Oct 19 Crews halt fast-moving brush fire in Oakland that burned homes, forced hundreds of evacuations By Olga R. Rodriguez, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 7:10 Wildland firefighters feel increasing strain amid funding and staffing shortages By Stephanie Sy, Kaisha Young, Veronica Vela As climate change causes wildfires to become more frequent and devastating, wildland firefighters are often the last line of defense protecting homes and communities. But these crucial public servants are stretched thin and underpaid, and a temporary pay raise for… Continue watching
Jul 26 Firefighting pilot killed in tanker plane crash in Oregon as Western wildfires spread By Rebecca Boone, John Antczak, Associated Press Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, and a pilot was found dead in a crashed tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many fires spreading across several… Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Biden announces 3 Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The president spoke for about eight minutes before he headed to a fundraiser for his reelection campaign. He's trying to show the nation as 2024 looms how his policies are benefitting regular Americans with “kitchen table” problems. Continue reading
Aug 13 Study links ‘forever chemicals’ exposure to testicular cancer among military personnel By Hannah Norman, Patricia Kime, KFF Health News A new federal study for the first time shows a direct association between PFOS, a PFAS chemical, found in the blood of thousands of military personnel and testicular cancer. Continue reading
Aug 09 Hundreds flee, building destroyed as wildfire spreads to trees near Texas apartments By Associated Press Cedar Park Fire Chief James Mallinger said that two people suffered minor injuries in the fire that began Tuesday and resulted in about 300 apartments, 95 townhomes and several businesses being evacuated. Continue reading
Aug 07 Firefighting helicopters collide over Southern California desert, killing 3 By Associated Press Emergency officials say two firefighting helicopters collided while responding to a blaze in the desert east of Los Angeles, sending one to the ground in a crash that killed all three people on board. Continue reading
Jul 26 DeSantis appointees reach deal with Disney World’s firefighters, capping years of negotiations By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a three-year contract covering 200 firefighters and paramedics in the Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters' Association. The old contract expired more than four years ago. Continue reading
Jul 21 Firefighters battle forest inferno, Swiss authorities order hang gliders to stay away By Associated Press Swiss authorities have temporarily shut the airspace over a small part of southwestern Switzerland because recreational gliders in the area have endangered the work of emergency teams battling a persistent forest fire. Continue reading
Jul 06 2 New Jersey firefighters died battling a fire on a ship carrying 1,200 vehicles By Associated Press Fire Chief Rufus Jackson says responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles ablaze inside the ship and tried to put it out but were pushed back by the intense heat. Continue reading