Fire scorches Huntington Park fire station, but no injuries are reported
Firefighters at Huntington Park's Fire Station No. 164 bravely fought a fire in their own burning station, receiving support from surrounding firefighters. [ more ]
Woman taken to hospital following fire in a converted house
Fire in a converted house caused damage to a first-floor flat, resulting in a woman hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Firefighters recommend home safety checks for avoiding fire hazards. [ more ]
10 Freeway in downtown L.A. shut down indefinitely following fire
The 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles has been shut down indefinitely after two wooden pallet yards caught fire, causing damage to an overpass and destroying multiple vehicles, including a fire truck.
Firefighters and heavy equipment operators responded to the scene to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby commercial buildings.
Hazmat teams are waiting on firefighters to finish mopping up the area. [ more ]
Leisure centre shut after 'chemicals' found - man taken to hospital
A leisure centre in Harold Hill was closed temporarily after chemicals were found on site by firefighters.
Firefighters identified chemicals in a bucket in the plant room and took precautionary measures to check for elevated readings of chemical substances. [ more ]
Age exception could open up FDNY test to 300 EMTs, paramedics in NYC
EMTs and paramedics with dreams of becoming an FDNY firefighter are pushing for a one-time age extension to take the test.Paul Martinka Hundreds of emergency medical technicians with dreams of fighting fires aged out of the opportunity in 2020 when the last promotional test was postponed due to the pandemic.
Dog rescued after falling through ice on frozen lake in Dulwich, prompting warning to owners
A dog named Ponzo was rescued by firefighters after falling through ice on a frozen-over lake in south London. Ponzo was chasing something when she ran out across the boating lake and became stranded on an island in the middle of the water. Firefighters had to break through the ice and paddle across the water in an inflatable boat to rescue her. [ more ]
1 Dead Among at Least 9 Shot in Shooting in Illinois Parking Lot
At least nine people were shot, one fatally, in a shooting just after midnight Sunday in Willowbrook, Ill., southwest of Chicago, fire officials said.Around 12:30 a.m., shots were fired during some kind of celebration with hundreds of people in a shopping mall's parking lot on Route 83, near Honeysuckle Rose Lane, in DuPage County, said Joe Ostrander, a battalion chief with the Tri-State Fire Protection District.
Firefighters' turnout gear - the heavy clothing they don before fighting a fire - is essential protective equipment.But the textiles that make the clothing fireproof carry hazards of their own.A May report published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology concludes that " forever chemicals " known as PFAS - some linked to cancer - are present in textiles commonly used in the gear.
Deadnaming Children Would Be Allowed Under School Policy
For almost two years, the province of New Brunswick has had a policy that required teachers to use the preferred names and genders of schoolchildren.But under a new policy introduced by the provincial leader, Premier Blaine Higgs, teachers must get the permission of parents if the child is under the age of 16.
Deadnaming Children Would Be Allowed Under School Policy
For almost two years, the province of New Brunswick has had a policy that required teachers to use the preferred names and genders of schoolchildren.But under a new policy introduced by the provincial leader, Premier Blaine Higgs, teachers must get the permission of parents if the child is under the age of 16.
An out-of-control fire was advancing rapidly toward a logging road on Tuesday afternoon, tearing through Canada's immense and highly flammable boreal forest with a force and intensity bewildering to a team of French firefighters.Surrounded by thick smoke, a handful of them headed into the forest to search for water.
At Least 4 Killed as Storm Batters Brazil With Heavy Rain
A winter storm slammed the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul with torrential rain on Friday, killing four people, leaving nine missing and prompting a helicopter search and rescue for victims wading in flooded neighborhoods, the authorities said.The storm system that struck the country was an extra-tropical cyclone.
Man accused of starting Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite is arrested
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A 71-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of arson for igniting the massive Oak fire in Mariposa County last year that destroyed 127 residences and dozens of outbuildings, prosecutors and investigators announced.Arson investigators took Edward Frederick Wackerman, a longtime Mariposa resident, into custody without incident after a nearly yearlong extensive probe into the blaze that also consumed 19,244 acres of vegetation, officials said.
Fire captain was demoted after woman in bikini was given a ride in fire engine outside a strip club
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A San Jose fire captain was demoted after firefighters gave a bikini-clad woman in heels a short ride-along in a fire engine last year in an incident that was recorded and posted on social media, prompting an internal investigation.In the video, the fire engine is seen stopped on the street blocking traffic with its emergency lights spinning overhead when a woman in a white bikini steps out of the vehicle and into the Pink Poodle strip club.
Mexican resort where 2 Californians died ignored gas leak problems, employee says
(Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
A current and former employee at a luxury hotel in Mexico where two Americans were found dead this week said managers of the resort ignored repeated signs of a possible gas leak and disabled carbon monoxide detectors to stop their alarms from disturbing guests.