PHOTOS: Crews are battling a massive blaze at a Maryland summer camp for kids that broke out Wednesday morning. Frederick County Fire & Rescue said at least 100 personnel are on the scene of the fire at Camp Airy.
They said the two-alarm fire started in the dining hall and the initial dispatch was at 7:34 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington, D.C.
According to a report, nearly half of all firefighter duty-related deaths across the country are caused by sudden cardiac deaths.
The Springfield Fire Department says education is crucial in prevention.
Springfield Fire Department’s Division Chief Kelly Ash says physical fitness is also crucial, with the department dedicating an hour a day to keeping firefighters in shape.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYTV NBC 3 Springfield
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Paint splatters the sidewalks in Marion after two generations partnered together to honor those who risk their lives to public safety.
A retired Marine veteran who lost people in the Vietnam war has partnered with descendants of a long line of military folks to produce a mural memorializing the military and first responders.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Southern Illinoisan - Metered Site
Each year, the Austin, Texas, Police Department (APD) call center diverts more than 80% of its calls to mental health clinicians, freeing police officers to focus on “hot calls,” such as life-threatening situations and robberies in progress.
Since 2019, Integral Care, the city’s Local Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority, has been integrated into APD’s computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: GCN
Pennsylvania lawmakers have sent a new bill designed to improve safety in state-regulated childcare facilities to Governor Tom Wolf's desk, the General Assembly announced Wednesday.
Introduced by Republican State Sen. Dan Laughlin, Senate Bill 563 was crafted in response to a fire that killed five children in Erie three years ago, according to Senate Republicans.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York
...DENSE FOG EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH DAYBREAK... Patchy dense fog began to develop across north-central Wisconsin Tuesday evening. The fog is expected to expand south and east overnight as skies clear. The fog will reduce the visibility to less than 1/4 mile at times, resulting in hazardous travel conditions.
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ire caused heavy damage to a home, displacing the family members who resided there on the city’s south side Tuesday night, according to Kenosha fire officials
The Kenosha Fire Department responded to the 7:15 p.m. blaze at 7816 23rd Ave., according to Battalion Chief Ken Schroeder. Fire fighters were dispatched to the scene and when they arrived, “smoke and flames were showing in the back of the house,” Schroeder said.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 9:28:00 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
...PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT... Patchy dense fog has begun to develop across northern Wisconsin this evening. The fog will be locally dense, with visibilities as low as one quarter of a mile possible at times. The fog is expected to linger until Wednesday morning as the sun rises. Motorists should exercise caution if traveling across north-
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First responders rescued four people from a houseboat stranded on the Mississippi River on Tuesday night.
The people on the boat called for help around 8 p.m. One of those on board told News 8 Now the vessel’s propeller failed, and they started floating south.
Town of Campbell firefighters pulled the boat and the people on it to safety.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 8:01:25 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL VILAS COUNTY... At 225 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boulder Junction, or 21 miles northwest of Eagle River, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
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...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL VILAS COUNTY... At 225 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boulder Junction, or 21 miles northwest of Eagle River, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 411 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS WI . WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE FLORENCE FOREST LANGLADE LINCOLN MARATHON MARINETTE
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Saying thank you from one hero to another, the Wisconsin VFW honored a Greendale fire chief for his service to his community, including one of his own firefighters.
In February, Greendale Fire Lieutenant Mike Schmitt was among the crews rushing to a house fire in Muskego. He'd learn the fire was at his home.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Earlier Monday morning the Minocqua Waste Management Hauling & Transfer Station burst into flames.
The fire broke out in the main processing building. A neighbor near the waste management station said he heard a loud explosion before noticing smoke coming from the area.
19 fire departments from around the Northwoods responded with 50 trucks and 150 firefighters coming through to help.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
A team of National Transportation Safety Board investigators will arrive in Missouri on Tuesday to probe the derailment of an Amtrak train that left at least three people dead and sent surviving passengers scrambling from the wreckage.
The derailment occurred as the train, traveling eastbound to Chicago, collided with a dump truck at a crossing near the town of Mendon in north-central Missouri at about 12:42 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
Amtrak’s worst wreck in terms of deaths was the Sept. 22, 1993, derailment outside Mobile, Alabama, when the Sunset Limited plunged off a bridge and caught fire in the pre-dawn hours. Forty-seven passengers and crew were killed and 103 injured in what became known as the Big Bayou Canot rail accident.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Kansas City Star - Metered Site
VIDEO: From the porch of a vacant row house in Northeast D.C., a film director yelled, “We are rolling … and action!”
On his cue, several D.C. firefighters jumped out of their fire truck, bounded up the steps, donned protective gear and lunged into thick fumes. It’s all a simulation of sorts.
For the next three days, those directors’ commands will take the place of a real 911 call, as members of D.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington DC
A celebration was held at Lido Beach Suday for fallen hero Casey Skudin, a New York City firefighter from Long Beach who was killed in a tragic accident while on vacation with his family in North Carolina.
More than 200 people headed out into the Atlantic Ocean for a paddle-out memorial in honor of Skudin.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 The Bronx
VIDEO: As a paramedic, nothing would stop Sara Cathey from stepping up to save a life.
As it turned out, the Beaufort EMS worker was able to help one of her own family members.
“She brightens my day,” Sara said of her niece, Natalyn. “Makes any bad day good.” It was a devastating day when she found out that 2-year-old Natalyn had a genetic condition that nearly killed her.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAV-TV NBC/CW+3 Savannah
Crews from two Chippewa County fire departments are battling a fire at a farm on County Highway C in the township of Cooks Valley.
A firefighter on the scene said a large farm shed burned down, with only the concrete lower walls and foundation still standing.
Fire departments from Bloomer and Tilden responded Monday afternoon, along with Eagle Point and the Chippewa Fire District.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2022 1:35:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
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