The Umatilla County Fire District #1 in Oregon has shared a PSA that’s trying to keep citizens everywhere from starting house fires. This winter is awfully cold, and many people are turning to space heaters for a little extra warmth. Most people were surprised to learn that it’s not the heater itself that’s so dangerous, […]
Family, friends and fellow firefighters gathered Friday to bid a solemn final farewell to a fallen U.S. Marine who was also a decorated FDNY firefighter. Funeral services were held for 43-year-old Staff Sergeant Christopher Slutman, who was one of three Marines who lost their lives on April 8 near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The funeral […]
After learning one of their littlest fans was battling cancer, the Professional Firefighters of Keene had custom fire gear made for him, as well as his twin sister and older brother Henry Iselin has something most children do not: a custom firefighter’s suit. The Keene 3-year-old sports the personalized get-up at almost every chance he […]
video below) A 97-year-old war veteran does the same thing every day; he visits his local Arby’s fast food restaurant and orders the same meal. There’s hardly a day that goes by that the employees at the fast-food restaurant don’t see the meat lover walking into the establishment for his “regular” order. Staff got to […]
It was a beautiful day for fishing, but when you use a wheelchair it’s not always easy to enjoy your favorite hobby. An elderly veteran in Raytown, Missouri discovered this fact after taking his electric wheelchair to a nearby pond to do a little fishing on a sunny Tuesday afternoon. As he was maneuvering off […]
The Slow Mo Guys film one scariest occurrences in a firefighter’s occupation in 4K slow motion. A backdraft is a dramatic event caused through rapid re-introduction of oxygen to combustion into an oxygen-depleted environment in a fire; for example, the breaking of a window or opening of a door to an enclosed space. A backdraft […]
There are few things children love more than exercising their imaginations; whether it’s by playing with toys or getting creative. And, more often than not, we parents find ourselves running out of room on our refrigerators because our little angels draw us so many pictures. One company, however, has come up with a particularly long-lasting […]
On Monday, at around 6:00 pm local time a fire broke out in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. What happened next was absolutely devastating. Centuries of history have vanished in hours as the 950-year-old structured is now 90% destroyed. The terrible news made around the world with many showing their suport for the French […]
While Alabama-based photographer Heather Mitchell was watching her eight-year-old daughter’s softball practice, a conversation with another parent sparked an idea. “One of the moms told me (my daughter) was not athletic — that she was a girly girl,” Mitchell told Today. “I couldn’t sleep that night. All I could think was, ‘Why does she have […]