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Rescue
Baltimore
News
Crashed Motorcyclist Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Water Under I-95 Ramp: Police
The motorcyclist who was pulled from the waters under I-95 in Baltimore on Monday afternoon after crashing has died, Maryland Transportation Authority Police officials confirmed. At approximately 12:40 p.m. on April 29, officers were called to the southbound ramp of I-395 leading to I-95 south, where there was a reported crash that involved a rider being ejected and sent over the barrier and into the water below. It was determined by investigators that a black Kawasaki motorcycle has been involved in a single-vehicle crash, where the driver was ejected and fell to the water below the ramp. …
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Overturned Kayaker Rescued By Tour Boat, Firefighters In Beacon
An overturned kayaker was rescued from the waters of the Hudson River by a tour boat and firefighters. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, near Dennings Point and Long Dock Park. According to the Beacon Professional Firefighters, IAFF L-Beacon Fire Units, Beacon Volunteer Ambulance, Ambulnz, New Hamburg Fire, and the City of Newburgh firefighters with their boats were dispatched for an overturned kayak with the victim in the water. Firefighters responded to Dennings Point and Long Dock Park to locate the victim, who was seen in the water.…
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
Father Jumps To Help Son After Fall At Croton-Harmon Station
Thanks to quick-thinking Metro-North officials and first responders, a person who fell on electrified tracks at a Northern Westchester train station and his father, who leaped in to help him, were rescued from the perilous situation. The incident happened on Friday, April 12 around 10:30 a.m., when a person fell from the platform at Croton-Harmon Station onto electrified tracks, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. After the fall, the person's father immediately jumped to help his son and put himself in harm's way in the process, according to the department. …
Arlington
Police & Fire
Pets Rescued, Person Critical Following Fire In Northwest DC Apartment Building (
Video
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One person was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition after being rescued from an apartment fire in Northwest DC on Tuesday. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called before noon on Feb. 27 to the 1300 block of Peabody Street NW, where there was a reported fire in the basement of a three-story apartment building. Update Working Fire 1300 block Peabody St NW. Fire is under control. @DCMOCRS are assisting displaced residents & @RedCrossNCGC has been notified. We anticipate a large number of displaced. This brief video shows intensity of fire on arrival. #DCsBravest pic.twit…
Lancaster
Police & Fire
Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials
A girl is in the Lehigh Valley Burn Unit and her dad has died following a fire in the apartment building attached to the Bausman Post Office in Lancaster Township on Tuesday, Feb. 13, fire officials announced later that day. Nathaniel Holmes, 45 of 221 Rosedale Avenue died at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital at 12:16 a.m. on Feb. 13, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Can Eric Bieber detailed in a release. His cause and manner of death are pending the results of an auto, although Bieber noted he suffered thermal burns. The fire broke out in a house with three apartments (only…
Camden
Police & Fire
Neighbor Rescues Critically Injured Resident From Gloucester Township House Fire: Police
An alert neighbor rescued a critically injured person from a house fire in Gloucester Township, authorities said. Arriving police officers found heavy smoke and the lone occupant of the home outside. The fire broke out at 10:04 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 on the 500 block of Pasadena Drive in the Magnolia section of Gloucester Township, police said. Firefighters quickly contained the fire to the rear of the one-story home, they said. Paramedics from Virtua treated the injured person who was airlifted to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia by PENN STAR. The fire remains under investigat…
Essex MA
Police & Fire
2 Elderly People, 1 Officer Hospitalized After 3-Alarm Rockport Blaze
Two elderly people as well as a police officer suffered injuries during a fire that broke out at a home in Rockport, officials said. The fire started shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, on the second floor of a home at 74 Phillips Ave., according to the Rockport Fire Department. A police officer and a good Samaritan managed to save two elderly residents from the burning building. Related: 6 Displaced In Mattapan 2-Alarm Fire: Boston FD “Both residents and the Officer were transported by Rockport Ambulance and Beauport Ambulance to Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hosp…
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
2 Victims Rescued After Suffering Burns In Cortlandt House Fire
Two people were taken to a trauma center after becoming trapped inside a Northern Westchester residence that caught on fire. The incident happened in Cortlandt on Monday, Jan. 16 around 8:45 a.m., when a residence caught on fire with people trapped inside. According to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, arriving crews were able to extinguish the blaze and put out hot spots while also rescuing the two victims who were trapped inside. A search for more residents came up negative, fire officials said. The two victims were later hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation.&…
