VIDEO: New technology is keeping Hendersonville firefighters safe.
It’s a device called Lunar that has multiple applications, not the least of which is firefighter safety in a “MAYDAY” scenario.
“If they are in a position where they are trapped and have to be evacuated, they can sound an alarm on this and it will send a signal to the other Lunar devices on scene,” said Assistant Chief George Edwards of the Hendersonville Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville
A 45-year-old woman with anxiety called 911 28 times with the exact same narrative.
A 60-year-old man with rib pain but without a known medical diagnosis made a “big block of calls” for the same issue repeatedly, as did a woman with repeated falls stemming from shortness of breath.
These are just two of the summaries of cases presented at the June 23 meeting of Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire High Utilizers Program team. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Public Source
VIDEO: Gary Benitez was 14 years old when he was nearly killed by a falling tree.
The Johnston native tells 12 News the rotted tree fell right on top of him while he was playing Wiffle ball with friends. The teenager was knocked unconscious, and woke up two days later in the hospital.
“I thought it was the same day, so I woke up in a panic,” Benitez said. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence
VIDEO: Atlanta police are increasing the reward for information following a string of attacks they allege were targeted toward the department and those involved in the development of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Facility.
On Tuesday, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said they have increased the total reward to $60,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of those involved in this series of arson attacks in Atlanta. - PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta News First
PHOTOS: A four-alarm fire was reported the Hayes Valley area of San Francisco on Tuesday morning, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The building was under construction, and the flames reached all floors. A total of four buildings nearby were evacuated for safety during the blaze.
Those four buildings are being examined for damages as well. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV NBC 4 San Francisco
Houston police released a series of reports Friday into the investigation of what happened during the deadly Astroworld Festival tragedy. The incident left 10 people dead, including a 9-year-old boy, and roughly 300 other people injured.
The more than 1,200 pages of reports released Friday morning detail attempts to stop the show just moments after it began. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
PHOTOS: It's been frustrating for Jacksonville fire and police officials as they work to find those responsible for a string of suspicious fires that have plagued the city.
There have been 14 suspicious fires since March 2022 and all of them appear to have been intentionally set. Despite their best efforts, officials have yet to identify the culprits. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jacksonville Journal-Courier - Metered Site
VIDEO: Dozens of emergency medical technicians graduated Monday in Baltimore, which is in desperate need amid open positions.
The fire department graduated 53 EMTs, along with three paramedics. Jade George, a graduate, said she and her classmates faced a uniquely tough situation while training during the COVID-19 pandemic. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Baltimore
Among the sound of the weights clanging and the anxious chatter of the competitors, the smell of sweat and disinfectant clung to the air. Some of Marion County’s bravest men and women lined up this weekend inside the “Everyone Goes Home” gym to test their might in its annual “Bear the Burden” weightlifting competition. - PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUFT-TV PBS 5 Gainesville
Two White Settlement police officers are being called heroes after they rescued a man from a burning car in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 29.
Police said officers responded around 2:40 a.m. in the 1700 block of South Cherry Lane to a crash where a car struck a pole. The crash caused the car to catch fire, police said. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
VIDEO: Two people were killed and another two injured in a mid-air collision Saturday involving a helicopter and a gyrocopter near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, officials said, while another two other people were killed in a separate incident in which a small plane crashed into a nearby lake.
A spokesperson for the Experimental Aircraft Association told CBS News in a statement that the mid-air collision occurred a little before 12:30 p. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
VIDEO: Right now, the town of Cabot's fire station is at risk of falling into the Winooski River, impacting both the volunteer fire department and ambulance service.
"It's been a little chaotic, but we've been staying in front of it," said Chief Dean Deasy, about what the department and town have experienced since flooding on July 10. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTZ-TV NBC 5 Plattsburgh
VIDEO: The North Charleston City Council voted unanimously to approve a study identifying and addressing risks for onboard ship fires at Charleston Ports.
The study is being funded by a grant received from the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs totaling $247,381.
The main goal of this study is to ensure marine firefighters and port workers have the proper training and resources to act in an emergency. - PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston
Oil and gas being drained from cars caused a large fire Thursday at a salvage yard in southwest Houston, firefighters said.
This happened just before 11 a.m.
The Houston Fire Department said oil and gas were being drained from at least four cars that were getting scrapped. During that process, a fire ignited that set off a chain reaction to smaller gas tanks, tires, batteries and other car parts. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
VIDEO: A fire engine rolled over in a crash Thursday morning in far northwest suburban Hampshire.
Around 9:40 a.m., a Hampshire Fire Protection fire engine rolled over on French Road, about a mile south of Illinois Route 72, while returning to the firehouse from a call.
Three firefighters and a firefighter intern were injured in the crash. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh appeared before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington D.C. on Thursday to testify about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries.
Just last month, the FDNY announced measures to step up inspections and enforcement efforts of bike shops and bike repair shops citywide after a shop in the Lower East Side was engulfed in flames and killed four people. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
VIDEO: Maybe you can hear them blaring in your childhood memories. At fire departments across America, the fascination with emergency vehicles starts early.
“What sound does the fire truck make?” Katherine Mathis asked her 2-year-old James, while they took a closer look at the trucks at Station No. 4 in Uptown Charlotte. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Queen City News
VIDEO: Active railways are littered throughout south-central Pennsylvania, making the likelihood of an accident almost inevitable.
To stay proactive, Norfolk Southern Railway is traveling the east coast to educate first responders on proper response strategies using its own safety train.
“We take them out of the classroom and put them on the train itself,” said Connor Spielmaker, the communications manager with Norfolk Southern Railway. - PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York
New video shows the explosion and impact at an apartment building in Newark that injured six people and left 31 people displaced.
There is still no word on what caused the explosion on South Pine Lane.
The building, managed by Newark Housing Authority, was all but destroyed about 6 p.m. Friday after an explosion rocked the building. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
When a fire broke out in the suspended operator’s cab of a massive construction crane in New York City early Wednesday, it didn’t take long for the structure, which was 45 stories high, to come crashing down. Within minutes, the top of the crane’s boom arm careened over like a falling tree, slamming its tip into the top of a building across the street before swinging down and crashing into the side of the building it had been constructing. - PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fast Company
