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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

VIDEO: Flames engulf California yacht club; 2 firefighters injured

Two firefighters were injured while battling flames that engulfed a yacht club that has been a local landmark in Marina del Rey for decades. The fire was reported around 11:30 p.m. Monday at the California Yacht Club on Admiralty Way, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Fire crews arrived on scene to heavy fire and smoke billowing from the building, and it was quickly upgraded to a 2nd alarm fire before it was eventually extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

Massachusetts fire captain has written a children's Christmas book promoting fire safety

"Twas the night before Christmas in the firehouse, not an alarm bell ringing, not one fire to douseā€¦" Thus begins "A Firehouse's Night Before Christmas," a modern-day, safety-oriented retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," by Northborough and Maynard firefighter Michael Parr.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Metro West Daily News - Metered Site
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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

New York building collapse: 2 injuries reported as cleanup, investigation begins

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Firefighters scoured a mound of rubble to ensure no one was trapped Monday evening after a corner of a seven-story Bronx apartment building collapsed, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves and a convenience store partly buried under bricks and wood. The collapse happened at 1915 Billingsley Terrace near West Burnside Avenue in the Morris Heights neighborhood around 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York City
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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

Firefighters in one Colorado city now using wristband tool to better communicate with hospitals

VIDEO: Colorado Springs firefighters are reflecting on how to better communicate with local hospitals after Club Q. 11 News spoke with the Colorado Springs Fire Department one year after Club Q, which has rolled out a tracking technology by Pulsara. Firefighters put wristbands on patients, connecting to an app, which gives real-time information to hospitals so medical staff can prepare.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs
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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

One displaced, 4 cats dead after kitchen fire in north Spokane

VIDEO: A kitchen fire in north Spokane left one person displaced and four cats dead Monday afternoon. According to the Spokane Fire Department (SFD), a stovetop fire escalated into a kitchen fire around 1:54 p.m. on Dec. 11. SFD was told someone in the 6800 block of North Atlantic Ave came home to black smoke filling their apartment.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane
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