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Video: Woman Rescued From Submerged Vehicle On Flooded Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers
Authorities have shared a nail-biting video depicting a dramatic rescue of a woman from a flooded parkway in Westchester during a powerful storm event. The rescue happened on Tuesday night, Jan. 9, when the Yonkers and Westchester County Police Police Department learned that a woman had become trapped inside her vehicle in rapidly rising floodwaters on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers during a severe storm on the same night. According to Yonkers Police, the department's Emergency Service Unit then put on their water rescue suits and deployed their rescue boat to reach the trapp…
Putnam
Police & Fire
Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash In Carmel During Storm
Amid a wintry Nor'easter, first responders were tasked with rescuing a driver who became trapped in their vehicle as the result of a rollover at a Hudson Valley intersection. The rollover happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Jan. 7 around 7:30 a.m., when a vehicle overturned on its side in Carmel at the intersection of Hill and Dale Road (Route 44) and Fair Street (Route 60), according to the Carmel Fire Department. Arriving first responders soon found that the driver was trapped inside the vehicle and worked to extricate them. The driver was then evaluated by EMS crews at …
Trumbull-Monroe
Police & Fire
Dramatic Rescue: Trumbull Family Saved From Blaze By Off-Duty Firefighter Plowing Roads
An off-duty Fairfield County firefighter saved a family of four and three dogs from a fire while plowing roadways in the area. The incident occurred in Fairfield County around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 7 on Haviland Drive in Trumbull. Chief Greg Sanfanandre of the Long Hill Fire Company said Shaun Bogen, a town highway maintainer and firefighter with the same company, was working his snowplow when he noticed a garage fire. Bogen quickly radioed for help and proceeded to wake the sleeping family in the house, Sanfanandre said. Arriving firefighters found a heavy fire in the garage exten…
Carroll
Traffic
Two Airlifted To Hospital After Crashing Into Tree In Mount Airy
Two people had to be airlifted to Maryland hospitals after a driver ping-ponged and crash landed into a tree in Mount Airy on Thursday afternoon. At around 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 4, first responders in Carroll County were called to the 500 block of East Ridgeville Boulevard, where there was a reported crash with people trapped inside a van off the side of the road. Upon arrival, crews from the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company and Police Department found the van rested against a tree with two people still inside, prompting a rescue effort. The site of the crash on Thursday afternoon in Carr…
York
Police & Fire
Illegal Heater Caused House Fire In York, Chief Says (
Update
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A house fire broke out in York City on Thursday sending more than 30 firefighters to the home. According to York County Department of Emergency Service dispatchers, the fire broke out at a two-story home in the 800 block of East Poplar Street in York City just before 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 4. First responders have already made "multiple rescues." However, the number of people reportedly trapped in the home was not shared, we only know that both families who lived in the home are safe. The fire chief confirmed that the blaze began with a kerosene space heater, which is a …
Columbia Greene
Police & Fire
Tragedy Averted: Couple Pulled From Burning RV On Thruway In Catskill
An elderly couple are lucky to be alive after finding themselves trapped in a burning RV on the side of the Thruway. The Greene County incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, on I-87 in the town of Catskill. State Police said a motorhome was towing a Jeep when it experienced a mechanical failure that ignited a fire. When troopers arrived, they found the RV on the right shoulder fully engulfed in flames. The vehicle was parked up against the guardrail, blocking the door and preventing the two elderly occupants and their pets from escaping, police said. “Without any reg…
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Teens Help Police Rescue Driver After Arlington Car Crash: Police
Three high school students are being applauded for helping officers rescue an unresponsive man after he crashed his car in Arlington on Thursday night, Dec. 28, authorities said. The crash happened just before 10:15 p.m. when the Honda Civic jumped the curb in front of the Capital Theater at 204 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington police said. Three teen boys who saw the crash stopped to help police get the unconscious man out of the car so police could provide life-saving measures until paramedics could arrive. Responders rushed the man to an area hospital for treatment.&…
Burlington
Police & Fire
Victims Jump From Balcony In Edgewater Park Fire: Reports, Firefighters
People leapt from balconies and others were rescued by firefighters in an Edgewater Park fire that left multiple people injured overnight, according to 6abc, CBS News and fire officials. The blaze at the Edgewater Manor Apartments broke out around 12:30 a.m. bringing firefighters from multiple departments and companies to the scene Thursday, Dec. 28. Just after midnight , your volunteers responded to assist companies in Edgewater Park with the apartment fire. Crews... Posted by BeverlyRoad FireCompany on Thursday, December 28, 2023 A roof collapse shortly after arrival made co…
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
Bystander Pulls Driver From Burning Car After Fiery Crash In Croton-On-Hudson
A driver involved in a fiery wreck is in the hospital with serious injuries after being rescued from their burning car by a brave bystander. The rescue happened in Northern Westchester on Wednesday, Dec. 20 around 7 p.m., when a car traveling on Route 9 northbound in Croton-on-Hudson left the roadway and crashed, causing the vehicle to catch on fire, according to the village's fire department. As luck would have it, the crash was witnessed by bystander Chris DeSanto, who decided to risk his safety and pull the semi-conscious driver out of the burning wreck before first res…
Montgomery MD
Weather
Driver Rescued By Boat After Being Swept Away By Montgomery County Flood Waters
Sunday's stormed wreaked havoc throughout the region, leading to a daring rescue when a driver got stuck in flood waters and landed in a precarious position in Maryland, officials say. At around 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning, first responders in Montgomery County were called into action when a driver got out of a vehicle on Brighten Dam Road near Bordly Drive in Brookeville when a car stalled due to flooding. Flood waters in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Once out of the vehicle, the driver was swept downstream and had to cling to a tree until Montgomery County Fire and Rescue perso…
Atlantic
Police & Fire
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Grounded Sailboat In South Jersey
A trio of sailors was rescued from a grounded sailboat early Thursday, Nov. 30 in Little Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A Coast Guard helicopter was used to airlift the sailors to the U.S. Coast Guard station in Atlantic City, they said. There, an EMS crew took the trio to an area hospital, the Coast Guard said. An unconfirmed report said they were suffering from exposure to the cold.
Middlesex CT
Police & Fire
Despondent Woman Ready To Jump From Bridge Near Old Saybrook Saved By State Police
A despondent woman contemplating jumping from a Connecticut bridge was saved by two state troopers who responded to several 911 calls. The incident occurred on the Baldwin Bridge above the Connecticut River that straddles the towns of Old Saybrook in Middlesex County and Old Lyme In New London County on Monday, Nov. 27. On the bridge, troopers located a woman who had climbed from the pedestrian sidewalk over the metal safety fencing and was precariously seated on a 5-inch ledge about 100 feet above the water. While Sgt. Matthew Belz talked calmly to build a rapport with the distressed woma…
Port Chester
Police & Fire
Youngster Rescued From Underneath Vehicle After Crash Next To Port Chester High School
A young victim had to be rescued from underneath a vehicle after they became trapped as the result of a two-car crash next to a high school in Westchester. The incident happened on Wednesday, Nov. 22 just after 12:15 p.m., when a two-car crash occurred at Port Chester High School at the corner of Neuton Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue, according to the Port Chester Fire Department. Arriving first responders soon found that the crash had happened next to the school auditorium entrance and that two people were still in one of the vehicles. Additionally, two juveniles were trapped underneath it.&n…
Port Chester
Police & Fire
Man Found Clinging To Dock In River In Port Chester On CT Border: Police
A man was hospitalized after being pulled from a freezing river in Westchester on the Connecticut border, where he was discovered clinging to a dock. The incident happened on Sunday, Nov. 12 around 1 a.m., when authorities were told that someone needed help in the area of the Byram River on the border between Port Chester and the Fairfield County town of Greenwich. According to Port Chester Police, authorities on both sides of the river soon began looking for the person in need. Eventually, Port Chester officers found a man in distress who was in the river clinging to a dock.&nb…
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After 50-Foot Fall At Croton-On-Hudson Hiking Trail
Thanks to quick action from first responders, a woman was rescued from a Northern Westchester hiking trail after falling up to 50 feet down an embankment, fire officials said. The incident happened on Saturday, Oct. 28 just before 5:30 p.m., when first responders were sent to help a fall victim at the Croton Gorge Trail in Croton-On-Hudson. According to the Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department, crews quickly found the woman on the wooded hill between Gorge Park and the upper trailway. Because a large portion of the trail had been washed out by heavy rainfall in the last months, a utility …
Montgomery MD
News
Window Washers Rescued From Stuck Scaffolding Outside Bethesda Hotel (
Photos
)
