Posted: Jun 1, 2021
VIDEO: Firefighters put out a massive blaze at a warehouse in Huntington Park on Monday night, officials said.
The fire was reported around 8:29 p.m. at a shoe factory located at Salt Lake Avenue and E. Gage Avenue, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
Aerial video from Sky5 showed heavy fire and smoke could be seen emanating from the commercial structure.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles
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VIDEO: Eight years ago on Monday, the Houston Fire Department endured its darkest day in history.
The Southwest Inn fire and building collapse eventually claimed the lives of five firefighters, and it was the single deadliest day for the Houston Fire Department.
Their fellow firefighters gather at the site each year to make sure the fallen lost that day in 2013 aren't forgotten.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
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VIDEO: Greensboro firefighters are taking a significant step toward restoring a tradition that honors colleagues who have died.
The inspiration centers around the Firemen’s monument in Green Hill Cemetery.
“We’ve got so much that we take for granted just like this statue here. A lot of the firemen were not even familiar with it or really knew what the history of it was,” Retired Battalion Chief Carl Eller said.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point
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Posted: Jun 1, 2021
Newark firefighters will be dispatched to all life-threatening calls beginning this weekend, officials announced Friday — a change that prompted the city’s fire and police unions to raise concerns about training, equipment and compensation.
University Hospital will continue to provide ambulance services to the city, but firefighters will also be dispatched in life-threatening situations.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Journal
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PHOTO: A large mural honoring a firefighter and other Detroit public employees who died from COVID-19 has been unveiled next to a fire station.
Capt. Franklin Williams of the fire department dominates the painting. But there are images of a bus driver who made an emotional plea for protection from COVID-19 before he caught the virus, and 5-year-old girl Skylar Herbert, who was the daughter of a firefighter and police officer.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit
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