VIDEO: A first responder that tossed his cookies ended up helping a bakery go viral on social media. An apology in the form of a gag cake has drawn millions of eyes to a St. Albans sweets shop.
Jacob Hernandez is a Charleston firefighter who took his annual physical agility test in March.
"I get about halfway through the test after doing the Kyser test of evolution and I can feel it coming,” Hernandez recalled. - PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC 8/FOX 11 Charleston
A massive three-alarm fire engulfed an industrial warehouse in Commerce Friday, sending thick smoke into the air and destroying what is believed to be a plastic manufacturing plant.
The blaze erupted at about 3:40 a.m. in the 6500 block of Flotilla Street west of Davie Avenue. Los Angeles County Fire Department crews encountered flames leaping into the air, creating a massive plume of black smoke that could be seen for miles. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles
The Georgetown Fire Department is now the first in Kentucky to offer a specific type of cancer screening test to its firefighters.
It’s called the Galleri test and it can detect more than 50 types of cancer, even in the earliest stages.
“We always want to try to figure out ways that we can take care of our members,” said Chief Tim Thompson, Georgetown Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYT-TV CBS/CW 27 Lexington
While the Lake Norden fire department has received offers of help after a Wednesday morning fire destroyed much of its equipment, the long-term replacement will take time and money.
Four of the department’s five fire vehicles were destroyed in the fire as well as the two ambulances, said Tony Aas, the city’s police chief. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KELO-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 11 Sioux Falls
Volunteers at the Thibodaux Fire Department are getting floats ready to roll for Sunday’s morning Firemen’s Fair parade, one of the longest-recorded parades in U.S. history.
When you rewind and travel back in time for a peek at pictures from past parades, you’ll learn the parade has been rolling through Thibodaux since the 1800s. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLA-TV NBC 33 Baton Rouge
VIDEO: When Michael McAllister of Turtle Creek is not on the football field, he's fighting fires.
Now, the 23-year-old is heading to California as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams! He became a volunteer firefighter for the Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department when he was 16.
“I fell in love with it at a young age, and I’ve always made time for this place. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh
A fire ignited at an auto salvage yard in Grapeview Wednesday, according to Chopper 7 video from the scene.
Live video from the scene showed several piles of tires on fire, with flames extending to the largest building on the property.
According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Katherine Weatherwax, seven 500-gallon drums of oil caught on fire. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
VIDEO: At her school’s recent career day, Penelope Montenegro knew immediately what she wanted to be: a firefighter. She came to class dressed like her father, Paul, who works for the Fort Myers Beach Fire District.
But some older kids in Penelope’s school didn’t understand how a girl could be a firefighter. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 2 Fort Myers
Quincy officials are looking for state lawmakers to approve a request that would allow retired firefighters to come back on board for support duties.
The Quincy City Council supports giving the fire chief the power to appoint retirees as “special firefighters” who’d help cover detail assignments. A home rule petition the council filed this week requires approval from the state Legislature for such positions to be created. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald
VIDEO: National Arson Awareness Week is May 7- May 13. Fire officials are using it as a reminder to educate on the dangers of fire.
It comes as youth fire setting continues to be a problem throughout the United States.
Juveniles account for more than 50% of all arson arrests in the United States, according to Burn Prevention Network. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXMI-TV FOX 17 Grand Rapids
A man was badly burned and a DTE Energy worker was injured when a house exploded Tuesday in Inkster.
The explosion happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, at a house in the 26000 block of Penn Street in Inkster, near the border of Dearborn Heights. “I was in my living room watching TV and I heard some ‘boom,’ and I thought someone was in my house,” neighbor Alina Boudi said. - PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
A new program to treat traumatic brain injuries in veterans and first responders is coming to Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin following a $12.5 million donation from a national nonprofit.
Advocates for the program, known as Building Resilience through Action in Veterans and First Responders and shortened to BRAVE, say it's the first of its kind in the Midwest. - PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio
Fires caused by lithium-ion batteries are presenting an unprecedented challenge for New York City firefighters who are battling an increasing number of these blazes that quickly get out of control and are stubbornly hard to extinguish.
In large part, the technology that is used to manufacture the type of rechargeable battery commonly used in electric bikes and electric scooters makes the batteries dangerous to handle when they catch on fire. - PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site
PHOTOS: The Denton Fire Department unveiled a new fire engine, but instead of sporting the traditional fire engine red, it was painted to better suit the colors of one of the city's universities, the University of North Texas.
Engine 3 was decked out in green after the "Mean Green" of UNT, with the university's flag, a green-tinted Texas flag, on display in the truck's front grille. - PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas
PHOTOS: Dozens of fire rescue squads across Florida are putting their skills to the test competing against an international group of emergency responders for the Palm Beach State Invitational.
David Hamel, director of Palm Beach State College’s fire academy, said the friendly competition gives emergency responders a chance to hone their skills and learn from each other. - PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVX-TV CW 34 Fort Pierce
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A huge fire totally engulfed and destroyed a Bedminster Florist this past weekend.
The Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department was called to the fire at 15 Tuttle Ave. at the corner of Route 2o2 in Bedminster on Saturday, April 29 at 12:10 a.m.
Firefighters arrived at 12:16 a.m. to a fully involved structure fire and two partially involved secondary structures, according to Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Basking Ridge Patch
The Kittitas County Fire Chiefs Association has raised their concerns about existing road variance procedures within Kittitas County’s government.
According to a letter obtained by a Daily Record public records request sent April 13 to Kittitas County’s Dan Carlson, the director of Community Development Services and the Variance Committee from the Kittitas County Fire Chiefs Association President Brandon Schmidt, the fire chiefs are seeing variances granted “strictly for aesthetic or economic reasons with no consideration as to mitigation of risk. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Record
VIDEOS: A dust storm in central Illinois led to a pile-up crash of more than 70 cars that killed six people and injured more than 30 others Monday.
Crushed vehicles lined the expressway south of Springfield, closing a nearly 20-mile stretch of I-55.
Authorities continued to work to clear that stretch of the expressway, which they said was back open to traffic shortly after 6 a. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
VIDEO: Manchester Fire Department paramedics and EMTs can now fill in as substitute school nurses, via a partnership with the Manchester School District.
The agreement aims to alleviate shortages being experienced in the district. Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Gillis explained in a press release that filling all nursing positions continues to be a challenge, so the district has had to fill these gaps from outside staffing companies. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester
VIDEO: Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed legislation that allows Arizona's 911 dispatchers to receive free trauma therapy.
Police officers and firefighters already qualify for a program that funds therapy sessions for public safety workers who undergo traumatic experiences while on the job.
State law allows an officer or firefighter to get 12 free counseling sessions if they witnessed a person's death, was subjected to deadly force, or were involved in a case where children were victimized. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix
