PARK RIDGE — Firefighters battled to contain a two-alarm fire Saturday at the former Sony campus building that left four firefighters injured and blotted the crisp blue sky with grey smoke clouds. Park Ridge firefighters responded to the blaze at 1 Sony Drive just around 2 p.m. and stayed on the scene for nearly four hours, according to fire...Read More
A wildland firefighter says he was “discriminated and retaliated against due to protesting lack of COVID-19 protocols and protections for the fire crew, families and the public.” March 13, 2021, 4:30 AM EST By Alicia Victoria Lozano A wildland firefighter is suing the U.S. Forest Service, claiming that he was “blackballed” after speaking out publicly...Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Three people were taken to the hospital and a firefighter injured after a house fire in Nashville. Nashville Fire Department officials tell News 2 the fire happened at a home on Neelys Bend Road around 4 a.m. When crews arrived, they saw smoke and flames coming from the residential structure. They...Read More
A DeKalb County woman is in critical condition after an early morning house fire erupted at her southeast Atlanta home. DeKalb fire units responded to a residence on Zane Grey Drive shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday. Flames and smoke were showing on arrival. The homeowner informed fire crews a family member was trapped in a...Read More
Two firefighters were hospitalized as crews knocked down a 2-alarm blaze in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Saturday morning. The fire at a 2.5-story building on Clarkwood Street appeared to begin in the rear, eventually spreading from the first floor to the roof and completely burning through the back porches, according to officials. Some damage was also...Read More
On March 10, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check that resulted in the assault of a paramedic. Upon arrival at Robbins Country Road in Trinity, deputies located a male sitting o the front porch of the residence who was apparently impaired by an unknown substance and unable to provide his name....Read More
