A firefighter and a resident were hurt after a Palm Springs house caught on fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire was first reported at around 4:30 p.m. on the 600 block of Via Corta. A resident was treated at the scene by paramedics. They were taken to the hospital with minor … [Read more...]
What keeps fire chiefs up at night? How things are going on scene- and in the firehouse. Here is an excellent program that will help Chiefs get a little more sleep: On Tuesday, August 23, 2022 from 0800-1700 hours in San Antonio there will be a one day program focused on … [Read more...]
Wildfires continue to rage throughout central Newfoundland following another hot and dry weekend—but it’s not just central feeling the burn. Bell Island and the Town of Wabana are down a fire pumper truck after a busy weekend battling a number of fires throughout the … [Read more...]
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Petersburg Fire Department is being accused of serious safety violations at all four of its fire stations. According to a letter obtained by NBC12, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry received a report about issues with the exhaust … [Read more...]
An Alabama man has been charged with stealing an ambulance and a fire truck early Sunday. WHNT reported an ambulance crew stopped along a highway after noticing a wrecked car. Tyrek Dequavyious Hayes, 30, was the only occupant. Hayes got into the back of the ambulance where … [Read more...]
A Baltimore firefighter was shot in the face with an air pellet gun and another's arm was struck as he got out of the engine. WJZ reported one firefighter was working on a patient when he was struck by pellets fired by a person in a vehicle. "One of the other members who … [Read more...]
MERRIMAC -- Three firefighters were hospitalized after working to put out a fire in Merrimac on Sunday. Crews responded to Skunk Road around 2:15 p.m. The first to arrive found "extremely heavy flames," the fire department said. That fire spread to nearby brush and wood … [Read more...]