An explosion and fire at a Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Garland injured one employee and shut the facility down Monday morning, company officials said in a statement. The explosion happened around 1:15 a.m. Monday at the company's plant at South Shiloh Road and Forest Lane in Garland, according to the statement.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

VIDEO: In an emergency, we expect our first responders to be prepared for anything, but that comes with practice, which is exactly what Collier EMS is getting at Naples Community Hospital. Training in NCH’s new state of the art simulation center helps crews prepare for the unexpected. “Yes, this high intensity, low frequency occurrences, high intensity meaning catastrophic results if you don’t figure out what’s going on and low frequency meaning, I may not see one of these my whole career,” said Dr.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WINK-TV CBS 11 Fort Myers

Just over one year after a 7-year-old girl died in an Albertville house fire, one volunteer fire chief’s mission sparked by her death has put life-saving equipment in the hands of firefighters. Now, Alder Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Edwards said his mission, Project Charlie, has been accomplished.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNT-TV CBS 19 Huntsville

VIDEO: The City and Borough of Juneau issued a declaration of emergency on Sunday following a glacial lake outburst flooding event that swelled waters to record levels. At least two structures were swept up into rushing waters and other structures were evacuated on Saturday after the flooding event filled Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River to dangerously high levels.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTUU-TV NBC 2 Anchorage

VIDEO: Firefighters from all over the state are shooting for a hole in one with effort from the Kelmann Cares Foundation. The Milwaukee Fire Department lost a firefighter last month when one of their members took their own life. As the firefighters battle this sad news, a charity golf event in Sussex on Friday, Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 8:41:58 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Firefighters on Friday morning, Aug. 4 responded to the scene of a house fire near 36th Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue in Milwaukee. The fire spread to a neighboring home. FOX6 News talked to Dawill Davis. He was able to get his girlfriend and five children out of the home safely. "We were watching tv and my girl saw it first, a spark, and I just saw a little light and flew up in flames," said Davis.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 9:04:38 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

An explosion at a Buena, New Jersey home has left two people dead, two injured and another two missing on Thursday, authorities said. A 1-year-old girl was airlifted to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in critical condition. A 16-year-old was also taken there in stable condition. A 2-year-old boy, 3-year-old girl, 52-year-old man and 73-year-old were also in the home at the time of the explosion.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

VIDEO: Dale Cieslinski, 60, is accused of throwing a brick at a Seattle Fire Department ambulance Tuesday afternoon in Wallingford. “You are a danger to commit another violent crime, so I’m going to set bail at the amount of $75,000,” said the judge during Cieslinski’s first appearance in court. The crew inside the ambulance was uninjured, though the response time to the call they were on was delayed – obviously, that’s a problem.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee considered its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill. The bill proposes cutting the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (popularly known as the FIRE grant program) and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org

AT&T is giving schools access to a new security alert system through FirstNet, the company's dedicated telecommunications network for first responders. The school safety system will be available this fall and entail a FirstNet-certified mobile app, wearable panic button and online portal designed by the telecommunications company Intrado, according to a news release Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Government Technology

Hyundai Motor and Kia have recalled more than 91,000 recently released U.S. vehicles because of a potential fire hazard in their newer models. The electrical components of the vehicles' oil pump assemblies may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire, according to a recall notice posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

An electrical fire at a downtown apartment early Thursday left four people without a place to live, said an official with the Madison Fire Department (MFD). Firefighters were called to a 2-flat apartment at 200 South Bedford Street at about 12:50 a.m. Someone in the home said flames and smoke could be seen coming from the bathroom.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 2:13:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Thursday, fire and rescue first responders participated in a training simulation at Chippewa Valley Technical College to work on a special case they don’t see everyday. Rescue workers trained on a patient, a simulation mannequin, that had fallen from 20 feet high and was electrocuted which, according to Deputy Chief Jon Schultz, is a rare occurrence.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 1:28:32 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

PHOTO: The Wisconsin American Legion awarded Hartford EMT Ben Hoffman the state's EMT of the Year award last Thursday, acknowledging his exemplary service to his community and his cause. This award is given to individuals who show extraordinary initiative in both the field and in their community. After receiving the local award, Hoffmann went on to receive both the regional and state-level awards.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 1:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Washington County Daily News

Three firefighters were hospitalized after a fast-moving, wind-driven fire ignited at a junkyard in west Phoenix Wednesday afternoon, according to Phoenix Fire. Phoenix firefighters were dispatched to the blaze near 27th Avenue and Buckeye Road just before 3 p.m. for reports of a grass fire that may have spread to a fence nearby.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix

More than 100 people in Alabama died in fires in 2022, and 2023 is on pace to be even worse. “Unfortunately we’re usually in the top 5 or the top 10 annually,” said Scott Pilgreen, Alabama’s state fire marshal. “In my view, all of them are preventable.” The Alabama Fire Marshal’s Office reports there were 108 fire fatalities in the state in 2022, and 67 more through July 27 of this year, though that number may be out of date.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

A man is critically hurt after the van he was driving crashed into an ambulance that was going the opposite direction on Georgia Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., early Wednesday morning, fire officials say. Surveillance video of the crash shows the ambulance driving on Georgia Ave. near Farragut Street NW about 7:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

Which U.S. counties face the biggest danger from Earth’s most powerful storms? With climate experts forecasting a “borderline hyperactive” hurricane season, Gutter Gnome ranked 2023’s Most Hurricane-Vulnerable Counties. The study combined hurricane risk assessments by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) with 10 years of historical storm data and financial impact projections from government agencies.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLA-TV NBC 8 Tampa

VIDEO: A family who narrowly escaped their burning apartment is thanking the Greenfield Fire Department for their lives and for the lives of their beloved pets at the apartment building near 61st and Cold Spring. The structure's still intact, but the inside's totally devastated. We spoke with a father and daughter whom firefighters helped climb out a second-floor window and down a ladder.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 11:09:36 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Smoke billowed in downtown Green Bay Tuesday afternoon as an electric pole burned next to an office building. The fire happened at about 1:30 near the Brown County courthouse. A tree next to the pole also caught fire and flames spread to a vehicle parked there. Firefighters say people inside the building were forced to leave.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 1:48:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay