Posted: Sep 5, 2024
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Orchard Park Fire District will be using a cloud-based software called Florian. The fire district will be the first fire and emergency medical service provider in Western New York to use the software.
The district fire chief called the technology "indispensable," for the Windom Volunteer Fire Company, which is technically the only volunteer fire department that serves a major NFL team.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo
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Posted: Sep 5, 2024
VIDEO: First responders deal with traumatic events every day. And soon, more of them will get the mental health help they might need, thanks to nearly $1 million in federal funding coming to the Vegas valley.
Previous research shows elevated rates of suicides among first responders, compared to the rest of the adult population.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson
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Posted: Sep 5, 2024
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The annual Miami Valley Antique Fire Apparatus Show was held on Saturday, August 31. This was the fifth year the show was held at Carillon Historical Park. It is hosted by the Miami Valley Antique Fire Apparatus Association (MVAFAA). Over 30 pieces of firefighting antiques displayed 150 years of firefighting history.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKEF-TV ABC/FOX/MyNetworkTV 22 Dayton
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Posted: Sep 5, 2024
VIDEO: A local Deer Park man has invented a new tool to fight fires.
Jacob Schuler is the founder and CEO of his company Blaze Barrier, and he hopes his invention can offer a safe and more effective way to slow the travel of fires.
The Blaze Barrier is a chain of fire activated capsules that release retardant to slow and stop ground moving fires.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane
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Posted: Sep 4, 2024
A stubborn five-alarm fire burned for hours through a tire shop in Jamaica, Queens on Tuesday.
Firefighters responded to 150-17 Liberty Ave. around 5:15 p.m.
The fire started in the rear of a two-story tire shop where flames were seen billowing 20 feet into the air.
Part of the building and roof collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City
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