VIDEO: A joke over breakfast turned into a life-changing moment for two Lower Michigan firefighters. They were in Upper Michigan - hours from home - battling the Menominee warehouse fire. Joshua Halliday is a firefighter at the Frederic Fire Department near Grayling. His wife, Stephanie Halliday, is also a firefighter at the nearby Beaver Creek Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC/FOX 6 Marquette

The future of recruitment in emergency services is changing, and Burke County is getting a head start. Burke County EMS and Western Piedmont Community College are partnering to offer the region’s first EMS Academy next year, where participants will earn all the credentials they need to to be paramedics.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Morganton News Herald

A man and a boy died at the scene of an early morning apartment fire Sunday in Kenosha, according to authorities. Kenosha Police and Fire department personnel responded to the fire just after 1 a.m. that was discovered in a building in the 4900 block of 36th Avenue, according to a release from the Kenosha Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2022 1:30:00 PM - SOURCE: The Journal Times Online

Two individuals were taken to a local hospital after a duplex fire in Beloit Friday night. The City of Beloit Fire Department responded to a duplex fire on the 700 block of Moore Street around 7:15 p.m. and additional fire departments from the surrounding area assisted. Fire officials reported one resident and a responding firefighter were taken to a local hospital.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2022 11:40:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

The Western Youth Fire Fighter Training Program runs into it's second year. In a joint program between the Onalaska Fire Department and Western Technical College, high school students from around the Coulee Region got hands on training Saturday morning. A class of 13 students spent time getting familiar with firefighting equipment.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2022 10:07:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

Multiple agencies battled a large fire at a house in Lake Delton on Saturday night. According to a news release from Lake Delton Police Chief Daniel Hardman, the fire at 940 Parkway Drive happened just after 9:00 p.m. Crews arrived to find the house fully engulfed with flames. Hardman says everyone was out of the house by the time crews arrived on scene.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2022 8:57:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

The Ettrick Fire Department hosts a number of fundraisers throughout the year. Recently, they received a couple of large donations that helped them purchase hydraulic jaws of life equipment. The jaws of life are used to pry apart vehicles after a car accident in order to reach the passengers inside. Ettrick Fire Chief Dennis Bishop said his crew has already used the new tool at a time when every second counted.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2022 1:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

This election, the Village of Holmen and Town of Holland are asking residents to approve a public safety referendum to fund police and fire-EMS. In this segment of “How it Works,” News 8 Now’s Ken Kosirowski explores the budgetary constraints that make municipalities turn to the ballot to maintain critical services.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 1:46:02 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

State Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) joined members of the Portage County EMS Association last night at the association’s annual awards banquet in Plover. She was honored with the President Award in recognition of her bipartisan efforts to introduce and pass 2021 Wisconsin Act 115 into law.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Politics

A ‘large’ warehouse fire in downtown Manitowoc affected traffic early Wednesday morning, and the Manitowoc Fire Rescue Department is thanking all those who assisted. In a Facebook post by the Manitowoc Fire Rescue Department, it states, “Fires of this size max out a department’s resources quickly and assistance from our neighbors is greatly appreciated.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

New video shows the moment a Broward firefighter saved his girlfriend from a burning car after a fiery crash involving a fuel truck on Interstate 95 earlier this week. The cellphone footage shows firefighter Bryan Aparicio and his girlfriend, Su Hninyi, running as the fuel tanker and other vehicles are consumed by flames.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

On National First Responders Day, we honor the bravery of our Nation’s heroes who put their lives on the line for their fellow Americans each and every day — from law enforcement officers who keep our streets safe and firefighters who rush into burning buildings, to relief workers who care for our families after natural disasters and EMTs, paramedics, and other public health workers who provide life-saving emergency care at a moment’s notice.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The White House

The ATF says they've completed their investigation into the January 24 fire that killed three Baltimore City firefighters. It was that morning when a vacant home at 205 S. Stricker went up in flames. Paul Butrim, Kelsey Sadler and Kenneth Lacayo were among the firefighers who responded to battle the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAR-TV ABC 2 Baltimore

Starting Nov. 1, firefighters who were let go from South King Fire and Rescue because of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be allowed to come back to work. The agency’s board of directors voted unanimously during their Sept. 27 meeting to authorize Fire Chief Dave Mataftin to let unvaccinated firefighters return beginning Nov.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror - Metered Site

A year of preparations and negotiations has led to a new, four-year contract for firefighters with the City of Fort Worth. The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved the agreement on Oct. 25 following 97.4% approval of the proposal by the 970 members of the association. The agreement is the fourth collectively bargained agreement between the city and firefighters, according to the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth

A fire Wednesday night, Oct. 26, caused $40,000 in damage at a home on Queens Street, according to Sun Prairie Fire Chief Chris Garrison. At 4:07 p.m., Garrison said, Sun Prairie Fire, Police, and EMS responded to the report of a structure fire on the 200 block of Queens Street. Garrison said the home's residents arrived home, opened the door, realized the house was filled with smoke, and called 911.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 3:45:00 PM - SOURCE: Cambridge News & Deerfield Independent

Three people in Wisconsin were taken into custody after a woman allegedly set her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle on fire, which led to a confrontation. According to a release, around 3:30 a.m. on October 23, Madison Police Department responded to the 400 block of Parkwood Lane for a report of a vehicle on fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

A two-vehicle crash sent two people to local hospitals, after a pickup truck and a minivan collided in Outagamie County. According to a release from the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened around 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of WIS 54 and French Road in the Town of Osborn.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Firefighters battled a massive blaze that ripped through a three-story commercial building in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday evening. Flames ripped through the roof of the boarded-up building located near the intersection of Los Angeles and 3rd streets. The blaze erupted just after 7:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: Laura Kavanagh will be named New York City's next fire commissioner today. She will also become the first woman to lead the FDNY in its 157-year history. Mayor Eric Adams will make the announcement at Engine 33, Ladder 9 in Noho, a historic building where the city's first fire commissioner was headquartered.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York