VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Firefighters were out Wednesday night and into Thursday morning battling a fire that broke out in a Dickson City hospital.

A Dickson City Fire Chief stated that crews were called to the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City for a structure fire just before 10:00 p.m.

He stated that after seeing the fire from the highway, he called in additional units from the surrounding area to help fight it.

Flames could be seen pouring out of the building as crews responded to the blaze.

The Chief states that the Orthopedic unit is a total loss, and that the cause of the fire is under investigation by a Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal.

Officials say there were no injuries, but that more than 70 patients were transported to hospitals and facilities across the area and that all EMS services within a 50-mile radius were utilized.

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VIDEO: The Scottsbluff Fire Department is ready to let go of its last fire engine that drove the town nearly a century ago.

The 1929 Red American La France Fire Engine was one of the Diamond T Chassis that served the community of Scottsbluff for nearly 40 years.

After retiring it’s recorded 2,965 miles of service in 1960, Scottsbluff Fire Chief Tom Schingle tells Wyoming News Now, the five foot tall and 27-foot-long timepiece is ready to make room for present day equipment, which has led to its listing on the auction market.

Scottsbluff Fire Chief Tom Schingle says, “Its primary function was strictly fire. Carried a hose, carried a little bit of water and that was about it. They really were kind of the center piece of a lot of towns, especially in that early time period. A lot of vehicles were all painted black and fire trucks were painted red, so they stood out.”

While fire rescue vehicles today and the ninety-six-year-old La France both serve the same purpose, fighting fires, Scottsbluff Fire Chief Tom Schingle says the six cylinder was able to meet community demands of the mid-20th century.

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VIDEO: Housed in the nearly 100-year-old Tulsa Fire Alarm Building, the Tulsa Fire Museum is developing a long-term interpretive plan that leaders say will guide smart growth and broaden public education efforts.

Local leaders say the effort comes at a critical moment as the museum outgrows its space and collection storage.

The Tulsa Fire Alarm Building was constructed in the 1930s and served as the city’s emergency communications hub, operating what was effectively the 911 system of its time.

Fire alarm boxes placed on street corners transmitted alerts to the building, which then dispatched fire trucks across the city.

The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is believed to be the only Art Deco building in the world built exclusively for firefighting operations.

Mike Ward, chair of the Tulsa Fire Museum, said the building has always been about service. “It was built as a building of service to firefighters and citizens,” Ward said. “That’s still what we’re doing today through history, education and community outreach.”

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VIDEOS: A large fire at a Nashville marina damaged more than a dozen boats and a dock on Tuesday morning.

Massive plumes of smoke and rolling flames enveloped a dock at Elm Hill Marina on Percy Priest Lake just before 7 a.m. after flames from a houseboat fire quickly spread at the marina.

When the Nashville Fire Department responded to the marina at approximately 6:50 a.m., they found a houseboat “fully involved with smoke and flames.”

“The vessel was docked in its slip, and the fire had already extended to several nearby boats,” a press release from NFD said.

Firefighters immediately worked to contain the flames, “stretching a handline the length of the pier and utilizing a tank-to-tank water supply due to the absence of fire hydrants within the marina.”

Marine Operations and Office of Emergency Management units joined in the battle against the blaze from the water.

“To help protect the surrounding environment, a special request was made for more than 1,000 feet of containment boom to control fuel and runoff from the damaged vessels,” the fire department reported.

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VIDEO: Every year, the city of Syracuse remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

In 1939, a devastating fire helped forever shape the community’s commitment to safety and well-being.

A bell tolled 46 times on Tuesday at Syracuse’s Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park, a reminder of the 46 lives that were lost in the line of duty.

“That bell, it’s heart wrenching,” Syracuse Fire Chief Michael Monds said. “Their sacrifice is permanent and our obligation to remember them is permanent also.”

The Collins Block Fire of 1939 is the deadliest fire in Syracuse firefighters’ history.

“It’s the largest single loss of life in the history of the city. Nine firefighters passed away, eight of them that day,” Onondaga Historical Association Curator of History Robert Searing explained.

On Feb. 3, 1939, SFD responded to a fire at the five-story tall Collins Block. It was nearly empty except for one restaurant on the first floor.

Within two hours, the roof to the cellar collapsed, taking eight firefighters down with it and trapping them.

“You could hear the cries of the men underneath the rubble, so you can just imagine the terror of the scene,” Searer said, while looking back at old newspaper clippings.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Caleb Chabolla, a 9-year-old Plainfield boy, is on the mend two weeks after putting a simple toy in the microwave.

In a matter of seconds, it exploded, causing burns to his face. “He was crying and just yelling, ‘It burns, it burns,'” said Whitney Grubb, Caleb’s mother.

Whitney says her son’s Needoh Cube had burst. Inside the popular sensory toy, a thick, gel-like substance became hot because of the microwave and stuck to his face.

“The right side of his face was kind of melting off, basically,” Whitney said.

Caleb says he doesn’t remember much after his Needoh Cube exploded. But he does remember where he got the idea to put it in the microwave.

“It’s like a stress toy. I didn’t know it was a trend on TikTok before, because my friend did it before, but she didn’t get hurt,” Caleb said.

The idea is to warm up the toy and make it more pliable. Caleb’s mom says her son didn’t hear about it directly from social media, and yet, her son still wound up the victim of a dangerous trend.

“These people don’t know the repercussions of what these challenges and goofy trends can do to kids, especially the younger ones,” Whitney said.

Loyola University Medical Center says Caleb is the fourth case they have seen this year involving Needoh Cubes.

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VIDEOS: Three firefighters were injured, one seriously, after a natural gas explosion led to a fire Monday at a commercial building on Amherst Street in Nashua.

Officials said none of the injuries were considered to be life-threatening.

One firefighter was released from the hospital, while the other two remained hospitalized overnight.

The fire happened at the Greater Nashua Mental Health building at 440 Amherst St.

About 40 people were working inside when a ruptured natural gas line was reported around 2:15 p.m., according to fire officials.

Nashua Fire Chief Steve Buxton said workers evacuated after smelling gas and hearing a hissing sound.

Investigators believe no one was inside when the building caught fire. Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said there was no active fire when crews arrived to investigate the reported gas leak.

Some firefighters became trapped for a short time after a small explosion, but were able to get out.

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A new study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has identified clear occupational factors and demographic indicators associated with elevated serum levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among U.S. career firefighters.

This research from University of Arizona and Arizona State University researchers, based on data from the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study, provides vital insights into the factors that influence PFAS body burdens in this essential workforce.

Understanding the predictors of PFAS accumulation is a critical step toward protecting their long-term health.

The study shows that fireground practices and departmental protocols significantly influenced PFAS levels, with certain routines related to handling contaminated equipment and personal protective gear associated with higher blood serum concentrations.

Demographics and lifestyle characteristics, such as years of service, rank or role within the fire service, and personal behaviors, also predicted PFAS levels.

These findings highlight that both workplace and personal factors contribute to overall chemical exposure.

This evidence suggests that modifications in decontamination procedures, gear storage practices and routine operational policies may reduce exposure to PFAS among firefighters.

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PHOTOS: The Broward Sheriff’s Office rolled out its new Airbus H145 helicopters at the agency’s hangar at the Pompano Beach Air Park.

It was a chance for an up-close look by reporters as Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue (BSFR) begins deployments of the two highly-sophisticated fire and air rescue helicopters for operational missions.

The media preview marks a new chapter for BSFR following the tragic crash in September 2023 in nearby Old Pompano, killing BSFR Captain Terryson Jackson, and a resident on the ground, Lurean Wheaton.

BSO took delivery of the helicopters, which cost roughly $15 million a piece, in December 2024 and May 2025. Since then, BSFR crews have been undergoing specialized training in airborne firefighting and rescue operations.

BSO officials said one of the capabilities of the new helos – unavailable in the agency’s older craft – are their powerful lifting capacity.

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PHOTOS: Crews with Marion County Fire Rescue battled a massive fire in Dunnellon that was creating heavy, toxic smoke on Sunday morning.

The scene, near the intersection of E McKinney Avenue and North Williams Street, is the site of a large stockpile of CSX railroad ties where the fire broke out.

Railroad ties are pieces of wood, evenly spaced, that support steel rail tracks underneath a railroad.

MCFR said the ties are treated with creosote, a chemical preservative used to protect wood outdoors.

When creosote-treated wood is burned, it can release thick, irritating smoke, and authorities are advising residents to stay away from the area if possible.

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VIDEO: The Weslaco Fire Department has a new fire truck.

Rescue 1 is a heavy rescue pumper that cost the city $1.6 million.

The fire department said Rescue 1 will help address the growing demands in the city, and it’s capable of carrying all the equipment needed for all emergency calls.

“The crew on this truck will have all the equipment from hazmat, diving, water rescues, high angle, trench rescue, and all firefighting capabilities,” Weslaco Fire Chief Antonio Lopez said.

The department now has a total of eight fire engines in its fleet.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Wenwood Bay Winery and Restaurant was destroyed when its building caught fire early Sunday morning in Gasconade County.

The Owensville Fire Protection District reported that firefighters arrived around 1:40 a.m. Sunday to find the two-story, 15,000-square-foot building at 2441 State Highway K in the Bay area fully engulfed in flames.

“We could see the fire when we were leaving the city limits of Owensville,” Owensville Fire Chief Jeff Arnold said.

Harsh weather conditions and the distance to the nearest reliable fire hydrant prompted authorities to upgrade the fire to a fourth alarm.

Fire crews from multiple agencies used portable tanks and hand lines to combat the blaze from both the front and back of the building.

“We had roughly 17 different agencies respond, with the temperature and our closest reliable hydrant was all the way back here in Owensville, so it was a great distance to get back to the hydrant to be able to refill. So we were going through quite a bit of water at first, so we needed to have the extra tanker trucks there for water supply,” Arnold said.

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VIDEOS: Two people, including a police officer, were injured during a large fire Thursday evening in Joliet. The Joliet Fire Department said at around 2:20 p.m., crews were sent to the 0-100 block of South Eastern Avenue to investigate reports of a structure fire with people possibly trapped inside. Crews arrived at the scene and found heavy smoke coming from a one-story brick commercial building.

The strong fire eventually broke through the roof, fully engulfed the building and caused a partial collapse, according to investigators. SkyCam 9 flew over the building and saw the roof appearing to be completely destroyed as firefighter doused the building with water.

Officials said a person working inside the building suffered burns to their hands and a police officer was also injured. However, it is currently unknown what that injury to the officer is.

The fire department added no one was taken to the hospital as a result of the fire. No other information was released.

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Midwestern University’s Body Donation Program is continuing a successful joint training initiative with local firefighters to help them practice critical emergency procedures that they will eventually use on patients in the field, via a collaboration with the University’s Body Donation Program.

Over the course of three sessions in late January and early February, Glendale Fire Department Firefighters will receive training and hands-on practice in procedures such as emergency intubation, placement of chest tubes, intraosseous vascular access to establish IVs, cricothyrotomy (a procedure to establish an airway on a patient in extreme distress), and other extremely important lifesaving techniques used in the field every day.

Since all Glendale Firefighters are required to qualify as EMTs, and approximately half of them are also paramedics, the entire department will have the opportunity to participate. The Firefighters will practice these techniques using donors from the Midwestern Body Donation Program under the guidance of University faculty, staff, and healthcare students from the Emergency Medicine Club, giving the participants a chance to perfect their skills using actual human anatomy before employing the techniques in the field.

The cadaver training sessions are part of an ongoing series of collaborations between the Glendale Fire Department and Midwestern University, which include ride-along programs for Midwestern medical and physician assistant students, a Crisis Response Unit stationed at the University’s Glendale Campus, and more.

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VIDEOS: Bernalillo County Firefighters are featured in a new documentary series that provides a front-row seat to the real work behind the sirens and showcases the department’s growth.

BCFR Chief Zachary Lardy said, “It’s a positive service that we provide in the community, and it’s exciting to know where we came from as an organization. It’s kind of important for the next generation, for us to really lay that groundwork and to not lose that history and not lose all the hard work that came with the development of our organization.”

The documentary series, titled “Through Their Eyes: The History of Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue,” shares stories from individuals who shaped the department, whether they were volunteers or employees. The first three episodes focus on the North Region, with future episodes set to explore the East and South Regions within BCFR.

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VIDEO: More than 50 firefighters from across the region and country are getting hands-on training to improve their response in saving people’s lives when they’re trapped in a vehicle.

It’s all part of a free 3-day class, which includes donated equipment, all thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by the actor dedicated to serving and honoring American veterans and first responders.

Firefighters will learn how to use different equipment to perform heavy vehicle extrication and rescues like load securement and cribbing to lift a vehicle.

“With the equipment, we’re able to make the rescue as quick as we can with the equipment provided for safety for the patient that’s inside, but also the rescuers,” said Englewood Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Blasetti.

Chief Blasetti said about a year ago, there was an incident on 776 where a pickup truck was underneath a dump truck where they didn’t have the proper equipment to perform a quick rescue.

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PHOTOS: Firefighters were battling a dangerous commercial blaze in South El Monte Wednesday afternoon, with propane tanks exploding at a property on North Tyler Avenue, according to Los Angeles County fire officials.

Crews were dispatched around 2:32 p.m. to the 2215 block of North Tyler Avenue, near Klingerman Street, with a second alarm requested just minutes later at 2:40 p.m.

Sky5 was overhead when KTLA’s Gil Leyvas reported the response was upgraded to a third alarm as of 3:15 p.m., after a second building caught fire. Minutes later, Leyvas said a shelter-in-place was ordered for the general area.

Despite the order, some residents, many of whom had their faces covered, gathered across the street from the firefight, even as a series of massive explosions erupted. At least 110 personnel were battling the blaze as of mid-afternoon with hazmat units en route.

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VIDEO: Music and memories filled Constitution Hall where hundreds of family members, first responders and policymakers celebrated the lives of the 67 people killed in a midair collision over the Potomac River one year ago.

“As we tried to make sense of the unimaginable, our families came together,” said a cousin of the Livingston family that lost a mother, Donna, and father, Peter, as well as their two daughters Everly and Alydia. “Families we had never met before found themselves connected in loss and by the shared work of how to move forward.”

“While we were powerless in that moment to help our loved ones, we were not powerless to help each other so that’s what we did, and we’ve been doing that ever since,” said Doug Lane who lost his 16-year-old son Spencer and wife Christine.

This memorial was organized and funded by victims’ families. In addition to honoring their loved ones’ lives, they took this opportunity to highlight the weeks of work by first responders, awarding each with a medal on stage.

“When the initial response ended, you kept coming back. Searching, working and ensuring that every one of our loved ones was ultimately returned home to us,” said another cousin of the Livingston family. “That commitment means more to our families that words can express.”

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PHOTOS: A massive fire burned on Laurel Island overnight Wednesday, causing ash to fall from the sky in Mount Pleasant, according to reports.

Charleston Police and fire crews responded to the former landfill turned greenspace just before 11 p.m. after a fire was seen near Romney Street.

Due to the fire containing grass, brush and debris, the Charleston Fire Department requested specialized brush firefighting vehicles from the Charleston, Saint Johns, and Mount Pleasant Fire Departments. Drone units were also deployed to assist in monitoring the conditions as they developed.

The fire reportedly affected approximately 20 acres of undeveloped land, and no structures were threatened by the blaze. Crews remained on the scene for several hours, declaring the fire fully extinguished just before 2 a.m. on Thursday.

It is not clear at this time what started the fire or if anyone was injured.

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Two people were hurt and several were displaced Tuesday following a fiery explosion at a Bell Gardens apartment complex, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

Crews were called to the area of Purdy Avenue and Loveland Street sometime before 6:30 p.m., officials said. There, firefighters battled a fire that was described as a “fully involved” incident at a two-story home.

“We just heard a loud sound bump, but we thought it was a car crash, and I saw people running and that’s when I came out and there was a lot of flame coming out and someone yelling help,” said Becky Villagomez, who lives in the area.

NewsChopper4 was over the scene, where heavy smoke was seen coming from the roof and a shattered window on the second floor. At least 60 firefighters and numerous emergency vehicles were seen tending to the scene.

Cellphone video also showed flames shooting from the roof of the apartment complex on Purdy Avenue.

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