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| | | Four fast-moving fires have forced more than 80,000 residents to evacuate from the Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and Sylmar areas of Los Angeles amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds. The Woodley Fire, the most recent, ignited around 6:15 a.m. PT and stretched 75 acres in the area of North Woodley Avenue and the Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley. It’s being … |
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| | | President Biden on Sunday signed legislation expanding Social Security benefits for millions of retired Americans, including firefighters, police officers and teachers. "Americans who have worked hard all their life to make an honest living should be able to retire with economic security and dignity," Mr. Biden told a gathering at the White House before signing the Social Security Fairness Act, … |
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| | | VIDEO: Three firefighters were severely burned Tuesday morning after they became trapped while battling a two-alarm apartment fire in southeast Houston, officials confirmed. Fire officials said the three injured firefighters were from Station 46. They were identified as Capt. Edward Escamilla and firefighters Darren Jones and Jonathan Guzman. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. at an apartment complex … |
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| | | VIDEO: Every second counts in an emergency, and Norfolk Fire-Rescue just reached a new milestone in saving lives. First responders in the city performed a whole blood transfusion on the scene of an emergency, helping stabilize a seriously injured patient before reaching the hospital. It happened on December 28, 2024, when a woman suffered serious injuries in a rollover crash. … |
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| | | VIDEO: Serious crashes involving heavy vehicles like 18-wheelers can pose a challenge for emergency responders and anyone trapped inside. To help save a life, firefighters with the St. George Fire Department are training every day this week by going through a series of scenarios. The training comes after a year of complex and difficult rescue operations last year, including one … |
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