This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. To honor the first responders who lost their lives that day, a group of firefighters is preparing for a bike ride that will take them from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Brooklyn Bridge and Ground Zero in New York. The 3,800-mile…
Firefighters Plan to Bike Across Country to Honor 9/11 First Responders
Firefighters Officially End Search in Florida Condo Collapse
MIAMI—Firefighters officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building on Friday, even as police and forensic specialists continue working to identify human remains. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told The Associated Press that the fire department’s role in recovering remains at the collapsed Surfside condominium has finished….
Firefighters Rescue Women Wedged Between Two Concrete Walls
July 13, 2021
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Firefighters in Orange County, Calif. worked to free a woman July 13 who was inexplicably trapped between two concrete walls. The woman was discovered shortly after 2 p.m. when she began calling for help in Santa Ana, where she was trapped between the walls of two N. Harbor Blvd. commercial businesses. Firefighters removed the woman…
Firefighters Rescue Woman Wedged Between Two Concrete Walls
July 13, 2021
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Firefighters in Orange County, Calif. worked to free a woman July 13 who was inexplicably trapped between two concrete walls. The woman was discovered shortly after 2 p.m. when she began calling for help in Santa Ana, where she was trapped between the walls of two N. Harbor Blvd. commercial businesses. Firefighters removed the woman…
Biden Ups Firefighter Pay, Pushes Climate Spending
President Joe Biden announced pay raises for federal firefighters on Wednesday and said the United States was behind in its preparations for a potential record number of forest fires this year because of drought and high temperatures. Biden’s remarks at a virtual meeting with governors of western states sought to show the White House is…
‘Excruciating’: Florida Collapse Search Stretches to Day 6
SURFSIDE, Florida—The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. “We have people waiting and waiting and waiting for news,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters. “We have them coping with the…
Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion, Fires Prompt Evacuations
CHICAGO—An explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant Monday morning sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into the air and debris raining onto the ground, prompting evacuations. After 7 a.m., emergency crews rushed to the scene of the fire near Rockton, northwest of Chicago, at Chemtool Inc.,…
2 Arson Suspects Detained in Los Angeles Wildfire: Police
LOS ANGELES—A smoky wildfire churning through a Los Angeles canyon community gained strength Sunday as about a thousand residents remained under evacuation orders while others were warned they should get ready to leave, authorities said. The cause of the fire near Topanga State Park has been deemed “suspicious” and is under investigation, the Los Angeles…
Humanitarian Efforts Recognized by Red Cross
May 14, 2021
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Orange County’s everyday heroes were recognized May 14 for their “self-sacrifices” in making the community a better place. The American Red Cross of Orange County honored the good Samaritans during a 2021 Heroes Award virtual luncheon. Gift of Life Jackie and Victor Miller are known for being regular platelet donors every Sunday at 7 a.m.,…
Documents: Firefighters Could Be Fired for Bryant Photos
LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles County firefighters could be fired and a third suspended after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter, and seven others, court documents say. The court documents were filed Monday as part of widow Vanessa Bryant’s federal lawsuit…
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