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
VIDEOS: Ryan Feeney has a lot of irons in the fire. The full-time Indianapolis firefighter spends his free time as a metal worker at Indy Art Forge, the metal working company he’s owned for 20 years.
“Like all firefighters, you’ve got to have something to do on the side,” Feeney said.
That side job stems from a lifelong interest in art. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRTV ABC 6 Indianapolis
VIDEOS: The tornado in Norman on Sunday night caused serious damage to buildings.
First responders had to get creative when they saved several people at a postal service training center. Power lines had people trapped inside the building so a deputy had to think quickly to get patients out. "We came up with the idea, that we should load up my car, that way we can get medical attention to patients inside the building," said Deputy Jacob Overling with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City
VIDEOS: According to the American Heart Association, although 65% of people in the United States say they’ve received CPR training at some point in their lives, only 18% of people are up to date on their CPR training.
Captain Justin Pinkley with the Springdale fire department visited 5NEWS to demonstrate how CPR procedures should be performed on both infants and adults. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSM-TV CBS 5 Fort Smith
Incredible video has been released of a house explosion in New Jersey. What's even more amazing is firefighters inside the home walked away with just minor injuries, according to fire officials.
As police stood outside the Pompton Lakes home, the explosion went off inside the house on Ramapo Avenue with six firefighters inside. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
VIDEO: Everyday firefighters like Jarrett Beshears of Plano Fire-Rescue suit up in their bunker gear to fight fires. But as they are saving lives, they could be putting their own at risk.
"It's what we sign up for, that's what part of the job is, we risk our lives to help people," said Beshears.
According to the CDC, cancer is the leading cause of death in firefighters. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Monday, Feb. 27, marked a somber day in Asheville as firefighters honored one of their own who was taken too soon. The Asheville Fire Department remembered the fifth anniversary of the death of engineer Will Willis on Monday.
Willis' death was the result of occupational cancer. The father of four’s death was a factor in Asheville firefighters launching an effort to improve cancer benefits for North Carolina firefighters. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetworkTV 13 Asheville
PHOTOS: With the strong smell of smoke in the air, Charlotte Griggs walked briskly with her father up Clay Pit Road on April 20, 1963. As they got closer, the smell of burning wood and smoke made it hard to breathe. What the pair saw next stopped them in their tracks, and brought tears to their eyes. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SILive.com
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Some Sandy Springs firefighters decided to go to the top of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite to do some training. As they rappelled down the 80-foot building, they made some new friends along the way.
As they lowered themselves floor-by-floor, they would pause at the windows and wave to the tiny patients. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta
Boston firefighters were battling an aggressive fire Sunday night at a triple decker in the city's Roxbury neighborhood that had spread to a nearby home, injuring one firefighter and displacing 15 people, including two children.
The Boston Fire Department said they were called to 41 Quincy Street around 8:30 p. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NECN
VIDEO: Lolita Jackson was at her 72nd-floor desk in the World Trade Center, feeling like she worked at the top of the world. Then came the boom, and smoke started curling in from an elevator shaft.
Unsure what was happening, she joined thousands of other office workers on a harrowing trek down dark, smoky stairs, emerging into the scene of a terror attack. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York City
VIDEO: Roy City Fire and Rescue Station 31 replaced its aging fleet with two new ambulances. And on Saturday, KSL got an inside look at the new ambulances.
The station went into service last week and has already gone out on calls. They said this gives their firefighters and first responders a way to provide better patient care. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
Five generations of Schellhammers have passed through the ranks of Cover Hill Volunteer Fire Co., which is celebrating 100 years of battling fires, floods and other tragedies.
The Schellhammers and others recognize the strong bond among the families that have labored side by side since 1923 in Conemaugh Township, Cambria County. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tribune-Democrat
VIDEO/PHOTOS: At least nine tornadoes were reported in Kansas and Oklahoma on Sunday night as a massive winter storm moves east across the U.S.
One tornado destroyed a home, toppled trees and knocked over power lines in Liberal, Kansas, near the state line with Oklahoma, according to local authorities. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
PHOTOS: Two people are confirmed to have died in a two-alarm house fire in the Makiki area, Thursday afternoon.
Honolulu firefighters were called out to the scene in the 900 block of Spencer Street just before 1 p.m. When crews arrived they could see flames shooting from the roof of a two-story building. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KITV ABC 4 Honolulu
The American Heart Association hosted dozens of CPR trainings throughout February's Heart Month with a focus on training those in minority communities.
This focus has been years in the works for the American Heart Association (AHA). American College of Cardiology recently found that Black and Hispanic individuals were 41% less likely than white individuals to receive CPR when suffering cardiac arrest in public and 26% less likely to receive CPR when the cardiac arrest occurred at home. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville
Norfolk Southern announced Friday that they are donating over $1 million combined to the East Palestine school district and fire department.
According to the press release, a $300,000 donation will be given to the East Palestine City School District, while $825,000 will be given to the Village of East Palestine Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBN-TV CBS 27 Youngstown
It’s difficult to pinpoint how Dr. Leonard Cobb came up with the idea to train firefighters in emergency medical care, but friends and family believe one particular afternoon more than 60 years ago played a role.
Cobb and his wife, Else, had stopped at a market in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood for a frozen snack when they noticed a man slumped over in a nearby car. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - Metered Site