First responders helped make a daring rescue on Tuesday afternoon in Maryland when window washers found themselves stuck in a precarious position several floors above the ground. Montgomery County County Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called to the Marriott on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda on Tuesday, Oct. 24, when a mechanical issue left two window washers stuck on a scaffolding about four stories up. The window washers found themselves in a precarious position on Tuesday in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue A spokesperson for the department said that t…
Suffolk NY
Schools
Life-Savers: 'Heroic' Islip Teacher Aides Honored For Helping Choking Students
A trio of teacher’s aides are getting the attention they deserve after together, they saved two children from choking just days apart from each other. During a Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11, the Connetquot Central School District honored the three staff members – Lori Stellwagen, Amy Loretta, and Samantha Gallo — for saving the lives of two students who were choking. The first incident happened on Friday, Sept. 22 at Edward J. Bosti Elementary. During lunch time, a kindergarten student choked on a chicken nugget that he had brought from home. Luckily, his one-on-…
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
Cemetery Worker Rescued From Grave In Central Jersey
A cemetery worker who fell into a grave was rescued in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, South Brunswick Police received a report of a man falling into a grave at the Holy Cross Cemetery, 840 Route 535. South Brunswick EMS, Monmouth Junction Fire Department, and Monroe Fire Department responded. The emergency agencies found a 47-year-old male down approximately 6 feet in an open grave site. Rescuers learned the male was working on the site when a piece of wood gave way and he fell in. A special trench and rescue team from the Princeton First Aid…
Saratoga
News
Support Swells For Charlotte Sena's Family After Moreau Kidnapping: 'Going To Be Long Road'
The hallways of the Corinth Central School District were flooded with orange Tuesday morning, Oct. 3, as students and teachers celebrated the safe return of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena following her kidnapping at a state park in New York and subsequent rescue two days later. “Promote unity by wearing your orange!” reads a message on the district’s Facebook page. “Other schools in our region will be wearing orange to support Corinth, too.” The heartwarming display hinted at the immense support the community has shown the girl’s family throughout the terrifying 48-hour manhunt that garnered na…
Arlington
Police & Fire
Death Of Victim In DC Fire Ruled Homicide, ID Released By Police
The death of a 45-year-old woman in a Washington DC fire in October 2022 has been ruled a homicide, police announced. Maria Lopez was among three victims rescued from the apartment building fire on the 1600 block of Park Road NW around 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2022, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Update Working Fire 1600 block Park Rd NW. Fire 4th floor 5 story occupied apartment building. Some residents removed by ladders. Others being sheltered in places or removed to safety via interior. 1 injured civilian. Fire knocked down. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/UFvFG0oepf — DC Fire an…
Norfolk
News
Woman Pulled From Sunken Car After Driving Off Cape Cod Beach, Into Ocean: Police
Police and firefighters in Cape Cod risked their lives Monday night, Sept. 25, after a woman drove into the ocean and her car sank off a beach, authorities said. It's unclear why, but the driver plunged into the black waters in Barnstable County just after 10:30 p.m. at the end of a dead-end road in West Yarmouth, Yarmouth police said. When rescuers arrived, the car was about 100 feet from Bay Street Beach and fully submerged in water that was 15 feet deep, police continued. Witnesses told rescuers there was someone in the car, and they hadn't surfaced. Yarmouth pol…
Essex MA
News
Methuen Man Drowned Trying To Save Child At Salisbury Beach: DA
A man who drowned after he swam out to save a child in Salisbury on Wednesday, Sept. 20, has been identified as a 44-year-old father of four. Gary Simard, of Methuen, was hanging out with his family at Salisbury Beach when one of his children was pulled out to sea and could not swim back, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. Simard and two other bystanders swam out to save the child. The two others pulled the child back to shore, but Simard went under the water, officials said. Salisbury police and firefighters responded to the 266 North End Blvd. and found S…
Hudson
Police & Fire
One Firefighter Injured In Bayonne Four-Alarm Blaze: Authorities (
Updated
)
This story has been updated One firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling a four alarm fire that spread to two homes in Bayonne on Thursday, Sept. 21, authorities said. At 9:49 a.m, firefighters were on scene of a heavy fire in the rear of both 142 and 144 West 5th St., Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver said. The fire was declared under control at 10:57 a.m., Weaver said. There were no injuries to any residents, while a firefighter was transported to a hospital for treatment of a minor injury, Weaver said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation but does not appear to be s…
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