Longtime Washingtonians will remember the major impacts that occurred 11 years ago with Hurricane Sandy. It set several records in the nation’s capital and ranks as one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
Sandy was the strongest hurricane of the 2012 hurricane season as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph and a minimum central air pressure of 940 millibars. - PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington, D.C.
New helmet camera footage obtained by FOX 25 shows a closer look at the battle firefighters had to face during a deadly apartment complex fire October 20 in northwest Oklahoma City.
According to the Oklahoma City Fire Department, crews responded to a three alarm fire at the Penn Station apartment complex around 7pm that Friday, seeing smoke billowing from the building miles away. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKH-TV FOX 25 Oklahoma City
VIDEO: A UC Berkeley researcher says that automatic gas shutoff devices, like those used in Los Angeles and Japan, could cut the number of post-earthquake fires in half in San Francisco.
But the city of San Francisco has yet to embrace shutoff technology, said Charles Scawthorn, an internationally recognized expert on fires after quakes. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose
VIDEO: The Tellico Village Fire Department is unique in a few ways.
First, they say they serve a unique community of people that is growing in age and growing older. Second, they have one of the fastest response times in the state with an average of 4 minutes, compared to a national average of 6 minutes. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville
Several off-duty firefighters rushed to the aid of the driver of a tanker truck who was involved in a fiery rollover crash, leading to hours-long lane closures and massive traffic backups along Interstate 595 in Davie.
All westbound lanes were shut down near Nob Hill Road after the tanker rolled over and caught on fire, Thursday afternoon. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami
Several Memphis fire stations are home to new engines, albeit on a much smaller scale.
Fire Replicas, a company that makes high end fire truck models for the largest departments all over the country, created several to represent the Memphis Fire Department (MFD).
Four models can be found on Fire Replicas website, including a University of Memphis engine themed in Memphis Tigers colors. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHBQ-TV FOX 13 Memphis
The Auburn Fire Chief says they often get thank you cards and the occasional donation, but nothing has ever been so large that it will help for years to come. A few months ago, the chief got the surprise of a lifetime when a former patient donated $500,000.
“This is the ultimate in paying it forward,” Chief Stephen Coleman said. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV 7 Boston
VIDEO: Salina Emergency Management last week took a new approach during a training session. The effort to give first responders a more realistic simulation borrowed some ideas from a role playing game that’s regained popularity in recent years after reaching its initial peak about 40 years ago.
Salina Emergency Management Director Michelle Weis said traditional regular training has its drawbacks. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWCH-DT CBS 12 Hutchinson
Firefighters battled an early morning blaze Thursday after a fire broke out in the garage of a Miami Springs home, officials said.
The fire broke out around 4:20 a.m. at a home located at 851 Hunting Lodge Drive in Miami Springs.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Division Chief Marc Chavers said when crews arrived, they found heavy flames coming from the home's garage. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
VIDEO: Aurora Fire Rescue is changing the way it responds to certain calls as part of a new effort to better use resources.
As of Wednesday, the department is now operating on a “tiered response approach,” allowing the department to dispatch units based on the severity of the incident they’re responding to. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Wednesday we held our First Responders Salute event in Chattanooga. It's an opportunity for us to recognize all the first responders in our community who keep us safe. But there was one 5-year-old girl who stole the show.
This is Letty Willmore. She came to the First Responders event dressed up as her Uncle Chris. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVC-TV ABC/FOX 9 Chattanooga
The Arkansas Professional Firefighters Association is shedding light on two new laws in the state looking to meet some of the most essential needs for their responders.
The union recently selected Sen. Clarke Tucker (D-Little Rock) as their legislator of the year after his help with two bills that became law in the recent legislative session. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARK-TV NBC 4 Little Rock
PHOTO: Two men have been charged in the stealing of a historic bell that went missing from a South Jersey fire department last week.
The Pleasantville Fire Department in Atlantic County asked for the public’s help in a social media post last Tuesday after discovering that the historic artifact had gone missing. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com
National First Responders Day on October 28 recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes. Not sure what a first responder does? Just think about 9/11 for a moment. Firefighters, police, paramedics, and more — rushing into Lower Manhattan. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Today
Over the weekend, a fire involving lithium-ion batteries lit up a warehouse in Brooklyn where hundreds of e-bikes and other mobility devices were being stored.
The New York City Council is now trying to tackle the problem from a different approach - by going after third-party delivery companies. As the crisis from lithium-ion battery fires continues to swell, officials say it's time delivery companies share responsibility. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
PHOTOS: Portland Fire and Rescue’s training center will receive a customized golf cart in memory of former Training Chief Ron Bender.
The customized golf cart is being given to the training facility by the family of Training Chief Ron Bender.
Officials say Ron loved to golf after his retirement from the Portland Fire Bureau and customized his golf cart to resemble a fire engine, complete with ladders, axes, a siren, a bell, and few other unique elements “only a true firefighter could envision. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland
VIDEO: At least seven people were killed Monday in a slew of crashes along Interstate 55 in Louisiana’s St. John the Baptist Parish that involved at least 158 vehicles, state police say.
More than 25 people were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical, Louisiana State Police said in an evening news release. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
PHOTOS: The old hose reel on its tall, spindly wheels was state-of-the-art fire equipment when it first hit the streets in about 1879.
It responded to its last fire call more than 100 years ago, and largely disappeared from view. Today, following a full restoration job, it occupies a place of honor in the Fort Dodge firehouse. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Messenger - Metered Site
VIDEO: By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.
The Labor Day tragedy in 2019 spurred changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and civil lawsuits. Now four years later, a federal trial for the Conception's captain, Jerry Boylan, is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection in Los Angeles. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento
A third person has died after a fiery three-vehicle crash involving a tanker truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
It happened late Saturday morning in the northbound lanes of the Northeast Extension (I-476) in Worcester Twp. between the Mid-County and Lansdale exits.
Police say a vehicle was stopped in the right lane of the multi-lane highway due to a flat tire. - PUB DATE: 10/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
