A massive 3-alarm fire tore through a row of homes in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, displacing dozens of residents. Firefighters responded to 71 Montgomery Ave. just before 5 p.m. for reports of a fire in the vacant residential building, according to Newark officials. The fire extended from 71 Montgomery Ave.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Clyde Fire Department performed rescues and evacuations during Hurricane Helene, but flood waters rose to historic levels. Clyde has experienced flooding from Ivan, Frances and Fred. But, it took Helene to reach the Clyde Fire Department and cause damage. “We had five feet of water in our station.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetwork TV 13 Asheville

VIDEO: West Licking Fire District invested more than $400,000 in new heart monitors. It is the only fire department in the state, and one of few in the country, to have this technology. District leaders say it will help save more lives. The new Lifepak 35 made by Stryker has a more durable touchscreen that is waterproof, and it takes 15 different pictures of the heart at a time instead of 12, like the old machines.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBNS-TV CBS 10 Columbus

Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will use air quality sensors, temperature measurements and a national database of 911 emergency medical services calls to evaluate the links between environmental exposures, such as air pollution and temperature, and EMS transports for health emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The University of Arizona Health Sciences

PHOTOS: Tacoma has a roster of historic buildings that serve as reminders of its beginnings and create a sense of place and heritage. However, many buildings from the City of Destiny’s beginnings are just footnotes after they fell over time. Some buildings among them are still the focus of conversations long after disappearing from the landscape.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Sound Talk