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Posted: Jun 13, 2022

Man arrested after starting fire at Satanic Temple in Massachusetts

VIDEO: People inside the Satanic Temple said they got notifications on their phones from their doorbell camera. Someone was on the porch, and the video showed he was lighting the place on fire. The video showed a man walking from Bridge Street onto the property at about 10 p.m. Friday. In the video, the man walked onto the porch, dropped a backpack and started pouring flammable liquid, according to police.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston
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Posted: Jun 13, 2022

Ohio communities creating a 'first' to protect EMS personnel at crash scenes

A collaboration between three Butler County communities is the first in the region to provide a vehicle to be used exclusively to protect first responders at crash scenes. West Chester Township, Monroe and Liberty Township have agreed to terms of a memorandum of understanding establishing a traffic incident management safety unit that would be dispatched to crash scenes whenever requested.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Metered Site
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Posted: Jun 13, 2022

Virginia fire department teams with a research university to help overcome language barriers

Responding to a fire or medical emergency often results in tense moments for firefighters as well as anyone who has called 911 for help if there is a language barrier. The situation can become overwhelming and scary for anyone who doesn’t understand what is going on and can’t provide information. That’s the type of scenario that Richmond Fire Department Battalion Chief Bailey Martin hopes to rectify by getting help from the Virginia Commonwealth University Community Action Council and council member Anita Nadal, an assistant professor in the VCU School of World Studies and faculty fellow for community engagement in the College of Humanities and Sciences.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: VCU News
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Posted: Jun 13, 2022

Illinois citizens recall impact of Chemtool fire a year later

Jeremy Oster awoke the morning of June 14, 2021 as his wife told him to go outside. What greeted him was a startling sight he would not soon forget. “There were pieces of black debris 5 inches long throughout my yard and I could see the burning Chemtool plant,” Oster recalled. “I thought at first we were under attack.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site
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Posted: Jun 13, 2022

Thousands to get fire proof trashcans after baby girl dies in North Carolina apartment fire sparked by trash overflow

Thousands of renters across the state will soon be getting new trashcans — with new regulations taking effect next month for valet trash services and new building codes aimed at reducing fire hazards. This comes after a deadly fire at the Aurella Cary Apartments in March, which was caused when cardboard and trash caught fire in the breezway.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh
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