By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing• A propane-related explosion at Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Boonville, New York, Tuesday morning injured five people.• Two people, including a Boonville firefighter, are...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing• A skydiver was rescued after crashing into a video board at a Virginia Tech football game early Saturday evening,...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing• Three off-duty firefighters from Cobb County, Georgia, helped stabilize a man with gunshot wounds outside a White Castle in...
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The Briefing• One worker was killed and another injured when a tunnel under construction collapsed Tuesday in the Knights Ferry area...
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The Briefing• Two Philadelphia firefighters were rescued from a burning house after becoming trapped during interior firefighting operations.• The incident occurred...
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The Briefing• Six people were trapped and injured when their van caught fire after a crash in Washington state.• The incident...
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The Briefing
Keene, N.H. — Two 10-ton bridge restrictions on Spring St. and Beaver St. now force fire apparatus to detour via Roxbury St. to reach East Keene. FireRescue1
Added time: Detour adds ~1 minute under normal conditions; if Central Square/Roxbury access...
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The Briefing• A St. Petersburg (Fla.) Fire Rescue memo warned firefighters to exercise caution when hooking up to hydrants after a...
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The Briefing
The city of Wellesley, Massachusetts, approved the purchase of new turnout gear for firefighters designed to reduce exposure to “forever...
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The Briefing• The Lawrence, Kansas city commission voted against purchasing PFAS-free firefighting gear after hearing conflicting scientific data on the safety...