Local fire departments are expressing concerns about a bill now on the way to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk.
Currently, cities and counties in Iowa can decide where fireworks are sold. If the bill becomes law, fireworks stands would be allowed in commercial and industrial zones in every city and county in the state. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCCI-TV CBS 8 Des Moines
Kicking off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the results of a 2021 study that found at any given time, one in five drivers on selected high-crash corridors in New Jersey were driving distracted. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlantic Highlands Herald
VIDEO: Two firefighters were hurt battling a raging fire that started Wednesday night in Queens and took hours to get under control.
It started around 7 p.m. at a plumbing and electrical supply store on 101st Avenue near the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica. Intense flames were shooting out of the building. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
The Decatur Fire Department touts itself as a bastion of progressiveness, pushing boundaries in an arena of public safety that tends to be entrenched in tradition.
It was the first, and remains the only fire department in the United States with an all-female command team, according to city officials. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
VIDEO: The Seminole County Fire Department is speeding up response times deep in the woods.
Seminole County— which bills itself as “Florida’s Natural Choice” — is known for its vast amount of parks and trails, and over the past couple of years, the trails have gotten busier, which means first responders are busier trying to rescue hikers, bikers and even horseback riders. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
A symbol of Southport’s pride and heritage is celebrating a special birthday this year.
Dropped off by rail car in 1922, Brunswick County’s first fire truck – the red Ford Model T that is turning 100 years old this year – became more than just another piece of equipment at the Southport Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: State Port Pilot
The Omicron coronavirus variant may be reaching around the world, but different places are seeing significantly different effects.
In the United States, COVID-19 case numbers have been falling since January. They may have hit a plateau as a subvariant of Omicron, BA.2, becomes the main cause of infections. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
A massive fire has burned down a bowling alley in Levittown, Bucks County.
The fire started around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday at Levittown Lanes on the 8800 block of New Falls Road. Firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly struck a second alarm. The fire reached three alarms around 6:20 a.m.
Chopper 6 was over the scene as a portion of the roof caved in. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
Life without internet or cell service is an inconvenience for most of us, but in times of crisis, it’s a matter of life or death for first responders.
Several local law enforcement and rescue agencies gathered Tuesday in Southport to demonstrate and learn about a new network AT&T built with the federal government to ensure first responders don’t lose communication if an area sees outages or service interruptions. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington
Austin leaders are considering whether city employees should be allowed to use low-THC medical marijuana.
According to a memo dated March 25, the conversation started after House Bill 1535 became a Texas law on Sept. 1, 2021. HB 1535 adds all forms of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of qualifying conditions and doubles the amount of THC allowed in marijuana products from half a percent to 1%. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVUE-TV ABC 24 Austin
Neither a COVID resurgence or construction sheds at the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire—Greene St. and Washington Place— stopped committed activists from marking the anniversary of one of the deadliest industrial accidents in U. S. history.
One hundred forty-six garment workers, mostly young Jewish and Italian immigrants, died when locked stairwells and exits prevented their escape from a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Villager
Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze overnight in the Bronx.
The FDNY said the flames broke out early Tuesday morning on East 165th Street between Prospect and Union avenues in Morrisania.
As CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reported, the fire appears to be out, but it sparked a three-alarm response. Video showed the flames and smoke billowing out from the roof of the building. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
Maine fire departments are moving toward shorter workweeks for first responders under new union contracts.
Orono and Old Town are two of five communities where firefighters recently have approved contracts that reduce their workweek from the traditional 56 hours to 42. The reduction is part of an effort to create better work-life balance for first responders and attract new firefighters to the field, according to the Professional Firefighters of Maine union. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News - Metered Site
VIDEOS: Monday marked the 43rd anniversary of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, the nation’s worst nuclear accident.
A combination of human error and malfunctioning controls resulted in a partial meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor and caused tens of thousands of Central Pennsylvania residents to be evacuated or to flee the area for several days in 1979. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lancaster Online
Firefighters from Fall River and Hyannis joined their colleagues on Nantucket Monday in an effort to begin understanding just how much of the PFAS chemicals in their turnout gear is absorbed into their bodies.
“My involvement really stems from having to bury two 30-year-old firefighters from cancer,” said Jason Burns of the Fall River Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Inquirer and Mirror
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to that age group at least four months after their previous booster. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City
A massive fire broke out at a sprawling multi-million dollar property Saturday night in Bakersfield.
Video shared with 17 News shows a fire ripping through the massive home in southwest Bakersfield on Buena Vista Road south of McCutcheon Road. City and county firefighters were called to the home at around 11 p. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGET-TV NBC/CW+ Bakersfield
VIDEO: The arrival of the USS Orleck was not the only big move happening in the city on Saturday. The Jacksonville Fire Museum is setting up shop in its new (old) home along Bay Street.
The museum rolled down Bay Street with the help of a large dolly, joining the Shipyards for a coming “Museum District,” serving as a neighbor to the newly arrived USS Orleck and the coming Museum of Science and History. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV News 4 Jacksonville
A day after New York City Mayor Eric Adams doubled down on his controversial decision to lift the city's vaccine mandate for professional athletes and performers, but not city workers, FDNY unions demanded a meeting to discuss the contradiction in policy.
The heads of two firefighter unions delivered a request of the mayor Saturday to sit down within a week's time to discuss the city's vaccine mandate. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
A historic event occurred March 27, 2004, at the Equine Center north of Arkansas State University at Jonesboro. Nine helmeted racers sporting gloves and foam neck braces roared at speeds topping 40 mph around a dusty, lumpy dirt track, on riding lawn mowers.
It was the inaugural race of the Arkansas chapter of the U. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Metered Site
