VIDEOS: Firefighters battled a multi-alarm blaze in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section on Sunday night and saved a neighborhood bar from catching fire. The call came in just before 10 p.m. for a massive fire showing from a vacant three-story warehouse located near the intersection of Melvale and Tioga streets.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

New York City municipal workers have rushed to get COVID-19 vaccinations in recent days, raising the group’s overall coverage to 91% through Saturday evening. But progress has stalled among key workforces such as first responders and sanitation workers, and enforcement of the mandate begins on Monday.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gothamist.com

More than 100 local firefighters and a team of emergency technicians gathered recently at Heiman Holsteins outside Chili for a training exercise tailored to the unique challenges of farm-site rescues. Organizers described the goal of the training exercise as twofold. The first was to prepare emergency workers for situations that only occur on private farm properties.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Country Today - Metered Site

PHOTOS: The antique, horse-drawn steam engine inside the Yantic Fire Engine Co.'s headquarters bay can't match its modern counterparts when it comes to mobility or pure gallon-pumping power, but it sure does look pretty. After a three-year repair and refurbishment process, the department’s 1891 Silsby Steam Engine is back home in all its nickel-plated glory, with fresh paint, newly upholstered seats and modern coils of hose.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Norwich Bulletin

An Anacortes man has a new wheelchair ramp at his home thanks to a new Anacortes Fire Department program and department firefighters. “It’s something pretty simple, but it sure meant a lot to him,” Anacortes firefighter and paramedic Steve Monrad said of the ramp. Under a program launched in July, Monrad is the department’s first community paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Go Anacortes