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VIDEO: 80 people displaced after large fire breaks out at Arizona apartment complex

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Crews say 80 people will be displaced after huge apartment fire broke out in north Phoenix on Thursday evening. The flames broke out around 7 p.m. at a complex near Cave Creek Road and Cinnabar Avenue, north of Dunlap Avenue. One man had minor burns, firefighters said. Residents will be taken to temporary housing, but it’s still unknown what sparked the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

Massachusetts fire department working to restore vintage 1930's truck

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VIDEO: The Holyoke Fire Department is working to restore a piece of the city’s history. “Firefighting is steeped in history and tradition and this is our, if you will, this is our connection to our forefathers that were here before us, that build the Holyoke Fire Department to what is today,” said Holyoke Fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGGB-TV ABC 26 Springfield

Firefighters Show Fasting Diets Can Work for Shift Workers

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"Time-restricted" eating is a popular way to lose weight, and a new study suggests it can offer shift-workers a way to eat more healthfully. Time-restricted eating is a form of intermittent fasting, where people limit themselves to eating within a certain time window each day. Outside of that window, they swear off everything other than calorie-free drinks.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: US News

New challenge to firefighters during hurricanes: Electric vehicle fires

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Florida officials said firefighters working in Hurricane Ian damage zones are encountering a new problem that is proving challenging - electric vehicle fires from corroded batteries. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer & State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis took to social media Thursday to show the response by North Collier Fire Rescue to an EV that caught fire in the middle of a busy roadway.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX Weather

Former Ohio Buckeye football player turned firefighter living a life of service

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For former running back Antonio Pittman, it's not the gridiron fueling his game anymore. He's traded in that sport for a spot with the Columbus Division of Fire. "It's a really, really, great job. I mean that from the bottom of my heart," Pittman said. ABC6/FOX 28 first spoke with Pittman about being a Columbus firefighter back in 2020, when he first started.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSYX-TV FOX 28 Columbus

Neenah-Menasha Fire Department visits elementary schools to show award-winning fire prevention program

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“Don’t wait. Plan your escape.” - That’s the theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Month. “This week is very important to us in the fire service,” said Neenah-Menasha Fire Department Assistant Chief Adam Dorn. The Neenah-Menasha Fire Department has been putting on a fire prevention program in elementary schools for 32 years.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 5:03:47 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Dane County 911 center offers high school internship program

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Across Wisconsin, 911 dispatch shortages continue, but an outgoing Dane County leader is making sure he leaves as a trailblazer, by building up a new pilot program. The Dane County 911 Communications Center backup screen lit up with an intense new police call scenario. “Is there any weapons involved?” high school senior Owen Reeves said into his headset during the simulation.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

Fire damages Maple Tree Supper Club in McFarland

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Firefighters from numerous Dane County agencies responded to a fire at a restaurant in McFarland Wednesday evening. The fire at the Maple Tree Supper Club at the corner of U.S. Highway 51 and Burma Road broke out around 5:20 p.m., a Dane County dispatcher said. The dispatcher had no reports of injuries from the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Lodi Fire Department retires engine

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As of the end of September, the Lodi Area Fire Department announced the decommissioning of Engine 10. Since 1998, Engine 10 has been the department's front line fire engine, but has been retired after 24 years of service. Maintenance of the vehicle, according to a statement released by Fire Chief Bobby Annen, had gradually begun to outweigh the value of retaining the truck.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lodi Enterprise and Poynette Press

Onalaska Firehouse 5K supports local firefighters association, CMN Hospitals

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There's still time to get in on a weekend win-win by lacing up the running shoes. The Onalaska Firehouse 5K on Saturday, Oct. 8 benefits both the Onalaska Firefighters Association and local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals families. Offering a way to get in a workout bright and early, and support for a pair of local organizations, the event also features a family-friendly open house.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO: Homecoming bonfire explodes at Florida high school

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PHOTOS: Bay District Schools is reporting an explosion that happened during the lighting of a traditional homecoming bonfire at A. Crawford Mosley High School. BDS officials said they are investigating the cause of the fire and they followed their customary safety protocols. “We know that many people who live close to A.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHG-TV NBC 7 Panama City

Man to become one of the only amputee firefighters in Virginia

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VIDEO: For the last year, Suffolk Fire and Rescue has been training a new class of heroes. In that class is a one-of-a-kind recruit. When he graduates from training, there will be no other firefighter like him in Hampton Roads. In three weeks, Chris Heater will become a Suffolk firefighter. “I actually grew up watching Backdraft, so, I don’t know.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAVY-TV NBC 10 Portsmouth

Got water? California firefighters develop system to save hundreds of thousands of gallons of water during training

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Ventura County Fire Department's pump pod system now being adopted by other agencies for huge water savings during training. We’re at Camarillo Airport, and at first glance, it looks like the scene of a fire. There are four Ventura County Fire trucks, hoses everywhere, and some firefighters pumping water.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCLU-FM 102.3 Santa Barbara

Full circle: Teen car crash survivor training to become Texas firefighter 2 years after horrific accident

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In December 2020, a Tompkins High School football player fought for his life in the intensive care unit after a devastating crash. Now, two years later, he is aiming to help others. Samuel "Sam" Mills was ejected from his vehicle on Dec. 26 after losing control and hitting a curb while driving home from his job at Chick-fil-A on Pin Oak Road.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

Brookfield house fire extinguished; Red Cross assisting residents

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Firefighters on Wednesday evening, Oct. 5 responded to the scene of a house fire on Iris Court near Lakeview Drive in Brookfield. The call came in around 7:30 p.m. All occupants and their dogs had exited the residence before arrival of fire department units. First arriving units found a two story, multi-family residence, with nothing showing and evacuation in progress.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2022 5:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Multiple crews respond to ‘heavy fire’ at Kewaunee County Barn, animals inside

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Just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, the Algoma Fire Department responded to a report of smoke coming from a barn with animals inside in the Town of Lincoln. According to the Algoma Fire Department, crews were sent to N9388 County P on October 4, and heavy smoke could be seen coming from the barn windows while crews were on the way.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2022 4:52:49 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Town of Holland asks voters to fund fire department through referendum

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Nationwide, communities are feeling the impacts of the firefighter and EMS shortage. Town of Holland is turning to its residents for help. In November, Town of Holland residents have the choice to vote for a recurring $582,000 referendum. That’s a $135 increase per $100,000 in property value for the first year.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2022 12:51:48 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

‘Decon’ buckets prevent cancer in Chippewa Falls firefighters

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Chippewa Valley Technical College presented the Chippewa Falls Fire Station with a decontamination bucket to help prevent cancer in their first responders. Firefighters have an increased risk of cancer because of the various carcinogens they are exposed to on the job. Money was raised by CVTC to provide these buckets to local fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ 13 Eau Claire

VIDEO: Massive fire breaks out at former bank building in California

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A massive fire erupted at a former bank building in Boyle Heights and authorities say a person of interest is being interviewed. The blaze was reported at around 1:30 p.m. at a vacant, single-story structure located at 1308 S. Soto St, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. AIR7 HD captured intense flames quickly burning through the roof of the building, sending a towering column of thick black smoke into the air.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

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