State Farm would like to congratulate the 100 volunteer fire departments selected to receive a $10,000 grant to purchase equipment that will help enhance safety, communications and operations for their departments. Volunteer fire departments play a critical role in the protection of communities across the country, especially in small towns and rural areas.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Good Neighbor Stories

VIDEO: A Baltimore firefighter made a special South Florida stop to share how he survived a terrifying emergency. He said a simple technique saved him, and now it’s just one of several lifesaving lessons local firefighters are learning. It was January 2022 when firefighter John McMaster and many others from his department were responding to a building fire when the structure collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

On September 29th, according to the Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDonald a fire began on the roof of BioLab, a manufacturer of pool and spa products in Conyers, GA. In the seven years she’s been on the job, this is the third incident of fire there. During a September 29th news conference, the County Emergency Management Agency made a statement that the fire was caused by “a malfunctioning sprinkler head”.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Sprinkler Association

PHOTOS: A man is in custody and has been charged with DUI after the vehicle he was driving erupted into flames early Friday morning on I-5, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). WSDOT traffic cameras captured a burning RAV4 on the shoulder of I-5 in Everett near 73rd Street East a little before 2 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

PHOTOS: On Wednesday afternoon, a shiny new fire engine rolled off the Tahlequah ferry dock, bound for its new home at Vashon Island Fire & Rescue’s Station 55 at Bank Road. At the station, Vashon’s firefighters and EMTs were waiting in formation to greet the rig — and once it was parked, eagerly swarmed around, atop, and inside it, checking out all its features.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber