A day after a fatal fire in a Mountain View neighborhood, investigators are sifting through debris for answers. As they try to find out what caused the fire that left one person dead, residents that lived there are trying to piece their lives back together. One of the families that escaped with three children is now dealing with the aftermath. One of the apartments included two parents, three kids, and a cousin. The three children are ages four, one, and one month old. They were rushed out of their apartment to safety so fast that the cousin of the mother, Nasuk Tuzroyluk, suffered a broken leg after not having enough time to grab her crutches. "I was like, ‘Let's just go!' I couldn't even grab my crutches, I couldn't even — it was just so terrifying," Tuzroyluk recalled. They were able to grab only a couple of items before leaving, but only necessities. "The fire was on the third floor and we were on the basement floor, and It was terrifying, you know," said Donna Driggs, the mom of the three kids.  

VIDEO/PHOTOS: We have some new video from a house fire in Bedford County on Tuesday night. This GoPro footage shows the fire that happened on Twilight Drive through the eyes of one of the firefighters at the Forest Fire Department. One man was inside the home at the time but got out safely. The home is a total loss and the fire damaged some nearby cars on the property too. Because of the high winds, crews said it took several hours to get the fire under control due to that day. Officials are still working to learn the cause of the fire.  

VIDEO: The death toll in the San Bernardino County mountains after the recent snow storms has climbed to 13 as residents prepare for another storm on the way. Cal Fire San Diego sent 56 personnel to the San Bernardino County mountains to rescue folks trapped inside their homes, and they are especially worried for another round of rain expected Friday night. Cellphone video shows how deep Cal Fire San Diego is digging to get to homeowners in need. "Hope is what keeps us going," said Brent Pascua of Cal Fire San Diego. "They hear about things like this and it just makes them want to work harder. Dig down deeper, because time is of the essence with things like this." Snow has been stacked so high it reached the top of trucks and buildings.  

VIDEO: An average person can see two or three traumatic incidents in their life, while first responders can see more than 180, according to First H.E.L.P., a national organization that works to reduce mental health stigma among first responders. "When it's something that you can personally relate to, it's a lot harder to get over," Jessica Vargas, a dispatcher with the Wood County Sheriff's Office, said. Sara Shaw, an officer with the Oregon Police Department, said her husband and fellow northwest Ohio police officer, Mike, was triggered during a raid when a toy -- the same one owned by their daughter -- went off during a raid. He died by suicide in October 2020. Now, WTOL 11 is sharing the story of former Sylvania firefighter Aaron Frye, who left his job after 23 years.  

After more than 40 years as a broadcaster and journalist, I've found a new career. It doesn't pay very well (OK, nothing) but it's one of the most gratifying things I've done with my life. I'm a volunteer firefighter. I ply my new trade in a tiny, very historic hamlet in the northern Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. As I wrote for Next Avenue three years ago, after I first landed in the region, I'm struck by how desperate rural departments seem to be for members, and further struck by how much these essential services are being carried by gray heads, most younger residents either absent, hamstrung with work and childrearing or just not motivated to this kind of community service. It's true, the fire service is not for the faint of heart (says the guy who visits a cardiologist twice a year). It's alternately mind-numbing, adrenaline-spiking, broiling, freezing, physically and mentally challenging work.  

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A group of firefighters in East Montgomery County responded to a house fire and got much more than they bargained for. "As soon as we walked in the living room, there were just cages everywhere, and it's dark enough to where you can't see in the cages; so we're just wondering what's in there," said Captain Kyle Foster with East Montgomery FD. On Tuesday morning, Foster and his team responded to a structure fire that is nothing out of the ordinary. But what was inside the home caught these first responders by surprise. "Albino pythons, milk snakes, chicken snakes, alligators. I don't know all the different types of lizards, I just know there were iguanas, bearded dragons, you name it she had it," Foster said.