Pre-hospital trauma care for patients in Kerr County took a giant step this week as the Kerrville EMS, the city and county’s provider, rolled out a new program that will provide the option of whole blood infusions by paramedics to critical patients before they are transported to the hospital. “We are excited about this program that has been in the works since last year, but a goal for the past three years,” said Kerrville Fire Chief Eric Maloney late last week.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hill Country Community Journal - Metered Site

EMS and fire officials say the lack of funding has hit a critical point, so like they do when they arrive at any emergency, they’re looking for solutions. "It’s an emergency for us to make sure we’re able to respond to emergencies," said Lake Country Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Matthew Haerter.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 7:07:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A teenage boy died over the weekend after striking a tree while skiing in Sauk Co., authorities confirmed. According to multiple agencies, the boy was on a slope at Christmas Mountain Ski Resort, in Dellona Twp., on Sunday afternoon when he hit the tree. Emergency crews, including a medical helicopter, responded around 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: Flames robbed several residents of their home after crews battled to put out a massive fire at an apartment complex in the Alief area. SkyEye was over Tuesday's scene in the 8300 block of Wilcrest, where flames were seen shooting through the roof, followed by heavy smoke. Investigators are still working to know what sparked the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

VIDEO: A basketball team of women in their 60s and 70s took on the Tuttle Fire Department to raise money for charity. The team goes by ‘The Grannys.’ "The average age of our team is about 60, and our oldest player is 79," said Lori Rupert, forward and captain. The grannies don’t just cook in the kitchen.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City

VIDEO: The lifesaving equipment St. Lucie County Fire District firefighters started using about three years ago is making history and saving lives. Crews responded to a call about a fall Tuesday in the area of A1A on Hutchinson Island shortly after 8:30 in the morning. While firefighters were on the scene, they were alerted to high levels of carbon monoxide by a detector attached to equipment carried on their belts.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBF-TV ABC 25 Tequesta

Tayler Alexander was in middle school on 9/11, watching with her classmates as the terrorist attacks unfolded. She knew then a career of helping others was the path for her. “I decided, ‘alright, I’m either going to be doing law enforcement, be a firefighter or get into the military,’” Alexander said.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Herald

In a first for Major League Baseball, the Chicago Cubs have taken an important step to keep fans, staff, and players safe in case a bleeding emergency occurs by installing trauma kits at Wrigley Field. Details about this initiative will be shared this evening at the Wrigley Field Advisory Meeting at 6 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Chicago

A brush fire Tuesday night near the railroad tracks in Menomonee Falls lit up the sky around sunset. The fire started near Marcy Road just to the north of Silver Spring Drive. Crews had most of the fire knocked down early this evening. The Menomonee Falls Fire Department told WISN 12 News it's estimated 12 to 15 acres burned.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 7:33:00 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Racine County Sheriff’s Office deputies saved a man and a dog who were stranded in icy water over the weekend. Deputies and members of Raymond Fire and Rescue arrived at a residence on Three Mile Road in the Village of Raymond on Sunday after a report that a 58-year-old man had fallen through the ice on a large pond, according to a news release from the RCSO.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 9:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times - Metered Site

Monroe is looking to hire a new fire chief. Several alders are also working to learn more about the fire department's operations and structure. They're part of an ad hoc committee. Committee chair Heidi Treuthardt said the group formed in response to the nationwide shortage of volunteer firefighters, which is affecting Monroe's department.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 6:24:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

The Superior Fire Department unveiled its newest rescue vehicle to the press on Friday, March 3, a Polaris Ranger UTV that can be outfitted with tracks in winter and wheels in summer. Firefighter David Rosa drove it over snow banks surrounding the headquarters fire station, cutting a trail while cameras rolled.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 3:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site

The Madison Fire Department evacuated an apartment building after an idling vehicle parked nearby caused a carbon monoxide detector to go off Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, MFD crews were dispatched to 21 Sayner Court after someone inside the apartment complex called 911 reporting a carbon monoxide detector that went off.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 1:39:32 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Johnson Creek officials swore in the community’s new fire chief, Bruce Peterson, Monday evening. Born and raised in the northwest Chicago suburb of Barrington, Illinois, 59-year-old Peterson brings 36 years of professional fire-fighting and paramedic experience to his new job in Johnson Creek. His entire career has been with Barrington’s department, he said.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Jefferson County Union - Metered Site

VIDEO: As lithium-ion battery fires continue to break out across New York City, Congressman Ritchie Torres is proposing new legislation to establish safety standards at the federal level. Torres, a Democrat representing parts of the Bronx, says that the proposal is aimed at preventing fires like the five-alarm inferno that tore through a borough supermarket on Sunday when an e-bike battery burst into flames.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City

VIDEO: The FDNY is still putting out hotspots after a fire destroyed a supermarket and laundromat in the Bronx over the weekend. Investigators were working Monday to try to figure out if the lithium-ion battery responsible for a fire that burned through a supermarket and homes in the Bronx was not approved.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

President Joe Biden made history March 6 when he addressed hundreds of IAFF members at the 2023 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference. It was the first time in 25 years that a sitting president spoke at an IAFF conference. Biden, a longtime supporter of the fire service, expressed his profound appreciation for firefighters and EMS professionals, remarking, “People don’t appreciate you until they need you.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFF.org

VIDEO: Mitchell LeRocque’s 6-month-old son has a big smile on his face, and hair that’s almost as red as the fire truck daddy rides in. He doesn’t yet know how close he came to losing his father on Friday in those powerful storms that ripped through central Kentucky. “It’s very unfortunate that it had to come to this with our station, but I feel very fortunate,” LeRocque said 72 hours after his near-death experience.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington

VIDEO: A St. Lucie County firefighter is breaking barriers and making history in the male-dominated sport of spearfishing. “I have been spearfishing since I was a kid,” said Julie Higgs, a firefighter and paramedic with St. Lucie County. “I was 7 years old. I shot my first fish when I was 13.” ulie Higgs comes from a family of first responders.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBF-TV ABC 25 Tequesta

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 2 inches. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, Northern Marinette County, and Northern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-03-06T14:31:00-06:00 2023-03-06T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-230307T0000Z/