It’s about being in the right place at the right time. Members of the Edmonton Huskies junior football team sprang into action Sunday night when their bus fell at the scene of a motorcycle crash in Saskatchewan. The motorcycle collided with a deer just before 6:00 p.m. CST, about fourRead More →
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The engineering department at Texas Tech University traveled to the Lubbock Firefighter Training Center to gain first-hand experience as a firefighter for their latest project. Suman Chowdhury, of the engineering department at Texas Tech, says the project isn’t actually for a note, it’s about firefighter safety.Read More →
| If you are a fan of ABC Nathan Fillion-to highlight The recruit then you are probably thinking that there is no such thing as a “special” episode in the popular series. I mean, they are all special, right? But we still mark this one as special because it featuresRead More →
A firefighter who was at the forefront of his brigade’s “values†campaign was fired after making explicit jokes at a team-building event. A court hearing heard how laureate Richard Holden, 46, spoke out against bullying and even dedicated his time to raising funds for mental health charities and other goodRead More →
The loss to Center Grove in the 2020 Class 6A State Championship game has left the college football players at Westfield High School begging for more. “Winning state has been a dream of ours for a long time, and going all the way and not winning definitively has left teammatesRead More →
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – If local first responders are overwhelmed by an emergency or disaster, they call the South Carolina Urban Search and Rescue Team. But that team said they are looking for money to keep their operations going every year. “We’re funding it as best we can, and it’sRead More →
No bottle line. No subscription sale. The Vernon Vipers U15 Level 2 hockey team spent Saturday, October 30 raising money for the team by getting resourceful and helping out a neighborhood in Vernon. The Vipers team, coached by Vernon firefighter Jodie Bradley, organized a Firesmart Yardwork fundraiser, a brainchild ofRead More →
For many longtime and seasonal residents of the North, it’s not hard to remember Clayton as a much more sleepy place than it is today. But for much of the past 30 years, civic leaders and business owners have worked to reimagine and invigorate the waterfront community, so it’s nowRead More →
Colorado’s Liberal Democrat Joe Neguse and Conservative Republican Lynn Cheney have a common cause close to their hearts: caring for wildland firefighters. The strange political couple wrote an editorial Wednesday in The Hill, a Washington, DC outlet, about their plan to increase wages and benefits for those increasingly called uponRead More →
MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Elected officials, city managers and public safety professionals from Balch Springs, Mesquite, Seagoville and Sunnyvale will share their plan to meet the public’s mental health response needs. One of the first major collaborations between several cities in Dallas County, the group will speak on October 26Read More →
Season 5 of ‘SEAL Team’ may have started off with a bang, but the final episode is guaranteed to leave you feeling emotional. Entitled “Nine Ten”, Episode 3 invites the team to reflect on where they were during the 9/11 attacks, telling how it shaped their choices, their decisions andRead More →
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A search is underway for a bone marrow donor for a retired New York hero firefighter who worked at Ground Zero. Retired FDNY firefighter Brian Kevan contributed to the search and recovery efforts at the Twin Towers site for months. “Over time it has become moreRead More →
The Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is actively recruiting duty firefighters at all of its duty fire stations, including Ashfield. There, Carl Tolley is one of the firefighters who encourage others to join in saying it’s a great way for people to “help their own communityâ€. The only requirement toRead More →
LEMONT, IL – After more than a year of training, Lemont Fire Protection District firefighter Rami ElShareif and his K-9 partner Magnus received their national certification as a research team in disaster. ElShareif and Magnus trained with the state’s Task Force 1 urban search and rescue team for several monthsRead More →
Christopher Candito in court on Friday by: David Charns Posted: Oct 14, 2021 / 6:42 PM PDT / Update: Oct 14, 2021 / 6:55 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Former North Las Vegas firefighter charged with providing the drugs that led to his wife’s overdose death and trading drugsRead More →
Lifeguards are rightly honored for their exploits – especially after a summer of tough rips and daring rescues on the Jersey Shore – but in Seaside Heights, there’s another layer of protection for those struggling in the waves. . The Seaside Heights Water Rescue Team, part of the Seaside HeightsRead More →
By Jay Gearan | Corresponding On the golf course, Oakmont Regional’s Ryan Shea is never in a rush. He plays patiently and deliberately. “I am very methodical in my shots and I take my time. When I slow things down my game falls into place, â€said Shea, senior captain andRead More →
Captain Phil Hasier of the Merrillville Fire Department reads a chapter from “Charlotte’s Web” to students at Iddings Elementary School as part of… MERRILLVILLE – The Merrillville Fire Department and a local elementary school are teaming up to teach students and families the benefits of reading aloud and show howRead More →
The Waco Fire Department is launching an EMS bike team on Wednesday, to provide faster, more efficient emergency services during special events. The fire department will field four Cannondale Trail mountain bikes, each bike will be fitted with life-saving trauma equipment such as automated external defibrillators, oxygen and bandages. BicyclesRead More →
The pandemic has suspended many ceremonies and the activities of the Corsicana firefighters are no exception. Every day, a myriad of calls come in, ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary. Many of these calls have been linked to a pandemic in recent years. However, Corsicana Fire Rescue was ableRead More →
AN ANDOVER crew manager took part in the London Marathon today (Sunday 3 October) as part of a Hampshire fire team. The On The Run team tackled the grueling 26-mile course dressed in a firefighter’s costume, on behalf of charities close to their hearts: The Fire Fighters Charity; Parkinson’s UnitedRead More →
Jalisa Pinnix didn’t always know she wanted to be a firefighter, but she grew up in awe of her mother, Jacqueline Pinnix and all the stories she would tell her about her work in the emergency medical services industry (EMS ). Therefore, when she found out that there were openings,Read More →
Members of the Jiujiang Fire and Rescue Team assist with flood relief efforts along Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province in July 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A team of 1,075 firefighters have been honored as role models by the publicity department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee forRead More →
Covington firefighter Stu Johnson slipped out of his Air-Pak and bent down, sweat literally streaming down his forehead and hitting the tiled floor. Covington Fire Lt. Mike Davis, left, urges firefighter Stu Johnson as they prepare for Sunday’s fight for the aerial climb (photos provided) He was hot and hisRead More →