Thursday, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) President and Board Chair, Chief Donna Black, testified before the Research & Technology Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to support the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program, and the U.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Flames poured out of the second and third windows of an abandoned rowhome, lighting the early morning sky. Crews from multiple fire engines rushed inside, but within minutes the interior of the building collapsed, killing three firefighters and badly wounding a fourth. It was the Baltimore City Fire Department's worst on-duty loss of life since the mid 1950s.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

VIDEO: Police agencies across central Ohio are looking for thieves who have been busting into cars owned by firefighters while they are on duty keeping communities safe. Two suspects were captured on security camera outside Concord Township Fire Station No. 341 on Dublin Road shortly before midnight on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYX-TV ABC/FOX/MyNetworkTV 6 Columbus

VIDEO: With the variety of accident-avoidance technology now available on passenger cars, there is growing interest in making it mandatory on the big rig trucks that travel the highways each day. It's the kind of thing that could have made a difference in a tragic accident more than 40 years ago that changed California's rules of the road.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

At least one teenager has been hospitalized after an early-morning house fire in Tacoma. The teenager was transported to Harborview Medical Center (HMC), but no information was available on their condition or gender. HMC is the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and verified burn center in the state of Washington.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle