A wildfire in Oklahoma City caused several structures and a bridge to burn on Thursday afternoon.

At about 4 p.m., multiple fire crews were called to the area of Reno Avenue and Council Road for a grassfire burning near the OKC Outlets and Lake Overholser.

Sky 5 was over the scene, where at least four structures caught fire. The Oklahoma City Fire Department said at least three of the structures were trailer homes and the fourth was a shed that caught fire near Lake Overholser.

A railroad bridge also broke out in flames due to the wildfire. Union Pacific said it has closed train traffic due to the fire.

“Union Pacific is aware of today’s brush fire near our tracks in the Oklahoma City area. Train traffic is currently stopped as a precaution. The cause of the fire is under investigation by local authorities,” the railroad company said in a statement.

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VIDEO: Each year in the U.S., more than 350,000 people suffer cardiac arrest, and fewer than 10% survive. The primary obstacle is time. When a heart stops, every minute without treatment reduces survival odds by about 10%. Despite decades of medical advances, that survival rate remains stagnant. Now, researchers are testing a first-of-its-kind, high-tech way to close that critical gap.

Drones, once associated with combat zones and fireworks shows, are taking on a new mission: saving lives. “We’ve discovered that the first five minutes matter the most for survival,” Dr. Monique Starks, a physician at Duke University School of Medicine said.

Researchers at Duke Health are testing whether drones can deliver automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, faster than emergency crews can respond. “If we can get treatment within five minutes for a patient with a shockable arrhythmia, survival can be about 50%,” Starks said.

If a bystander uses an AED within two to three minutes, survival rates rise to 70%. However, average ambulance response times range from seven to 12 minutes in urban areas and can exceed 20 minutes in rural communities.

When a 911 call happens, a drone takes off at the same time as paramedics. “Once they arrive, the drone flies at about 200 feet, it lowers to 100 feet, and then it winches the AED safely to the ground,” Starks said.

As the device reaches the ground, a 911 dispatcher guides a bystander through the steps to use it. “The AED drone overview is probably one of the greatest things since sliced bread. I say that because it’s a whole nother level of patient care,” Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. said.

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VIDEO: A nursing home in Rockland gifted their fire department a brand-new, fully equipped SUV as a thank you for rescuing residents during a fire at the facility last November.

Rockland firefighters rescued more than 100 people during a fire at the Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on November 29, 2025.

“Rockland Fire Department responded not only with professionalism, expertise, and disregard for their own safety, but with compassion, patience, leadership, and an incredible commitment to the safety of our residents,” said Todd Funk, Administrator at Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

The SUV joins the department’s fleet of emergency vehicles, and is equipped with radios and other life-saving equipment.

“Our budgets are thin. They are stretched. We aren’t always able to afford the luxuries that make our job that much easier,” said Rockland Fire Chief Scott Duffey.

Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center staff said the firefighters went the extra mile, and even sang to the residents while carrying them out of the building during the fire. No one was hurt.

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Fire officials are investigating after a fire injured a resident and severely damaged a manufactured house in a mobile home park on Wednesday evening. According to the Walla Walla Fire Department, at about 7:13 p.m. on August 13 firefighters responded to a mobile home park on Melrose Street for a reported house fire. Fire officials said crews arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from a manufactured home at the site.

Firefighters said crews jumped into action to get into the home, put out the fire, and look for people injured in the blaze. Officials said the fire was brought under control by 7:39 p.m. No firefighters were injured in the fire, but the resident of the home suffered smoke inhalation. Firefighters said they were treated at the scene then taken to a nearby hospital for further evaluation.

Officials said the fire is estimated to have caused $85,000 worth of damage. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated..

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VIDEO: It wasn’t just active-duty firefighters working to save homes on August 1. As the Old Trails Fire swept through northwest Spokane and tens of thousands of people evacuated, Dean Carr decided to hang back and help.

“So, I threw some jeans on, a long-sleeve T-shirt, and then kind of went looking for work. He recently retired from the Spokane Fire Department after more than 30 years. The wind-driven flames had reached the edge of his neighborhood that backs up to Riverside State Park…and burning embers…were starting spot fires right next to homes,” said Carr. “I let the incident commander was down here. I kinda came down and caught up with him. He and I have known each other for 30-some-odd years and just kind of let him know I was staying and offered whatever help I could provide. And, honestly, he was so occupied he didn’t really have time, so I just kind of went out freelancing a little bit and looking for work.”

And it didn’t take him long to find it. An ember started a neighbor’s hot top cover on fire. The flames had spread to the house and the fence. Dean says he grabbed the garden hose and knocked them down just as the fire had breached the window. “I went through their backyard because by the time I got here you could tell it was right off the corner of their house,” said Carr.

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