VIDEO: Cruise and its autonomous cars spent the weekend pulling back some of their vehicles on San Francisco streets following a request from the Department of Motor Vehicles. This comes after two accidents and several incidents in the past week. Cruise said it will work with the DMV to make improvements to its fleet.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGO-TV ABC 7 San Francisco

VIDEO: When someone calls 911, it's usually on their worst day. What most people might not consider, are the dispatchers who answer those calls every single day, and the impact it has on their mental health. The signing of House Bill 2717 is a historic decision for all 911 operators in the state of Arizona.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Phoenix

Since 1999, more than a million people have died from drug overdoses. It's an issue that has grappled communities, both big and small, across the U.S. "The drug overdose crisis is impacting nearly every corner of the U.S.," The San Francisco Chronicle's data editor, Dan Kopf, said. The Chronicle, a Hearst newspaper, has documented the accelerating epidemic as drug overdoses claimed the lives of 107,669 people last year.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Baltimore

VIDEO: A Tuesday morning fire at an apartment building in Green Bay has displaced four residents and has caused roughly $30,000 in estimated damages. According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, crews were called to the 1500 block of Main Street around 11 a.m. on August 22 for reports of smoke in an upstairs apartment.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 2:52:11 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Firefighters on Tuesday night, Aug. 22 responded to the scene of a commercial building fire near 124th and Townsend in Brookfield. Around 7:40 p.m. the Waukesha County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting smoke in the building. Occupants inside the building were alerted to the fire and exited prior to the fire department’s arrival.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 11:18:48 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: Several firefighters were injured Tuesday afternoon when a fire destroyed a large vacant factory near the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Fire crews responded at about noon Aug. 22, to the commercial building near the intersection of W. North and Hamilton streets, north of the Armory Arts complex, in the city of Jackson.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive

Understaffed 911 call centers across the country field non-emergency calls about stray animals or noise complaints on top of their workload of answering serious reports of medical emergencies, crimes and even death. Officials in Charleston County, South Carolina, however, are now leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline non-emergency calls in an effort to free up 911 operators to focus on getting first responders to the scene of emergency incidents as quickly as possible.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

VIDEO: It was once the most powerful fireboat in the world, but while it’s since been retired from service, the Mystic Seaport Museum is planning a birthday bash to celebrate its legacy. The Fire Fighter, also known as America’s fireboat, was used by the New York City firefighters for 72 years. It also supplied water from New York Harbor during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, pumping for 80 hours straight.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTNH-TV ABC 8 New Haven

VIDEO: Medical emergencies can happen anytime, including while you’re traveling through the world’s busiest airport. Now Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is better prepared for the unexpected. Atlanta cut the ribbon on the nation’s first on-site airport triage center. It’a essentially an entire health clinic, right in the heart of the airport.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta News First

A newly bought home on Madison's north side was significantly damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon, according to the Madison Fire Department. Spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said firefighters responded to a home on 4513 Barby Lane for a report of a fire that spread into the home's attic. Crews arrived around 1:50 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 11:05:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEO: A committee in Brown County will look a possible safety measures for a home in the Village of Suamico that’s been hit by cars three different times in the past seven years. The most recent crash into Cornelius Vannieuwenhoven’s home was earlier this year, when Suamico first responders say an SUV went off the road and struck the home on the 1400 block of Riverside Drive just before midnight on March 15.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 3:23:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Three people were injured while trying to extinguish a food truck fire Monday, the Sheboygan Fire Department said. Firefighters called it a gas explosion. Just before 6 p.m. Monday, Sheboygan County Dispatch Center received a report of a fire in a food truck in the 2100 block of North 3rd Street in Sheboygan.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 2:16:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

PHOTOS: Prince George's County firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that broke out at an apartment building in College Park early Monday morning. The fire happened at the Wynfield Park Apartments, located at 10209 Baltimore Avenue. Officials told 7News' Maryland Bureau Chief Brad Bell that the fire started on a balcony and burned outside the building and into the attic.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington, D.C.

PHOTOS: Fourteen seniors were pulled from a Cathedral City home care facility Monday in a dramatic rescue that the city's fire chief said was unlike anything he had ever done in his 34-year career. The 14 seniors were among the 46 people who were rescued in the city after a mudflow that developed late Sunday night trapped several people in cars, homes and even a train, necessitating several rescues and leaving several people living in homes that continue to be submerged in mud.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Desert Sun - Metered Site

VIDEO: A Saugus firefighter who is also a decorated Navy veteran was honored on stage during the Zac Brown Band show at Fenway Park on Saturday night. Greg Cinelli was thanked for his service in front of the sellout crowd at America’s most beloved ballpark. Saugus Firefighters Local 1003 shared a video of Cinelli saluting the cheering fans as Zac Brown Band played their hit song, “Chicken Fried.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

VIDEO: As Utah students return to their classrooms, getting them to and from school safely is a priority. That means drivers paying attention through school zones and the constant need for more crossing guards. This year, the Unified Police and Unified Fire departments are getting creative to get the word out.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTU-TV FOX 13 Salt Lake City

PHOTOS: Fire crews were called Aug. 20 to a building in Marshfield’s downtown, housing three ground-level businesses and five second-story apartments. A general fire alarm coming from 105 E. Third Street alerted the Marshfield Fire & Rescue Department at 9:15 a.m., according to Deputy Chief Troy Weiland.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hub City Times

Huge flames destroyed several businesses in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon. A massive plume of smoke could be seen rising from the 6-alarm fire on Lee Avenue in Williamsburg on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the scene four minutes after the initial call just before noon Sunday. Officials say the flames appeared to start in a chocolate shop and spread to at least nine nearby retail stores.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Two Bridgeport firefighters, Necole Dundy Pittman and Montique Pettway-Moore, took a historic step forward together Friday - breaking a glass ceiling. Both are veteran lieutenants who are now captains — the first women captains in the department's history. "This is a moment to be proud of, and I understand the magnitude of my achievement," said Pettway-Moore.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Connecticut

Firefighters in San Bernardino County found themselves running to safety after encountering a massive, boulder-filled mudslide barreling towards them Sunday as heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Hilary battered the area. KTLA learned that crews at Fire Station 99 in the Forest Falls area heard a loud noise that they went to check out.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles