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Posted: Oct 7, 2022

VIDEO: 80 people displaced after large fire breaks out at Arizona apartment complex

Crews say 80 people will be displaced after huge apartment fire broke out in north Phoenix on Thursday evening. The flames broke out around 7 p.m. at a complex near Cave Creek Road and Cinnabar Avenue, north of Dunlap Avenue. One man had minor burns, firefighters said. Residents will be taken to temporary housing, but it’s still unknown what sparked the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)
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Posted: Oct 7, 2022

Massachusetts fire department working to restore vintage 1930's truck

VIDEO: The Holyoke Fire Department is working to restore a piece of the city’s history. “Firefighting is steeped in history and tradition and this is our, if you will, this is our connection to our forefathers that were here before us, that build the Holyoke Fire Department to what is today,” said Holyoke Fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGGB-TV ABC 26 Springfield
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Posted: Oct 7, 2022

Firefighters Show Fasting Diets Can Work for Shift Workers

"Time-restricted" eating is a popular way to lose weight, and a new study suggests it can offer shift-workers a way to eat more healthfully. Time-restricted eating is a form of intermittent fasting, where people limit themselves to eating within a certain time window each day. Outside of that window, they swear off everything other than calorie-free drinks.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: US News
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Posted: Oct 7, 2022

New challenge to firefighters during hurricanes: Electric vehicle fires

Florida officials said firefighters working in Hurricane Ian damage zones are encountering a new problem that is proving challenging - electric vehicle fires from corroded batteries. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer & State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis took to social media Thursday to show the response by North Collier Fire Rescue to an EV that caught fire in the middle of a busy roadway.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX Weather
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Posted: Oct 7, 2022

Former Ohio Buckeye football player turned firefighter living a life of service

For former running back Antonio Pittman, it's not the gridiron fueling his game anymore. He's traded in that sport for a spot with the Columbus Division of Fire. "It's a really, really, great job. I mean that from the bottom of my heart," Pittman said. ABC6/FOX 28 first spoke with Pittman about being a Columbus firefighter back in 2020, when he first started.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYX-TV FOX 28 Columbus
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