PHOTOS: For an hour midday Thursday, the pond behind Bass Pro Shops was the safest body of water in Denham Springs.
Anyone who might have been unlucky enough to find themselves in distress in the water would have quickly been pulled aboard a brand new, bright red rescue boat Livingston Parish Fire Protection District No. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Advocate - Metered Site
VIDEO: A firefighter with the Birmingham Fire Department has started a new business with the hope of connecting with more kids in the community, a mission that was partly inspired by his late mother. James Patton’s new business, Gamez on Fire, is a mobile gaming trailer that started a few months ago. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRBL-TV CBS 3 Columbus
A fire near the old drill tower for the Austin Fire Department spread to the tower itself on West Cesar Chavez Street in downtown Austin Thursday night.
The Buford Tower was built in the 1930s, according to the Texas State Historical Association, and stands about 67 feet tall. Originally called “The Old Fireman’s Practice Tower,” TSHA says it was used as a training facility for local firefighters. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin
First responders using the FirstNet network, which is provided by AT&T, will get access to AT&T’s 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) network starting this month.
AT&T calls this service “5G+,” meaning users get higher speeds than the 5G offered on low-band spectrum. First responders in parts of 38 cities and more than 20 venues will get access to the AT&T mmWave (5G+) spectrum this April; they also will continue to get the always-on priority and preemption across LTE – Band 14 spectrum plus all of AT&T’s commercial LTE spectrum bands. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fierce Wireless
PHOTO: A 44-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a fire engine in San Bernardino on Thursday, officials said.
Around 9:45 a.m., the Highland Fire Department reported that their fire engine was stolen in the area of Cooley and Pedley streets in San Bernardino, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles
Mario Jackson is a Cincinnati firefighter, a paramedic and now also a children’s book author.
Jackson says “Nya the Great and Her Visit to the Fire House” is aimed at inspiring young girls.
“I realized that there isn’t a lot of representation for women, especially women of color, in jobs that are usually male-dominated,” he told us on Thursday. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati
As a demographer — someone who studies how human populations grow and change — UCLA professor of sociology Patrick Heuveline typically spends time each year traveling around the world, talking to people about their hopes for their families and their dreams for the future.
“Demography is obviously all about numbers — but at its core, it’s about people’s lives,” he said. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UCLA Newsroom
A fire truck crashed into a gas station Wednesday after colliding with an SUV on Detroit’s east side.
According to Detroit police, at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday a fire truck was traveling westbound on E. Outer Drive near Dequindre Street with lights and sirens activated when a Lincoln Navigator crashed into the truck. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
PHOTOS: Renovations are nearly complete to Fireboat Station No. 15, the Long Beach Fire Department’s 20,000-square-foot facility equipped to handle maritime emergencies at the Port of Long Beach, officials announced this week.
The upgrades include advanced communications technology, a workshop where crews can maintain and repair gear, modern living quarters for a six-member team and a garage large enough to house a fire engine and a second emergency vehicle. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Beach Post News
VIDEO: Five firefighters and an EMS worker were injured in a large fire at a factory on Staten Island.
More than 200 firefighters responded Wednesday as the blaze at 60 Davidson Street quickly grew to a 5-alarm fire around 2:30 p.m.
The flames were mostly out by 5 p.m., but smoke could still be seen from several miles away. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
One local fire department is doing much more than just putting out fires.
Officials with the Charlottesville Fire Department have been working hard over the past year to identify inequity in city neighborhoods.
CFD is split into three sections, one of which is the Community Risk Reduction Branch. Its goal is to prevent emergencies before they happen. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAV-TV CBS/Fox 19 Charlottesville
About 45 minutes away from Jackman on U.S. Route 201, cellphone reception drops. On this long stretch of road, surrounded by pine trees and the occasional pothole, the term "rural" takes on a new meaning. A logging truck passes by every few minutes, but other than that, it's quiet. Nestled among rolling hills is the small town of Jackman, made up of about 1,000 people -- maybe less. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Center Maine
VIDEO: About 150 firefighters worked feverishly to put out a massive fire at a waste management facility in the Brighton Park neighborhood Tuesday.
The wind-blown fire started around 4 p.m. in a prairie near the railway about a block away from Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.'s recycling facility near 48th Place and Christiana Avenue, according to a statement from the company. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
VIDEO: An Oklahoma City firefighter who lost a fellow firefighter to lung cancer will participate in the American Lung Association’s outdoor Fight For Air Climb in Oklahoma to raise money for research.
Cpl. Zach Rowell has witnessed both triumph and tragedy in the battle against lung cancer. He lost a colleague to the disease, but his father survived it. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma
VIDEO: Buffalo Firefighters struck three alarms for additional personnel and equipment to handle a fire that broke out Tuesday morning on Bailey Avenue near Clinton Street.
Firefighters were called to the scene just after 10:50 a.m. Photos from the scene showed heavy smoke coming from a bowling alley/restaurant known as the Bowl Inn Pizza and Lanes in the 700 block of Bailey Avenue. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo
VIDEO: After months of waiting and anticipating the reveal of the new Hattiesburg fire engine, the day finally came Tuesday.
The truck is not your average fire truck. The Southern Miss-themed engine is painted black and gold with the USM Golden Eagle logo on its side. The colors were chosen to signify the great relationship between the university and the city of Hattiesburg. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAM-TV NBC/ABC 7 Hattiesburg
VIDEO: A family was reunited with special belongings left behind after a fire caused them to leave their house more than a decade ago.
This wouldn’t have been possible, however, without the eagerness of a Savannah firefighter who made it her mission to put the treasures back into the right hands.
The house that once stood there was being used by the Savannah Fire Department for training exercises. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC-TV CBS 11 Savannah
VIDEO: Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a large apartment fire at the Forest Cove Apartments, in the 9600 block of Forest Lane in Northeast Dallas Monday evening, March 29.
Flames were shooting through the roof. The call came in around 5:30 p.m. as flames could be seen inside multiple apartment units. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Forth Worth
VIDEO: The driver of an SUV was critically injured and three firefighters have been hospitalized after a firetruck was involved in a head-on crash Monday.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the crash between a Volusia County firetruck and a Chevy Tahoe happened on Ocean Shore Boulevard in Volusia County at 12:10 p. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando
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Imagine going to the grocery store, parking your car, getting your shopping done, checking out, loading your groceries and you’re about to drive away and then BAM… there’s a swarm of bees in your backseat.
That’s what happened to a Las Cruces man this weekend. According to a post on the Las Cruces Fire Department’s Facebook page, firefighters were called out to a local Albertson’s grocery store after the man found a swarm of bees had taken up temporary residence in his backseat. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAT-TV ABC 7 Albuquerque
