VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Phoenix Fire investigators are looking into a fire involving exploding propane tanks during the afternoon hours of July 20.
The fire happened near 40th Street and Van Buren. According to Phoenix Fire officials, crews were called to the scene at around 5:00 p.m., and when they arrived at the scene, they found a large propane yard with five gallon propane tanks exploding over 500 yards in all directions. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix
VIDEO: There is new attention to the dangers of fires aboard ships after two Newark firefighters died at Port Newark.
News 12 New Jersey was given an exclusive look at the United States Coast Guard training center in Cape May, where recruits are taught how to fight shipboard fires as part of boot camp. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey
VIDEO: Emond Johnson, who was charged with starting a fire that killed San Antonio firefighter Scott Deem in 2017, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison on two charges.
Johnson pleaded no contest in the 186th District Court to charges of murder and arson. The sentences will run concurrently and he will be credited for six years of time served in the Bexar County Jail. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio
VIDEO: As firefighters in Weymouth, Massachusetts, rushed to a house fire on School Street earlier this month, they were already ahead of the game by the time they got there.
"Gaining awareness is the number one thing that is occurring in the first initial minutes of a fire response," said Weymouth Fire Lt. - PUB DATE: 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua
VIDEO: A man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed an EMT Wednesday night in Manhattan.
Officials say 48-year-old Rudy Garcia was picked up at 94th Street and Amsterdam at around 8:50 p.m., after a call about cardiac arrest.
The ambulance was on 59th Street when Garcia allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the EMT multiple times in the abdomen and leg, officials said. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Important pieces of fire prevention equipment have once again become the target of thieves in some Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Brass Fire Department Connections (FDC) are being stolen throughout Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods.
Authorities suspect they are being sold for scrap, creating an expensive and potentially hazardous problem for home and business owners. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia
VIDEO: One former Coastal Bend softball player is still keeping her love for the sport of baseball alive by earning a spot on the Women's National Baseball Team roster.
Valerie Perez was a star softball player for Calallen and the Islanders. She eventually became a Corpus Christi firefighter, but never gave up on her love for playing baseball just like her brothers. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIII-TV ABC 3 Corpus Christi
VIDEO: A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week.
More than 85 million Americans across 15 states -- from California to Florida -- are under heat alerts for Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The consecutive days of record-high temperatures combined with high overnight temperatures makes this heat wave especially threatening, as the longer it lasts, the more dangerous it becomes. - PUB DATE: 7/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
As temperatures neared 110 degrees in North Texas Tuesday, Dallas fire crews felt the heat—and then some—while battling what amounted to a six-alarm blaze at an east Oak Cliff church.
Just before 2 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) responded to reports of a fire at the Saintsville Church of God, located at 2200 South Marsalis Ave. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth
VIDEO: Friday’s tragedy has impacted the entire Fargo-Moorhead community, especially our first responders. Firefighters were on-the-scene for what seemed like a routine fender bender. They were about to leave the scene and let Fargo police take over, when a man opened fire. The shooter ended up killing a Fargo police officer, critically wounding two others, and injured a bystander. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valley News Live
Tumwater Fire Chief Brian Hurley is joining a countywide mission to show it’s OK for firefighters, EMTs and other frontline workers to talk about their mental health.
It’s being done through the Peer Support Program, a confidential opportunity to debrief with colleagues.
Hurley and Rian Winter, lead of the Peer Support Group and EMS lieutenant, gave a presentation to the Tumwater Public Health and Safety Committee on July 11. - PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports
One of two Birmingham firefighters shot last week at a fire station in the city’s Norwood community has died.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. Monday. He was 29 and had only been a firefighter for several weeks.
“Birmingham Fire and Rescue mourns the loss of Firefighter Jordan Melton, who passed away this evening, ‘’ Capt. - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com
VIDEO: Earlier this month, the Canyon County Historical Society unveiled a new exhibit highlighting Nampa's history with fire and the history of Nampa's Fire Department. The exhibit is in one of the city's oldest buildings, the Nampa Train Depot, celebrating its 120th birthday this July.
On July 3rd, 1909, an unknown individual lit a firework inside the cigar store across from the Train Depot causing a massive explosion and fire. - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIVI-TV ABC 6 Nampa
Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say a relatively new program aimed at addressing mental health wellness within their ranks is already proving to be successful.
The program was rolled out a little over a year ago, following a trend of suicides and suicide attempts not just within DFR, but within fire departments across the country. - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth
A recent house fire in the Capital Region added four more people to the state’s residential fire death toll for 2023.
According to a press release from the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY), in 2017, 2018, and 2019, New York led the nation in fire deaths. The state is presently on track for the same mention in 2023. - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Saratogian - Metered Site
The Woodland Fire Department is investigating a structure fire that spread to five homes and an outbuilding on Saturday near Lincoln Avenue and Elm Street.
It is still unknown what caused the fire but the department said that responders were able to contain it to the homes of origin and prevent the flames from spreading. - PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento
VIDEO: State officials have expanded their efforts to protect the health of firefighters. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has been replacing the foam used on some fires, which has been linked to cancer. They just wrapped up a 6-month effort with better results than expected.
It’s called the Take Back and Replace Program. - PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)
VIDEOS: Emergency crews responded to the scene of a train derailment in Montgomery County, which prompted temporary evacuations in the area.
According to authorities, 16 cars on a CSX train derailed in the area of Stenton Avenue, Flourtown Road and Joshua Road in Whitemarsh Township early Monday morning. - PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTXF-TV FOX 29 Philadelphia
For an Advance volunteer firefighter who was born deaf, a lifelong dream can finally come true.
A landmark settlement between Austin Freidt, a volunteer with the Cornatzer-Dulin VFD, and the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services will allow Freidt to receive disability-related accommodations to take the NC Emergency Medical Technician exam and become a full-time firefighter. - PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Winston-Salem Journal - Metered Site
PHOTOS: Massive flames erupted in Brazoria County Thursday due to a chemical release in pipelines at an INEOS remote valve site, a spokesperson for the company said.
The Brazoria County Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire emergency happened near FM 2917 and FM 2004.
According to INEOS, ethylene and propylene gases were released. - PUB DATE: 7/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston
