PHOTOS: On Oct. 17, 1966, 12 firefighters were killed in what was the deadliest day for the New York City Fire Department until the 9/11 terror attacks. Two chiefs, two lieutenants and eight firefighters lost their lives as they tried to battle a fire at 22nd St. by entering a building on 23rd St. before it collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

A newly published guide is intended to help firefighters talk with their health care provider about the unique health risks they face on the job. Developed by the National Volunteer Fire Council, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the First Responder Center for Excellence, the Provider’s Guide to Firefighter Medical Evaluations details the physical challenges firefighters face and how they impact health.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Safety and Health

What do you do when there’s an earthquake? Drop, cover and hold on, says the Earthquake Country Alliance, a “public-private-grassroots” partnership made up of people, organizations and regional alliances geared around raising disaster preparedness in the face of earthquakes and tsunamis. Orange County residents may receive text alerts Thursday morning, encouraging them to do just that and take cover as part of the statewide Great California Shakeout.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Pilot - Metered Site

The first of more planned advanced Critical Care Rescue Units are operating on Jacksonville’s streets now, funded from Jacksonville’s 2023 budget. Along with the usual advanced life-saving equipment when someone is injured in a fire, crash or other incident, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department’s two new rescue units also carry high-level critical care medications like blood clot stabilizers and drugs to lower rapid heart rates.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJCT-FM 89.9 Jacksonville

VIDEO: Troopers are investigating what led up to a multi-car, fiery crash Tuesday morning on the eastbound lanes I-90 near Bellevue Way. The crash happened after 7 a.m. on the East Channel Bridge. At one point it blocked all lanes of traffic and the backup was about four miles long. By 7:45 a.m., crews had the car fires under control.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle