Posted: Jun 8, 2021
A Wisconsin man appears to have broken the world record for most pushups in a year in his effort to raise money for the families of fallen first responders.
Nate Carroll, of Winneconne, completed his 1,500,231st pushup Sunday at the 50-yard line during halftime of the 48th annual Fun City Bowl, a football game between New York City first responders at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
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Posted: Jun 8, 2021
VIDEO: A project in Pueblo more than than two decades in the making is finally complete.
Pueblo's first-ever motorized fire truck has been restored.
The 110-year-old vehicle has helped out in some of the city's most significant emergencies, like the Great Flood of 1921 and the opera house fire of 1922.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 Pueblo
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Posted: Jun 8, 2021
Every year, more than 300,000 people die from cardiac arrest, but a new study could help cut into that number for communities around here.
When your heart stops, time is of the essence, but that doesn’t just go for paramedics getting on scene.
“Good compressions on someone? A maximum of two minutes — a minute, really ideal,” said Rich Burns, Brunswick County’s EMS training coordinator.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington
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Posted: Jun 7, 2021
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Phoenix fire officials say a sixth alarm fire at a recycling yard near 35th Avenue and Buckeye prompted the largest response in the department's history on June 5.
"I can't remember the last time we had a sixth alarm," said Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller. "We've had a couple two, three alarms in the last couple of months, but this is a big one.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix
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Posted: Jun 7, 2021
Firefighters with the Menlo Park Fire Protection District have new technology that helps them navigate through burning buildings and find people twice as fast, according to the Fire Chief.
The technology is called the C-Thru platform. It includes a navigation unit that attaches to the firefighter's helmet and allows them to clearly see objects in a burning building.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland
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