Two people jumped out of a second-story window to escape a fire in South Land Park Thursday morning. Sacramento Fire Battalion Chief Dave Lauchner said fire crews were called to the complex along Land Park Drive near 43rd Avenue around 4 a.m. Upon arrival, they discovered heavy fire on the backside of the apartment building. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXTV ABC 10 Sacramento
PHOTOS: It was a quiet Saturday evening, a little past 6 p.m., and Duane and Marlys Tieszen were just sitting down in their kitchen to enjoy a snack.
“We were sitting right at this table, and we had just gotten out a pail of ice cream and had bowls on the table,” Duane told the Mitchell Republic in a recent interview. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Grand Forks Herald
VIDEO: They are the heroes we call when we need help. But firefighters need some help of their own.
They are getting cancer at a high rate because of the elements they are exposed to. “We have a 9% higher chance than the general public of getting cancer, and we have a 14% greater risk of dying of those cancers,” said Mark Munson, a captain with St. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis
The operator of a rogue drone that harassed Salem firefighters from the air was put on probation for two years Tuesday.
“It was an absolutely stupid mistake,” James Russell Weeks III said during a sentencing hearing in Roanoke’s federal court. “I totally regret the decision I made.”
Weeks, 40, had earlier pleaded guilty to operating an unregistered aircraft the day he piloted his drone over a Salem fire station, swooping down repeatedly on firefighters and police officers who were gathered outside. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Roanoke Times - Metered Site
South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) covers 287 square miles and serves 540,000 residents of the southern metropolitan area of Denver. During 2021, SMFR responded to 44,760 in-district incidents and 29,422 or 66% of those were medical; 20,458 of the medical calls resulted in transport to the hospital. When safely possible, SMFR administers medical assistance in the field that assists and hastens patient care upon arrival at the hospital. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Villager Publishing
Two firefighters were injured while battling a blaze at a grocery store in the Bronx Tuesday night.
FDNY officials say the fire started just after 5 p.m. in the basement and first floor of Bravo Supermarket on Archer Street in the Van Nest section. They say the fire grew to four alarms and nearly 40 units and 170 firefighters worked to put it out. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
Following the death of three Baltimore firefighters this year in the collapse of a vacant home, a member of Baltimore City Council has proposed a bill creating restrictions on when firefighters can enter vacant buildings and requiring firefighters to wear body cameras.
The bill, introduced by Councilwoman Danielle McCray Tuesday evening, would bar city firefighters from entering vacant buildings if 25% or more of the structure has been consumed by fire. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun - Metered Site
A Calvin man who lost his son due to a KIA Soul fire back in 2019 contacted KFOR wanting to once again share the family’s tragic story after a new KIA recall.
“We’ve had days that are okay, and we’ve had days that have not been very good,” Robert Carlton told News 4.
It’s been almost two years since Robert and Becky Carlton lost their son, Jordan. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma
Across the University of Iowa’s 175-year history, the campus community has experienced a wide-range of disasters including tornadoes, flooding, and fires.
The most impactful events include the 2008 flood and fires at South Hall, the old library building, and the Old Capitol Building.
The 2008 flood inflicted $750 million in damage to 22 campus buildings including the old Hancher Auditorium building, which was destroyed in 2013, and the Art Building, which has since been decommissioned. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Iowan
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A massive fire early Monday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood destroyed two businesses and an apartment building, injuring one person and leaving several others homeless. More than 150 firefighters responded to the blaze at the corner of Montrose Avenue and Richmond Street.
The fire started around 3:30 a. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
VIDEO: "These are people that are really serving our community and if they're not safe what has it really come to?"
A long-time Harrisburg resident and community advocate, Dr. Kevin Dolphin, asked that question as he reacted to another shooting this weekend in Harrisburg.
Authorities said it happened on Saturday just before 3 p. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York
VIDEO: One local fire station has its very own mental health therapy dog. It’s the first therapy dog designated to firefighters in the Tampa Bay Area.
At the North River Fire District, the new mental health dog named Drew, right here, is changing the whole morale of the station, and officials say he’s helping firefighters after they respond to traumatic calls. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOG-TV CW 44 St. Petersburg
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has released video showing who they call a 'person of interest' in a vacant rowhouse fire that killed three Baltimore firefighters in January. The video shows a man wearing a hoodie walking near South Stricker Street around 11:35 p.m. on Jan. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTTG-TV FOX 5 Washington DC
Forty-nine states have announced plans to drop their indoor mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations steadily decline across the country. The only holdout remains Hawaii.
The island state has taken strong precautions against the coronavirus from the beginning of the pandemic and is still requiring out-of-state American travelers to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to avoid a mandatory quarantine. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today
PHOTOS: Officials say the Thursday fire at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township has caused "extensive" damage. We're told the fire started around 10 a.m. Thursday morning and the roof of the clubhouse collapsed around 11 a.m.
Multiple fire departments responded to the scene, including Farmington Hills, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Madison Heights, Waterford, Bloomfield Township and Franklin. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit
VIDEO: An Omaha firefighter, who just graduated from the academy, almost lost his life even before he began his career.
Kevin Juszyk, 32, is one of the newest members of the Omaha Fire Department. But he got sidetracked for a while before taking his seat on a fire engine. "It's definitely the best job in the world," Juszyk said. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KETV ABC 7 Omaha
VIDEO: Just this week, more than a dozen Massachusetts firefighters file a federal lawsuit against several companies that make their turnout gear and firefighting foam.
They allege companies knowingly used chemicals in those products that could cause cancer.
One of those firefighters is Dan Ranahan of Boston. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston
A Cygnus cargo ship launching toward the International Space Station (ISS) this weekend will carry an experiment designed to improve fire safety on moon and Mars missions.
Called SoFIE (Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction), the experiment is the latest in a series of in-orbit investigations that look at how fire behaves in microgravity. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Space.com
An Oklahoma man says he is trying to change how fast first responders can make it to a house when someone is in need. His new invention is a special light bulb called “The Locator 911” and it launched this week for anyone to buy.
Johnathan Harrison was a paramedic for 25 years and said he was in many situations where they couldn’t find the person who needed help because the address didn’t come up properly in GPS systems. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City
A large fire tore through the Villa Hills Civic Club and destroyed it early Thursday, fire officials say.
A passerby reported the blaze at 2:46 a.m.
The club’s single-story building is located off Rogers Road near Lakeshore Drive and the Villa Hills Police Department.
Fire crews with the Crescent Springs Villa Hills Fire Department responded to find it fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati
