VIDEO: Fayetteville Tech Community College opened a state-of-the-art swift water rescue training facility. Officials said the facility will help expand job opportunities in the area.
The new facility on Tom Starling Road is the only swift water rescue training facility on the East Coast. It will help teach countless trainees how to save lives. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham
VIDEO: On Nov. 11, firefighters in Benton County discovered a Dodge brush fire truck from inside the firehouse on E. Highway 94 in Monte Ne had been stolen. Later that morning, the Benton County Sheriff's Office found the truck in Springdale outside the home of the man who allegedly stole it and drove home the night before. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSM-TV CBS 5 Fort Smith
VIDEO: The City of Coronado is testing out a new emergency alert system. Coronado already has sirens positioned around the island, but the technology on the sirens is old.
They’re unable to broadcast messages to go along with the siren.
On Tuesday, the Coronado Fire Department tested out a new system, which has the capability of doing both. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW/MyNetworkTV 8 San Diego
VIDEO: The city's fire chief explained Monday how the devastating apartment fire in northeast Atlanta was an absolute "anomaly," requiring crews to shift response.
The fire destroyed much of The Reserve at LaVista Walk complex after it was sparked by what police said might have been two people setting off fireworks late Friday night. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
IMAGE: The Middlefield Fire Company has a new logo that brings "aspects from our fire company history as well as a few details about our town."
The logo is separate from the company's traditional patch and seal, which will still be displayed on uniforms. The new logo allows "our members to come together and display their company pride," according to a Facebook post from the fire company. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Durham-Middlefield Patch
VIDEO: Aurora Fire Rescue crew members are completing de-escalation training to help crew members respond to people experiencing a crisis. Despite paramedics regularly responding to these types of calls, de-escalation training is pretty rare within fire departments.
“I’ve been doing this for 34 years and it’s nothing we’ve ever formally done, and it seems like the right time and place to bring this to life,” said Aurora Fire Rescue’s training chief, Commander Mark Hays. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles County Saturday night to help facilitate cleanup and repairs after a massive storage yard fire shut down a portion of the 10 Freeway in both directions. The fire was first reported at 12:22 a.m. in the 1700 block of East 14th Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
VIDEO: Family and friends said FDNY Firefighter Billy Moon had the biggest heart. Thursday night, his widow, two young children and parents got to hear that heart again in the chest of the man who received it.
Moon died after falling 20 feet during a training exercise in Brooklyn in December 2022. His wife Kristina Moon transferred him to LiveOnNY’s Donor Care Unit at NYU Langone Health. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City
VIDEO: A small plane crashed into a car Saturday afternoon after making an emergency landing in McKinney, city officials said.
The pilot, who flew from Midland and was trying to make the emergency landing at Aero County Airport, was unable to stop the plane at the end of the runway, officials added. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
Ryan Griffin thinks he may be just a little bit of an adrenaline junkie.
Griffin’s job as a driver engineer for the Johnson City Fire Department seems to lend itself to the idea.
“Fighting fire itself is definitely an adrenaline rush,” Griffin said. “I don’t wish a fire on anybody, but if there is a fire, I want to be there putting it out. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kingsport Times News - Metered Site
Firefighters from 18 departments in four counties have put out the massive chemical plant fire at Sound Resource Solutions in Shepherd, Texas, the San Jacinto County Office of Emergency Management said.
The fire on FM 1127, approximately 75 miles northeast of Houston, started with an explosion that happened at 8:17 a. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services (BFRS) is launching an in-house paramedic training program, which will be the first of its kind in the entire state.
Birmingham Fire Chief Cory Moon said the inspiration for this program was born from the nationwide shortage of paramedics they feel the effects of locally. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIAT-TV CBS 42 Birmingham
November 11 is Veterans Day, a celebration to honor America’s veterans for their service, dedication, and sacrifice. The theme for Veterans Day 2023 is “Service.” This week, consider how your department supports and recognizes your current and potential members who have served in the U.S. military.
Joseph Danao is the deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, a fire instructor, a volunteer firefighter/EMT, and a member of the National Volunteer Fire Council’s SAFER Work Group, among other positions. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NVFC.org
VIDEO: A spicy challenge had Hall County firefighters laughing and gasping for air as they tackled insanely hot wings while answering questions.
Like the YouTube series "Hot Ones," hosted by Sean Evans, where celebrities answer questions while enduring increasingly spicy wings, three Hall County Fire Rescue team members decided to try the idea themselves. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Police on Monday released numerous dash camera, body camera and surveillance camera sources that captured an apparently runaway semitruck as it crashed through cars at multiple intersections before plowing into a car dealership.
The chain of events Friday left 11 people injured, including one critically. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cobb County firefighters have a new device to keep them safe. Fire officials say the StormStick will not only help them now, but possibly for the rest of their lives.
When firefighters respond to calls, they're not just battling the smoke and flames. "The amount of carcinogens that are in smoke – whether it be a residential or commercial fire – the numbers are through the roof now as opposed to what they were 30, 40 or 50 years ago before everything was made of plastic. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta
VIDEO: The war in Israel has prompted dozens of American volunteers to offer up their life-saving skills.
On Monday, CBS New York met Long Island-based firefighters who recently returned from volunteering their time and skills in the war zone.
Volunteer firefighter Schuyler Gordon is used to running toward danger to save lives. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
PHOTOS: A 1946 vintage Reed City Fire Department truck has returned to its original home after several years.
During a meeting in September, the Reed City city council approved accepting the donation of the 1946 Chevrolet/John Bean fire truck back to the city.
Council member Dave Beldon told the board he had been in contact with the owner, Richard Palmer, for a couple of years and had discussed with him the possibility of the truck returning to Reed City. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Rapids Pioneer News
Fire destroyed a historic World War II-era hangar early Tuesday at the former Tustin Air Base that was a significant part of Orange County's military history.
The fire was reported at about 1:30 a.m. near Valencia Avenue and Armstrong Road, where flames were shooting through the roof of the towering wooden hangar. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
VIDEO: The long-awaited North Little Rock Fire Station No. 8 is officially up and running following years of work and months of setbacks due to the March 31 tornado.
NLR voters approved a half-cent sales tax back in 2017 to fund this new fire station, and it was almost complete prior to the spring tornado. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARK-TV NBC 4 Little Rock
