Firefighting is a strenuous and stressful job. The post-traumatic stress disorder rate among firefighters is estimated to be higher than the rate in the military. As of Jan. 1, there is a state law in Tennessee that can help firefighters get better while still getting paid. The James "Dustin" Samples Act honors Samples, a Cleveland, Tennessee firefighter who bravely fought PTSD on the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville

Close to 50,000 massage guns sold in the United States have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday. The recall involves Homedics' "Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers," which can overheat while charging. The CPSC said there have been 17 reports of the massage guns overheating, with one report of a consumer suffering a burnt thumb.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NECN

Just three days into the New Year, Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins says the fire department has had a busy start to 2024 due to vacant building fires. Two of those fires were in large vacant buildings. One was near Northgate on Tuesday and the other was on New Year's Day in Seattle's First Hill Neighborhood.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:57:34 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: Firefighters battled a massive fire at the South Florida home of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. at the home in the 16000 block of Berkshire Court in a gated community in Southwest Ranches. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed heavy smoke coming from the mansion as crews poured water onto it and firefighters cut holes into sections of the roof.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

PHOTOS: Just six decades ago, you had a better chance of surviving a gunshot wound during the Vietnam War than by being treated in an ambulance on the way to the hospital in the U.S. It's hard to imagine American cities without the blaring, screeching presence of ambulances, but in fact, emergency response services are a relatively new phenomenon.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Clinton Chronicle