VIDEO/PHOTOS: Beaver Dam’s new fire training facility is used by firefighters almost daily, according to Deputy Fire Chief Lee Smith. On Saturday, community members got a chance to see the inside of the three-story structure. An open house featured the Fire Department’s vehicles as well as the training facility.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 11:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WiscNews - Metered Site

VIDEO: Bed sheets were about to catch fire on their own early Saturday morning just as firefighters arrived at a Madison business, according to the fire department. The bundle of sheets had started spontaneously combusting around 2:15 a.m. when firefighters responded to an active alarm at the business, in the 600 block of Grand Canyon Drive, the fire department said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:29:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

The Rice Lake Fire Department is hoping to acquire a second ambulance at a cost of $280,000 to keep EMS transport service available 24/7, and expand and enhance services. Fire Chief Mike Hover gave a presentation to the City Council on Monday during a budget hearing. Since the EMS transport service started on Nov.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rice Lake Chronotype

Today marks one year since the massive fire on Morton Avenue tore through a warehouse in the early morning of October 17, 2022. That fire burned across the block the entire morning, and smoldered for the next few days. The Evansville Fire Department was called to the scene and spent several days there before that fire was completely out.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFIE-TV NBC 14 Evansville

Frank Granados was training with the Tucson Fire Department when a new firefighting product was introduced at the site. After igniting a pool of JP-4 jet fuel, the crew deployed the product, a type of foam, and extinguished the fire in about 40 seconds, nearly twice as fast as anything they’d used before.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Arizona Republic - Metered Site

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku revealed that he suffered serious facial injuries in a home fire pit accident and wants to raise money for burn victims and research. In statements posted by the American Burn Association and on his own social media, the 27-year-old New Jersey native launched a merchandise brand, "Withstand," to generate those funds.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

As one of the largest countries in the world, the United States is also one of the most geographically diverse — from forests to deserts to miles of coast line. While this comes with many advantages, this unfortunately leaves the country vulnerable to all kinds of natural disasters. Different parts of the United States face different types of natural disasters.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 24/7 Wall St.

The Pine Lake Fire Department received some new equipment earlier this week. Thanks to two grants worth up to $3,000 they were able to receive a new AED. The grants were from the Wisconsin Public Service and Mutual of Wausau Insurance Corporation. Fire Chief Brian Gehrig says it's crucial for their department to have up-to date equipment.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 1:49:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

Milwaukee will have a new fire station in 2024. Fire Chief Aaron Lipski announced late Friday afternoon that he intends to reopen Engine 17 at 4653 S. 13th St. The announcement comes as the city debates its 2024 budget. Under the proposed city budget, the budget for the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD), would increase by $14.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urban Milwaukee

PHOTOS: An outside fire has been reported in a railroad yard in central Bakersfield on Sunday near California Avenue and Elm Street. According to reports, the outside fire is burning in a train yard west of Bakersfield High School. Black smoke was reported to have been seen in the area. Bakersfield and Kern County fire crews are currently on scene assessing the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGET-TV NBC/CW+ 17 Bakersfield

VIDEO: October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Statistics show one in eight women will develop the disease in their lifetime, and in some cases, environmental factors can cause or contribute to it. Dori Booth recently joined the Sedona Fire District as the Division Chief Fire Marshal. But being exposed to potentially hazardous chemicals spans long before her new role.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire chief restored a vintage fire truck for fallen firefighters' and first responders' "last alarm." The chief, from Goldsboro, North Carolina, told WNCT that he wanted to build and maintain the vehicle so that it could be used in funeral processions. "Our goal is to build and maintain a funeral coach for firefighters and first responders, and to do that, we've obtained an antique firetruck that hopefully we can rebuild and restore into an appropriate transport for firefighters on their last alarm," Sean Quinby, the founder of Last Alarm Foundation of North Carolina and fire chief at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, told the station.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCT-TV CBS/CW+ 9 Greenville

VIDEO: October is National Fire Prevention Month, and one local firefighter has a unique way of inspiring younger generations to take an interest in a firefighting career. For the past 18 years, Bo Chaney has served with the Rockford Fire Department. Today, Chaney is a recruiter, looking for the next group of first responders to protect the city.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVO-TV ABC 17 Rockford

The Onalaska Fire Department hosted an open house event on Saturday, inviting residents and families to experience a day filled with excitement, education, and community engagement. For the younger attendees, there were interactive and educational activities. Children had the chance to explore fire trucks and equipment up close, while firefighters patiently answered questions and provided valuable fire safety tips.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2023 12:26:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

The Howard Fire Department received a federal grant for more than $1,000,000. Chief Dennis Staeven says the grant will allow the department to hire more first responders. “It’s for a little over $1.2 million,” said Staeven. “That grant is going to be used to fund four firefighter positions for a period of the next three years starting in November of this year.
- PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:07:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO: A 15-year-old allegedly threatened EMS workers with a gun at the Canton Township EMS station in Washington County on Wednesday night. Police said the teenager walked through the garage doors with a loaded 9mm handgun. "All the sudden, I see the red lights and blue lights," said Harold Plants, who lives nearby.
- PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

VIDEO: A Vacaville city firefighter is now a viral sensation after an image of him on the phone in a sea of San Francisco fans was broadcast during Sunday's blowout game. Eugene Hernandez was sitting front row, decked out in his Dallas blue, when not long into the third quarter his phone started to ring.
- PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

VIDEO: A growing North Idaho fire district is opening their doors to their neighbors in a bright new way. At the Mica Kidd Fire District just south of Coeur d'Alene, when the red light is on outside the fire hall, it's an open invitation to the community to grab a cup of coffee, come inside, and meet their firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

VIDEO: It’s been three months since a vicious attack at a Birmingham fire station that left one firefighter dead and another injured. July 12 was when an assailant fired multiple shots into the bay of Fire Station 9, and to this day no arrests have been made. Firefighter Jordan Melton died from injuries he suffered in that attack.
- PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRC-TV FOX 6 Birmingham

VIDEO: Three years after a devastating fire destroyed her home, Rachael Ray is helping others who have lost theirs to disaster in a brand new show. On Rachael Ray’s Rebuild — her first series since she ended her talk show after 17 seasons in March — the celebrity cook and Kitchen Cousins’ contractor Anthony Carrino team up to rebuild houses for families in need.
- PUB DATE: 10/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: People