It looks something like a cross between a robot, a bus and an RV. Until it lights up and moves. Then it’s a fire truck. An electric-powered fire truck. Empire Emergency Apparatus of Lockport Road in Niagara Falls hosted a demonstration of the pumper on Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls for firefighters from Niagara Falls, Buffalo and North Tonawanda on Friday.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Niagara-Gazette

The historic rise of calls for service from first responders across the country has opened the door for deeper training for law enforcement in Greensboro to help EMS and firefighters identify medical-related situations. Guilford County EMS and Greensboro firefighters reported that they have seen a sharp increase in calls related to people having a stroke, seizure, dealing with dementia or another unknown medical problem.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

The types of places that carry the biggest risk for COVID-19 transmission have changed over time - partly because experts have learned more about how the virus works and partly because the virus itself has changed. The delta variant is more than two times as contagious as previous strains, which has obvious implications for transmission.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: HuffPost

VIDEO: A fire at Lucky’s Bridge Motel in Okee near Lodi Sunday night has destroyed the building. The Columbia Co. Sherriff’s Office says crews responded around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. They add, a MABAS call was sent out and multiple crews assisted the Lodi Fire Department, which is handling the incident.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A spectacular two-alarm blaze overnight engulfed the city’s Old Market Street Wharf, the New Orleans Fire Department said Sunday (Oct. 17). Whipped by strong, gusty winds, the fire at its peak spread up-river the length of nearly four city blocks, from Market Street almost to the current wharf’s entrance at Felicity Street.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVUE-DT FOX 8 New Orleans

Nick Haney ran a Boston Marathon he will never forget. The Gresham firefighter and paramedic finished Monday’s race more than seven minutes slower than his goal of under 2 hours and 55 minutes, but he did help save a life along the way. And in a twist, it turns out he knew the runner he saved -- an acquaintance, Meghan Roth, from Minnesota whom he’d met through a mutual friend two years back.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Oregonian

PHOTOS: First responders were able to rescue hundreds of Coors beers on Friday following a beer truck crash. Thankfully, no one was injured in the crash involving a truck filled with adult beverages made from Rocky Mountain spring water! Summit Fire and EMS is reporting the driver of the truck lost their braking capacity while coming down an icy I-70 from the Eisenhower Tunnel Friday morning.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

The world could soon be armed with another tool to fight the coronavirus pandemic: a twice-daily pill that has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death among people infected with the coronavirus. The drug, molnupiravir, offers another tool alongside vaccines for countries to manage the coronavirus pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Washington Post - Metered Site

Stakeholders officially dedicated a new state-of-the-art training facility for aircraft rescue firefighters located at the Appleton International Airport. It started out as a crazy idea. “I didn’t understand it at first, you should have just told me we’re going to build a big model airplane and light it on fire,” said U.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 3:55:03 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

After nearly a year without a permanent fire chief, the Rhinelander Fire Department will soon have a new leader. Brian Tonnancour accepted an offer for the position this morning, after an interview with the city's police and fire commission. The final offer is contingent on a background check and drug test.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 10:08:10 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander

It’s an early call in the Village of Allouez. At about 2:55 a.m this morning, Green Bay Metro Firefighters responded to a home at 3701 Delahut St. They found a single-family home on fire. Fire crews fought the fire from the exterior of the residence due to the amount of fire coming from the structure.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 6:50:25 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay

Anumber of southeastern Wisconsin firefighters have helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Every year, first responder organizations affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters across the country host Fill The Boot drives. The drives involve firefighters hanging out on streets or in storefronts asking for donations to fill literal firefighter’s boots, with the money being donated to the MDA.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 1:05:00 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

A fire in a large apartment building in Viroqua has forced its residents to find shelter elsewhere. The fire happened at a 24-unit building at 505 Chicago Avenue in Viroqua around 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Viroqua Fire Chief Chad Buros said that one apartment was "totally involved" in fire that was spreading into the hallway.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO: The city of Boston celebrated the opening of its first new firehouse in more than three decades on Thursday. The new $23.5 million, state-of-the-art facility is the Engine 42, Rescue 2, District 9 Firehouse in Roxbury. “It’s so important that we make sure that our first responders, our frontline workers, have the support and the tools necessary to do their jobs and to do it with honor and integrity,” said Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey at Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) will be the first ground ambulances in the region to carry blood for emergency transfusions for patients with traumatic injuries. “We did the numbers over a year. There were about 80 to 90 patients that we envisioned that blood could have been given and an opportunity for a difference to be made, so this is a really huge opportunity that we’re excited to tackle,” said Dr.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVUE-DT FOX 8 New Orleans

Aviation accidents are so rare that they naturally make front-page news. Some plane crashes, however, have left lasting imprints due to their unique circumstances or indelible images. Although not the deadliest in American history, these seven plane crashes are among the most unforgettable. Thick fog enveloped a B-25 Mitchell bomber as it approached Manhattan on a routine flight from Massachusetts to New Jersey on the Saturday morning of July 28, 1945.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The History Channel

VIDEO: Overdose-related calls more than quadrupled in September on Kauai, which has first responders concerned. “We’ve seen a dramatic increase of these opiate overdoses,” said Cody Bonilla, county supervisor for the Kauai Emergency Medical Services, “We’re seeing the cases being linked to fentanyl.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

In tears Tuesday, just one day after a plane crash fire in Santee destroyed their first home, newlyweds Cody and Courtney Campbell held out hope they would find Cody's wedding ring in the rubble. He had been wearing a black rubber ring and kept his other ring in their home. "To get it back would be amazing, but in the end, this is all that matters,” Courtney Campbell said.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW 8 San Diego

Retired firefighter Chuck Roberts, from Eagle, participated in the American Lung Association in Milwaukee’s Fight For Air Climb a dozen times and in total raised $53,769. Now, the local firefighter is being honored for his amazing efforts to help end lung disease. The Lung Association launched its 2022 Fight For Air Climb Firefighter Calendar to honor local heroes and support its vision of a world free of lung disease.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Union

A child playing with a lighter ignited a fire that injured one person and caused about $40,000 in damages. The South Shore Fire Department responded to the 2000 block of Howe Street at about 8:05 p.m. Tuesday on the report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters located the fire in an upstairs bedroom.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Times - Metered Site