VIDEO: When rioters set fire to parts of the Twin Cities last summer, the world was watching.
So were investigators, who were about to take on one of the biggest tasks of their careers.
More than 160 arson investigations are connected to the unrest last May, according to Jeffery Reed, assistant special agent in charge for the ATF’s St. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis
The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in Leesburg killing four onboard was conducting a test flight with a newly installed piece of firefighting equipment when a piece came off and swung into the blades, the preliminary crash report from the National Transportation Safety Board shows.
The Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training exercise May 25 near the Leesburg airport. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando
An internal audit of the city's fire department is raising alarms at city hall. It shows response times are too slow. And some fire stations have had to temporarily shut down.
Chief Scott Wolverton went before the a city council committee to answer to the results. The audit showed that the department's overall response times have fallen below national standards. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTBS-TV ABC 3 Shreveport
Reforms for cutting, welding, and hot work that stem from the death of two Boston firefighters seven years ago were again at the forefront of a legislative hearing Monday with first responders saying legislation is needed to prevent further deaths and hold violating companies accountable.
A Sen. Nick Collins bill (S 1554) would implement recommendations from a special commission created and named after Boston firefighters Edward Walsh and Michael Kennedy, who died in a 2014 fire reportedly caused by welders working on a building next door to a brownstone in the Back Bay. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP-TV CW 22 Springfield
VIDEO: On Tuesday morning, firefighters responded to a fire at Galice Resort, the iconic restaurant and store situated along the Rogue River to the northwest of Merlin.
Austin Prince from Rural Metro Fire confirmed to NewsWatch 12 that the structure was "fully involved," as firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDRV-TV ABC 12 Medford
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety” as the theme of this 2021’s Fire Prevention Week.
This year, Fire Prevention Week is recognized from October 3 through 9 and seeks to better educate the public about the sounds of smoke alarms, what they mean, and how to respond to them. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNT-TV CBS 19 Huntsville
A Tarboro 16-year-old raised more than $22,000 for his local volunteer fire department as part of a project to become an Eagle Scout.
If it wasn’t for Will Wooten’s hard work, leaders of the Heartsease Volunteer Fire Department said they wouldn’t be able to fight fires safely.
“I was not expecting this at all,” Wooten said. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
Monday night, a fire tore through the upper floors of a building on Greig Street; two people were in the home at the time and were taken to area hospitals.
A firefighter was also taken for treatment and is on the mend.
The Firefighters Association said they had to wait over seven minutes to get an ambulance for a firefighter suffering from a rapid pulse and heat exhaustion, the delay they say is unacceptable. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rochester First
VIDEO: An Oklahoma fire department is working hard to rescue “The Spirit Of Oklahoma,” a fire truck sent to New York City to help with 9/11 recovery.
Now that it's up for sale, the Calera Fire Department is doing everything it can to buy it and bring it home.
The clock is ticking as a bright red badge of brotherhood between Oklahoma and New York firefighters – with a history spanning 26 years - could be lost in just 10 days. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa
VIDEO: Over 100 firefighters are battling an explosive fire in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning.
The fire broke out at a three-story building in the 200 block of S. Los Angeles Street, near 3rd Street shortly before 2 a.m.
Los Angeles Fire Department says it has declared it a "major emergency" fire, and 150 firefighters are "still in an active firefight. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
PHOTOS: A Horry County Fire Rescue ambulance flipped on its side after a crash in Myrtle Beach Monday afternoon, according to Master Cpl. Thomas Vest with the Myrtle Beach Police Dept.
At 12:43 p.m., police said the northbound lanes of Robert M. Grissom Parkway and the westbound lanes of Mr. Joe White Avenue were closed to traffic. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPDE-TV ABC 15 Florence
A Wisconsin man appears to have broken the world record for most pushups in a year in his effort to raise money for the families of fallen first responders.
Nate Carroll, of Winneconne, completed his 1,500,231st pushup Sunday at the 50-yard line during halftime of the 48th annual Fun City Bowl, a football game between New York City first responders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
VIDEO: A project in Pueblo more than than two decades in the making is finally complete.
Pueblo's first-ever motorized fire truck has been restored.
The 110-year-old vehicle has helped out in some of the city's most significant emergencies, like the Great Flood of 1921 and the opera house fire of 1922. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 Pueblo
Every year, more than 300,000 people die from cardiac arrest, but a new study could help cut into that number for communities around here.
When your heart stops, time is of the essence, but that doesn’t just go for paramedics getting on scene.
“Good compressions on someone? A maximum of two minutes — a minute, really ideal,” said Rich Burns, Brunswick County’s EMS training coordinator. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Phoenix fire officials say a sixth alarm fire at a recycling yard near 35th Avenue and Buckeye prompted the largest response in the department's history on June 5.
"I can't remember the last time we had a sixth alarm," said Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller. "We've had a couple two, three alarms in the last couple of months, but this is a big one. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix
Firefighters with the Menlo Park Fire Protection District have new technology that helps them navigate through burning buildings and find people twice as fast, according to the Fire Chief.
The technology is called the C-Thru platform. It includes a navigation unit that attaches to the firefighter's helmet and allows them to clearly see objects in a burning building. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland
VIDEO: A man was taken away in handcuffs after getting into a dangerous altercation with a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crew, and it was all caught on camera.
The incident occurred Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Southwest Eighth Street and 42nd Avenue.
Cellphone video shows a man dressed all in white striking the front windshield of a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck with a baseball bat, cracking the glass. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
VIDEO: A pair of pint-sized brothers in Brooklyn are making a big impact on their community.
Gideon and Josiah Trank, ages eight and seven, have raised hundreds of dollars for first responders with their front yard lemonade stand. Friday, they rented the Cocky’s Bagels food truck for the Brooklyn police and fire departments with their earnings. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV ABC 5 Cleveland
VIDEO: The Baltimore City Fire Department, in an effort to increase diversity and equity within the agency, named its first LGBTQIA+ liaison, and some in the community are applauding the move.
Baltimore City Fire Department paramedic Kyle Lovell is the department's first LGBTQIA+ liaison. He's a five-year-veteran of the department and a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. - PUB DATE: 6/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-AM 1090 Baltimore
It was a sad and hard thing to see this past weekend when pictures emerged from a fire on Mackinac Island at the 120-year-old Brigadoon Cottage. The Memorial Day weekend fire to the historic location caused damage to the structure estimated to be close to $1 million. Thankfully there were no injuries, and as they say, things can be repaired and replaced, but people can't. - PUB DATE: 6/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCRZ-FM 108 Flint
