VIDEO: Half a dozen firefighters were hurt battling an overnight Queens fire that ripped through a strip of shops, burning for over four hours overnight, the FDNY said. According to fire officials, they got a call just before 11 p.m. Thursday for a fire at 37-54 74th Street, a long strip of single-floor businesses in Jackson Heights.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

VIDEO: During Women's History Month, a firefighter in Pittsburgh is making her own type of history by becoming the highest-ranking female in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire. Kari Burnham said, "This is something I love to do. It's like a dream come true." Burnham's passion is being a firefighter. Now she takes the title of lieutenant, which is an accomplishment that puts her in the history books as the highest-ranking woman in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh

VIDEO: Thursday marked 72 years since the Charleston Fire Department lost seven of their crew members in the tragic Woolworth fire. The City of Charleston joined the Charleston Fire Department and the Charleston Firefighter's Local Union 317 to honor those seven who died in a special ceremony this morning.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOWK-TV CBS 13 Huntington

The Wayne State University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences has teamed with the State of Michigan to develop a comprehensive behavioral and mental health training and support program for the state's first responders and their families to address the stress they face in their duties protecting residents.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wayne State University

A year into the pandemic, COVID-19 still puzzles researchers, but the public release of a new database may help scientists solve some of the mysteries lingering around this devastating disease. An international team of researchers from institutions including Boston Children's Hospital, Northeastern University and the University of Oxford has partnered with Google.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham

VIDEO: Bob Stella is a self-taught painter. “It's a dying art. There's not many people doing it anymore, it's all done on computers now,” he said. Stella makes the shields that go on firefighters' helmets in his tiny Weymouth workshop and is one of the most renowned artists in his industry. “I started in 1988 and just took off from word of mouth.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV Fox 25 Boston

When someone has a mental health crisis in Oakland, chances are good in the near future that police officers won't be showing up to try to calm them down. The City Council this week unanimously signaled that it wants the fire department to handle mental health crises and other non-crime calls by sending out paramedics and counselors.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times - Metered Site

VIDEO: Students at a Garland ISD high school have come up with an invention that is now getting national attention. Students at the Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center designed a system to sanitize firefighters' boots to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. The design got the attention of the researchers at MIT.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

We're not supposed to forget our heroes. But 25 years ago, the heroes themselves, the ones that helped save the city of Weyauwega, they couldn't wait to forget. A train derailment, 469,000 gallons of burning propane, and 14 days wondering if this day would be their last; they didn't want to be heroes anymore.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News

When tragedy recently struck a Nashville firefighter and Tennessee Titans season ticket holder, Derrick Henry stepped up to lend a helping hand. Local firefighter Jeremy Taylor, a father of four girls, recently lost his new Nashville home to a fire. After seeing the news on social media, Henry reached out to the Titans to ask how he could help.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Saturday Down South

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Jellico, Tennessee motel was destroyed after a large fire early Wednesday morning. Fire crews were called to Parkway Inn just after 10 p.m. last night. Officials said the motel had been closed for remodeling and had just reopened a few days ago. A handful of people were staying there but everyone was able to get out before firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHJL-TV CBS/ABC11 Johnson City

VIDEO: Being a firefighter means running into the burning building when everyone else is running out. It's dangerous and requires courage, but for the brave men and women who train for it, it's just another day on the job. But even that can change quickly. By all accounts, January 30, 2014, started as a typical day.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV Fox 8 High Point

In just over a week, two incidents of drunken driving while on duty have occurred within the Detroit Fire Department, causing city leaders to reflect on the department's policies and resources for firefighters amid higher levels of pressure and stress caused by the pandemic. Mayor Mike Duggan announced a partnership with national firefighter leaders to help guide Detroit in finding a solution, including launching an independent environmental audit and a review of the department's policies and employee assistance program.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit Free Press - Metered Site

Under the fluorescent lights of a vacant Sears department store near the state Capitol, officers from across the east Twin Cities metro area have been preparing for six weeks for potentially dangerous situations that could occur at a mass demonstration. St. Paul police Cmdr. Tim Flynn has led 550 St.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MPR News

Health officials are urging Americans to not let their guards down against COVID-19 as researchers discover new variants that may already be more transmissible and could also be somewhat resistant to the vaccine. “At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

VIDEO: A firefighter was injured while battling a 3-alarm blaze in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood on Monday afternoon. The fire was first reported around 5 p.m. in a 6-family home at the corner of Southwood and Edgewood streets. Heavy flames and smoke could be seen upon arrival. Aerial video from the scene showed numerous ladder trucks and other fire apparatus surrounding the scene.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston

VIDEO: All Colorado firefighters who are diagnosed with breast cancer will now receive benefits from the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Cancer Benefits (CFHCB) Trust, thanks to a Westminster fire lieutenant who appealed the denial of her claim. “I needed to find the thing that will show them that breast cancer is a firefighter's disease,” Lt.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver

VIDEO: A 115-year-old fire engine has been on display downtown since 2006, but today it returned to its rightful owner, the Utica Fire Department. It was the very first fire engine the city ever purchased back in 1906 and It took 3 horses to move the engine. It was sold for scrap in 1938, but was never dismantled.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKTV NBC/CBS/CW+2 Utica

VIDEO: There's a new program at Toledo Public Schools TPS that aims to prepare high school students for a career in local law enforcement or firefighting and emergency medical services EMS. The three-year program is called PS 419. The PS stands for public schools and public safety. It was developed in partnership with Owens Community College, Toledo Fire and Rescue and the Toledo Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo

VIDEO: Thanks to efforts in recent years to educate drivers, we've all become familiar with the problem of work zone deaths and injuries. Many public safety workers are also killed at the scene of accidents often by drivers who are paying attention to the crash rather than the road. That's why the North Carolina Department of Transportation's development of a hands-on training facility that engineers expect will save lives at accident scenes has won an award.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham

VIDEO: Multiple firefighter units and HAZMAT crews responded to a four-alarm fire at a warehouse on Saturday afternoon along SH-249 and the Beltway near Tomball. It started at about 5:30 p.m. in the 62000 block of Tomball Parkway (SH-249) and lasted throughout the night. Investigators are still unclear of the cause.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

A Connecticut ambulance company employee was arrested and charged in a string of Molotov cocktail attacks across the state that targeted two emergency medical services agencies, a volunteer fire department and a private residence on the same day, authorities said. Richard White, 37, of Torrington, Connecticut, was arrested around 10 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

PHOTOS: Asheville Fire Department's dual driver ladder truck is a tiller truck or a tractor drawn aerial (TDA). This hook-and-ladder truck features a specialized turntable ladder mounted on a semi-trailer truck. Ladder 1 was purchased for $1.2 million back in 2019. It runs out of the downtown station and responds to more than 2,800 calls per year.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The City of Asheville

A team of investigators at the University of Kansas is collecting data and designing interventions to improve the quality of sleep for firefighters and paramedics in the Lawrence Douglas County Fire-Medical Department. For these first responders, better sleep could improve their quality of life and boost their performance as they encounter life-and-death situations.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Medical Express

On February 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the first person in the United States had died from COVID-19 — a man in his fifties living in Washington state. Since then, close to 28 million Americans have been infected with the novel (new) coronavirus, officially known as SARS-CoV-2, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Everyday Health

VIDEO: Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire burned all day Thursday and into the next day. The fire broke out at the Richland Hills corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility for Advanced Foam Recycling at 2525 Handley Ederville Road, southwest of Texas 121 and Loop 820, at about 12:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Brockton fire truck that has been missing for a number of years is making its way home where it will serve as a permanent memorial to the lives lost at a deadly fire decades ago. The nearly 100-year-old Squad A truck was used to battle the massive Strand Theater fire in 1941 that claimed the lives of 13 firefighters, four of whom rode to the blaze in that very truck.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston

PHOTO: Making a positive difference in people's lives is what motivates Laurel Countian Nathan Kirby. So he took his artistic talents, his past and present experience and his passion for others and combined those qualities to enhance his interests to recognize his profession and the professionals who save lives.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Sentinel Echo

The process of tracking down where COVID-19 vaccines are available could soon get a little easier, thanks to a tool backed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal of VaccineFinder website is to make it easier for the public to find information about locations that carry vaccines in their communities and how to make an appointment.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Sgt. Dan Carbonaro of the Port Authority Police was in the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 when a bomb went off. He told the Staten Island Advance, “You couldn't see your hand in front of your face. I was in Vietnam, and this was worse than any explosion I witnessed in Vietnam.” At 12:17 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Penn Live

VIDEO: A massive fire destroyed a commercial building in Historic South-Central Los Angeles early Thursday morning and spread to a second building, officials said. Firefighters responded about 12:50 a.m. to the 3700 block of South Grand Avenue, near 38th Street, and found heavy fire coming from a one-story 100-foot-by-200-foot building, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: If you're swimming in the Gulf in Panama City Beach this summer, you may notice a small boat-like device bobbing through the water. The City's Beach Safety Department is officially adding remote-controlled rescue boats to its fleet. E.M.I.L.Y stands for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard and Panama City Beach now owns two of them.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBB-TV ABC 13 Panama City

VIDEO: An 8-year-old boy in the front seat of a fire truck isn't something you see everyday. Conner Randell may be a little too young to reach the gas pedal, but he is old enough to ride along. “He gets a little taste of what being a firefighter is all about,” said Eastland firefighter Amanda Woodley.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Country Home Page

PHOTO: Growing up, Johna Denault spent hours on her homework due to her dyslexia. To find an escape from the stress, she turned to photography. "When I was 12, I started taking photos with my parents' Sears35MM camera," she said. "I took photos of nature and really enjoyed taking action shots. From then on, I knew I wanted to explore photography as a career.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site

Despite the 95 percent effectiveness at preventing coronavirus infection after two doses of its vaccine, Pfizer is now seeing what a third dose might do. The company announced Thursday that a booster dose is being studied among people who received their first doses of the vaccine more than six months ago.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

An 18-wheel truck hit a train carrying chemicals and fuels in Cameron, Texas, early Tuesday, causing a huge explosion and starting a fire that is expected to burn for several days. The Milam County town of 5,400, about 72 miles northeast of Austin, was rocked by the boom around 6:45 a.m., according to Cameron Sheriff Chris White.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

The city of Orlando opened a brand-new fire station in the Rosemont community on Monday. Station 9, known as “Outpost Nine,” is the new home to 30 firefighters on Center Loop off of Shader Road. The 12,000-foot building has private bunk rooms and restrooms for crews and it even includes a secure room for female firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando

It's been 48 years since three volunteer firefighters lost their lives battling a blaze in a downtown Palatine store, but the tragedy still resonates with the community and weighs heavy on its first responders. And so firefighters, village leaders, community members and family of the fallen gathered Tuesday morning at the Palatine Firefighters Memorial to pay tribute to volunteer firefighters Warren "Auggie" Ahlgrim, 32, John Wilson, 40, and Richard Freeman, 25, and honor their ultimate sacrifice.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: An artist's work is now on display at the Black Archives of Mid-America and it's a sense of pride for Sean Tiller. It's also his way of giving back and perhaps inspiring others. "This is one of my more recent, made last year," Tiller said. He calls it space art. Tiller, 27, said painting brings him joy -- the colors, the texture and the fantasy of these imaginary planets.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV ABC 9 Kansas City

VIDEO: In the harrowing moments after a rollover crash in Rancho Palos Verdes that left golfer Tiger Woods hospitalized on Tuesday, radio communications by the Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire departments reveal the efforts by deputies and firefighter-paramedics to assess the incident and respond to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: Today marks 30 years since one of the worst high-rise fires in Philadelphia history. The deadly fire at One Meridian Plaza took place on February 23, 1991, across from City Hall, where the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton now stands. Firefighters David Holcombe, Phyllis McAllister and James Chappell lost their lives battling that blaze.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO: Crews with the Shreveport Fire Department were called to put out a fire in the Highland neighborhood on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 23. The call came in just before 6 a.m. to the 400 block of Jordan Street. That's in the same block of Woody's Home for Veterans. The first crew to get on the scene arrived within three minutes.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAFB-TV CBS 9 Baton Rouge

A Twin Cities company is doing something that hasn't been done anywhere else in the country, and it's all to take better care of our first responders. Emergency Technical Decon (ETD) uses a new cleaning process using liquified carbon dioxide to get rid of toxins from gear that firefighters wear, including boots, leather gloves, jackets and helmets.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

A new nationwide pilot program is putting doctors inside ambulances virtually. The MetroHealth System has partnered with three EMS agencies that provide emergency care to bring virtual care via video visits with a doctor in the back of an ambulance. The Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) agreement between MetroHealth, the Brecksville Fire Department, Life Care Ambulance and North Central EMS, is designed to offer more focused care for patients who call 911.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV ABC 5 Cleveland

VIDEO: There is not an expiration date for honoring those lost to tragic events. That is why a local fire department has come together to honor victims of the Marshall County High School Shooting in 2018. The Possum Trot-Sharpe Fire Department dedicated their new truck to Bailey Holt and Preston Cope.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPSD-TV NBC 6 Paducah

A Stockton man was arrested in Richmond late Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder in the drive-by shooting incident that injured a firefighter and a paramedic in Antioch, and now authorities are searching for his girlfriend and 4-year-old son. The arrest of Darryon Williams, 26, followed a pursuit that traversed two counties and ended moments after Williams' vehicle collided with a parked vehicle in Richmond.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

VIDEO: A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Killeen, Texas, after the building's sprinkler systems failed to work due to frozen pipes. On Friday night, the Killeen Fire Department arrived at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Killeen to find "fire coming from the roof above the fourth floor of the four-story hotel," according to a statement from the fire department.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

When Jersey City firefighters were jarred awake in the wee hours of a cool spring night to put out a blaze in a nearby building, they pretty much knew what to expect. The call, which came in around 3:30 a.m. on May 4, 1949, was for a small fire that started on the first floor of a three-story tenement on Montgomery St.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

The life of a firefighter means being ready for anything. For some, the burden of tragic calls wears on them, which is why the Sandy Fire Department has made focusing on mental health a priority. For Firefighter EMT Tyson Astin, trying to keep his identities separate is of the utmost importance. “I don't wear my uniform home,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

Trading professional hockey for a career as a Rome, New York firefighter is working well for Tim Sestito. Particularly for athletes, life can appear to move quicker than for people in other professions. For Sestito, grinding out a career in hockey for 13 seasons went in what seemed in a flash. Training camps, regular seasons, playoffs (including the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals with the New Jersey Devils), off-season workouts, the battle for a roster spot was a continuous competitive cycle.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIBX-AM 950

VIDEOS: Firefighters are trying to take down a massive fire with little water in the Stone Oak area. The Bexar-Bulverde Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) responded to the fire first, which was reported at the Cortland View apartment complex off TPC Parkway around 1 p.m. Bexar-Bulverde VFD Chief Jerry Bialick said his crews immediately began to investigate and could smell smoke.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC 4 San Antonio

VIDEO: Unbelievable video from WGN News' Skycam 9 captured a firefighter jumping to safety while battling a massive fire in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. The extra-alarm fire started around 7 a.m. Friday at a building in the 2700 block of South Lowe. Power lines in the area were catching fire, causing a bigger problem for firefighters to control the flames.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago

On Louisville's South 13th Street stands an old brick building - like so many other brick buildings from a century ago. This one has a large "Eight" carved in stone at the top. Many may drive right past it without knowing its history, but the building was the very first firehouse in Louisville to house African American firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville

Crime scenes, fire scenes and accident scenes eventually are cleared, but the spirit of service for those who respond to them remains. “It's just in our nature. Just because we clock out at the end of the day doesn't mean our desire to help goes away,” said Charlie Phipps, with Chatham Emergency Services.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC-TV CBS 11 Savannah

As part of President Biden's push to get at least 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses into the arms of people in the U.S. by the end of April, the White House announced February 9 it will begin shipping doses to 1,300 federally qualified community health centers. These organizations primarily serve patients from Black and brown communities who fall below the poverty line.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scientific American

Local firefighters braved the snowy and frigid conditions while they battled a large warehouse fire in Princeton Wednesday night. The Princeton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the old Leroi building on South Seminary Street shortly after 8:00 p.m. Caldwell County Emergency Manager Joey McCaslin tells the News Edge 24 firefighters responded to the fire with an aerial truck and two pumper trucks.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKDZ Radio 106.5 FM

Decatur is offering an incentive package to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as an encouragement for hesitant city employees, especially first responders. The DeKalb County city is offering extra vacation time, health insurance credits and raffled gift cards to try to increase vaccination rates. Fewer than half of the city's 150 first responders — police officers, firefighters and public works employees — have gotten vaccinated, Deputy City Manager Hugh Saxon told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Porterville Fire Department will honor the memory of two fallen firefighters one year after Capt. Ramon Figueroa and Patrick Jones died making sure nobody was trapped inside a burning library. A virtual memorial service will be posted to the department's social media at 4 p.m. Thursday, officials announced.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Visalia Times Delta - Metered Site

VIDEOS: Emergency crews rescued 12 people from boats in frigid conditions Wednesday night after the roof of a boat dock collapsed in Old Hickory. Both the Nashville Fire Department and Office of Emergency Management responded to the Blue Turtle Bay Marina in the 2000 block of Riverside Road. Callers to 911 reported the roof of the boat dock collapsed on top of multiple houseboats with people inside.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville

Scientists have identified seven new coronavirus variants that have emerged in the United States, according to a study awaiting peer review. All seven variants contained a similar mutation and were found to have emerged as early as July 2020. Scientists say it's not surprising that they're just now identifying new viral variants in the U.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: Firefighters battled a large fire in Duncanville that could be seen from Texas Sky Ranger. The fire engulfed five townhomes at 1408 Crosspointe in Duncanville near Clark and Wheatland Road. Michelle Monterro's home was destroyed by the fire. She said her neighbors had work crews in the home doing some sort of repair work when the fire broke out.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

An agreement was reached Tuesday to protect firefighters with more safety on film sets throughout New York City Eileen Davidson, the widow of a firefighter killed on a movie set in 2018, has pushed hard for the safety crackdown. Michael Davidson, 37, was killed on the set of "Motherless Brooklyn" on March 23, 2018 in Harlem.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Glasgow Assistant Fire Chief Adam Maulden said in his 19-years of service, he has never been as scared as he was Monday at a massive fire when that nearly killed his colleague. At around 4:30 p.m., the Glasgow Fire Department responded to a fire at Hughes HVAC Supply on West Main Street. The building is a complete loss.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNKY-TV NBC/CBS 40 Bowling Green

The Coal Township Rescue Squad's fire station was temporarily turned into a bakery as members continued a longtime tradition of making doughnuts for Fat Tuesday. "The amount of years I've been here and the last couple of years, this is the most I've seen us make," Kayla Hoffman said. The volunteer firefighters started cooking thousands of doughnuts at midnight and have been here all day.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton

A 29-year-old firefighter who worked for departments in Iredell and Rowan Counties died from COVID-19 last week. Now his family at home and in the fire service have a message they want the community to hear. They spoke very candidly about taking COVID seriously. They say their hope is that their experience will save another family from having to go through the pain they have endured for the last five weeks.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTV CBS 3 Charlotte

Eight families were displaced by an intense fire that destroyed a Passaic multi-family home Friday night. No injuries were reported. Flames blew through the roof, part of which collapsed less than a half-hour after the four-alarm blaze broke out on the second floor of the wood-frame building at Hope and Highland avenues around 8 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Passaic Daily Voice

PHOTO: The morning a Winter Storm Warning was issued for Austin and Central Texas, a fire truck in Travis County rolled over, injuring four firefighters. Austin-Travis County EMS confirmed to KVUE's Mike Marut that a Pedernales Fire Department truck rolled over at around 8:39 a.m. in the 16000 block of W.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVUE-TV ABC 24 Austin

In the public safety world, they are known as LODDs -- line of duty deaths. And now the biggest cause of those deaths in public safety jobs isn't from rushing into burning buildings or getting shot, it is from COVID-19. That's why researchers in the Triangle have developed a way to track coronavirus infections in the public safety group most likely to get them -- firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD ABC 11 Raleigh

A pilot program could leave first responders better equipped with additional training, tools and resources to handle the steady volume of mental health-related calls that come through emergency dispatch. After months of discussions that included behavioral health professionals and the safety forces, City Council put $100,000 into this year's budget for a “hybrid” Crisis Response Pilot Program.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com

Broward County has invested millions in a new emergency response system experts say is helping firefighters and officers to respond to emergencies faster. “You as a resident at home when you call 911, you want the closest available unit to come handle your emergency,” said Sunrise Fire Rescue Chief John McNamara.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ NBC 6 Miami

Firefighters are battling a massive house fire early Friday morning. The fire started around 2 a.m. at a duplex on Montgomery Drive near New World Drive. Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting up through the roof of the house, which was nearly fully engulfed. The strong winds made the fire more difficult for firefighters to get it under control.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC 4 San Antonio

On Broadway, just south of Lincoln, is another Wichita landmark that is hidden in plain sight: the Kansas Firefighters Museum. The museum is small in size but uses the space wisely. The walls, ceilings — every square inch, it seems — is full of memorabilia. There are photos, plaques, logbooks and, best of all, old fire equipment.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMUW.org

Yes, Stipe Miocic still works as a firefighter when he is not fighting inside the UFC octagon. The current UFC heavyweight champion is a long-running member of the Oakwood and Valley View Fire Departments in his hometown Ohio, where he works as a dedicated firefighter and a paramedic. Over the years, many have cast doubt over his ability to balance the two professions, but Stipe Miocic has proved them all wrong by giving his best to both his careers and not compromising with either.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sports Skeeda

February 10, 2021, marked 40 years since the second deadly hotel fire in three months shook Las Vegas to its core. The city was already reeling from the November fire that claimed 87 lives at the old MGM Grand (today Bally's). Then, on February 10, 1981, it was a terrible case of déjà vu. This time it was the Hilton (now the Westgate), which was the largest hotel in the world at that time.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNV-TV NBC 3 Las Vegas

Together, they have fought fires, cut back metal to extricate accident victims from cars, taken turns compressing the chest of someone whose heart isn't beating and, since last fall, warmed baby bottles and changed diapers. A shared love of helping their neighbors led Hopewell Volunteer Firefighters Jim and Annie Ferry to fall in love with each other.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mercer Me

VIDEO: Dozens of people have been displaced by a massive fire at a condo building in Boxboro. As firefighters poured water on the smoldering brick shell on Swanson Road, one longtime resident stood nearby in shock. “I've lived there for 45 years, so there's a lot of memories there,” one woman said. It was just after five o'clock when firefighters responding to a call for smoke in the attic were greeted by an inferno.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

The Cedar Rapids firefighters who were seriously injured over the weekend when a hose line ruptured have been released from the hospital while fire officials investigate what happened. Both firefighters were treated for fractures and were released from the hospital Sunday, Cedar Rapids public safety spokesperson Greg Buelow told The Gazette on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette

VIDEO: Lauderhill Fire Rescue crews used a drone equipped with infrared technology to help them fight a house fire Wednesday afternoon. “We were able to find the source of the fire in the drone. It was in the attic. It had not penetrated the roof yet,” said Captain Jerry Gonzalez. Gonzalez said it was the first time the department used the technology to locate what he called a “hidden fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

Michigan's Lewis Cass building made headlines last summer when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer renamed it the Elliott-Larsen building. But this week 70 years ago, Michigan's oldest standing state office building was in the news for something else entirely: a massive fire lit by a state employee who hoped it would help him avoid the Korean War.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive.com

The state of Indiana is dedicating tens of thousands of federal dollars to making naloxone, the opioid-involved overdose reversal medication, publicly available every day and around the clock. On February 5, Governor Eric Holcomb announced that the state will be partnering with the harm reduction nonprofit Overdose Lifeline to bring NaloxBoxes—hard acrylic boxes that can be mounted to an exterior wall—to all 92 Indiana counties.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Filter Magazine

VIDEO: A familiar red glow encouraged Dwayne Ivey to make a beeline for the landmark Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue early Wednesday morning. When he neared the store, however, he realized the doughnuts weren't the only things hot. Flames were shooting from the back of the building, an Atlanta institution for more than 60 years.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Spirit of Liberty Foundation, a local 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, recently unveiled the soft-launch of a national campaign “Operation Thumbs Up!” with the first “Thumbs Up” billboard installed in San Diego. The Spirit of Liberty Foundation's Operation Thumbs Up campaign provides an opportunity for Americans to positively recognize and thank first responders, healthcare professionals, members of law enforcement, firefighters, Armed Forces and veterans whenever they see them by just giving them a big smile and an “enthusiastic Thumbs Up!” “These are very difficult times and now more than ever we need to bring America together for positive causes and one that almost every American can embrace when recognizing and thanking America's real heroes — our first responders, healthcare professionals and military, the people who have kept us safe 24/7,” said Richard Rovsek, chairman of the Spirit of Liberty Foundation.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rancho Sante Fe Review

“Brotherhood.” That's one word that's used a lot around a firehouse, or when talking about the fire service. But within these tightly-knit groups of brothers are sisters, too, scattered throughout the ranks of career and volunteer fire departments across the country. According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), women made up eight percent of the more than 1.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times Herald

Lawmakers have reintroduced legislation which aims at protecting firefighters and the communities they serve from PFAS and other dangerous chemicals. The Protect Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act was introduced in the Senate Feb. 4 by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, and other lawmakers.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Holland Sentinel

Even though the pace of vaccination has picked up dramatically and the number of daily new COVID-19 cases continues to decline in all regions of the United States, the emergence of new strains of the disease remains cause for serious concern. The COVID Tracking Project has reported that seven-day average cases in the U.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Forbes

VIDEO: Firefighters responded to a four-alarm fire in Pleasantville, New Jersey that destroyed a warehouse and injured two firefighters. Crews were called to the 100 block of Main Street shortly before midnight Tuesday. Twenty companies responded from the surrounding areas. The warehouse, filled with auto parts and tires, collapsed in on itself after an intense fire raged for hours overnight.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Jacksonville firefighters saved a 27-year-old man in a dramatic rescue Saturday evening in the St. Johns River, hoisting him out of the water after his car fell over the Dames Point Bridge. Photos from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department show a captain harnessing the man as crews on the bridge pulled him to safety.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV News 4 Jacksonville

PHOTOS: The emptiness across the block still unsettles Elsa Reyes after midnight, when she returns from work to her North 13th Street home in Allentown. During the first five years Reyes lived on the east side of the 500 block, eight row homes stood across the street. Her son Joel would walk to school with a girl, Katherine Cruz, who lived at 542 N.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Morning Call - Metered Site

As first responders are busy reporting to multiple accidents across the metro, officials say the cold temperatures and slick spots are wreaking havoc on rescue efforts. Batt. Chief Benny Fulkerson, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, told KFOR that crews had already responded to 32 wrecks before 8:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma

One person is dead and four firefighters suffered injuries after a car crashed into the back of a fire truck early Saturday morning in Vermilion. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, crews were responding to a separate rollover crash on State Route 2 near Baumhart Road around 3:12 a.m. when a Honda Insight slammed into the rear of the engine.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYC-TV NBC 3 Cleveland

VIDEO: The Abilene Fire Department said an early morning fire at an apartment complex was intentionally set. Kevin Earl Spurlock, 31, is charged with arson and terror threat of family or household. His bond has not yet been set. The fire at the Briarwood Apartments started around 6:15 a.m. Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTXS-TV ABC 12 Abiline

About 10 p.m. on the night of Feb. 8, 1933, guests staying on the fourth floor of the Millard Hotel in downtown Omaha began to notice flames licking out of windows on floors below. Minutes later, the hotel's lights went dark. By 10:04 p.m., the first alarms were called into Omaha fire stations, according to World-Herald archives.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Omaha World-Herald

The newest Franklin firefighter is the second female firefighter in the city's history, and the first in a while. Diversity is a priority of the Franklin Fire Department, and one that is starting to come to fruition. Casey Whitaker is not new to Franklin or public safety. She worked for Seals Ambulance Service since 2016, and was an EMT for nine years.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Journal

The mutant coronavirus strain first identified in the United Kingdom remains at low levels in the United States but is doubling its reach approximately every 10 days, according to a study published by researchers on Sunday. The study bolstered modeling done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which predicted last month that the more contagious variant could be the dominant strain in the U.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC

VIDEO: Videos and photos are circulating of the historic Mason County Courthouse engulfed in flames. County Judge Jerry Bearden said the building is destroyed. In the overnight hours of Feb. 5, multiple volunteer fire departments including the Brady Fire Department were called to Mason County to respond to "multiple structure fires" including the Mason County Courthouse, the Brady Fire Department said on Facebook.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

I have no doubt we've all done it. We're watching a movie or TV show and they're doing something that we personally know really well. Maybe you're a dancer and this person is supposed to be a prima ballerina and you're thinking, "Nope. No way." Maybe you pitched in college and watch an actor try to throw a fastball and you can't help but laugh.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

The Spokane Fire Department is finding new ways to connect with families during COVID. They've recently launched a new webpage to teach young kids about fire safety. It's like a virtual classroom, with icons and avatars for kids to click on. Jamie McIntyre, with the Spokane Fire Department, says firefighters really value that one-on-one connection they can have with the community.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

A Black Firefighters Association fundraiser in Indianapolis starts with t-shirt sales, but it ends with big dreams of owning the property right next door to their headquarters. Capt. Corey Floyd serves as the recruitment officer for the Indianapolis Fire Department. He is also president of the Black Firefighters Association, which was created back in 1992 to help people of color at IFD fight against injustices and equality.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

Frightening coronavirus variants have found footing in the U.S. Experts caution that the worst may still be yet to come. Super Bowl watch parties could be the next superspreader event. This is, without question, not the time to let one's guard down. And yet, the COVID-19 picture in America at this moment in time is vastly improved from what it was just a few weeks ago.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Intelligencer - Metered Site

A Greensboro firefighter is being recognized for his life-saving invention. Capt. CJ Woody earned the city's Innovator of the Year award for designing and creating a decontamination shower head that attaches to fire trucks. The idea came to Woody after battling cancer. Firefighters are at a high risk of exposure to cancer-causing toxins.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV Fox 8 High Point