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Posted: Feb 9, 2021

Hypothermia, rising tide among dangers as Florida firefighters rescue man from river

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Jacksonville firefighters saved a 27-year-old man in a dramatic rescue Saturday evening in the St. Johns River, hoisting him out of the water after his car fell over the Dames Point Bridge. Photos from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department show a captain harnessing the man as crews on the bridge pulled him to safety.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV News 4 Jacksonville
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Posted: Feb 9, 2021

A decade later, deadly Pennsylvania gas explosion continues to spur safety changes, haunt neighbors

PHOTOS: The emptiness across the block still unsettles Elsa Reyes after midnight, when she returns from work to her North 13th Street home in Allentown. During the first five years Reyes lived on the east side of the 500 block, eight row homes stood across the street. Her son Joel would walk to school with a girl, Katherine Cruz, who lived at 542 N.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Morning Call - Metered Site
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Posted: Feb 9, 2021

VIDEO: Oklahoma fire crews climb on top of cars to reach patients trapped in wreckage

As first responders are busy reporting to multiple accidents across the metro, officials say the cold temperatures and slick spots are wreaking havoc on rescue efforts. Batt. Chief Benny Fulkerson, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, told KFOR that crews had already responded to 32 wrecks before 8:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma
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Posted: Feb 9, 2021

Bellevue Firefighter Retires After 30 Years Of Service

After 30 years of service to the community, Firefighter Greg Wilson worked his final shift over the weekend, according to the Bellevue Fire Department. Hired in early 1991, Wilson completed his probation, and his first permanent assignment was at Fire Station 5. According to the department, this was followed by a long-term assignment at Station 2.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellevue Patch
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Posted: Feb 9, 2021

Clark-Cowlitz fire crews get creative to extinguish fire

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue crews had to get creative to extinguish a fire that broke out just before 2 p.m. on Monday. The home was located next to Interstate 5 at the Lewis River Bridge near Woodland. Fire officials said they had a tough time reaching the home because of a muddy driveway that was too steep for regular fire engines.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland
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