A Brazos County Precinct Three Firefighter died in the Line of Duty last night while training at the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station. FF William Richard "Dick" Danes, 69-years-old, died during a ladder training evolution. The exact cause of death isn't known yet. According to an email sent by Precinct Three, FF Danes came to the firefighting profession late in life. He was in his 60s when he started. Prior to that, he served in the Air Force. You can read the entire email sent from Precinct Three EMS Administrator David Dibello below: It is with great sorrow that I pass along that Brazos County Precinct 3 VFD has experienced a line of duty death of one of our own. FF William Richard "Dick" Danes, 69 years of age, passed away Thursday evening while participating in a ladder training evolution at the TEEX Fire Training Field. Although we do not know the exact cause of death, it would appear to be cardiac in nature.  Arrangements are pending through Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. RIP. ...

TEXAS FF LODD AT TRAINING The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com A Brazos County Precinct Three Firefighter died in the Line of Duty last night while training at the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station. FF William Richard "Dick" Danes, 69-years-old, died during a ladder training evolution. The exact cause of death isn't known yet. According to an email sent by Precinct Three, FF Danes came to the firefighting profession late in life. He was in his 60s when he started. Prior to that, he served in the Air Force. You can read the entire email sent from Precinct Three EMS Administrator David Dibello below: It is with great sorrow that I pass along that Brazos County Precinct 3 VFD has experienced a line of duty death of one of our own. FF William Richard "Dick" Danes, 69 years of age, passed away Thursday evening while participating in a ladder training evolution at the TEEX Fire Training Field. Although we do not know the exact cause of death, it would appear to be cardiac in nature.  Arrangements are pending through Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. RIP. Take Care-Be Careful, BillyG The Secret List 5-18-12 / 1317 hours www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com...

A total of four firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion Thursday fighting a house fire in Taylor.Two of the firefighters were taken by ambulance to Magnolia Regional Medical Center for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion. One was released but the second was to be moved to Arkansas Children’s Hospital for smoke inhalation – ACH hosts the state's only burn injury center.Two other firefighting volunteers were taken to Springhill Medical Center for heat exhaustion.Paul Bega owns the house at 210 Washington and was one of the volunteers treated in Springhill for heat exhaustion.The Taylor, Bussey-Sharman and Walker’s Creek volunteer fire departments responded to the alarm just before 5 p.m. The blaze burst through the roof of the home.STORY FROM: http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_53852c5a-a077-11e1-b30c-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=story...

By Hermione WrightA paramedic crashed his car as he was responding to a 999 call in Tottenham this morning.The emergency first responder car, driven by a paramedic, collided in Great Cambridge Road at the junction with White Hart Lane just after 7.20am.The driver was on his way to an emergency incident at the time and received treatment from colleagues.He was taken to hospital as a precaution as he suffered slight back pain but was later discharged.No one else was injured in the collision and no arrests have been made.White Hart Lane was partially blocked westbound while the emergency services cleared up the scene, but the road reopened at approximately 10am.The accident blackspot claimed the life of cyclist Frank Mugisha of Hoe Lane in Enfield on April 2 when he was hit by a car....

By Bob SandrickPARMA A city ambulance on an emergency run was badly damaged Sunday afternoon after it was hit by a van or minivan.Apparently, no one was hurt. Details were sketchy as of Tuesday. Police did not return calls about the accident.However, Doug Turner, Fire Department spokesman, said the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. at Broadview and Snow roads.The ambulance — with two paramedics on board but no patient — was passing through the intersection when it was hit, Turner said.Turner said police, who were on the scene as the accident occurred, reported that the ambulance was not at fault.According to police, the ambulance had stopped before it entered the intersection but was still hit by the van or minivan, Turner said.Afterward, another ambulance arrived at the scene. Paramedics checked everyone involved in the accident.“All passengers refused treatment or transportation (to a hospital),” Turner said.Meanwhile, a third ambulance responded to the original emergency call, Turner said.The ambulance involved in the accident was towed from the scene. Turner said a mechanic is now examining the vehicle at fire station two on Snow.Turner said it had not been determined as of Tuesday whether the ambulance was a total loss.Turner said the ambulance will be temporarily replaced by one of two spare ambulances until it is repaired or permanently replaced.The ambulance is not the only fire department vehicle that might need replacing.On Monday night, Safety Director Greg Baeppler told City Council’s Public Safety Committee that he would like to have the committee’s June 11 meeting at fire station two.Baeppler said he wants the committee to see equipment at the station so that council understands “the position we’re in.” He did not elaborate.On Tuesday, Jeannie Roberts, city spokesperson, said the city is hoping to replace two aging fire trucks. They are 22- and 24-years-old, she said.The purpose of the committee meeting at the fire station is to make council aware of the age of the trucks and how they are maintained.With that information, council can then make informed decisions about when and how to replace the fire trucks, Roberts said.Baeppler said he hopes to replace the two fire trucks by early next year. ...

