The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released a new report, “Fatal Firefighter Injuries in the U.S. in 2022”, which showed a total of 96 on-duty U.S. firefighter fatalities in 2022. Of these deaths, 51 were volunteer firefighters, 38 were career firefighters, six were contractors for federal or state land management agencies, and one was a full-time federal land management employee.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sierra Sun Times

The legacy of Darien-EMS Post 53 is a long one for many of the teenagers who staff it. “Growing up in Darien, you've known what Post is since you were a little kid,” 15-year-old Marin Nehro, a first-year volunteer, said. “Most of the people in here have wanted to do it for a really long time.” For the past 53 years, teenagers like Nehro have provided the town of Darien with much of its emergency medical service, helping deliver babies, navigate a global pandemic and provide lifesaving care to their community.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Darien Times - Metered Site

VIDEO: For a second year in a row, the Horry County Fire Rescue team was designated as a Fire Safe South Carolina community. Fire Safe South Carolina is a Palmetto state original. The program is not only designed to teach the public how to stay safe, but to also get firefighters into the communities they serve.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBF-TV NBC 32 Myrtle Beach

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A hailstorm rained down on people attending a concert at Red Rocks Wednesday night. Large hail stones pummeled concertgoers just before 9:30 p.m., sending seven people to the hospital. That was before performer Louis Tomlinson took the stage, and the concert had to be canceled. "It started like an instant.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

PHOTO: King County International Airport-Boeing Field (KCIA) will be the first airport in the nation to receive a Striker Volterra 6x6 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) hybrid electric fire engine after finalizing purchase details yesterday with Oshkosh Airport Products, a division of Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: King County