VIDEO/PHOTOS: Important pieces of fire prevention equipment have once again become the target of thieves in some Philadelphia neighborhoods. Brass Fire Department Connections (FDC) are being stolen throughout Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods. Authorities suspect they are being sold for scrap, creating an expensive and potentially hazardous problem for home and business owners.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO: One former Coastal Bend softball player is still keeping her love for the sport of baseball alive by earning a spot on the Women's National Baseball Team roster. Valerie Perez was a star softball player for Calallen and the Islanders. She eventually became a Corpus Christi firefighter, but never gave up on her love for playing baseball just like her brothers.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIII-TV ABC 3 Corpus Christi

VIDEO: A swath of the United States is facing a dangerous combination of extreme heat and wildfire smoke this week. More than 85 million Americans across 15 states -- from California to Florida -- are under heat alerts for Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The consecutive days of record-high temperatures combined with high overnight temperatures makes this heat wave especially threatening, as the longer it lasts, the more dangerous it becomes.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

...PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING... Patchy fog was being report in spots across north-central and far northeast Wisconsin early this morning. Visibilities may briefly drop below one mile through 6 am, then the fog should rapidly dissipate by 8 am. If you encounter low visibility due to fog, slow down until Special Weather Statement 2023-07-19T03:57:00-05:00 2023-07-19T06:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055078 055083 055085 055115 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ031 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC

VIDEO: Young burn survivors have a safe place to connect with each other and heal, both physically and emotionally. The Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation hosts the annual summer camp for burn injured youth every year at Camp Timber-less, just outside of East Troy. The free, week-long camp is fully back in person and helps campers navigate life beyond their injuries.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEO:Investigators believe the deadly crash on the Beltline Tuesday and a nearby fire that is being investigated as an arson are related, the Madison Police Dept. reported, adding Madison Fire Dept. has reached the same conclusion. According to an MPD update, a 71-year-old motorcycle rider died when he crashed into another vehicle while driving the wrong way on the Beltline, near the Seminole Hwy.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO:A 62-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of setting a fire inside a home near 29th and Bobolink which led to a man's death on Tuesday, July 11. The accused is Merchelle Adams – and she faces the following criminal counts: First-degree reckless homicide, Arson of building. According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee firefighters were dispatched to a home near 29th and Bobolink on July 11 for a fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

As temperatures neared 110 degrees in North Texas Tuesday, Dallas fire crews felt the heat—and then some—while battling what amounted to a six-alarm blaze at an east Oak Cliff church. Just before 2 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) responded to reports of a fire at the Saintsville Church of God, located at 2200 South Marsalis Ave.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth

VIDEO: Friday’s tragedy has impacted the entire Fargo-Moorhead community, especially our first responders. Firefighters were on-the-scene for what seemed like a routine fender bender. They were about to leave the scene and let Fargo police take over, when a man opened fire. The shooter ended up killing a Fargo police officer, critically wounding two others, and injured a bystander.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valley News Live

Tumwater Fire Chief Brian Hurley is joining a countywide mission to show it’s OK for firefighters, EMTs and other frontline workers to talk about their mental health. It’s being done through the Peer Support Program, a confidential opportunity to debrief with colleagues. Hurley and Rian Winter, lead of the Peer Support Group and EMS lieutenant, gave a presentation to the Tumwater Public Health and Safety Committee on July 11.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports

Nobody was injured in a fire at a business on Madison's southwest side Tuesday morning, Fire Department officials said. Crews were called to the 4200 block of West Beltline Highway, located just off of the Beltline near Seminole Highway, at around 6:30 a.m. Dane County dispatchers said flames and smoke could be seen from outside the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTOS: It's officially been one year since the 988 lifeline was launched in Wisconsin. 988 replaced the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Since the launch, the number of Wisconsinites using the hotline increased significantly. Wisconsin has seen the second-highest increase in call volume nationwide since the launch of the new number, according to Wisconsin Department of Health Services Crisis Service Coordinator Caroline Crehan Neumann.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

One of two Birmingham firefighters shot last week at a fire station in the city’s Norwood community has died. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. Monday. He was 29 and had only been a firefighter for several weeks. “Birmingham Fire and Rescue mourns the loss of Firefighter Jordan Melton, who passed away this evening, ‘’ Capt.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

VIDEO: Earlier this month, the Canyon County Historical Society unveiled a new exhibit highlighting Nampa's history with fire and the history of Nampa's Fire Department. The exhibit is in one of the city's oldest buildings, the Nampa Train Depot, celebrating its 120th birthday this July. On July 3rd, 1909, an unknown individual lit a firework inside the cigar store across from the Train Depot causing a massive explosion and fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIVI-TV ABC 6 Nampa

Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say a relatively new program aimed at addressing mental health wellness within their ranks is already proving to be successful. The program was rolled out a little over a year ago, following a trend of suicides and suicide attempts not just within DFR, but within fire departments across the country.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth

A recent house fire in the Capital Region added four more people to the state’s residential fire death toll for 2023. According to a press release from the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY), in 2017, 2018, and 2019, New York led the nation in fire deaths. The state is presently on track for the same mention in 2023.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Saratogian - Metered Site

No one is reported to be hurt after a car hit a home and a gas meter in La Crosse, causing a fire. According to information from the La Crosse Fire Department, on July 17, 2023, around 12:50 p.m. the La Crosse Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle hitting a home and hitting the gas meter on the south side of the city.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 11:50:00 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ 13 Eau Claire

A little Pomeranian is back home and enjoying all the love his family can give him after a big fright on Saturday night. The tiny dog named Bear crawled under the couch that evening right as a motorized footrest was activated and began closing, the Madison Fire Dept. explained. The whirring motors started winding the fluffy pup’s fur and reeling him toward the hinges and gears.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 10:58:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

Fond du Lac firefighters are reminding the public to call 911 if they have a fire in their home no matter how small after an apartment building fire. Firefighters say around 2 a.m. Monday, they received a call on a non-emergency phone line to look at a bathroom exhaust fan in an apartment at 234 S. National Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 1:44:00 PM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

The Milwaukee Fire Department is one of the many agencies preparing for the 2024 Republican National Convention. With it being about a year away, preparations are well underway. The MFD repair shop is a busy place on any given day. Add in a national convention, and things have become busier. The department has its own committee to prepare for the RNC.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site