ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The fire trucks will remain in-house for the time being in Allegheny Township. The two stations that make up the Allegheny township Fire Department are out of service indefinitely after a member tested positive for coronavirus and potentially exposed as many as 45 people after the department held a gathering on the...Read More
HAMPTON, Va. – Virginia State Police troopers are investigating a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality early Monday morning. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m., in the eastbound lanes of I-64, west of Hampton Roads Center Parkway near exit 261 in Hampton. Preliminary investigations by police revealed that a male driver and female occupant...Read More
A House Springs resident was shooting off mortar-style fireworks on July 4 when the launching tube tipped over and fired under the person’s mobile home in the 5500 block of Park Drive, starting a fire, said Engineer John Barton of the High Ridge Fire Protection District. A High Ridge firefighter was injured while trying to...Read More
As coronavirus cases spike in Texas the number of Firefighters who’ve gotten sick is also increasing. Officials with Dallas Fire Rescue report that as of July 4 a total of 55 firefighters and civilian employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The information from the department comes as Dallas County reported more than 1,000 new cases...Read More
By Rita Reith (IFD BC PIO) Battling two kinds of intense heat, four Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) firefighters sustained heat injuries while battling a blaze in a home on Indy’s southeast side. Three of the firefighters were transported, with one in serious condition after suffering heat stroke. One member was treated on scene and released....Read More
A 61-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault Monday after he allegedly stabbed a Mobile fire captain. Ronald Hurd, 61, was charged with second-degree assault, two counts of menacing and second-degree possession of marijuana in connection with the stabbing of the fire captain at the station at 57 South Lafayette St. Hurd allegedly pulled...Read More
