A South Jersey fire company made history Saturday after every crew member on call for a shift was a woman.
According to the volunteers at Union Fire Company, a branch of the Deptford Fire Department, having several females on call at once is normal. "It's for everybody. You don't need to be a male to do this field. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
A fire at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver was extinguished after it sparked a plume of smoke that could be seen for miles on Thursday afternoon. Investigators are holding a news conference at 3 p.m. to discuss the fire. Watch it live on CBS News Colorado. Fire crews arrived at the stadium to find heavy, thick black smoke and flames. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
Trey Anthony Loomis might have died that horrible day 26 years ago. The 2-year-old was trapped in a 1995 Kansas City house engulfed in flames. A firefighter found the child in a closet and pulled him free. The firefighter who rescued him probably never thought the toddler, burned over 90% of his body, would live. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Kansas City Star - Metered Site
In 2021, ahead of the 20th anniversary it the 9/11 attacks, a Howell Township man penned his thoughts into a song and then recorded it and released it for all to hear.
Vinnie DeMarinis focused on what happened that day and in the days, weeks, and months that followed in a song named 'Hold On (A Tribute to 9/11)' which was just one of the many ways people all over continue to grieve, remember, honor, and keep what happened that day in the front of everyone's minds. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOBM-FM 92.7 Toms River
VIDEO: Thieves made off this week with thousands of dollars worth of life-saving firefighting equipment taken right off of a parked fire engine in Graham and the city's Fire & Rescue Department is working to find ways to protect its gear.
The thefts have become more and more common across Western Washington in recent months. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
Two-and-half years after a fatal propane explosion in Farmington, a federal agency is sharing new insight into the tragedy.
The 73-page report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reveals new information on the moments leading up to the tragedy. It includes the clearest timeline to date of events leading up to the explosion which claimed the life of Captain Michael Bill and injured six firefighters. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTW-TV ABC 8 Poland Spring
VIDEO: Two of Baltimore’s firefighters were injured as they battled separate two-alarm fires on Wednesday, the local firefighters union said.
The first fire started in Northwest Baltimore and emitted heavy smoke. Firefighters had to close off part of Reisterstown Road as they battled the blaze. The union said shortly before 5 p. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore
The Move Over Law in Pennsylvania is meant to protect police, fire, and workers from being injured, and it's important for drivers to be aware.
All the Scranton Fire Department's vehicles now have an added layer of protection, with the addition of new technology.
"Anything that we could do to alert drivers out on the highway that we're operating on a scene. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton
PHOTOS: Four milk jugs filled with gasoline were wrapped in detonation cord outside a Las Vegas Fire Department training center on Wednesday.
Bomb Squad technician Mark Duncan yelled “fire in the hole!” three times.
A loud bang sent a fireball about 10 feet into the air of the eastern valley and a large plume of black smoke even higher into the clear desert sky. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review Journal - Metered Site
Broken Arrow is celebrating one of its firefighters. He’s become the department’s first Smoke Diver.
The Oklahoma Smoke Diver Association is one of only three Smoke Diver programs in the United States.
Oklahoma’s program is in its second year and now 11 more firefighters have the designation including Broken Arrow’s own Wade Ambrose. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa
On Wednesday, March 30, 1977 one of the largest disasters to hit Lyons occurred when a massive fire completely destroyed the historic four-story Paaske Furniture building at 65 Main Ave.
The strong winds spread the fire onto the adjoining Potts Jewelry Store at 71 Main Ave. That historic building also was destroyed. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Clinton Herald
Two firefighters are hurt after a massive fire at a Pepsi warehouse in Piscataway, New Jersey. At one point, the blaze was so big, several people in the neighborhood said they heard loud explosions.
As CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reported, firefighters worked throughout the night to put out hotspots.
One was treated at the hospital for heat exhaustion, and the other for a shoulder injury. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
VIDEOS: Multiple fire departments were on the scene of a very large fire at the PepsiCo factory in Piscataway on Tuesday evening.
The fire broke out just after 6 p.m. outside the factory on New Brunswick Avenue. The fire sent large plumes of black smoke into the sky, which could be seen for miles.
Bright orange flames were also seen on the roof of the building. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Westchester
PHOTOS: See Spot run. See Spot fight fires?
The New York Fire Department announced that they will begin using robot dogs made by engineering company Boston Dynamics in the department’s search-and-rescue missions.
Each $75,000 robot dog, known as Spot, will be controlled by a human operator and will be able to collect images and data. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The New York Post
When the siren goes off, Fire Chief Terry Schadt says that's a sign that help's on the way.
But those not in the know, or who aren't longtime residents of West Peoria, might instead think a tornado's on the way.
To the untrained ear, the siren West Peoria's Fire Department uses to call its volunteer force to the firehouse on Waverly Avenue sounds a lot like the shrill tone that tells people to take cover. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Star - Metered Site
Milton firefighters returned Monday to an upgraded Fire Station 41, having spent months being hosted by their Roswell colleagues while needed mold remediation work was completed.
Station 41, at the intersection of New Providence Road and Arnold Mill Road/State Route 140, closed last November after an air quality assessment found high levels of black mold spores in its bunk room and elevated levels in its common areas. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alpharetta-Milton Patch
Most of the early day buildings around the Enid downtown square in 1901 were built of southern hard pine. A few painted walls and some brick walls were beginning to be used. Wooden sidewalks were the standard.
According to the Enid Fire Department history, the Enid City Council on Dec. 28, 1893, approved the appointment of a fire warden and assistant fire marshal, plus each business around the downtown square would be required to keep a barrel of water for protection against fire and six fire hand grenades (glass spheres containing carbon tetrachloride) to help put out any fires that occurred. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Enid News & Eagle
The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department wants you to help it name some of its newest team members.
Fire Rescue crews just got their two new water rescue training dummies and they need to be named. One of the dummies is child-sized and the other is adult-sized. The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department posted pictures of the new dummies to its Facebook page and asked for help picking out names. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
VIDEO: Brownsburg firefighter Jason Stumm, in the industry for more than 20 years, says each day is unpredictable.
“There are days, weeks and months sometimes that you go on runs and it’s not really stressful. It’s a daily event, but then you have that one run in the middle of the month that you remember. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis
The omicron subvariant BA.2 is continuing to gain ground in the U.S., according to Covid-19 tests sequenced over the last two weeks.
Helix, a San Diego-based genomics firm, has been watching the BA.2 variant since it first popped up in the U.S. in early January. Although it was initially slow to take hold, Helix now estimates that 50% to 70% of all Covid cases nationwide are BA. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bloomberg
