Over the weekend firefighters from around Maryland are coming together to Ocean City for their annual conference. One item on the agenda is voting to rename the Maryland State Firemen’s Association to Maryland State Firefighter’s Association. 44 state fire-fighting organizations have legally changed their names to be gender inclusive.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDVM-TV 25 Hagerstown

VIDEO: A new firetruck in Statesville won’t be putting out fires anytime soon. In fact, it’s not even part of the fire department. A brewery in town has manufactured its own fire engine to help quench the thirst of beer enthusiasts. The owner of Red Buffalo Brewing Company in Downtown Statesville wanted to expand his business without buying another brick-and-mortar location.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHZY-TV FOX 46 Belmont

Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes over a 10-month period involving vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 with Teslas, according to statistics released Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weight them by the number of vehicles from each manufacturer that use the systems, or how many miles those vehicles traveled.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

Junior firefighters are one step closer to having access to improved training after the House unanimously approved a bill by Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) to prepare junior firefighters for becoming full firefighters. “Volunteer fire companies across the nation, and right here in Pennsylvania, are facing staff shortages that is projected to only get worse if nothing is done,” Ecker, a former junior firefighter, said.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg

Yakima Firefighters (YFD) were at it again early this morning after a garage caught on fire. According to the Yakima Firefighters IAFF Facebook page, at 4:30 am this morning, YFD responded to a structure fire on the 1100 Block of Folsom Ave. Fire officials say when crews arrived, a detached 2-car garage was on fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima