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Fire destroys roof of Sitka home A Sitka home was mostly destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon (6-20-23). The call came in shortly before 5 p.m. that flames were visible coming from the roof of a two-storey home at 414 Marine St. A Sitka Fire Department official told KCAW that 24 firefighters on two engines, and EMS personnel responded to the blaze, and were able to knock it down in about ten minutes. One person was in the home at the time of the fire, but escaped unharmed. Between firefighting, dousing hotspots, and cleanup, firefighters worked on the incident until after 10 p.m. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The roof of the building is gone, leaving the structure uninhabitable. KCAW-FM 104.7 SITKA PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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VIDEO: Massive blaze in downtown Los Angeles sends smoke billowing into the sky An intense fire erupted at a rubbish yard and spread into commercial-residential buildings, sending a thick plume of smoke billowing into the sky in downtown Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. LAFD crews responded near San Pedro and Seventh streets around 3:10 p.m. Nearly 150 firefighters battled the massive commercial fire near Skid Row. A number of people were seen running away from the area. Firefighters were initially pouring water onto the flames burning in a rubbish yard to the rear of a row of buildings with commercial businesses on the ground floor and residential units above. The raging fire eventually spread into the adjacent buildings. It was unclear what exactly was burning, but some nearby buildings were evacuated. KABC-TV ABC 7 LOS ANGELES New NFPA Report on 'Fatal Firefighter Injuries in the U.S.' Shows 96 On-Duty Deaths in 2022 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. The number of injury and cardiac-related fatalities in 2022 is higher than past years, largely due to the inclusion of deaths occurring within 24 hours of duty, which were previously not counted in the report unless there was a specific physical complaint while on duty. The report now includes fatal injuries and cardiac deaths that occurred within 24 hours of duty, irrespective of manifested or reported symptoms. SIERRA SUN TIMES In one New York town, emergencies are mostly handled by teenagers balancing life, death and high school 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. Hundreds of Darien high school students — known in town as "Posties" — have been members of Post 53, earning the same state certifications as adult professionals and logging nearly 5,000 volunteer hours during the four years of their service. THE DARIEN TIMES - METERED SITE Fire rescue team receives Fire Safe South Carolina designation for 2nd year in a row 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. "It helps us identify different areas within the community that we need to emphasize with our risk reduction efforts," said Horry County Fire Investigation Capt. Matt Rice. Rice reflected on one of the program's most successful moments, which took place in the Freemont community. "The Baptist church up there allowed us to get into houses that we've never been able to get into before," Rice said. "And we installed over 200 alarms in one day up there." Fire crews need to meet certain criteria to receive this designation. WMBF-TV NBC 32 MYRTLE BEACH Hail batters concertgoers at Red Rocks in Colorado, seven hospitalized: 'All of a sudden, boom!' 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. They gave us a warning and then it just started immediately," Olivia Santangelo told CBS Colorado. "We didn't expect it to happen. It was just like, 'Oh, warning take shelter,' then all of a sudden, boom!" Mikayla Ingram said. West Metro Fire responded to the scene, they say the seven people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As many as 90 people were treated at Red Rocks for injuries ranging from cuts to broken bones. CBS NEWS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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