VIDEO: Laura Kavanagh will be named New York City's next fire commissioner today. She will also become the first woman to lead the FDNY in its 157-year history. Mayor Eric Adams will make the announcement at Engine 33, Ladder 9 in Noho, a historic building where the city's first fire commissioner was headquartered.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

A new state law that goes into effect Jan. 1 requires all homes to have smoke detectors with a 10-year sealed battery life or a hardwired system. The Rockford Fire Department and the Illinois Firefighters Association held a news conference on Wednesday to draw attention to the law and urge property owners to make the necessary changes now.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rock River Current

From house fires to car accidents, firefighters are trained to respond to emergency situations. If we already trust these men and women in those moments, why not trust them with smaller jobs around the home? That’s the idea behind a new app called “Hidrent,” spelled a little differently. It’s a service that connects off duty firefighters with anyone in the area who needs a task completed.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS 5 Bangor

For years, Allentown EMS has had carbon monoxide detectors available for crew, but only one detector per ambulance. After a significant number of carbon monoxide incidents last year, the city moved to get a wearable monitor for each full-time EMS employee. “We’ve had the meters, but we wanted to take it a step further, use them more,” said Mehmet Barzev, chief of EMS operations for the city of Allentown.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lehigh Valley Live

VIDEO: Crews battled a fire at a large commercial building used for storage in Manitowoc. The scene is located at 102 Revere Drive. Part of S 21st Street is blocked near the fire. No one was inside the building when the fire broke out. At about 3:17 a.m., dispatchers received a 911 call reporting fire at the building.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 3:42:17 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The six people found dead after an apartment fire in a southern Wisconsin village last week had been shot in an apparent case of murder-suicide, according to police. The bodies of a couple and their four children were found early Friday after firefighters were called to their burning apartment in Hartland.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today

St. Louis firefighters were at the scene of a large fire at an abandoned warehouse near the Mississippi River just north of the Gateway Arch. The St. Louis Fire Department said the fire is at a warehouse near the intersection of North 1st Street and O'Fallon Street. The first call for the fire came out at around 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis

Worcester firefighter Ryan Kelley had a scab on his temple for two years that never really healed. He hadn’t done anything about it, when his whole truck decided to attend a free cancer screening held by DetecTogether and UMass Memorial Health at Polar Park last year. When doctors from UMass saw the scab, they told Kelley it looked like basal cell skin cancer.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mass Live

The 7th Annual JBJ Soul Kitchen Chili Cook-Off highlighted eleven local first responder units including Fire, Police and EMT, and their chili, but the event was so much more – a celebration of community. The attendees donated more than 580 pounds of food for Fulfill’s People’s Pantry, totaling 386 meals, and Jon Bon Jovi was on hand to taste each entry and thank the first responders for their service.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Insider NJ

PHOTO: Emergency crews on the upper Bay will soon be able to respond to those tricky shallow-water rescues more easily and safely. The all-volunteer Susquehanna Hose Company (SHCo) in Havre de Grace just announced they’re getting a state-of-the-art airboat. It will be the department’s first vessel of this kind and the only airboat in service in the area.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chesapeake Bay Magazine

A flammable ink product was found leaking from a truck trailer Monday evening on Interstate 41 just south of Fond du Lac, according to city of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue. Law enforcement noticed a semi truck trailer leaking a liquid from underneath the cargo doors as the semi was traveling around 8:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 8:29:54 AM - SOURCE: Fond Du Lac Reporter

VIDEO: A dramatic two-alarm fire erupted Monday afternoon at a commercial building in Monrovia, prompting a quick response from at least two local fire departments. The blaze, fueled by stacks of pallets, was reported about 5 p.m. at a structure in the 800 block of East Huntington Drive. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find flames shooting through the roof.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: At just 18 years old, Jah’ere Robinson became a hero in the same Palm Beach County neighborhood where a stray bullet injured him as he took out the garbage. Jah’ere spent six months in the hospital and months recovering. Two years after surviving the shooting, a neighbor credited him for acting quickly during an apartment building fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott along with the Baltimore City Fire Department, elected officials launched its Unsafe Vacant Marking Initiative Monday. The initiative will help first responders identify unsafe vacant homes, buildings, or structures when determining the structural integrity before entering by noting the secured 12x12 inch red square reflective signs on properties considered unsafe for anyone to enter.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX/MyNetworkTV 45 Baltimore

VIDEO: A daring rescue off a cliff at Peninsula State Park in Door County this weekend saved a woman’s life. She was in stable condition Monday after the difficult task of getting her safely off the cliff. Multiple agencies responded to make this rescue mission a success. Video shared by the Gibraltar Fire Department is just a glimpse of the treacherous rescue at the park in Door County after a 32-year-old woman fell from a parking lot on top of Eagle Bluff, landing on a ledge about 50 feet below.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

One City of Erie fire department is celebrating Halloween with a carved pumpkin that weighs more than 1,000 pounds. It’s the second time an Erie firefighter has grown a pumpkin for the community to enjoy. Erie Fireman John Stewart grew a pumpkin that weighs over 1,000 pounds. The pumpkin sits outside Firehouse 13 on East 28th Street.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YourErie.com

Officials in Oregon are providing new details into their response to a home explosion last Friday, and how much damage is left behind. Fire Chief Glenn Linzmeier said, in a release, 16 fire departments and four EMS agencies came to assist in a duplex explosion that damaged three homes but hurt no one.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2022 10:54:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

VIDEO: A daring rescue off a cliff at Peninsula State Park in Door County this weekend saved a woman’s life. She was in stable condition Monday after the difficult task of getting her safely off the cliff. Multiple agencies responded to make this rescue mission a success. Video shared by the Gibraltar Fire Department is just a glimpse of the treacherous rescue at the park in Door County after a 32-year-old woman fell from a parking lot on top of Eagle Bluff, landing on a ledge about 50 feet below.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2022 8:35:33 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski joined Wisconsin’s Afternoon News and said calls to crashes involving reckless driving are taking a toll on his firefighters. Lipski also noted the impact on regular people as well. “Many times, the ones in real trouble were not the ones driving recklessly,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2022 7:37:51 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee

The six people found dead after an apartment fire in the village of Hartland Friday likely died in a murder-suicide incident. Hartland Police Chief Torin Misko said during a press conference Monday evening that all victims had one gunshot wound. He said Connor McKisick, who was a father and stepfather to the four kids, had a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2022 4:52:32 PM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald