VIDEO: A South Side organization is paving the way for the next generation to become first responders. The Black Fire Brigade recently celebrated its 6th anniversary by opening a new educational center in Washington Park.
All of the students who have gone through the program have gotten jobs as firefighters or EMT's. - PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
Illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine continues to spread across the United States. The drug, which is increasingly mixed with fentanyl, often fails to respond to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone and can cause severe necrotic lesions.
A report released by Millennium Health, a specialty lab that provides medication monitoring for pain management, drug treatment, and behavioral and substance use disorder treatment centers across the country, showed the number of urine specimens collected and tested at the US drug treatment centers were positive for xylazine in the most recent 6 months. - PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Medscape
PHOTOS: A firefighter was injured while putting out a massive pallet yard fire in San Bernardino County, authorities said.
According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the 15000 block of Whittram Avenue in Fontana around 8:15 p.m. Saturday.
When they got to the scene, crews observed a “stacked pallet yard well-involved with fire,” officials said. - PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles
The head of the New York City Fire Department has notified Mayor Eric Adams that she intends to step down from her post in order to explore other career opportunities, officials familiar with the commissioner's plans told News 4.
"My dedication to the FDNY has never and will never waver. It has been the honor of a lifetime to devote the last 10 years — five as first deputy commissioner and more than two as commissioner — to advocating for the men and women of the FDNY," Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said in a statement. - PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York City
PHOTOS: Authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks crashed while responding to a large blaze in York, Pennsylvania.
Officials said the crash occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in Spring Garden Township, about a third of a mile from the large warehouse fire in the city. - PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bedford Gazette
PHOTOS: A massive four-alarm fire destroyed an apartment building in Philadelphia's Rhawnhurst neighborhood.
The call came in around 9:24 p.m. Thursday for flames showing from the roof of the property located on the 7400 block of Roosevelt Blvd., just north of Cottman Avenue. "On arrival companies found heavy smoke conditions emanating from the fourth floor. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
VIDEO: Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue is the first in the country to use a one-of-a-kind piece of equipment that aids in emergencies. In collaboration with NASA and the company Squishy Robotics, the robot device is designed to reduce response time and keep first responders safe. The co-founder of Squishy Robotics says the robot was initially intended for planetary exploration, but an alternative use was found. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum Bay News 9 - Metered Site
VIDEO: Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Thursday aimed at getting dangerous lithium-ion batteries off the streets and out of homes.
According to FDNY data, this year alone in the city there have been 110 investigations connected to lithium-ion battery fires that resulted in 50 injuries and one death. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead
VIDEO: A firefighter in Powell County has been put on administrative leave after a social media post circulated showing him hanging out of the window of a car.
The Clay City Fire Department shared this photo from someone in Estill County. It shows a man hanging out of the window of a moving car they say almost hit one person. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYT-TV CBS/The CW 27 Lexington
PHOTOS: Her name was “Smokey,” and she belonged to the firemen of Companies 1 and 2 at the fire station at Webster and Ford streets during the 1930s and ‘40s.
On Memorial Day 1935, a stray 3-month-old puppy showed up at the station, tired and thirsty. Capt. John Murphy couldn’t resist helping her. “She sat up on her haunches, looked up at us and we looked back at her and in about three minutes, she took over the place,” he said. - PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News - Metered Site
PHOTOS: A historic building went up in flames, breaking many hearts for residents in Decker, Indiana.
The fire destroyed the former Decker high school. The old Decker school holds many memories to the community.
"We used to roll, skate, jump rope, hopscotch, and play in the trees. There's still one tree left over there that we used to play on," said Decker resident Yolanda Lane. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHI-TV CBS/FOX/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 10 Terre Haute
President Joe Biden signed the Fire Grants and Safety Act this week, reauthorizing millions of dollars in grants for fire departments across the United States.
Biden reiterated his view of the crucial role fire fighters play in communities big and small. “The only thing that saves fire fighters is more fire fighters,” he said in an Oval Office signing. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFF.org
The Spokane Valley Fire Department is showing off a new art addition inside the training facility.
Time lapse video captures the mural's creation by local artist Daniel Lopez. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
Until this month, only police and prison vehicles could use blue lights.
Large fire trucks throughout the Sunshine State will soon have blue rear lights in addition to the red tail lights seen on practically all vehicles nationwide.
There’s a good reason.
This past Legislative Session, state lawmakers unanimously approved a bipartisan bill (HB 463) to allow government-owned fire department vehicles weighing more than 12 tons to have blue lights on their rears. - PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Florida Politics
The Phoenix Fire Department is hoping a new social media campaign will help keep residents and visitors safe around the Valley.
You may have already seen their online posts featuring a firefighter with a big handlebar mustache holding up a sign that offers a public safety reminder. They're simple photos, but the messages are hugely important. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNXV-TV ABC 15 Phoenix
VIDEO: Emergency responders with the Kansas City Fire Department helped rescue two people from an abandoned mine shaft early Sunday morning. Authorities say they got the victims out in about 30 minutes.
“The cave was pitch black,” KCFD Fire Captain Chris Vandermillion said.
“We were fortunate to have lights, ropes and that helped in finding them. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City
VIDEO: Firefighters in Brevard County say they want a new contract. They and some of their supporters gathered outside the county’s government center on Tuesday afternoon to raise awareness for their cause.
Currently, the starting salary for firefighters in Brevard County is approximately $15 per hour. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTV ABC 9 Orlando
If you’ve ever seen a fire truck respond to a medical emergency and wondered why, you’re not alone.
Ada County’s emergency response system currently stitches together responses from several fire departments and the Ada County Paramedics to respond to calls for medical emergencies. These agencies have a one-size-fits-all approach to who can respond to calls – with everything from a sprained ankle to a car accident with multiple life-threatening injuries getting the same initial response. - PUB DATE: 7/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: BoiseDev
Two boaters and a dog managed to escape unharmed Monday afternoon when a fire destroyed the boat they were on in San Francisco Bay.
The fire burned the 45-foot vessel off Westpoint Harbor in Redwood City at around 1 p.m. The San Francisco Fire Department said one of its rescue boats was at the scene extinguishing the fire. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
PHOTOS: Vincent Dransfield was so famously resilient that when he passed away at home in Passaic County, three months after celebrating his 110th birthday, it came as a surprise.
“It was very unexpected,” said his granddaughter, Erica Lista.
Even among world’s few hundred supercentenarians, the term for those 110 or older, Dransfield stood out as an anomaly. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com
