The Wichita (KS) Fire Department arranged for the son of one of the firefighters injured in a wildfire to visit his father through the window of the hospital via the bucket on a ladder truck.

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Watch Duty and Tablet Command are joining forces via an upcoming integration that will combine Watch Duty’s real-time, verified emergency information resource with Tablet Command’s incident management and response platform.

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PHOTOS: Crews from multiple departments battled a three-alarm fire Thursday afternoon at a home on Silver Street that injured two police officers and presented water supply challenges for firefighters. According to officials, Monson fire crews were called to 275 Silver Street around 4:30 p.m. after multiple callers reported heavy smoke in the area. The fire prompted authorities to shut down Silver Street in both directions near Maxwell Road.

Fire Chief Brian Harris said when crews arrived, they found heavy fire spreading throughout the home. When 22News crews arrived, firefighters could be seen actively working to put out the fire as smoke billowed from upper windows and flames were visible on the right side of the building.

According to Jake Wark, Public Information Officer for the Department of Fire Services, because the area has no municipal water supply and nearby lakes were frozen, about half a dozen tanker trucks from regional departments were brought in to shuttle water to the scene. The house sustained catastrophic damage, with portions of the roof collapsing as crews continued working.

WWLP-TV NBC/CW+ 22 Springfield

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VIDEO: A once-blank wall at South Branch Potomac Lanes in Moorefield has been transformed into a tribute of courage. The mural, painted by local artist Kelson Thorne, honors the first responders who battled the 2024 wildfires that threatened the community.

“Just to know that people take an interest in what I can create is really something that I’m really grateful for and something that I didn’t see coming,” Thorne said. “Opportunities that I have had, I never would have thought would have happened.”

Samuel Williams, owner of the bowling alley, said the mural was designed to recognize the volunteers and first responders who risked their lives during the fires. “To give a little pat on the back and recognition to people that volunteer and are out there trying to save lives, it makes us feel really good that we can do that,” Williams said.

The five-week preparation period proved to be the most challenging and rewarding phase of the project for Thorne, who said the creative process was meditative. “I’m not a very patient person, but whenever I start to do paintings, it’s like the world stops and goes slow,” Thorne said.

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VIDEO: Twenty-three years ago, 100 people died and more than 200 others were injured in a fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick. So what caused the fire that night, and why was it so disastrous?

The headliner, Great White, took the stage at about 11:07 p.m. As the opening number got underway, their manager set off pyrotechnic devices known as gerbs, which shoot sparks into the air. The sparks ignited the foam insulating material that surrounded the stage, and the flames quickly began to spread.

The cause of the fire was determined to be the use of pyrotechnics combined with the presence of combustible interior finish, materials and furnishings. This, according to the report, caused the people inside the club to quickly be overcome by smoke and heat which hindered their ability to escape, along with the narrow means of egress at the main entrance.

The fire and the subsequent investigation led to significant changes in fire code and safety regulations.

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