PHOTOS: Twelve people were injured in a Wednesday morning explosion at a Gaithersburg, Md. apartment building, which sits across the street from Brown Station Elementary School, Montgomery County fire officials said. Officials said out of the injured, 10 people were hospitalized, two with critical injuries and eight with mild to moderate injuries.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore

Browsing the internet can often lead to amazing discoveries, including the discovery of a historical artifact. According to the Long Valley Fire Company, a resident recently discovered a piece of local history while browsing the e-commerce site eBay. A historic badge was recently given to the fire department after it was discovered by an anonymous resident who claimed to be looking for historic items when they came across the enclosed badge.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Valley Patch

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Ventura County Fire Department trains its firefighters by pumping thousands of gallons of water a minute — despite historic drought in California. On Tuesday, the agency demonstrated a water-saving system used at its Camarillo training center to cut back on water use. The department recycles water via two PumpPod devices, which recirculate supplies used in training exercises.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star - Metered Site

On her home golf course in Bloomingdale, Patti Valero is far removed from the night her life changed forever. It was 2009 and Valero was riding on her motorcycle when she was hit by a wrong-way drunk driver. Though she doesn't remember how it happened, Valero does remember waking up days later in a hospital.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT FOX 13 Tampa Bay

VIDEO: Ray Schufford spent nearly 30 years saving lives as part of Dallas Fire-Rescue. But he says his calling came to him during his last years as chaplain. "I felt like God was placing me in a position that I could help so many other people because of the things that I had gone through, personally in my own life, because I could actually speak to whatever they were dealing with," said Schufford.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas