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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Head of Utah Department of Public Safety announces retirement
After more than 25 years of service to the state, Jess Anderson on Thursday announced his retirement as head of the Department of Public Safety, a position he's held for seven years. 'Under his guidance, the department made significant strides in emergency response coordination, community safety initiatives, and legislative engagement. His tenure has been marked by incredible commitment to the mission of 'Keeping Utah Safe,'' the department stated in announcing Anderson's retirement. 'Serving as commissioner of the Department of Public Safety has been the honor of a lifetime,' Anderson said in a prepared statement. 'I'm incredibly proud of the work we've accomplished and the dedicated professionals I've had the privilege of leading. It's time for me to step into a new chapter with my family, and I leave knowing the department is in capable hands.' Anderson's last day will be July 16. Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Beau Mason as the new commissioner of public asfety, effective July 17. Mason has been with the Department of Public Safety for 20 years and in 2023 was appointed as a deputy commissioner overseeing emergency medical services and the state's school safety program. Anderson's career began with the Utah Highway Patrol and spanned into multiple leadership roles within DPS. Utah Senate President Stuart Adams issued a statement on Thursday publicly congratulating Anderson. 'Commissioner Jess Anderson's quiet strength, unwavering integrity and deep commitment have shaped the safety and well-being of Utah in meaningful and lasting ways. More than a public servant, he has been a steady hand in uncertain times, a trusted adviser and someone who truly cares about the people of this state,' Adams said. 'On behalf of the Utah Senate, and with deep personal gratitude, we thank Commissioner Anderson for his tireless service, steady leadership and the positive difference he has made. We wish him and his family joy and well-deserved rest in this next chapter of their lives.'
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Boat catches fire at Manitowoc Marina; no injuries reported
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WFRV) – A boat burst into flames Wednesday evening at the Manitowoc Marina, prompting a quick response from local firefighters. According to the Manitowoc Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. after receiving a report of a boat on fire at the marina. Witnesses reported that the vessel was fully engulfed in flames and that some type of explosion may have occurred. Ahead of extreme heat in Wisconsin, WisDOT warns of pavement buckling conditions When firefighters arrived, they determined that the boat was located at the marina's launch area and was not moored near other boats, which helped prevent the fire from spreading. Crews knocked down the fire in approximately 10 minutes and fully extinguished it within 20 minutes of arriving on scene. The boat, identified as a 24-foot fiberglass inboard watercraft, produced a large amount of black smoke due to the burning fiberglass. After the fire was extinguished, the owner removed the boat to prevent any fuel or oil discharge into Lake Michigan. Airplane crash-lands in Wisconsin lake, pilot rescued by witness No injuries were reported, as the operator was able to exit the boat before the fire spread. No additional details have been released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
11 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Carrickfergus: Child taken to hospital after water incident at marina
A child has been taken to hospital after a water related incident near the Carrickfergus Marina in County incident involved nine children and an adult. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescue Service, and the Maritime and Coastguard attended the assessment and initial treatment at the scene, one patient was taken by ambulance to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick rest were discharged at the scene.
CTV News
14 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Fire crews responding to major structure fire in New Liskeard
Members of the public are being asked to avoid Lakeshore Road in New Liskeard as emergency responders deal with a major structure fire Thursday afternoon. Members of the public are asked to avoid Lakeshore Road in New Liskeard as emergency responders deal with a major structure fire Thursday afternoon. Residents who are near the fire are being asked to leave the area. 'The road is closed between Padget Street South, Market Street, Dymond Crescent and Farah Avenue,' Ontario Provincial Police said on social media. 'OPP is asking the public to avoid the area and for those in the immediate vicinity to evacuate.' The City of Temiskaming Shores is also urging residents to give 'space needed to ensure the safety of our volunteer firefighters, emergency responders and the public.' 'Road blocks are being set up,' the city said on Facebook. Road blocks are going up at Melville, Market and Farah streets, the city said. Three transit stops are being affected by the fire. Riders are being asked to go to the nearest bus stop outside areas near Melville and Farah. This story will be updated as more information comes available.
Telegraph
15 hours ago
- Health
- Telegraph
My night with Israeli paramedics during Iran's worst missile barrage yet
Israel's main emergency dispatch centre for ambulances and paramedics is no ordinary healthcare facility. Buried 15 metres underground, the hardened control room can be sealed with blast doors and sits three floors down in a vast subterranean complex that is more Pentagon than NHS. Overnight on Wednesday, Telegraph reporters were given exclusive access to the high-security facility, which, since Friday, has been responding 24/7 to human damage caused by Iran's missile assault on the Jewish state. It is the headquarters of Magen David Adom (the red star of David), Israel's national ambulance service, one of the most advanced and unusual in the world. It's a place where call handlers are able to pinpoint the impact of missile strikes in real time and dispatch not just ambulances, mobile ICU units and helicopters, but specialist buses capable of carrying seven patients on advanced life support at once. This being Israel at a time of war, many of the emergency responders carry pistols on their belts alongside their tourniquets and stethoscopes. 'We believe we have the best and most advanced emergency service in the world but tomorrow we will be better,' says Elli Bin, MDA's swashbuckling director general. Since the start of Operation Rising Lion - the military name given to Israel's attack on Iran - and the declaration of a state of emergency early last Friday, his crews have responded to strikes that have killed at least 23 and injured more than 700, many with life-changing blast injuries. 'The size of the impacts is what makes this different,' said Israel Weingarten, MDA's deputy director of disasters. 'With the rockets from Gaza and even Lebanon it was contained. Here the blast radius can go to 300 metres or more. 'It means the numbers [of casualties] are higher and it's much more difficult to get to people. We also see many more internal blast, burn and crush injuries'. On Wednesday night, the blast doors of the MDA dispatch centre slammed shut on the dot of midnight as, with the rest of the country, the centre was alerted to the night's first barrage of missiles launched from Iran. As people across Israel dashed for bomb shelters - most in basements - screens lit up across the room with live feeds from news and static cameras across the country. Through these and other means, the centre is able to estimate probable and actual impact points, giving it vital extra minutes to get emergency crews to the scene. 'Speed is everything,' said Ori Lazarovich, 26, a senior paramedic and head of MDA international relations for Europe. 'If you want to save someone haemorrhaging or trapped in a fire every second counts'. On Sunday this week, Mr Lazarovich was among the first to arrive at the massive Bat Yam missile strike near Tel Aviv, where he worked with others to pull survivors from the burning buildings. 'Normally you would wait for the first services to arrive but we were first and had to deal with it,' said the paramedic who first trained with the Israeli Defence Forces. The first batch of missiles on Wednesday night was taken down by Israel's air defence system. But just as the room paused to catch its breath, a second salvo was launched, sparking another seven to eight minutes of frantic activity as the projectiles arched high above Iraq and Jordan before hurtling down towards Israel. And again, the air defence systems locked on, shooting them out of the sky before they could impact. The MDA centre breathed again. For the first three nights of this conflict, several missiles got through from Iran, the size of the barrages seemingly overwhelming Israel's air defences. There was significant damage done to both industrial and civilian infrastructure, with the destructive force of the blasts catching many Israelis by surprise. An oil refinery in the north was set ablaze and shut down, and while Iran had majored on military sites outside of major cities in the attacks launched in April and October last year, now it was hitting major population centres. The Iron Dome and its related air defence systems, which have given citizens a very real sense of protection, were not 'hermetic,' the government went on air to stress. Only an underground safe room could really provide protection. After the second strike in the early hours of Thursday morning, there was a long pause before a third barrage hit just after 7am in the morning. Two, nearly three, days of successful interceptions had built confidence that the Iranian capacity to get through was fading. So much so that lockdown regulations had been relaxed to allow many more businesses to reopen on Thursday morning. But at 7.12am, another 20 missiles started to hit, three of them getting through to cause very significant damage. A major hospital, the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba in the south of the country, was hit, as were two densely packed housing areas south of Tel Aviv, one at Holon and one at Ramat Gan. The Telegraph raced to Holon where the devastation was immense, and it was a miracle no one was killed. If you had to guess where pictures of the scene came from, many would say Gaza. The missile hit one ageing five-storey block directly, completely demolishing it and leaving the four immediately adjacent buildings without windows and structurally unstable. A 12-floor high-rise had its cladding and glass stripped away from top to bottom on two sides, and even 400 metres away on surrounding streets, the blast had blown out doors and windows. The local synagogue was badly damaged, and a school and three local kindergartens were strewn with rubble. Had they been open, the carnage would have been unimaginable. Professor Alon Ben Nun, a prominent surgeon and medical director of the fire brigades, was early at the scene helping people from their shelters and out of the rubble. 'I would say there were a 100 walking wounded and four seriously wounded,' he said as drones with thermal cameras buzzed overhead searching for unconscious survivors. Gill Vaknin, 57, said he had just got into his building's shared bomb shelter when the missile hit. There was no 'whoosh' of warning, just an 'incredibly loud and powerful blast'. 'It's hard to describe,' he said, 'the whole building shook. If we were not in the shelter I would not be talking to you now'. Barch Angel, a retired machinery operative, 55, was out when the blast hit, but it very nearly killed his wife Dalia. She received an alert on her phone and reached the entrance to the shelter with only seconds to spare. The blast exploded through the plate glass front of the couple's apartment, shredding the main living area and kitchen. Anyone who had been there would almost certainly have died. Dalia could not speak for emotion, while Barch surveyed the damage philosophically. 'I'm fine', he said, 'what's there to worry about. We are safe. The rest is only money'. His son Itzic said the housing estate in Holon was a 'family community... peaceful, a very sleepy place.' 'Everyone in Israel has been affected by the war [since October 7] but this is the closest it has ever got to this neighbourhood physically', he added. The MDA paramedics at the scene were still busy helping people with minor injuries and logistical issues, when the Telegraph left. First responders with MDA, like Batya Tugendhaft, 20, originally from North West London, were visibly exhausted but determined to carry on. 'It's the young that basically run this nation. We are cheap labour, but we do it for a sense of duty to our country and love. This is a true national service,' she said. Even in the darkest of times as a paramedic, 'there are tiny pockets of human connection' that make it worthwhile.
