VIDEO: Dozens of emergency medical technicians graduated Monday in Baltimore, which is in desperate need amid open positions. The fire department graduated 53 EMTs, along with three paramedics. Jade George, a graduate, said she and her classmates faced a uniquely tough situation while training during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Baltimore

Among the sound of the weights clanging and the anxious chatter of the competitors, the smell of sweat and disinfectant clung to the air. Some of Marion County’s bravest men and women lined up this weekend inside the “Everyone Goes Home” gym to test their might in its annual “Bear the Burden” weightlifting competition.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUFT-TV PBS 5 Gainesville

VIDEO: A vehicle crashed into an apartment building on Green Bay’s west side on Monday afternoon. According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, just after noon on Monday, firefighters were sent to the 1400 block of Western Avenue for a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a building. When crews arrived, firefighters found an SUV inside a first-floor apartment.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 10:12:00 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Two White Settlement police officers are being called heroes after they rescued a man from a burning car in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 29. Police said officers responded around 2:40 a.m. in the 1700 block of South Cherry Lane to a crash where a car struck a pole. The crash caused the car to catch fire, police said.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

VIDEO: Two people were killed and another two injured in a mid-air collision Saturday involving a helicopter and a gyrocopter near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, officials said, while another two other people were killed in a separate incident in which a small plane crashed into a nearby lake. A spokesperson for the Experimental Aircraft Association told CBS News in a statement that the mid-air collision occurred a little before 12:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: Right now, the town of Cabot's fire station is at risk of falling into the Winooski River, impacting both the volunteer fire department and ambulance service. "It's been a little chaotic, but we've been staying in front of it," said Chief Dean Deasy, about what the department and town have experienced since flooding on July 10.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTZ-TV NBC 5 Plattsburgh

VIDEO: The North Charleston City Council voted unanimously to approve a study identifying and addressing risks for onboard ship fires at Charleston Ports. The study is being funded by a grant received from the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs totaling $247,381. The main goal of this study is to ensure marine firefighters and port workers have the proper training and resources to act in an emergency.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston

VIDEO: The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two separate aircraft crashes that happened Saturday in Winnebago County. The first aircraft crash happened around 9 a.m. The Winnebago Sheriff’s office received multiple calls about an airplane that crashed into Lake Winnebago. According to the sheriff’s office, two people died as a result of that crash.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2023 9:20:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Fond du Lac firefighters battled a fire at an apartment building on Spring Street on Sunday, July 30. Officials tell FOX6 News the initial call for the fire cam in around 10 a.m. Sunday. It took firefighters about 45 minutes to get the fire under control. One man who was in the building at the time of the fire jumped from a second story window to escape.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2023 5:01:45 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Kids had no problem beating the heat Thursday in Fox Crossing thanks to some help from the local fire department. Firefighters used their hoses to fill “mud pits” and on a tarp creating a giant slip ‘n slide in O’Hauser Park during the hottest part of the day. Fox Crossing Parks & Recreation and the Fox Crossing Fire Association also handed out free popsicles.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 1:26:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Over 30,000 additional NARCAN doses have been distributed to law enforcement across Wisconsin; all in the name of saving lives. At the Kronenwetter Municipal Center on Thursday, Attorney General Josh Kaul (D-Wisconsin), Kronenwetter Police Chief Terry McHugh, and Marathon County Health Department Public Health Educator Kerry Thieme spoke about the importance of NARCAN helping address the opioid epidemic.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Oil and gas being drained from cars caused a large fire Thursday at a salvage yard in southwest Houston, firefighters said. This happened just before 11 a.m. The Houston Fire Department said oil and gas were being drained from at least four cars that were getting scrapped. During that process, a fire ignited that set off a chain reaction to smaller gas tanks, tires, batteries and other car parts.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

VIDEO: A fire engine rolled over in a crash Thursday morning in far northwest suburban Hampshire. Around 9:40 a.m., a Hampshire Fire Protection fire engine rolled over on French Road, about a mile south of Illinois Route 72, while returning to the firehouse from a call. Three firefighters and a firefighter intern were injured in the crash.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh appeared before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington D.C. on Thursday to testify about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries. Just last month, the FDNY announced measures to step up inspections and enforcement efforts of bike shops and bike repair shops citywide after a shop in the Lower East Side was engulfed in flames and killed four people.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: Maybe you can hear them blaring in your childhood memories. At fire departments across America, the fascination with emergency vehicles starts early. “What sound does the fire truck make?” Katherine Mathis asked her 2-year-old James, while they took a closer look at the trucks at Station No. 4 in Uptown Charlotte.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Queen City News

VIDEO: Active railways are littered throughout south-central Pennsylvania, making the likelihood of an accident almost inevitable. To stay proactive, Norfolk Southern Railway is traveling the east coast to educate first responders on proper response strategies using its own safety train. “We take them out of the classroom and put them on the train itself,” said Connor Spielmaker, the communications manager with Norfolk Southern Railway.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York

More than $100,000 worth of damage was caused by a house fire in Appleton. Crews were called to a two-story home in the 1400 block of North Appleton Street around 9 a.m. Thursday for a report of smoke coming from the roof. Upon arrival, crews saw smoke coming from multiple roof vents. Neighbors reported that the residents were not home.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 4:08:18 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440/FM 101.9 Green Bay

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PHOTO: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reporting a vehicle fire on Interstate 43 in Brown County. According to WisDOT, the vehicle fire on I-43 northbound at East Mason Street in the City of Green Bay and happened around 6:15 p.m. As a result, all lanes were closed while the Brown County Sheriff’s Office and the Green Bay Metro Fire Department deal with the active fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

New video shows the explosion and impact at an apartment building in Newark that injured six people and left 31 people displaced. There is still no word on what caused the explosion on South Pine Lane. The building, managed by Newark Housing Authority, was all but destroyed about 6 p.m. Friday after an explosion rocked the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York