A catastrophic fire killed four children and one adult who were trapped in a Queens house Sunday as devastated neighbors watched helplessly. Orange flames licked out from the windows of the two-story house on 208th St. near 112th Ave. in Queens Village when the first 911 call came in at 2:36 p.m. Firefighters battled valiantly, officials and witnesses said, but despite their best efforts, every victim they brought out was dead, including 2-year-old Chayce Green, 9-year-old Rayshawn Matthews and 14-year-old Jada Foxworth.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

An Arkansas volunteer firefighter came to the rescue after a little girl fell out of the back of a bus. His dash camera, running the entire time. In the video, you can see the little girl, and the quick actions he took to save her. The dash camera video from Ryan Ciampoli, a licensed emt and volunteer firefighter for Crawford County.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRG.com

PHOTO - Garland firefighters narrowly avoided injury early Saturday when a drunken driving suspect barreled into their ambulance — but they ran to the man's rescue just the same. Authorities say the brand-new ambulance was parked along Interstate 30 about 2 a.m. after responding to an earlier crash near the Bobtown Road exit, police said.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News

FDNY investigators are focusing on whether a city firefighter from Bethpage who fell five stories to his death in Queens was jolted from a raised fire truck bucket, an official said Friday afternoon. William Tolley, 42, was getting in the bucket or had just gotten in it when the accident occurred, said the official, who was briefed on the preliminary findings of the investigation.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday

As mass shootings become more common, more fire departments are using body armor so crews can more quickly reach people in dangerous situations. East Pierce Fire & Rescue is the latest local agency to order ballistic vests to better protect its firefighters and paramedics. Tacoma Fire has used the vests since the 1990s, and West Pierce Fire & Rescue ordered them in 2013.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News-Tribune