Firefighter news

• Zozobra to accompany New Mexico firefighters on new engine

  03-07-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  PHOTO: The Santa Fe Fire Department and the Kiwanis Club have given Old Man Gloom a new role — putting out fires instead of burning in them.For nearly a century, the giant marionette officially known as Zozobra has burned to the ground every year at Santa Fe’s Fort Marcy park, turning people’s collected glooms to ash.
  - PUB DATE: 7/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Fe New Mexican - Metered Site
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Firefighting robot helps quell fire that damaged Los Angeles business

  03-07-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  Flames towered above a South Los Angeles store early Saturday when a fire burned for more than an hour at the two-story structure.
  Firefighters were called at about 1:30 a.m. to the 4100 block of S. Broadway and 41st streets. Heavy smoke was billowing through the roof of the Best Bargain store and there were signs of possible structural collapse, forcing firefighters to battle the fire from the outside.
  - PUB DATE: 7/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Fire damages several homes in Phoenix neighborhood

  03-07-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  Fire crews have gained control of a 4-alarm fire that ignited in a neighborhood near 40th Street and McDowell Road Friday afternoon.
  The Phoenix Fire Department said the fire started as a backyard palm tree fire that quickly spread into dense vegetation and surrounding homes. The hot embers from the fire became airborne and landed on nearby homes, alleyways and vegetation.
  - PUB DATE: 7/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix
  
  Read more

Follow @FirefighterNwsl on Twitter!