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Posted: Jul 26, 2021

Explosive Fire Rips Through New Jersey Apartment Complex, Displaces 75 Residents

VIDEOS: An explosion rocked a New Jersey apartment building Friday afternoon as fire department crews raced to put out flames shooting out of the structure. A multi-level apartment building in Carteret had heavy smoke and tall flames shooting out from much of the roof by 2 p.m. At one point an explosion could be seen in the middle of the roof and the top floor of the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York
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Posted: Jul 26, 2021

Montana man preserves and restores firefighting history

VIDEO: You don’t have to be in Howie Schneider’s presence long to realize he’s a firefighter with more than 30 years of service. The family portraits give it away, as most of the Schneiders wear fire suits for a living. He’s the third generation and spent more than 10 years at the Los Angeles Fire Department, where his grandfather started.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVQ-TV CBS 2 Billings
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Posted: Jul 26, 2021

Another Firefighter's Car Stolen Outside a DC Firehouse — This Time at Gunpoint

VIDEO: For a second time this week, a D.C. firefighter has been the victim of car theft while on duty serving the public, but this time, it was an armed carjacking. “It’s extremely frustrating for people that are trying to help other people to have this happen to them,” D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC
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Posted: Jul 26, 2021

Minnesota lawmakers celebrate high-rise sprinkler bill, plan to push for funding

On the day before Thanksgiving in 2019, a fire tore through the 14th floor of Cedar High Apartments in Minneapolis. Five people died in the fire. State fire marshals determined sprinklers could've prevented the tragedy. It led to calls for changes to state and federal law. The high-rise apartment building, however, still doesn’t have sprinklers in every unit.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Minneapolis
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Posted: Jul 26, 2021

9/11 Traveling Memorial makes its way to Wyoming

PHOTOS: The 9/11 Traveling Memorial has made its way to downtown Cheyenne. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, along with Carpet One have done their part in bringing the traveling memorial to Cheyenne to honor the brave heroes that lost their live after providing their courageous rescue efforts as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the events of 9/11.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGAB-AM 650 Orchard Valley
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