PHOTOS: More than 2,000 residents are under an evacuation order after a large fire broke out at an Indiana recycling plant on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Any resident within a half-mile radius of the plant in Richmond, Indiana, has been ordered to evacuate due to the "large industrial fire," local officials said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: A legacy FDNY firefighter took his final ride with his Brooklyn firehouse after 40 years on the job. Throughout his career, 65-year-old Robert Thomas broke barriers and turned his job into a family affair. "I said when I'm leaving I'm going to have claw marks on the floor," Robert Thomas said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: A new alerting system has been installed across all Spokane Valley Fire Department stations, with the goal of reducing response times and improving overall firefighter health. “It’s easy when you love the job. We love what we do, certainly there are stressors,” SVFD Station 7 Firefighter/Paramedic Jeff Smetzler said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

VIDEO: Like many states, Texas still faces a shortage of people in emergency medical services. As a way to help get more to join the field, Acadian Ambulance is offering a short 11-day, entry-level course. “The more credentialed individuals that we have on the street means that there’s more trucks on the street.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

A November investigation by the United States Department of Labor has uncovered that a Pennsylvania Dollar General willfully exposed workers to dangerous safety standards. The store, located in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, subjected workers to safety hazards that included blocked emergency exit routes and electrical panels.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJET-TV ABC 24 Erie