Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on Tudor near the Seward Highway early Saturday afternoon. When the Alaska's News Source crew arrived, a pickup truck was on its side and two other vehicles were damaged at the intersection of Brayton Drive and East Tudor Road, near the northbound Seward Highway on-ramp. Jay Barber, of Anchorage, says his wife was driving a vehicle involved in the crash and says the pickup involved was stalled in the roadway before the wreck happened. "My wife was actually terrified because she was watching it and she thought he was about to fly over the guard rail onto the Seward Highway," said Barber. "I was just kind of speechless taking it all in. I was just looking at the scene, trying to go through the scenario in my own head."  

An intense fire broke out at Disneyland in Anaheim on Saturday night as packed crowds were enjoying a show at the theme park. The fire ignited on Tom Sawyer Island during the Fantasmic! nighttime water and fireworks show held on the Rivers of America. Citizen video captured by parkgoers shows massive flames fully engulfing Maleficent's dragon prop on stage. The flames first ignited from the dragon's face before spreading to the rest of its body. Heavy plumes of dark smoke were seen billowing from the stage and were visible throughout the park. Video showed cast members evacuating packed crowds from the waterfront viewing area and nearby attractions as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. Bystanders outside Disneyland Resort captured a line of firetrucks rushing to the Anaheim theme park.  

An area fire department and school district are giving retired fire hoses a second chance to save lives by repurposing the hoses into door sleeves at Northridge Local Schools. Northridge Local School District Safety Director Officer Clint Ball approached the Harrison Township Fire Department and asked department could make sleeves used to secure district doors. "We got some out of service fire hose, cut it up to the specification that we determined would be best suited for the school," Harrison Twp. Fire Captain Cody King said. King said Ball got the idea after going through ALICE training, which stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate. In the event of a lockdown or active shooter situation in at a school, every second counts. The fire hose sleeves can quickly be placed on the door to prevent an intruder as another layer of protection.  

VIDEO: A South Carolina bill that's making its way through the Senate could change what firefighters receive as a cancer health care benefit plan. The definition of a firefighter only includes actual residents of South Carolina, but if this change were to pass, non-South Carolina residents who work in the state could also receive these benefits. The Professional Fire Fighters of South Carolina, a chartered state association of the International Association of Fire Fighters, says cancer is the leading occupational cause of death for firefighters across the world and its crucial for South Carolina to make this change. "Cancer does not stop at the state lines," John Baker, director of government relations for the Professional Fire Fighters of South Carolina, said.  

VIDEO: Indianapolis is hosting fire departments from across the world for the 96th annual Fire Department International Conference. This is the 29th year Indianapolis has hosted the event, which begins Monday and runs through Saturday. It's North America's largest firefighter conference and will showcase the latest safety techniques and the newest fire tools and gear. More than 30,000 firefighters are expected this week in Marion County. Fire and rescue professionals from around the world will have access to 250 high-quality, world-class instructors and 91 workshops. More than 800 companies will display products and services. There will also be hands-on training. The goal of FDIC is to recharge firefighters and ignite their passion for the fire industry.  

When firefighters show up to a blaze or medical emergency across much of the United States, they most likely are volunteers. It's also likely the department is understaffed, struggling to replace old equipment and facing uncertainty about its next generation of firefighters. "So much of our country relies on the volunteer fire service," said Kimberly Quiros, chief of communications with the National Volunteer Fire Council, a nonprofit advocacy organization. "Right now, we're seeing less volunteers and more calls [for emergency response], but a lot of communities don't have the tax base and support to switch to a career staffing model." More than 80% of the nation's fire departments are made up entirely or mostly of volunteers, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Volunteers comprise 65% of U.S. firefighters overall.