VIDEO: Many St. Augustine first responders are back home with their families after a very busy week. The St. Augustine Fire Chief says they had 26 rescues during Hurricane Ian. One St. Augustine firefighter, Hardus Oberholzer, was part of many of those dangerous missions. He says the department has a saying: "The more risk, the more you save.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News

October is Fire Prevention Month and the man behind Ingram’s ‘Fire Department Chronicles” is sharing tips to keep your family safe as we head into the fall and winter months. Firefighter and paramedic Jason Patton joined Action News 5's Andrew Douglas at the digital desk to talk how being fire safe can support first responders.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMC-TV NBC 5 Memphis

PHOTOS: Firefighters in Newtown Square staged their own sequel to the movie “National Treasure” recently as they retrieved and opened a decades-old time capsule that had resided in the cornerstone of their old station for over 45 years and contained many items from 1916. In 1965, the company’s original fire station on Newtown Street Road was knocked down and from that wreckage firefighters retrieved a time capsule that was placed there in 1916.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Times - Metered Site

The Memphis Fire Department chief is calling for action after two firefighters were struck and injured by a driver Sunday morning on I-240 & Kerr Avenue. Memphis Fire Chief Gina Sweat said she wants harsher penalties to be handed down for motorists who cause these accidents. “Firetrucks are big and red, and they have a lot of lights.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMC-TV NBC 5 Memphis

A two-alarm fire in Kelso brought a multi-agency response to battle the house fire Sunday night. Fire officials say they were called to the 100 Block of Vision Drive Sunday at 8:45 p.m. Residents told firefighters that a fire started in a garbage can and then spread to the house. Residents were able to evacuate, but one man went back inside to retrieve his dog.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland