The spinning blaze was about as intense as an EF-3 tornado, and it sent meteorologists scrambling to try and understand whether it was an oddly strong fire whirl—more akin to a dust devil—or a ...

UPDATE (5/19/25) — The Bristow Fire Department said the tornado siren on South Maple Circle has been repaired after it was struck by lightning on Sunday. BRISTOW, Okla. — Bristow Fire Chief ...

Above: A fire tornado in California in 2022. As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which ...

YES, YES, SHE WAS GREAT. WELL, MANY FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE BEEN HELPING PEOPLE ACROSS TOWN WHILE PROCESSING THEIR OWN LOSS, ESPECIALLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, KCCI OPHELIA JACOBSON JOINS US WITH THEIR ...

LOUIS — After sirens did not go off on Friday ahead of the deadly EF3 tornado, St ... The St. Louis Fire Department is taking over siren activation and was working with the National Weather ...

LAUREL COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A fire major was killed in the line of duty during a tornado in Laurel County. Now, his fire department says he was shielding his wife from harm when he died ...

Laurel County Fire Major Roger Leslie Leatherman devoted his career to protecting others. He died doing precisely that while shielding his wife from the powerful tornado that ravaged their ...

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The fire department tested the tornado sirens at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Jenkerson said the new system will have multiple backups to ensure the sirens sound when they should. "The fire department ...

tornado. At approximately 11:47 p.m Friday, a fire alarm went off near Leatherman’s home. He responded to the scene, letting his department know that he was en route via a private radio channel. “ ...