TV FOX 29 San Antonio
The Durham Fire Department joined the hijinks on April Fools Day with a Friday morning post that drew strong reactions from basketball fans.
The department took to social media to share seemingly real designs of a new fire engine with an unmistakable paint color – Duke blue.
The post said:
One of our Fire Trucks is going to look a lot different!
As many of you know, we recently got seven new engines that will soon be in service. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV CBS 17 Goldsboro
Hoosiers needing emergency assistance can now text 911 in their native language and have their plea for help immediately translated for a police, fire or ambulance dispatcher.
The Indiana Statewide 911 Board recently announced it has partnered with INdigital to translate text-to-911 messages into English from 108 different languages. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Neighbor
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Hawks on Friday unveiled a new mural at Atlanta Fire Rescue Station 16, where 16 Black firefighters first integrated the city's department in 1963.
Several of those history-making firefighters were on hand for the occasion, as was Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins and current players John Collins and Skylar Mays. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
Just days after the BA.2 strain of coronavirus achieved world dominance, international health officials are already turning their attention to a new, mutant variant believed to be even more transmissible – XE.
XE is a combination of the first form of omicron to spread across the globe, BA.1, and so-called “stealth omicron,” the subvariant BA. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York
A Metro bus caught fire on the 10 Freeway near Boyle Heights Thursday afternoon.
Crews have responded to a call of a vehicle fire on the 10 Freeway at North State Street a little before 2 p.m. SkyFOX was over the scene as the Metro Silver Line bus was fully engulfed in flames. It is unknown if there were people inside the bus when the vehicle caught fire. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles
The FDNY has been making all the difference in how EMTs and other frontline workers respond to calls. The goal of the department’s diversity training is to make the transgender community feel more comfortable calling 911.
The transgender sensitivity training is taught by firefighter Brooke Guinan, who knows what it is like to be on the other side of the uniform, needing the help of emergency services while battling depression. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York
PHOTOS: Firefighters have freed a trapped beaver and perhaps bestowed it with a pop music career.
Firefighters rescued the critter last week and nicknamed it “Justin Beaver.”
Ridgefield firefighters responded to an undisclosed residential property for a report of an animal trapped in water. Photos the firefighters posted on social media show the beaver was stuck in wires. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CT Insider - Metered Site
