In memory of Cpt. Max Bayer, a beloved 31-year-old Raymond firefighter who passed away in a motorcycle accident last week, Racine firefighters have launched a scholarship fund supporting his unborn child. Cpt. Bayer was part of the Raymond Fire Department for 14 years and also worked with the City of Racine Fire Department during his tenure serving the community.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 6:09:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

The Waupun Fire Department recently held an open house to celebrate its 150th Anniversary. Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa says they got their own chance to learn about the history of the department by working with the city’s Historical Society. He says it had been a fascinating look back in to their department’s past.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

The Suamico Fire Department is seeing an uptick in false emergency calls from iPhones, and officials say it comes from the "crash detection" feature on newer devices. 14th generation and newer iPhones, along with 8th generation and newer Apple Watches, automatically call emergency services when it detects what it believes to be a crash.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

PHOTO: A fire in a house near Kewaskum has displaced several people. Monday, just before 11:30 AM a resident at 3404 Hwy 28, just east of the village of Kewaskum said she heard a pop in the kitchen and found fire when she went to investigate. The woman, along with a child and an upstairs tenant were able to self extricate while the Kewaskum Fire Department was on the way.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac

A massive 3-alarm fire tore through a row of homes in Irvington, New Jersey, on Tuesday, displacing dozens of residents. Firefighters responded to 71 Montgomery Ave. just before 5 p.m. for reports of a fire in the vacant residential building, according to Newark officials. The fire extended from 71 Montgomery Ave.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Clyde Fire Department performed rescues and evacuations during Hurricane Helene, but flood waters rose to historic levels. Clyde has experienced flooding from Ivan, Frances and Fred. But, it took Helene to reach the Clyde Fire Department and cause damage. “We had five feet of water in our station.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetwork TV 13 Asheville

VIDEO: West Licking Fire District invested more than $400,000 in new heart monitors. It is the only fire department in the state, and one of few in the country, to have this technology. District leaders say it will help save more lives. The new Lifepak 35 made by Stryker has a more durable touchscreen that is waterproof, and it takes 15 different pictures of the heart at a time instead of 12, like the old machines.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBNS-TV CBS 10 Columbus

Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will use air quality sensors, temperature measurements and a national database of 911 emergency medical services calls to evaluate the links between environmental exposures, such as air pollution and temperature, and EMS transports for health emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The University of Arizona Health Sciences

PHOTOS: Tacoma has a roster of historic buildings that serve as reminders of its beginnings and create a sense of place and heritage. However, many buildings from the City of Destiny’s beginnings are just footnotes after they fell over time. Some buildings among them are still the focus of conversations long after disappearing from the landscape.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Sound Talk

The Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin held the 34th annual recognition luncheon at the Overture Center in Madison on Monday. The charitable foundation recognized individuals from across the state who help support fire safety. Madison man Jason Schmitt won the Don Gengler Fire Sprinkler Advocacy Award for his work promoting sprinklers and smoke detectors with Paul Davis Restoration of South Central Wisconsin.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTO: The fall weather on Sunday brought the first annual Town of Lafayette Fall Festival. The Wissota Firefighters Association and the Chippewa Fire District Station 3 in Lafayette usually host a pancake breakfast for fire prevention week in October. This year for the first time they added a festival with a craft fair, raffles and auctions, a beer garden, kids activities, and firefighter demonstrations.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

A fire that broke out on the exterior of a single-family home in Waukesha was quickly extinguished by firefighters on Oct.13, according to the Waukesha Fire Department. The fire department said they responded to the call near Rock Street and White Rock Avenue around 5:20 p.m. They saw smoke and flames coming from the outside of the house when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Around 7:20 a.m. Monday morning, a house fire was reported in Kalamazoo. By the time fire crews were able to get to the scene at Washington Avenue and Race Street, they said the fire was fully involved. Crews worked for 30 minutes to get the fire under control. Officials said they believe all occupants evacuated safely.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Grand Rapids

VIDEO: The Knoxville Fire Department was one of many agencies that responded to CMC Recycling last week, working to clear more than 200 sticks of dynamite from a steel box. Now, after the event, KFD personnel are recounting what happened. “It’s very rare for something like this to happen. In the time I’ve been on the fire department, I don’t know if I’ve ever had a situation quite like this,” KPD Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks said.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville

Restart A Heart Day will be recognized on October 16th worldwide. It’s an initiative to raise awareness about the importance of bystander CPR, with hopes to increase the number of people who know CPR. “There are more than 300,000 cardiac deaths per year and we really want to make sure that we are increasing survival.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia

Milwaukee firefighters rescued six people, including four children, stuck in a house fire. It happened just after 6:30 a.m. Saturday near 12th Street and Atkinson Avenue. "Your house can be repaired, but I just thank God they made it out," James Clayton, stepfather of one of the residents, said. The Milwaukee Fire Department tells WISN 12 News two adults, four children and a dog were all rescued from the house.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: The Madison Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Starr Grass Drive Friday afternoon. Madison Fire PIO Cynthia Schuster said it was a structure fire reported at 3:48 p.m. at 8206 Starr Grass Drive where multiple callers reported seeing the roof on fire. Schuster said firefighters could see black smoke seen from Raymond Road.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

PHOTOS: Three mobile homes and six vehicles were damaged or destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning in Sparta. Erv's Sparta Area Fire Protection District Fire Chief Mike Arnold said they were called at around 12:26 a.m. for the fire at Lot #64 at 100 Avon Road in Sparta. Before they could arrive, he said they were told that the two mobile homes on either side were on fire along with multiple vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

A fire broke out on a boat at Silver Lake Marina in Grapevine on Sunday, damaging or destroying at least nine other boats and leaving one person injured, fire officials say. Fire investigators said a boat caught fire at about 1:15 p.m. when someone tried to start an engine. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and said it's possible the fire was sparked by an electrical short or a fuel leak.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

VIDEO: As flood waters swept through Cocke County and its surrounding areas, first responders worked to rescue those in need of help. At the Parrottsville Fire Department, they were working to make it to a home when flood waters became so high that they caused their truck to stop working. “We heard trees breaking behind us, we didn’t know what was going on.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville