An Alabama firefighter, Capt. Aeneas Pettway of Selma Fire and Rescue, died Friday from a medical emergency while on duty. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

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State preservationists are calling for better oversight of historic building demolitions in Floyd County after a 100-year-old schoolhouse was torn down for a new fire station.

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All westbound lanes of I-30 at Northwest Drive in Mesquite are closed after an early Friday crash. A separate vehicle hit an unoccupied fire truck. Two occupants were hospitalized.

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A vehicle exploded near U.S. Route 36 and Ronald Reagan Parkway in Avon, Indiana around noon on Monday, engulfing a firefighter in flames and knocking the firefighter off their feet.

Despite the dramatic scene, fire officials say the firefighter walked away without serious injuries.Video of the incident, posted to social media by the Washington Township / Avon Fire Department, shows the explosion pushing the firefighter backward before the firefighter rolled away from the burning vehicle and was helped back to their feet.

As reported by IndyStar, the firefighter was wearing full protective gear at the time. Avon Fire confirmed there were no injuries to firefighters, no injuries to the driver, and no injuries to bystanders, according to the same IndyStar report.

The driver was reportedly outside the vehicle at the time of the explosion, per the fire department’s account relayed in the IndyStar story. Fire officials have not released an initial cause of the fire, the outlet noted.

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VIDEO: High school students from across Oklahoma are competing in the second annual state drone championship, where they are using drones to complete search and rescue challenges inspired by real-world emergencies.

The two-day competition at Lake Carl Blackwell is designed to help students develop skills for Oklahoma’s fastest-growing industry, as more first responders turn to drones during emergencies.

“One of the scenarios is a snake bite victim. Here at Lake Carl Blackwell, we have snakes, so there is a downed victim that is hurt and needs a tourniquet. They have to launch their drone, are given their dispatch scenario, find their code, report it back but also drop a tourniquet,” said Natalie Noles, director of business operations workforce development at Oklahoma State University.

Students from Ada High School participated in a challenge to locate a missing hiker who had taken cover from a storm.

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