A Metro bus caught fire on the 10 Freeway near Boyle Heights Thursday afternoon. Crews have responded to a call of a vehicle fire on the 10 Freeway at North State Street a little before 2 p.m. SkyFOX was over the scene as the Metro Silver Line bus was fully engulfed in flames. It is unknown if there were people inside the bus when the vehicle caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles

The FDNY has been making all the difference in how EMTs and other frontline workers respond to calls. The goal of the department’s diversity training is to make the transgender community feel more comfortable calling 911. The transgender sensitivity training is taught by firefighter Brooke Guinan, who knows what it is like to be on the other side of the uniform, needing the help of emergency services while battling depression.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

PHOTOS: Firefighters have freed a trapped beaver and perhaps bestowed it with a pop music career. Firefighters rescued the critter last week and nicknamed it “Justin Beaver.” Ridgefield firefighters responded to an undisclosed residential property for a report of an animal trapped in water. Photos the firefighters posted on social media show the beaver was stuck in wires.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CT Insider - Metered Site

Local fire departments are expressing concerns about a bill now on the way to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk. Currently, cities and counties in Iowa can decide where fireworks are sold. If the bill becomes law, fireworks stands would be allowed in commercial and industrial zones in every city and county in the state.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCCI-TV CBS 8 Des Moines

Kicking off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the results of a 2021 study that found at any given time, one in five drivers on selected high-crash corridors in New Jersey were driving distracted.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlantic Highlands Herald