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

VIDEO: Police officers and firefighters help people every day, but a Wisconsin group said they are not always equipped to help their K-9 partners. "The K-9 handlers do train every month," said Lisa Converse with Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin. "They have many hours of training on the job – but not a lot of medical training.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 8:39:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Since 1860, there have been 143 firefighters who have lost their lives serving their community. On Thursday, the Milwaukee Fire Department honored those lost with the 27th annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial Recognition. "We weep for our fallen," said Milwaukee Fire Department Chief Aaron Lipski.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 7:06:37 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: It's Fire Prevention Week and the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) is bringing their message of fire safety door-to-door in various communities. "It's an opportunity for us to engage with the community. We get to meet our neighbors close to the firehouse, they get to know who we are," said Captain Lorenzo Williams.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

A video released by the Winston-Salem Fire Department on Wednesday shows two firefighters getting hurt while responding to a call for service. On Oct. 5, fire officials were working at East Sprague Street in Winston-Salem when a part of the structure collapsed on two firefighters. Other firefighters on the scene rushed to help the two who were injured and pulled them out of the rubble.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

VIDEO: A South Florida firefighter who is answering the call for volunteers is preparing to head to Israel to help people there. Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Capt. Jason Friedman said he felt compelled to travel overseas following Hamas’ early Saturday morning’s surprise attack out of Gaza.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

Hundreds of firefighting leaders and experts from across the nation gathered at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg on Tuesday for the second annual U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention and Control. Thousands more tuned in virtually to discuss and listen to important topics in their field.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Frederick News-Post - Metered Site

VIDEO: Sacramento Metro Fire wrapped a fire engine in pink and blue as part of a cancer awareness effort. According to the fire department, the firetruck debuted on October 1 and will stay wrapped through November. The fire department said the truck would still be used in service calls across the department’s five battalions.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTXL-TV FOX 40 Sacramento

VIDEO: According to the U.S. Fire Administration in the volunteer fire service industry, only 11% of the people are women, but in Bono, they are changing that number. The Bono Volunteer Fire Department has six female members of the 27 total making them just less than 25%. For Tracey Snell, it was not something she really thought about.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KAIT-TV ABC/NBC/CW+ 8 Jonesboro

VIDEO: Quite the odd situation as several TSA workers were taken to the hospital after falling ill. It's left a lot of questions, and officials don't have any answers at the moment. The security workers reportedly fell ill while working at a CWA checkpoint. Firefighters responded taking 5 people to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 11:46:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

A fire on Sandhill Road on Tuesday night destroyed a storage building in the town of Union. Brussels-Union-Gardner (BUG) Fire Chief Curt Vandertie says his department was dispatched to a fully engulfed barn on 778 Sandhill Road around 7:15 p.m. The blaze was several hundred feet behind a house well off the roadway with a 30-foot-by 40-foot building in flames.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:28:33 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: It's Fire Prevention Week and officials say it is an opportunity for first responders to speak to children about the importance of fire safety. The Onalaska Fire Dept. is taking this week to work with Kindergarten through Second Grade students and teach them fire prevention strategies.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:18:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

National organizations representing America’s fire and emergency services are calling on Congress to ensure that vital fire service grant programs are reauthorized before they face a permanent sunset. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs are the primary mechanism for the federal government to support local fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org

If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist factory once existed, they could find it. There are plaques pointing out that it was the site of a horrific fire in 1911 that became a catalyst in the American labor movement's fight for workplace safety protections.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News