VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire that officials say started from welding sparks destroyed a house in Hurricane on Wednesday afternoon and for a time threatened Hurricane Middle School and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ seminary building. There were no injuries and by 4:58 p.m., the fire was contained. - PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. George News
When Jeff Bowen was growing up in Southern California he would walk home from school by a fire station.
One day, after the 6-year-old did not come home, his mother, Laurel Bowen, said she went looking for him at the station where she knew some of the firefighters. A captain pointed her inside.
"He said, 'You know he stops every day to talk to us. - PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Citizen Times - Metered Site
Last week at a media conference Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener, the commander of US Navy warships, outlined the actions that have been taken since the Bonhomme Richard caught fire in San Diego last year… and he has completely missed the point.
“We found that in some cases maybe we weren’t doing as well as we should have,” Kitchener told US Naval Institute editor Sam LaGrone. - PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: gCaptain
A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world looks a lot different than it used to. And so does the coronavirus itself. As it’s infected hundreds of millions of people around the globe, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been in a state of constant change, making small tweaks to its genetic code as it goes along. - PUB DATE: 7/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
VIDEO: An underground explosion engulfed a Queens sidewalk, sending flames shooting several feet into the air and injuring a man who happened to be standing on the grate at the precise wrong moment, surveillance video exclusively obtained by NBC New York showed.
Barry West was walking along Farmers Boulevard in St. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
VIDEO/PHOTOS: People have called Pat Aust crazy, and he’s fine with that.
The retired Redondo Beach Fire Chief’s passion for collecting has him living atop a custom built 2,400 square foot garage in his Redondo Beach home. It’s crammed with 13 vehicles from mostly another place and era, like a vintage Fire Chief’s 1938 red Ford from Pomona. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Easy Reader & Peninsula
VIDEO: It's summertime, the season of getting things done around the house.
If you're looking for some help with your yard work or moving furniture, look no further than your local firefighters!
You can find them on a new app called "Hidrent," designed to connect you to local firefighters who are eager to help their community and make a few extra bucks along the way. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo
VIDEO: The Pittsburgh Pirates visited Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Station 20 Tuesday — the engine company that is mourning firefighter Lee Weber. Weber died in a drowning accident on Lake Erie over the weekend.
A family member said Weber got caught in the tide and went under. The 38-year-old was a husband, father of two and an Army veteran. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh
VIDEO: By this time of the summer, nearly every year, many fire and police departments start receiving panicked calls from people about children or pets trapped inside hot cars.
It’s enough of a concern one local fire department actually purchased new equipment to help reach victims faster and safer. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO: Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a blaze that destroyed one building and damaged another.
Dispatchers got the call just after 12:15 a.m. regarding a fire at a vacant home in the 200 block of Vine Street.
Firefighters spent more than an hour working to extinguish the blaze at the vacant home. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSLA-TV CBS 12 Shreveport
All municipal workers for the City of New York will now be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly coronavirus tests, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday.
With the delta variant of the virus pushing the case number up, the mayor said it was time to take further steps to enhance the COVID safety protocols. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York
PHOTO: On Monday, Logan City Fire Department held a ceremony to commemorate the addition of new fire trucks. Logan City Fire Chief Brad Hannig said the traditional “push-in” ceremony is a throwback to the bygone days of fighting fires.
“Back in the history of fire departments, they used to have to push the wagon back in because they were horse drawn,” he said. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald Journal
As the Olympics are being held in Tokyo, many people in Georgia are reminiscing on memories from the Centennial Olympics in Atlanta that were held 25 years ago.
There were memorable moments from Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic torch to sprinter Michael Johnson winning multiple gold medals and gymnast Kerri Strug winning gold despite a foot injury, but there was also one moment that many won’t forget: The moment a bomb ripped through Centennial Olympic Park. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
Since 1980, retired and active firefighters from Station 6 on Purchase Street have gathered every few years to take group pictures along the staircase inside the fire house.
Hairstyles and fashions have changed between the framed photos, but the formation of firefighters along the stairs has remained constant. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Southcoast Today - Metered Site
VIDEOS: An explosion rocked a New Jersey apartment building Friday afternoon as fire department crews raced to put out flames shooting out of the structure.
A multi-level apartment building in Carteret had heavy smoke and tall flames shooting out from much of the roof by 2 p.m. At one point an explosion could be seen in the middle of the roof and the top floor of the building. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
VIDEO: You don’t have to be in Howie Schneider’s presence long to realize he’s a firefighter with more than 30 years of service. The family portraits give it away, as most of the Schneiders wear fire suits for a living. He’s the third generation and spent more than 10 years at the Los Angeles Fire Department, where his grandfather started. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVQ-TV CBS 2 Billings
VIDEO: For a second time this week, a D.C. firefighter has been the victim of car theft while on duty serving the public, but this time, it was an armed carjacking.
“It’s extremely frustrating for people that are trying to help other people to have this happen to them,” D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC
On the day before Thanksgiving in 2019, a fire tore through the 14th floor of Cedar High Apartments in Minneapolis. Five people died in the fire.
State fire marshals determined sprinklers could've prevented the tragedy. It led to calls for changes to state and federal law.
The high-rise apartment building, however, still doesn’t have sprinklers in every unit. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Minneapolis
PHOTOS: The 9/11 Traveling Memorial has made its way to downtown Cheyenne. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, along with Carpet One have done their part in bringing the traveling memorial to Cheyenne to honor the brave heroes that lost their live after providing their courageous rescue efforts as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the events of 9/11. - PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGAB-AM 650 Orchard Valley
The Kingsport Fire Department responded to reports of a fire on the 1000 block of Dorothy Street early Friday morning. Responders arrived to the scene at 12:05 a.m., where they discovered a home engulfed in flames.
The home was a total loss, according to officials. No injuries were reported, and the department continues to investigate the cause of the fire. - PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHL-TV CBS/ABC 11 Johnson City
