• West Virginia firefighter tosses cookies, helps local bakery go viral with gag cake

    VIDEO: A first responder that tossed his cookies ended up helping a bakery go viral on social media. An apology in the form of a gag cake has drawn millions of eyes to a St. Albans sweets shop.Jacob Hernandez is a Charleston firefighter who took his annual physical agility test in March."I get about halfway through the test after doing the Kyser test of evolution and I can feel it coming,” Hernandez recalled.
    - PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC 8/FOX 11 Charleston
  • VIDEO: Fire reignites at Shell Chemical Plant in Texas

    A fire reignited at the Shell Deer Park Chemical Plant, several hours after it was extinguished on Saturday.According to the Deer Park Office of Emergency Management, the fire has rekindled and firefighters are back putting it out. The fire was still burning on Sunday.The city of Deer Park said officials have gone over their wastewater storage capacity because they are using a large amount of water on the fire.
    - PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston
  • See the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Maryland

    VIDEO/PHOTOS: The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service was held Sunday in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to honor 144 fallen firefighters.The event, hosted by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), was held at 10 a.m.The 42nd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend events honored 144 fallen firefighters; 79 firefighters who died in 2022 and 65 who died in previous years.
    - PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore

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