VIDEOS: Firefighters in Eau Claire are trading their helmets for bouquets this Valentine’s Day weekend, delivering flowers door-to-door as part of a 15-year partnership that helps provide warm coats for children in the community.

The Eau Claire Firefighter Community Charity has teamed with Eau Claire Floral for the annual Valentine’s delivery program. This year, 10 firefighters are volunteering their time to hand-deliver arrangements throughout the weekend.

Genny Hay, who has owned Eau Claire Floral since 2008, said the partnership began when a firefighter approached her about bringing the program to the Eau Claire area.

“The city that he used to firefight in, they did the same thing,” Hay said. “So, he wanted to bring it to the Eau Claire area. So, I just jumped on the chance to have the opportunity to have the firefighters help us deliver and the extra just fun element for Valentine’s deliveries of it.” The flower shop typically handles a few hundred deliveries but expects that number to double this Valentine’s Day due to the firefighter delivery option.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: An 11-year-old girl with autism was rescued on Wednesday after she ended up dangerously close to freezing water at Bramble Park, prompting an urgent response from Cincinnati firefighters.

Cincinnati Fire Department Rescue 9 responded, with Lt. Collin Grove overseeing crews at the park. “When we hear somebody’s in the water, we’re going to step things up a little bit,” Grove said.

He described the terrain crews faced: “We had about a 20-foot-tall ravine, and at the bottom of the ravine was the child, who had maybe a two-foot-wide path between the steep hill and the water.”

Firefighter Taylor Kuhlmann, with Cincinnati Fire Department Rescue 9, said crews could see the girl when they arrived but had concerns about the conditions.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two people are presumed dead and two others were injured after a house fire in Stevens County. According to Stevens County Fire District 2, the fire was reported around 3 a.m. Wednesday at a home in the 6700 block of Springdale Hunters Road, outside Hunters between Davenport and Kettle Falls. Firefighters arrived to find the house fully engulfed in flames.

Crews said that six people were living in the home. Two were not injured, two were taken to the hospital and two others were missing and are presumed dead, according to firefighters. Fire District 2 said that the house was still smoldering and too hot for crews to enter as of Thursday. Firefighters have been mopping up hot spots since Wednesday.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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One person appearing to be catching a wild and dangerous ride on the back of an American Medical Response Ambulance (AMR) was caught on camera. This all happened on eastbound I-90 near Altamont and Freya. “Person jumped onto the back of the ambulance and now refusing to get off,” a dispatcher said. A person was seen clinging to the back of an AMR ambulance on I-90, while it’s still dark outside.

“They said they never saw anyone on the back,” the dispatcher said. “They were just calling as precautionary.” During this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it highway spectacle… A spokesperson from AMR said no patient was inside the vehicle at the time. They say if a patient had been inside, they would have continued care while pulling over.

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Jason Witmier, the new FAMA president for 2026, emphasizes the importance of teamwork and gradual change in the fire apparatus industry, highlighting challenges in navigating information and opinions.

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