VIDEO: New York City Council approved a bill Thursday requiring the FDNY to give bulletproof vests to EMTs. Supporters say it's necessary as threats against first responders intensify. Natasha Nembhard joined the FDNY first as an EMT and now as a paramedic in Brooklyn because she loves to help people.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Two medics were rushed to a hospital Thursday night after their ambulance flipped and crashed into a restaurant in southwest Houston. It happened a little after 10:30 p.m. when the Houston Fire Department was called to a motor vehicle accident on S Gessner near Westpark Tollway. It’s unclear what exactly caused the crash, but officers with the Houston Police Department said it appears the private ambulance was headed southbound on Gessner when it changed lanes and hit a restaurant’s exterior before flipping.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Eighteen people were displaced after a fire tore through a multi-family apartment complex in Tacoma Wednesday evening. According to the Tacoma Fire Department (TPD), crews responded to a report of a fire around 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Westwood Square Apartment complex on the 8800 block of Pacific Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: You may know what to do in case of an emergency, but does your child know what to do? Safety measures like knowing how to escape in case of a fire can mean life or death. It's why the Spokane Fire Department was at Finch Elementary earlier on Wednesday, teaching kids what to do in case of an emergency, doing it inside of their brand-new fire safety house.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Benton County Fire Protection District 2 is celebrating its 75th birthday with an open house event on April 27. BCFD2's birthday event will be at Station 210 located at 130 Dale Ave. in Benton City from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Families are invited to spend time with BCFD2, eat hot dogs and cupcakes and check out fire apparatus.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now