Thomas Pomplin was 28 when he died from the effects of overheating and exhaustion from fighting the Storm’s Cedar Tub and Pail Factory fire in Nyack in July 1854. He died eight days later. It is believed that he was the first line of duty death of a firefighter in Rockland County, but because he was black, that designation never happened.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mid Hudson News

When the alarm sounds for an emergency, blood pressure among firefighters often soars, according to preliminary research funded by the American Heart Association and presented at the Association's Scientific Sessions 2021. The meeting will be fully virtual, Saturday, November 13 through Monday, November 15, 2021, and is a premier global exchange of the latest scientific advancements, research and evidence-based clinical practice updates in cardiovascular science for health care professionals worldwide.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Medical Life Sciences

Emergency response agencies across Missouri now have a goal of clearing an accident scene on state highways in less than 90 minutes. A handful of other states already have something similar in place, like Washington, Florida, and Tennessee. The goal is to have the roadway clear 90 minutes after a first responder arrives on the scene.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City

The Sunnyside Firefighters challenged Fire District 5 to a mustache off this no shave November to promote men's health. The firefighters have all chipped in money and the winners of the best and worst mustache will get to donate that money to the charity of their choice which promotes men's health. Anthony Oaks a firefighter with Fire District 5 says this is the first time he has grown out his mustache so it's come with some complications.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland

Two people are dead after a fire broke out inside an Olympia home Friday morning. Olympia firefighters and crews from the McLane Black Lake Fire Department were called to the home in the area of French Road Northwest at 2:16 a.m. The fire was reported by a neighbor who investigated after he heard what he believed to be the sound of breaking glass.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle