The Baltimore City spending board approved a new program Wednesday aimed at solving the city's emergency medical services shortage.
Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace said the city is down 80 EMS providers, and that number has increased. In June, firefighters union Local 734 president Matthew Coster said there were 74 vacancies. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Baltimore
PHOTOS: A massive 2-alarm fire destroyed a commercial building in a matter of minutes in Downtown San Antonio near the Bexar County Pretrial Services building. The fire started just before 7 a.m. Wednesday at a huge commercial building off Buena Vista Street near South Comal Street.
Aerial footage shows the building fully engulfed in flames with the roof and several walls collapsing. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC/CW 4 San Antonio
VIDEO: Three Belleville firefighters were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after their fire truck was involved in a crash and flipped onto its side.
It all happened at Route 161 and Carlyle Avenue, right by Belleville East High School. The good news is that nobody was seriously hurt. The bad news is that there is significant damage to both the fire truck and the Toyota 4Runner, which was also involved in the crash. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis
VIDEO: There's new information about July's deadly cargo ship fire in Port Newark, as the Coast Guard previewed Wednesday's public hearing.
Firefighters 45-year-old Augusto Acabou and 49-year-old Wayne Brooks Jr. were killed when a massive fire overtook an Italian cargo ship in Port Newark on July 5, 2023. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City
PHOTOS: On Jan. 10, 1962, all the talk was about bitter cold. At 3 p.m., with the temperature only 4 degrees, Carson Crocker was cutting a customer's hair at 702 Chouteau Avenue. Police officer Kenneth Jones tried to stay warm in his patrol car one block away. Major Nesbit worked inside the Ralston Purina feed mill that towered over the neighborhood just south of downtown. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metered Site
PHOTOS: An explosion that blew out at least two floors of a high-rise hotel and injured nearly two dozen people in downtown Fort Worth on Monday afternoon is suspected of being caused by a natural gas leak, according to the ATF and Fort Worth Fire Department.
The explosion was reported at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Hotel in the 800 block of Houston Street at about 3:30 p. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
PHOTOS: An explosion that blew out at least two floors of a high-rise hotel and injured nearly two dozen people in downtown Fort Worth on Monday afternoon is suspected of being caused by a natural gas leak, according to the ATF and Fort Worth Fire Department.
The explosion was reported at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Hotel in the 800 block of Houston Street at about 3:30 p. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
A small fire department in Haines City is now sharing its own story.
'Through the Smoke' is a documentary series created by the Haines City Fire Department that will feature their firefighters and command staff's day-to-day life, including what happens both on and off calls. Additionally, it will dispel some common misconceptions about the fire service and will showcase the first responders themselves and their unique personalities. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa Bay
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Volunteer firefighters have a cleanup on their hands after they report possible straight line winds caused damage to their station.
According to the Volunteer Fire Department for the village of Labadieville, straight line winds tossed a mobile home into Fire Station 3 on Highway 1011 in Assumption Parish as storms swept through south Louisiana Monday afternoon. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAFB-TV CBS 9 Baton Rouge
One Firefighter from Niagara Falls is spending his winter training to take on the World’s Strongest Firefighter competition in March.
Niagara Falls Firefighter Paul Emmick has been training as a power lifter and now a strongman for 20 years. “I feel so much stronger in my core, my lower back and my hips from doing these types of movements,” Paul said. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo
A tanker truck overturned on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, erupting into a ball of flames.
It happened around 5:40 a.m. Monday on Route 17 South not far from Teterboro Airport. The tanker and another car got into a crash, but amazingly, both drivers were able to escape their vehicles.
The tanker plowed into a used car dealership, causing it to catch fire. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
PHOTOS: The Sunbury Fire Department will consolidate all six fire departments in the city, a long overdue move according to officials.
The efforts to consolidate began years ago and fizzled out. In the summer of 2021, the idea was revisited after some chiefs said bringing the six companies together under one roof just made sense. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Item
A fire broke out at one of the fire stations in West Palm Beach Saturday morning.
According to a spokesperson with the West Palm Beach Fire Department (WPBFD), the fire occurred in one of the fire rescue ambulance trucks at around 4:30 a.m. at West Palm Beach Fire Station no. 4.
Firefighters were asleep in the station and were alerted to the blaze when the fire alarms went off. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPEC-TV CBS 12 West Palm Beach
PHOTOS: Actor Jeremy Renner surprised first responders and hospital workers with a heartfelt visit to thank them for saving his life one year ago.
On Jan. 1, 2023, the 52-year-old actor was trying to get a relative’s car out of a snowbank at Renner’s Lake Tahoe home. While using his 7-ton Pistenbully snow groomer, Renner exited the cab and the snowplow rolled onto him. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGATE
A massive fire has been burning for hours at a warehouse in Elizabeth, New Jersey, sending smoke into the sky that can be seen for miles.
More than 100 firefighters are working to get the flames under control, but officials say the blaze could burn into the weekend.
"We're going to be here for many hours today, if not days, fighting this fire," Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage explained. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City
PHOTO: The start of the NFL season usually brings fans a mix of excitement and hope.
Hope remained in Arizona Cardinals fans as the team walked off the field with a 13-10 halftime lead Week 1 at Washington.
As the Cardinals began their walk to the visitors’ locker room, fans at home watching the game saw the score flash across the bottom of the screen as a silver firefighter’s helmet decorated in honor of Arizona’s NFL franchise sat on the field. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Arizona Sports
VIDEO: Thursday's subway train derailment on the Upper West Side is causing major delays for the 1, 2, and 3 train lines, according to the MTA.
MTA officials said the first car of a 1 train made contact with a disabled train that was vandalized just north of the 96th Street station around 3 p.m., causing the first car of the passenger train to derail. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
Firefighting is a strenuous and stressful job.
The post-traumatic stress disorder rate among firefighters is estimated to be higher than the rate in the military.
As of Jan. 1, there is a state law in Tennessee that can help firefighters get better while still getting paid.
The James "Dustin" Samples Act honors Samples, a Cleveland, Tennessee firefighter who bravely fought PTSD on the job. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville
Close to 50,000 massage guns sold in the United States have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday.
The recall involves Homedics' "Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers," which can overheat while charging. The CPSC said there have been 17 reports of the massage guns overheating, with one report of a consumer suffering a burnt thumb. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NECN
VIDEO: Firefighters battled a massive fire at the South Florida home of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. at the home in the 16000 block of Berkshire Court in a gated community in Southwest Ranches.
Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed heavy smoke coming from the mansion as crews poured water onto it and firefighters cut holes into sections of the roof. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