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A volunteer fire department in Yuma County has agreed to remove kegs of beer stocked in its firehouse following concerns raised by two community members who said alcohol in the firehouse was a potential liability problem; and that firefighters had shown up on calls visibly impaired, an assertion many firefighters dispute.“We believe the mission was accomplished,” said Sue Jarrett, who, with her husband Dean, had vigorously lobbied for the Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department to remove two kegs of beer that were a fixture in the Wauneta fire hall.The Jarretts argued that the firehouse beer tarnished the firefighters’ reputation and created a liability issue.“It really is a no-brainer,” said Dean Jarrett, who was a volunteer firefighter for 28 years with the WVFD. “Why have that liability when something goes wrong? The biggest fear is that a member drinks too much beer and causes an accident.”The kegs — one called a “kegerator,” and a second backup keg — had been kept on hand in the firehouse for years for the firefighters, but had become a source of friction in recent months creating division in the 24-member fire department and the community.The firefighters said they would primarily drink a few beers after returning from fire or accident calls. The department says it averages about two calls a month.Many of the department’s volunteer firefighters supported the idea of having kegs of beer in the firehouse arguing they are on call 24 hours a day, so beer in the firehouse is no different than beer stored at their homes. They also said firefighters would not respond on calls if they had been drinking at the fire hall and were impaired.“I don’t have a big problem with it,” said Fire Chief Jeff Gallegos. “If we’ve had a few beers we’re not going to jump on the truck and drive it. I don’t think we have that big an issue.”Gallegos said the controversy had as much to do with personalities as it had to do with alcohol.“People don’t feel we should be told what we can and can’t do when we’re volunteering our time,” he said.Gallegos and other fire officials said the kegs were purchased with proceeds from department fundraisers and community donations.Dean Jarrett acknowledges that in his role as department secretary/treasurer, he was the one who suggested installing the kegs several years ago as firefighters were spending so much on cases of beer. Jarrett said buying kegs would be more cost effective.Sue Jarrett actually picked up the “kegerator” that was installed at the department firehouse. But Dean Jarrett says his position changed about a year ago when he attended a CPR class at the fire hall and noticed volunteer firefighters in the class drinking from the keg.“There appears to be no common sense to when it’s drank and not drank anymore,” said Jarrett. “I think it sends the wrong message, it’s not safe.”Dean Jarrett said he had seen firefighters show up “visibly impaired” to fight fires but he declined to cite specifics. Other firefighters disputed that assessment.Dean Jarrett acknowledged there had not been an accident or problem attributed to the firehouse kegs, but he contends it’s an issue of being proactive.“It’s not a matter of it’s going to happen, it’s a matter of when it’ going to happen,” he said.Many other residents and volunteer firefighters maintained that the Jarretts seized on the keg issue as a way of settling old scores with adversaries and political enemies in the fire department.Dozens of Yuma County residents contacted CBS4 about the beer brouhaha, mostly voicing support for the volunteer firefighters and their kegs. Dawn Webster of Wray wrote, “After the hard work that these firefighters do, while not getting a dime in return, the least we can do is let them have a beer at the end of the day.”State Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, who represents the area, contacted CBS4 to say he had no problem with kegs in the firehouse noting that the nearest liquor stores are in Wray, 15 miles away, making it difficult for firefighters to pick up beers after they’ve been out on a call, especially if its late at night after the liquor stores have closed.Brophy called Jarrett and his wife “professional cranks” who had alienated the community for years.wauneta firefighters Kegs Of Beer Booted From FirehouseAnother resident wrote, “They do not just sit around the fire hall drinking beer and going to fires drunk. You are talking about people who work 12 to 14 hours a day six to 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year. Now when they get the page to a fire, they DO head out to wherever they have to go VOLUNTARILY and put their lives at risk for their community and neighbors. Do they have a keg of beer in the fire hall? Well it looks like they do. Is that all they do is sit around drinking? I think NOT. Do they get drunk and then go fight fires? I think NOT. Do they come back to the hall and after putting equipment away and having trucks ready for next time sit around visiting and have a beer? I would say probably yes.”Dan Steckman, a volunteer firefighter told CBS4, “With all this responsibility it also seems that we should hold ourselves to a higher standard and I believe we do. As such it is probably time to remove the beer keg, as apparently some people think we all just sit down there and drink. I am one to have a beer now and then or even a couple after a meeting. It is the one time a month that I can get away from home and visit with friends and neighbors, never have I said or heard anyone say, ‘Let’s go to the fire station and drink beer.’ “On Monday, May 7, at a packed meeting, the Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department board unanimously agreed to pull the kegs out of the firehouse. Vice Chief John Archer said the issue was consuming too much energy and too many resources.Several firefighters said the fire district had already spent about $5,000 in legal fees tussling over the beer issue.“It should save the district a bunch of money and headaches, fighting with lawyers,” said Archer.Following the vote Sue Jarrett said, “We believe the mission was accomplished as they moved to get the alcohol out except for special events and at the approval of the board for other events.”But the beer battle has left a lingering bad taste for many Yuma County residents who resent the Jarretts for blowing the whistle on the kegs.Ron Graton, Executive Director of the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association said, “We feel that having alcohol in the fire station is an issue of local control. We do feel it leads to many issues that complicate the fire fighting aspect.”Graton said having booze in the firehouse raises many questions: how is it monitored and regulated? Are members under 21 allowed in? And what funds are used to purchase alcohol?...

Investigators Tuesday night were trying to determine the cause of blaze that gutted a Wendy's restaurant in Lancaster and left one firefighter with minor injuries.About 40 firefighters battled the blaze near Avenue I and 10th Street West, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.Television news footage showed firefighters atop aerial ladders blasting streams of water onto the flames. The roof of the structure had collapsed.It was unclear how the firefighter was injured. No other injuries were reported.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/no-cause-determined-in-lancaster-blaze-that-injures-firefighter.html...

City officials want state permission to sidestep a New York Fire Code requirement that they post placards warning firefighters and other first responders about unsafe conditions inside vacant properties.Rochester is the first city in the state to request a variance — though few if any municipalities have complied. The city took action after the firefighters union filed a complaint. A hearing is set for Thursday in Amherst, Erie County.Rochester currently has an estimated 2,400 to 2,500 vacant properties, both city and privately owned. A state code section added in 2010 mandates that 2-foot-square red and white placards be affixed to three sides of any vacant structure deemed unsafe based on structural or other concerns. The provision is unique, putting the onus on a municipality to take action rather than property owners.Mayor Thomas Richards, in a letter to the state, likened the placards to “scarlet letters” that could invite squatters and vandals, drive up insurance rates on adjacent landowners and serve as “symbols of a deteriorating housing stock.” He estimated costs of a placard program could run near $1 million a year.Instead, Rochester — like Syracuse — wants to rely on “premise warnings,” entered electronically and broadcast by 911 dispatchers when emergency crews are sent to or arrive at a problem address. The firefighters union argues these warnings are imperfect and incomplete, however, creating a health and safety hazard.The matter now goes before the Buffalo Regional Board of Review, which oversees administration of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code for the New York Department of State. Syracuse Fire Chief Mark McLees acknowledged that premise warnings are imperfect but added that his firefighters do weekly walk-arounds of all vacants (about 2,000 properties), and thus become familiar with the challenges each presents.He doubts Syracuse will follow Rochester in seeking a variance, blaming the current situation here on the adversarial relationship between the union and management.Jim McTiernan is president of the Rochester firefighters union. He blames the city’s aversion to placards on budget cuts. The Fire Department included $70,000 in its initial 2012-13 capital request for placards but later rescinded that request.Currently, the Rochester Fire Department has premise warnings on 1,338 or 53 percent of what it counts as 2,513 vacant structures, said Interim Fire Chief Salvatore Mitrano III. The city based its $1 million placard program estimate on having 3,000 city- and privately-owned vacant properties in a given year, and needing to placard each one.To grant a variance, the board must find that the city’s alternative does not “substantially adversely affect provisions for health, safety and security” and that strict compliance would present either practical difficulties, unnecessary hardships or otherwise be unwarranted. The board also can prescribe a different alternative, New York Department of State spokesman Edison Alban said in an email.“These placards allow the on-scene incident commander to give consideration to whether or not to send firefighters into a vacant structure,” Alban said, but added the presence or absence of placards does not limit the discretion of those on scene.While the state “receives and acts on hundreds of variance petitions annually” it does not keep track of what percentage are approved, Alban said. And more typically, those are address specific rather than citywide....

Two Greenwich firefighters were injured late Wednesday afternoon while putting out a fire on Steep Hollow Lane.Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick told the Post on Thursday that both firefighters had "minor injuries" and were treated and released from Stamford Hospital. He said he spoke to them on Thursday morning and that they are both "resting comfortably." One firefighter was injured at the scene while handling one of the fire hoses and the other was hurt when he "partially fell" through a floor while attempting to contain the blaze in the home.http://www.greenwich-post.com/online/daily-featured/local-news/100382-two-firefighters-suffer-injuries-after-batting-cos-cob-blaze-.html#.T7U2cLirdls.email...

Hot shot federal firefighters called in to battle the toughest U.S. wildfires often avoid reporting symptoms of heatstroke because they fear damaging their professional reputations, said a report commissioned after an elite firefighter died in Texas last year.The report, released on Wednesday as at least four blazes burned in Arizona early in this year's fire season, said the death of Caleb Hamm, 23, was of heatstroke, and recommended ways federal officials can better protect firefighters' lives.Hamm, who was from Idaho, and was a member of the federal Bureau of Land Management's "Hot Shot" firefighting team, collapsed while working far away from colleagues to fight a brush fire that was threatening dozens of homes west of Fort Worth during the driest year on record in Texas.On the day of his death, firefighters were working faster and with fewer breaks than normal, the report said."Some crewmembers believed that taking extra rest breaks might jeopardize future employment and assignments," the report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health said.It also said that interviews with Hot Shot firefighters revealed that they worry about being re-hired for the next fire season and do not report heatstroke symptoms "out of fear of discipline or reprisal, or out of fear of losing hard-earned credibility."The report recommended the bureau develop strategies to address the job-security fears. It also called for reducing the length of shifts in which firefighters are directly exposed to high temperatures, requiring them to work in pairs, and more quickly summoning medical help when firefighters report heatstroke symptoms.Just before he was found unresponsive, Hamm had reported that "he was hot and had a little headache," the report said.When he was rushed to an ambulance, he had a rectal temperature of 108 Fahrenheit (42 Celsius). Several members of Hamm's team had reported symptoms of heat-related illness, and one member of the team had vomited, the report said."These guys are elite - there is a macho culture within the organization," Hamm's aunt Sheryl McLain said in an interview on Wednesday from her home in Oklahoma City. "They are not the types of guys who whine or complain or ask for breaks."The severity of Hamm's condition was rare. Federal records show he was only the second federal wildland firefighter to die of heatstroke, the report said.Still, McLain said she hopes the report will "help keep Caleb's legacy alive" by preventing other Hot Shot firefighters from suffering the same fate."We hope the Bureau of Land Management takes these recommendations seriously, so another family won't have to walk through the nightmare that we are continuing to walk through," she said....

FDNY Lt. Joseph DiBernardo died 6 years after being injured on Black Sunday Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano oughta fight as hard for Lt. Joseph DiBernardo as this genuine hero fought for the city. The family of FDNY Lt. Joseph DiBernardo Jr., who died Sept. 22 after enduring six agonizing years of injuries suffered in the infamous 2005 Black Sunday fire, isn't looking for one red cent of taxpayer money. "His mother and I seek no financial gain or benefits from the city our son died serving," says retired FDNY Assistant Deputy Chief Joseph DiBernardo Sr. "All we seek is justice for our hero son -- line-of-duty recognition -- so he can join all those other heroes on the Wall of Honor in FDNY headquarters." How soon we forget. On Jan 23, 2005, "a freight train of fire," as one firefighter called it, raced through an E. 178th St. tenement in Morris Heights, the Bronx, that had been illegally subdivided into a maze. Two of the city's Bravest, Lt. Curtis Meyran and Firefighter John Bellew, became trapped in a fourth-floor inferno, faced with burning to death or jumping 50 feet down. They jumped and died. Their names are enshrined on the Wall of Honor. In another fourth-floor room, Firefighter Joseph DiBernardo Jr. had a rescue rope and, because he was single and childless, he insisted on lowering Firefighter Jeff Cool, who was married with kids. Heroes do stuff like that. DiBernardo held the rope as Cool shimmied down before losing his grip. He dropped three stories, and lived. Then, with flames slurping around him, DiBernardo tied off and lowered himself. Ten feet down, the rope broke. DiBernardo plunged 40 feet, breaking every bone below his waist. "Joseph almost died twice in the hospital from respiratory arrest and pneumonia, infection," says his father, a Vietnam veteran who spent 35 years with the FDNY, the last 15 in the South Bronx. "He received skin grafts, vocal therapy, physical therapy, psychological counseling. He had to learn how to walk again." Before the 2005 fire, Joseph Jr., 34, took no prescription medication. After Black Sunday, he was prescribed 10 daily meds, including nerve blockers, blood-pressure pills, powerful painkillers and anti-depressants. "He toured the country lecturing on fire safety," says Joe Sr. "At 10, Joe played with a toy fire engine. I'd take him to my firehouse to eat with the guys and ride the rig. He became a fire alarm dispatcher, then a firefighter. He worked big jobs for Rescue 3 but was off on 9/11 when his whole unit died. I dug with him in Ground Zero for months." On Jan 25, 2005, Joe Jr. raced into the hell house on E. 178th St. and performed a master class in heroics. And he worked heroically to cope with the consequences. By last fall, he had enrolled in Nassau Community College to become a counselor, says Joe Sr. "But his short-term memory suffered," his dad says. "On Sept. 22, he must have been in pain and forgot he already took his meds and took them again. He overdosed and died. The coroner ruled it an accident." Thousands attended Joseph DiBernardo Jr.'s funeral, most of them firefighters, even though he was denied death in the line of duty status. "My son took pain meds and anti-depressants because he had to jump out of a fourth-story window while serving the citizens of New York," says Joe Sr. "The only difference between my Joe and Curt Meyran and John Bellew, who died heroically, is that my son lived in pain and anguish for six more years instead of dying that day." Joe Sr. says member of the fire officers union met with Commissioner Cassano about getting Joe Jr. the life of duty recognition. "They told me Cassano said it wasn't gonna happen," says Joe Sr. If that's true Cassano somehow can't follow the straight, sad line from Black Sunday to Joseph DiBernardo Jr.'s accidental death from medications prescribed for injuries he suffered at that fire. "The commissioner is sympathetic to the case but it's unique," says Cassano's spokesman, Frank Gribbon. "The case has to be voted on by the FDNY Board of Trustees consisting of the unions and three city reps. The commissioner has only one vote. We haven't even received the case yet." Joe DiBernardo Sr. says he has a receipt proving he mailed the case to the commissioner on April 25. "There are 46 precedents in FDNY history where injured firefighters who died years later were awarded line-of-duty death recognition and a place on the Wall of Honor," says Joe DiBernardo Sr. "I know my dead son's spirit will never be at peace until he joins Curt and John on that wall." Commissioner Cassano -- whom Joe Sr. calls "a good guy" - doesn't have to jump four stories to do the honorable thing here.http://www.ufanyc.org/cms/contents/view/13022...

Dozens of firefighters carrying axes and chainsaws hiked single-file up miles of steep, rocky terrain into towering clouds of smoke Tuesday on the north side of Poudre Canyon.They were joined by helicopters and small airplanes dropping water and fire retardant, all battling the Hewlett Fire, which has grown to 982 acres by this morning.The efforts successfully kept the fire north of the 50 to 60 homes on pre-evacuation notice near the Poudre River. But the fire was only 5 percent contained.The firefighting effort continues to ramp up as the wildfire enters its third day, bringing with it a chance for gusty winds and lightning. Some 180 firefighters are on order to join the roughly 150 at the scene from local agencies and across the state. Further resources, including a large airplane tanker, are expected.“This is different from a lot of Fort Collins-area fires because of the limited access,” said Jackie Parks with the U.S. Forest Service.There’s no road access near the fire, which is burning as high as 7,500 feet, and Hewlett Gulch and Grey Rock trailheads are the main access points for firefighters. Firefighters have been warned to watch for loose rock and other debris that could fall from overhead.One firefighter was taken to Poudre Valley Hospital on Tuesday evening with apparent second-degree burns to the face and arm, caused by radiant heat, according to Poudre Valley EMS radio traffic. A Poudre Valley spokesman later confirmed that paramedics were called to the fire scene to transport a firefighter.No other injuries were reported since the fire started early Monday afternoon.The cause of the fire is under investigation, though it is confirmed to be human-caused, according to the Forest Service. It began near the popular Hewlett Gulch trailhead before climbing to the ridgelines.'Mother Nature is in charge'The canyon was abuzz with activity Tuesday, as fly fishers and rafters took to the river below the billowing clouds of white smoke.Residents along the Poudre River near the fire appeared less concerned than Monday, when several were seen soaking their roofs and yards with garden hoses. Much of the smoke moved north, away from the river, by the afternoon.http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20120515/NEWS01/305150004/Hewlett-Fire-Fort-Collins-doubles-size-firefighter-injured?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p&nclick_check=1...

A 59-year-old patient died after the ambulance transporting him collided with a garbage truck in the city of Kállósemjén on Monday. The staff of three aboard the ambulance, which was using its lights and siren, suffered light injuries. The unconscious man was taken to the nearby county hospital but did not survive. Authorities said he had been in a serious condition before the crash but police launched an investigation to determine whether his death was caused by the accident.&nb...

Two firefighters were hurt while trying to put out a large fire that ripped through an apartment complex in Multnomah Village on Wednesday afternoon.The two-alarm fire burned several units at a complex in the 7900 block of SW 40th Avenue. Six units were destroyed in the blaze, which firefighters said started somewhere in a third floor attic. The first call came in around 4:10 p.m."It's the biggest fire I've ever seen" said A-li Yun. "I couldn't believe it. You could feel the heat from here, and the flames were just red and huge and it engulfed the entire roof and I watched it cave in.""Oh my God - to see that roof burst into flames. And it was big," said Debbie James.Portland Fire and Rescue spokesman Paul Corah said one of the firefighters who was hurt suffered burns on his knees and wrists. He was taken to a burn center at a nearby hospital but is expected to be OK.Corah showed a pair of pants the firefighter was wearing that had burn marks up and down both legs. The burned firefighter and a second firefighter both also suffered heat exhaustionSTORY FROM: KATU.com ...

Thanks to Dave Statter www.Statter911.com for tipping us off to a video of a collapse in MO.The video above is from Ozark Radio News of a fire at a thrift store on Tuesday in West Plains, Missouri. A collapse occurs at the 5:00 point in the video. Ed Button, ozarkareanetwork.com: The Ozark Treasures Thrift Store, 1026 St. Louis St. in West Plains, sustained crippling damage after an intense fire burned on Tuesday. Firefighters from the West Plains and Howell Rural Fire Departments were called to the scene just after 4 PM on Tuesday and found excessive smoke coming from the building where the old Stanley grocery store once was. Crews with the West Plains Fire Department were still on-scene as of 9 PM. Howell Rural cleared the scene around 6:30 PM....

Two firefighters were apparently injured in a blaze at an historic Northern Kentucky grocery store on Tuesday night.A Kentucky State Police dispatcher said five fire departments responded to Allen's Country Store in Corinth around 8:30 p.m.  The store is located on Dixie Highway. There are reports that one firefighter was treated for a back injury at a local hospital and released. Another was taken to a hospital in nearby Scott County to be treated for smoke inhalation. Firefighters say the store owner went back to turn on the security system when they noticed the fire. Several apartment buildings sit above the store. One was occupied and a woman and another person staying there were able to escape the fire. Firefighters say the building is more than 100 years old. The store is a total loss. Fire marshal will be at the scene Wednesday afternoon to try and determine a cause.Corinth, Crittenden, Jonesville, Dry Ridge and Willamstown Fire Departments all helped put out the fire.STORY FROM: http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Two-Firefighters-Hurt-in-Historic-Grant-County/OJjKTv3YYkqMUOhilCq13g.cspx?rss=30...

By Darrick IgnasiakThe DispatchTHOMASVILLE | An ambulance transporting a patient to Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem received significant damage after it collided with an SUV at the intersection of N.C. Highway 109 North and West Lexington Avenue Extension.First responders were dispatched to the wreck at 8:27 a.m. Monday, said Zach Jordan, deputy chief of the Hasty Volunteer Fire Department.Trooper S.E. McHenry said Phillip Leonard, 41, of High Point, was traveling west on West Lexington Avenue Extension crossing N.C. 109 in a Land Rover when he did not see an ambulance with sirens and lights flashing heading north on N.C. 109. The ambulance, driven by Maxwell Messinger of Salisbury, had stopped at the intersection to make sure he was clear to continue onto N.C. 109 North. McHenry said Messinger proceeded northbound at a low rate of speed when he was struck by Leonard who was traveling about 40 miles per hour.Leonard thought he was clear to proceed because he also had the green light, McHenry said.“We should all look before we (get into an intersection),” McHenry said. “That’s what I told him (Leonard). I told him to always look before you cross regardless of the light (being green).”Leonard, who was carrying his 3-year-old and 3-month-old children, was charged with failing to yield for emergency traffic. Jordan said Leonard and two passengers were uninjured.Jeff Smith, director of Davidson County Emergency Services, said the ambulance was hit in the back quarter at the rear wheels. The ambulance spun around and struck the guardrail on N.C. 109.“It was actually against the guardrail. They had to pull it up to get the patient out,” Smith said.&nb...

At least five people, including a one-day-old infant, were killed when an ambulance in which they were travelling collided with a speeding truck on the Hisar-Ambala highway in Haryana early Tuesday, police said.Police officials said that the accident took place about 150km fromChandigarh.The victims, who were coming from Kaithal side, were taking the infant to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh for treatment as he had developed complications after birth.The father of the infant, two relatives and the ambulance driver were among those killed in the accident, police officials said. ...

 A 70-foot Sutphen Elevated Platform suddenly retracted approximately 5-10-feet while operating in a Platform Operations class on Tuesday. Frayed steel cables were seen hanging from under the boom, and a pulley was thrown from its housing.At the time of the incident, the aerial was operating at approximately 65-70-degrees and was extended about 60-feet above the ground. The 3 firefighters in the Platform were not injured and all were wearing helmets and were secured by ladder belts. A student on the ground was struck by flying debris, but was not injured. The 3 firefighters in the disabled Platform were removed by another Platform apparatus participating in the class.The cause of the malfunction is being investigated....