Lawmakers are considering spending $6 million to test the use of "sprint" paramedics in three northern Minnesota counties and confront the state's worsening rural emergency response.
The hope is that paramedics, roving the Iron Range and northwest lakes region in cars and trucks, could shave minutes off response times, and sort out calls that don't need fully loaded ambulances in the first place. - PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AOL.com
VIDEO: The Roswell Fire Department (RFD) is shifting to a new schedule designed to promote firefighter health and efficiency. Through a pilot program, firefighters will now work a 48/96-hour work cycle and will have a later start time.
The department made the move based on health risks associated with prolonged sleep deprivation, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and mental health disorders like PTSD and anxiety. - PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
A family was able to escape a destructive blaze that took down their home in Orono on Sunday.
Three family members were inside the home when the fire began just before 7 p.m. All of them were able to safely escape the burning structure along with the family dog, an emergency responder on the scene told KARE 11. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis
PHOTOS: Friday night’s crash on Interstate 95 in the White Marsh area resulted in a brand new fire engine sustaining damage and eight members from Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company being injured.
At around 9:00 p.m. on May 10, units responded to southbound I-95 in White Marsh for a reported medical emergency. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NottinghamMD.com
VIDEO: A 23-year-old Miami firefighter is grateful to be alive following a scary incident during a training exercise.
Reece Blake was a recruit in a class, training to become a SWAT medic in Miami.
SWAT medics respond to incidents involving police officers in moments of crisis.
On March 5th, Reece was running from Lummus Park to Virginia Key as part of a training day when he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
VIDEO: The Colorado Springs Fire Department is working to bring the responsibility of ambulance services to them, instead of relying primarily on private companies.
This is something Fire Chief Randy Royal and Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade have said has been in the works for a while.
On social media, CSFD posted a statement from Chief Royal announcing that they will go before City Council on Monday to present their proposal. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs
Video showed an 18-wheeler go up in flames on a roadway in southwest Miami-Dade early Thursday.
The truck's cab became fully engulfed in flames at the intersection of Krome Avenue and Southwest 200th Street around 3 a.m.
The driver said he had been refueling the truck with diesel when he noticed it catch fire. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
An instructor is recovering from some serious burns after an accident during a training exercise at the Nassau County Fire Academy.
The fire, which happened Thursday morning, is considered an accident. It happened at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy during a set up for a training exercise on a mock boat-like ship. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
PHOTOS: Naper Settlement commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Naperville Fire Department with the new sitewide exhibit, “A Strong Back and A Strong Mind: 150 Years of the Naperville Fire Department.”
Now on view at Naper Settlement through December 2024, the exhibit highlights the evolution of the Naperville Fire Department and the unique ways it serves the community while recognizing the courage, physical strength, and extensive knowledge firefighters must have to perform the job. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site
VIDEO: William McCallister is following in his family's footsteps as a firefighter and EMT, yet he is walking his own path by doing so with a prosthetic leg.
He's worn the prosthetic since he was a baby after having part of his leg amputated at nine months old.
"I was hopping before I was walking," McCallister said. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC/FOX 8 Charleston
A fire destroyed more than a dozen RVs overnight Thursday at Mike Thompson's RV Super Store in Santa Fe Springs.
Authorities responded to a possible burglary call at about 12:30 a.m. at the gated property on Firestone Boulevard in southeastern Los Angeles County near the 5 Freeway. Several RVs were in flames when firefighters arrived. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
A Union City firefighter was shot early Thursday morning and the shooting is now under investigation.
A spokesman for the Union City Police Department said the shooting was accidental. They confirmed the firearm used did not belong to the injured firefighter.
A representative for the fire department confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the shooting occurred at Fire Station No. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
On an overwhelming bipartisan 393-13 vote, the House passed a bill today sponsored by New Jersey Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) and Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) that re-ups a number of key firefighter grant programs.
The bill, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, reauthorizes the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG), and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant; it also increases funding for the Fire Administration. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Globe
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Moline Fire Department has a new way to simulate a fire in any room and practice putting it out.
The department purchased the FiAR training system, a device that uses augmented reality to test the user on operating a fire extinguisher properly.
The device is a touch screen and mock fire extinguisher, which can place items like a grill, wooden pallets or a car into an environment and simulate different types of fires. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQAD-TV ABC/MyNetworkTV 8 Moline
PHOTOS: Fire crews battled a fierce building blaze at Ramona Roller Rink on Tuesday evening.
Firefighters from several local departments were called to the rink just after 6 p.m. on reports of a working commercial fire to the nearly 100-year-old building. It will not only be remembered for today’s fire that led to the loss of this entire building, but also it was known as the place to be in the community. - PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNDU-TV NBC 16 South Bend
They have come from as far as Fiji and Croatia and as close as D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia. Firefighters packed a conference room at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown D.C. on Tuesday for the inaugural World Fire Congress to collaborate and share information to better keep citizens across the world safe. - PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington, D.C.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed the Special District Grant Accessibility Act (H.R. 7525) – legislation that would codify a first-ever definition of "special district" in federal law and ensure districts are eligible for all appropriate forms of federal financial assistance. - PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Royse City Herald-Banner
VIDEO: A Colorado teen has been rescued from an abandoned missile silo after falling 30 feet inside early Sunday morning.
That teen is seriously injured, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, after responders from several agencies were at the silo near 82000 East County Road 22. That silo is near the town of Deer Trail, about 50 miles east of Denver. - PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News Colorado
New Bedford is often pitched to tourists for the opportunity to observe its "working waterfront," and with the coming of things like ferry service and now the offshore wind industry on top of being a bustling fishing port, it's only getting busier. That's one reason why New Bedford has been "on the hunt" in recent years for equipment that would safeguard the city from any potential radiation-related threats coming by sea, says New Bedford firefighter and hazmat coordinator Travis Rebello. - PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cape Cod Times - Metered Site
VIDEO: Almost a dozen first responders in the city of Racine recently completed an introductory Spanish language course tailored to their line of work.
From January to April, once a week for three hours police officers and firefighter-paramedics go to the class, “Spanish for First Responders” at Gateway Technical College. - PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
