VIDEO: Across Wisconsin, firefighters have been particularly susceptible to dying of COVID-19–even moreso than their law enforcement first responder counterparts. In 2021, all six of Wisconsin’s line of duty deaths for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel were a result of COVID-19 complications, according to new data released to News 3 Now. - PUB DATE: 2/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes. Fire trucks patrolled the mandatory evacuation area throughout early Feb. 1, blowing their horns and blasting a warning for people to evacuate as quickly as possible. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charlotte Observer
A reward initially offered by federal authorities seeking a “person of interest” in its investigation of a vacant rowhome fire in Baltimore that left three firefighters dead has soared to $100,000 with additional pledges.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on Friday a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the identification of someone captured on surveillance cameras last Sunday evening around the scene on Monday’s fire. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBOC-TV CBS/FOX 16 Salisbury
VIDEO: Another fire station has been hit by thieves. First in Oso and now in Acme.
In both cases the thieves stole the exact same fire equipment. Whatcom County District 16's Chief is warning other fire houses Monday night.
"This is the people's stuff and they took our stuff and it's like when someone comes into your house unwelcomed, you feel violated," said Hank Maleng, Fire Chief for Whatcom County Fire District 16. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
VIDEO: In the 2600 block of Avery in Midtown, a two-story building has risen as the Memphis Fire Department took the wraps off of its new $7 million headquarters.
After five years in the making, Fire Chief Gina Sweat along with Mayor Jim Strickland and other top brass cut the ribbon on the new headquarters featuring a bell tower, arched doorways and art. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WREG-TV CBS 3 Memphis
VIDEO: They called it “the umbrella of death.” Between December 1951 and February 1952, three planes crashed in Elizabeth a few weeks apart, killing a total of 119 people.
The family of one of the victims is giving back to first responders to commemorate the 70th anniversary of those crashes.
“It took the top of the third floor and landed on our house,” said Augustine Caruso. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Celina firefighters managed to contain a large fire before it could spread very far after multiple homes under construction went up in flames on Sunday, January 30. Just after 5:00 p.m., Celina firefighters received a structure fire call from the 2800 block of Field Street in Celina.
Two or three homes under construction had caught on fire. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth
Melissa Hilpert, a 22-year firefighting veteran, has become the first female fire chief in the 75-year history of Rural Metro Fire, a private firefighting company founded and based in Scottsdale.
Hilpert assumed her duties of overseeing Rural Metro’s fire stations in the Yuma area of southwestern Arizona this month, the Yuma Sun reported. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix
Hobart “Hobie” Erickson put in 30 years at a fire department in New Jersey and rose to the level of captain. Then, he and his wife, Lois, retired to the Lakelands.
End of story, right? Absolutely not. Erickson kept riding by the Donalds Fire Department, and Lois encouraged him to volunteer. That eventually fueled his internal flame to return to doing what he always loved. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Index-Journal - Metered Site
A Jacksonville brother and sister duo are using their close relationship to help save lives at UF Health.
When Brian Brown is bringing patients into UF Health Jacksonville, he can call his sister for help.
“Probably about six months ago, and he was like, Oh, I had a patient that had like, These signs and symptoms, and I'm like, Yeah, that's signs of a stroke. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News
VIDEO: There is now more optimism that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may be ending -- and as other nations lift certain Covid-19 restrictions, some public health experts question whether US counties and cities should consider easing their guidance on mask-wearing or social distancing, as well. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health
VIDEO: The Asheville Fire Department (AFD) has a new tool to help with investigations. Through FEMA’s Fire Safety and Prevention grant, AFD received a Matterport 3D imaging camera.
“It allows us to essentially paint a picture of the entire incident,” Bill States, senior deputy fire marshal, said.
The technology lets AFD go inside a fire scene long after the initial investigation has ended. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville
The Northwest Fire District put out nearly 100 car fires in 2021, but it’s often unclear whether those fires are mechanical malfunctions or arson.
This week, the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) held the first training of its kind in Southern Arizona, drawing fire investigators from several states and throughout Arizona. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson
PHOTOS: It was a seemingly inconsequential homework assignment that saved Charles Lyman III’s life on a frigid night in January 1922.
Then a 14-year-old prep school student, Lyman was visiting family in Washington, D.C. when a major storm buried the city under almost two and a half feet of snow. On Saturday, January 28—the second day of the blizzard—Lyman’s cousin David suggested spending a cozy evening watching a movie at the Knickerbocker Theatre in nearby Lanier Heights (now known as Adams Morgan). - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine
Interfering with a fire or medical first responder could soon become illegal if a bill being considered in the Washington State Legislature passes this session.
A proposed House bill would create a gross misdemeanor for anyone who knowingly interferes with the actions of a firefighter or emergency medical services provider. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site
VIDEO: The Arlington, Virginia, fire department is turning to telehealth to help ease the strain on ambulance crews and hospitals.
Starting this month, if paramedics or EMTs in Arlington find that a patient meets certain criteria, the emergency workers will ask whether the patient would like to bring in a medical provider via an iPad. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington, D.C.
A garbage truck burst into flames in a neighborhood in Fresno on Wednesday afternoon – and the fireball was caught on camera.
The Fresno Fire Department says the truck caught on fire in the area of Willow and Perrin avenues.
A video shows intense flames and heavy black smoke billowing from the front of the truck. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGPE-TV CBS 47 Fresno
VIDEO: When people call for an ambulance in Sackets Harbor, New York — and the crew shows up at their door — almost everyone has the same reaction.
"A lot of people just come up and ask you, 'Wait, how old are you?'" Cooper Antonson said.
"'You're the EMT?!'" Grayden Brunet said of how people have reacted. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
With a family of five dead in an unsolved house fire, night-vision images of the masked suspects haunted the metro for months — until Google led police to the accused killers.
At age 16, Kevin Bui and Gavin Seymour — along with another teen charged as a juvenile — were arrested on counts of first-degree murder and more in the August 2020 killings in Green Valley Ranch. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
First responders face many risks, but for firefighters especially there is real concern about the risk of cancer.
“Firefighters are at an increased risk for some types of cancer. Since 2015, over 70 percent of line of duty deaths has been because of cancer,” said Natasha Schaefer Solle, Ph.D., who is the Co-Deputy Director for the Firefighter Cancer Initiative with the University of Miami’s Sylvester Cancer Center. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOR-TV CBS 4 Miami
