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
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
