A fire broke out at a Cabarrus County home after an intense lightning storm Thursday night, authorities said. Paul Lof shared video with Channel 9 of the flames shooting through the roof of the house on Fairmeade Drive. Cabarrus County emergency communications said the call for the fire came in just after 8 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte

VIDEO: On the 10th anniversary of the Sikh Temple shooting, a top Fitchburg firefighter remembers the role he played on that harrowing day. “We were fortunate enough to the point that we had a police department and a fire department of paramedics that worked very well together,” current Fitchburg Fire Chief and former Oak Creek Battalion Chief Joe Pulvermacher said after witnessing the aftermath of that unthinkable situation.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

VIDEO: A former firefighter has found a creative way to show his appreciation for first responders, and he does all the work from his bed. “I got into it because I was told I physically couldn’t do it. And can’t is not in my vocabulary.” Meet Michael Olson, a former fighter, who suffered a severe back injury.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBB-TV ABC 13 Panama City

VIDEO: An eight-passenger private plane took off from Lafayette Regional Airport on the morning of Dec. 28, 2019, at around 9:20 a.m. with six people on board. By 9:21 a.m., the plane had crashed near the U.S. Post Office on Feu Follet Road, killing five of the plane’s passengers and sending a total of four people — including the plane crash’s sole survivor — to local hospitals.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJTV CBS 12 Jackson

VIDEO: Emergency crews are rushing to distribute bottled water to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky. The deadly flooding damaged water systems and the availability of clean drinking water is scarce. To make matters worse, forecasters warn that more rain is coming to the region. Here at home, a Bucks County fire department is doing its part to help first responders in Kentucky.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia