#Fire Department

Shelter Island Fire Department Assistant Chief Anthony Reiter said a call came in at 6:13 p.m. Monday, for a fire at The Dory on Bridge Street. A Fire Commissioners meeting at the Heights firehouse was just breaking up when the call came in. Firefighters responded within five minutes of the...

SPRINGFIELD – Construction crews demolishing the former Massachusetts Career Development Institute building struck a gas main causing nearby homes to be evacuated Monday afternoon. All homes within 1,000 feet of the 140 Wilbraham Ave. address were evacuated shortly before 2 p.m. when the gas leak was detected. No one was...

6:57 a.m. — Caller on Chestnut Street reports hearing a loud explosion-type noise and then the power went out. No odors. Officer Joshua Dobosz on scene. Turners Falls Fire Department determined a squirrel was the culprit. Shelburne Control contacting Eversource. 7:12 a.m. — Syringes (used and unused) and Narcan on...

Two bystanders rescued a person who was reported to be in distress in Seymours Pond in Harwich on Monday, according to a Harwich Fire Department press release. The person was evaluated by Fire Department personnel and transported to Cape Cod Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the release stated. The Barnstable County...

TOWN OF LYME, New York (WWNY) - A detective with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports two people involved in a serious ATV rollover Saturday night weren’t wearing helmets. In a press release, Detective Carrie Mangino says 45 year old Chad Cullen of Adams and 38 year old Amanda Proven...

MILFORD — A forgotten pan of cooking oil caused a minor fire on Highland Street last Friday afternoon. Two residents at 85 Highland St. arrived home just before 4 p.m. to discover their smoke alarms sounding and fire visible through a window, according to a Fire Department report. The culprit...

SPRING VALLEY – The tragedy began on July 11th. A report of a shooting at approximately 11:15 PM immediately sent San Diego Sheriff’s Deputies to the 1000 block of Elkelton Boulevard. Upon arrival, responding Deputies encountered an adult male, shot down near the intersection at Crestmore. Lifesaving efforts were provided...

Kiefer Boulevard Accident Results in Overturned Vehicle. An overturned vehicle accident in Sacramento on July 31 was reported with multiple injuries. The accident happened shortly after 7:00 a.m. along Kiefer Boulevard between South Watt Avenue and Julliard Drive. According to the accident report by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), both parties were able to get out of the overturned vehicle.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Vehicle breakdowns with the Shreveport Fire Department had them borrowing vital equipment from another city and a private business this weekend. According to Clarence Reese, the Assistant to Shreveport’s Fire Chief, the department is being forced to put reserve trucks into use every day. Fire Station...

LOUISVILLE – A new wall under construction in the city Fire Department garage is indicative of the structural shortcomings inside the building. It's prompting Louisville officials to relocate fire operations to soon-to-be built quarters. "We have to separate the fire gear from the firetrucks," Fire Chief Rod Bordner said, explaining...

Monroe, MI – A boat crash in Monroe County resulted in the death of a Fire Department Lieutenant. Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported that the crash occurred Sunday on Laplaisance Creek in Monroe County. The body of the boater that was reported missing, was recovered a short distance from the site...

HARWICH – A couple of Good Samaritans rescued a man from Seymour Pond in Harwich Monday morning. According to reports, the victim ran into distress trying to get back to a row boat in the pond off Pleasant Lake Avenue (Route 124). When Harwich firefighters arrived all parties were on shore. The man was evaluated by EMTs but appeared to be okay.

In the early 1900s, a hand tub named The Fountain was among the equipment used to fight fires in Winchendon. The hand tub was built by the Button Company in Buffalo, New York, in 1856 and was first used in Ontario, Canada, then refurbished in Blandford, Ontario in 1894 by the Waterloo Engine Works. In 1907, the hand pump found a home in South Hadley Falls and from there went on to become part of the Winchendon firefighting force in the early 1900s, according to retired Winchendon Fire Capt. Martin Brooks, a third-generation firefighter.

FALMOUTH — The driver of a car died in a crash into a home on East Falmouth Highway (Route 28) early Sunday morning. Falmouth Fire and Rescue was dispatched to the area of 780 Falmouth Highway at 2:05 a.m., according to Deputy Fire Chief Chad Absten. The home sits opposite...

UPPER GWYNEDD — For the third straight year, two groups of emergency responders in Upper Gwynedd are squaring off to battle a shortage that you can help fix. The Upper Gwynedd Police Department and Fire Department are holding their third "Battle of the Badges" blood drive this week. Across the...

As part of the consent calendar on the City Council’s agenda Monday, the council amended a lease agreement with Tova LLC for the operation of the Pasadena Job Center at 500 N. Lake Ave. The amendment increases the rent at the job center from $9,268.50 to $9,546.56 per month. ince...

An Abingdon (VA) Fire Department firefighter was taken to the hospital for a non-life-threatening injury after a fall after crews responded to a house fire in Abingdon (VA) early Sunday morning. Around 4:41 Sunday morning, firefighters were called to the 19000 block of Spoon Gap Road after receiving reports of...

The next opportunity to receive an Operation Roundup grant is January 2022. (Osgood, Ind.) - Operation Round Up funds totaling $47,430 have been awarded to 23 recipients from the REMC’s seven-county service territory. This grant money is made possible through the generosity of the REMC membership by rounding up their monthly electric bill to the nearest dollar amount.