VIDEO: The FDNY is still putting out hotspots after a fire destroyed a supermarket and laundromat in the Bronx over the weekend.
Investigators were working Monday to try to figure out if the lithium-ion battery responsible for a fire that burned through a supermarket and homes in the Bronx was not approved. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York
President Joe Biden made history March 6 when he addressed hundreds of IAFF members at the 2023 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference. It was the first time in 25 years that a sitting president spoke at an IAFF conference.
Biden, a longtime supporter of the fire service, expressed his profound appreciation for firefighters and EMS professionals, remarking, “People don’t appreciate you until they need you. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFF.org
VIDEO: Mitchell LeRocque’s 6-month-old son has a big smile on his face, and hair that’s almost as red as the fire truck daddy rides in. He doesn’t yet know how close he came to losing his father on Friday in those powerful storms that ripped through central Kentucky.
“It’s very unfortunate that it had to come to this with our station, but I feel very fortunate,” LeRocque said 72 hours after his near-death experience. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington
VIDEO: A St. Lucie County firefighter is breaking barriers and making history in the male-dominated sport of spearfishing.
“I have been spearfishing since I was a kid,” said Julie Higgs, a firefighter and paramedic with St. Lucie County. “I was 7 years old. I shot my first fish when I was 13.” ulie Higgs comes from a family of first responders. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBF-TV ABC 25 Tequesta
A tanker carrying flammable liquid exploded on U.S. Route 15 in Frederick, Maryland, Saturday, killing the driver and damaging nearby homes and cars. One family with children escaped the flames but lost their home.
U.S. Route 15 was closed for hours as firefighters battled the flames and a large brush fire and a hazmat team worked to contain a hazardous spill. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.
New Mexico has more than 2,000 career firefighters across the state, according to an analysis by the Legislative Finance Committee. And legislators are eyeing a bill to help cover their healthcare costs.
House Bill 495, a bipartisan bill, would create a new fund for firefighter healthcare. The bill would allow firefighters to access up to $5,000 per year to pay for insurance, deductible, etc. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE-TV CBS/FOX 13 Albuquerque
VIDEO: No hazardous materials were on board the 28 cars of a Norfolk Southern train that derailed Saturday evening in Springfield, Ohio, officials said at a news briefing.
It was the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a matter of weeks after a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed in East Palestine on Feb. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
The last day of Brandon Norbury’s life began when he clocked in at 7 a.m. for a 24-hour shift at Station 31.
Norbury, a Gresham firefighter for 15 years, had reported for a new assignment that morning, Feb. 3. Station 31, which is near the Portland-Gresham border and responds to calls in both cities, is one of the busiest in the metro area, and Norbury felt like he was coming home. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oregon Live
The University of Massachusetts is warning about a TikTok drinking trend after 28 ambulances were summoned to off-campus parties.
Students were observed Saturday carrying jugs with a mixture of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring and water, dubbed “blackout rage gallons,” or “BORGs," in a binge-drinking trend gaining traction on TikTok, officials said. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
Ten people were hospitalized after a Spirit Airlines plane bound for Orlando, Florida, made an emergency landing in Jacksonville due to a fire onboard, according to officials.
Spirit Airlines Flight 259 landed at Jacksonville International Airport around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, after the crew reported a battery on fire in an overhead bin. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
PHOTOS/VIDEO: It seemed like the fire engine made by American LaFrance in 1970 was completely finished with its life.
After serving a fire department in Greeley, Colorado, it was sold off to a tiny mountain enclave and then again to the Frontier Refinery operation in Cheyenne. When the operation no longer had a need for the aging machine, it was moved to a field outside of town, where it sat for more than a decade. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oil City News
VIDEO: The opioid epidemic continues to take a toll across the country and here in Northeast Ohio.
Fentanyl has become a top killer.
It is now the most commonly used drug involved in overdoses. The powerful synthetic opioid is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine.
Exposure to the drug has become another risk first responders face on the job. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Cleveland
PHOTOS: A volunteer firefighter and 9/11 hero is taking a very long hike for a very worthy cause.
Rob Weisberg, of Nesconset, New York, is setting off to walk the Appalachian Trail on March 11, 2023, he told Fox News Digital in an interview.
The 2,200-mile stretch of trail from Georgia to Maine will take Weisberg some six months to complete, he said. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
VIDEO: A spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed to 2 On Your Side Wednesday night that a national response team (NRT) has been deployed to Buffalo.
WGRZ was told by the spokesperson that the NRT will support various Buffalo agencies in the investigation of the fire. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo
Alachua County Fire Rescue celebrated its largest pinning ceremony to date as the department welcomed nearly 45 new firefighters, EMTs and paramedics to the team.
The new recruits are preparing to hit the road and serve the community, just in time for the implementation of the department’s three-week Kelly Day. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUFT-TV PBS 5 Gainesville
VIDEOS: Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of a devastating home explosion in O’Fallon, Missouri.
On March 1, 2022, a family was inside their home on Millers Court when they smelled gas. They managed to get out before an explosion across the street completely destroyed their home.
The explosion was the result of a Gateway Fiber contractor striking a Spire natural gas line while digging to install fiber optic cables in the O’Fallon subdivision. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK -TV NBC 5 St. Louis
Austin-Travis County EMS on Wednesday began housing medics inside Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to improve response times as a record-high number of passengers are flying in and out.
EMS officials said that due to the increase in call volume to the airport, ambulances were unable to respond to other emergencies in the areas. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Austin American-Statesman - Metered Site
A community on the North Shore is discussing an idea that would have police officers trained to become volunteer firefighters.
The goal of the proposal is to help with recent staffing shortages in Manchester-by-the-Sea, but the firefighters union doesn't think it's a good idea.
"The police department is understaffed," union president Bob Cavender said. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston
While the Hughes Springs Volunteer Fire Department waits for the insurance company to give them answers, one firefighter says he can give them all the answers they’d ever want.
“It’s a slow process; I’m impatient,” said volunteer fire chief and full-time police sergeant Jay Cates. “It’s depressing to see. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler
PHOTOS: A 1920 Seagrave Ladder Truck used in parades and popular with residents is undergoing extensive repairs before returning to the road.
Athol Fire Capt. Eric Jack said the truck is being repaired at Gasper Automotive Restoration in Manchester, CT. According to the company’s web site, it specializes in restoration of vintage trucks, cars and antique fire apparatuses. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Athol Daily News - Metered Site
