A family that survived a deadly apartment fire in Eagle River is crediting their young son's quick thinking with saving more lives. 11-year-old Izaya Misenhimer may not think of himself as a hero but his mom said he was the first to call 911 — an even bigger deal when you consider that he and his mom had just leaped from a second-story window. Chelsey Misenhimer said there were flames coming up the stairwell of their apartment early in the morning of July 31. They couldn't go out the front door to flee so they ran to Izaya Misenhimer's bedroom in the back. "She shut the door and I ran back in my room and I popped the screen out and then I jumped out," Izaya Misenhimer said. Chelsey Misenhimer followed him, landing on some rocks, where she bruised her head and broke her wrist. Izaya Misenhimer said he was frightened when he saw his mother was hurt, but he knew what to do.  

VIDEO: An investigation is underway after a commercial building in Panorama City caught fire early Friday morning. The fire was reported shortly after midnight as flames engulfed the single-story building in the 14600 block of West Titus Street. The building appeared to house a packing company business. Materials used for the business were creating difficult firefighting conditions. The owners said no employees were inside the building at the time of the fire. Crews stopped the fire's progress as of 2:20 a.m., according to a Los Angeles Fire Department update. Several dozen firefighters were still fighting the blaze as of 5 a.m. Aerial video from Sky 5 showed several pockets of fire still burning in side the structure. Flames were contained to the single structure, which is surrounded by apartment buildings and a nearby school. No injuries have been reported.  

Three women hold top leadership roles at a Fairfax County Fire station. It's the first time in the history of the department that three women have run the day-to-day operations at a fire station. Captain Emily Murphy, Captain Katja Lancing and Captain Felicia Barnes work different shifts at Fire Station 37 in Kingstowne. Capt. Murphy, who works the A shift, came to the station two and a half years ago. Capt. Lancing, who works the B shift, arrived in 2020. Capt. Barnes was assigned to the station in May. In an industry that is striving to acquire more diversity, especially in leadership roles, it signals progress. Since they all work different shifts, they don't work directly with each other, but must work together as a team to keep the station operating efficiently.  

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Two firefighters received minor injuries after a bridge near the intersection of Alden Highway and Comfort Road in Bellaire collapsed from underneath their firetruck, leaving it teetering on the edge of the fallen roadway. It happened early Wednesday morning around 12:49 a.m. as much of the region was caught up in the downpour of severe thunderstorms. One of the firefighters was treated on scene for their injuries while the other was taken to the hospital. Both are expected to be ok.  

PHOTO: Tropical Storm Eta presented a challenge for Longboat Key first responders. As tides and rain runoff rose during the November 2020 storm, north-end roads began flooding. And then, Longboat Key Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Carr recalled, there was a 911 call about a fire in Longbeach Village. There never was a question about responding into the rising salt water to protect lives and property, but ... "We were told by our fleet services maintenance that we were probably about four inches from destroying a truck completely," Carr said. "So it was that close to the air intake." Enter the town's newest vehicle, a behemoth of a four-wheel drive machine that can easily roll through almost anything Longboaters can expect do see and looks perhaps more suited to a Tom Clancy novel than a day by the beach.  

VIDEO: Firefighters picked up an unexpected tagalong while training in Colorado Springs recently. Kara Lewis, videographer and TikTok content creator with over a million followers on the platform, approached Colorado Springs firefighters and asked if she could film them as they trained. That's something Lewis is known for. In June, she approached players in a Powder League game, a Utah-based Pro-Am basketball league, and produced an energetic mashup of the game's action. Lewis showed her work to firefighters, and they agreed to let her shadow and film them as they practiced extracting dummies with ladders from windows, battled blazes in tight stairwells, and blasted buildings with a fire hose. One of the fire department's captains accompanied Lewis as she filmed in difficult areas.