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Access to hydrants is difficult during this time of year. In fact. many of them are almost completely buried by the snow.

Remember to shovel out those fire hydrants!

“It’s an odorless, tasteless gas so you don’t know it’s actually there until it’s too late,” says BM2, Nicholas Durfey, with the U.S. Coast Guard. While when most people think of carbon monoxide and boating, they think of the back of the boat near the exhaust fumes. While that could be a problematic spot, it’s not always the main culprit. Martin and Durfey point out that in board engines, batteries, generators, and engine compartments all have the potential to release the dangerou...

The exact cause of the blaze is not known at this time. Credit: Parma Fire Department Author: WKYC Staff Updated: 9:51 PM EDT May 11, 2021 PARMA, Ohio — One person is dead following a house fire on Parmas east side early Tuesday evening. Multiple fire engines as well as the city fire chief arrived at the home on the 1200 block of Dawnwood Drive around 6 p.m. Crews noted "heavy smoke" throughout the structure, and while they were able to extinguish the flames vi...

1 rescued as fire damages Parma apartment building © John Benson/cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS The Parma Fire Department recently received two brand-new Sutphen pumper fire engines. PARMA, Ohio — One person was injured Thursday night and a firefighter also was taken to the hospital as a fire destroyed an apartment building. Firefighters from Parma, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn and Parma Heights were called at 11:33 p.m. to the Statehouse Manor apartment complex at 6551 State Road. When fir...