VIDEO: Sometimes fire departments run across what could become a future employee at the scene of a fire, but that doesn’t happen very often. Well, that’s just what happened at a recent Longview fire. But, it may be a while before he receives a paycheck since he’s six years old. When there’s a fire, it catches the neighborhood’s attention, but six-year-old Spencer Laster, who was home sick, was absolutely fascinated by the firefighters putting that fire out.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler

Opioid related overdoses continue to rise in Milwaukee County. The county’s medical examiner reports that 80% of confirmed drug deaths this year involved fentanyl, with the county on track for 700+ drug related deaths this year. Now, local law enforcement agencies like the Oak Creek Fire Department are working to slow down those numbers by handing out Narcan Hope Kits.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Staffing levels are making it nearly impossible for Wisconsin Rapids firefighters to provide the level of service they pride themselves on offering residents, according to department leaders who are seeking approval to hire more. The National Fire Protection Association recommends departments have 1.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2022 3:00:04 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

A fire broke out and destroyed two homes in New Eagle after police said a man was burning weeds with a propane torch in his yard and went back inside. A neighbor who saw the fire on First Avenue alerted homeowner Randy Leach, who tried to put the fire out with a garden hose. One of the homes, which is used for storage and recreation and was unoccupied, burned to the ground.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

VIDEO: A San Antonio Fire Department program is now the gold standard across the country, making whole blood available on ambulances and at trauma scenes. Three years ago, San Antonio mom Tiffany Kieschnick was driving to the store to get her son iced tea. “I ended up having a stroke on my way home, and I flipped my car into a ditch and coded in the car.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

First responders are training together for an active shooter on campus. Their focus is saving lives faster. For the exercise, it’s an active shooter on campus and first responders from the Honolulu Police Department and Honolulu Fire Department carried mock victims from the building into an ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

Usually when people turn 100, they’re no longer active in their profession, however, Curtis Kennedy is anything but usual. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday, but Kennedy – an original fire commissioner for the McLeansville Fire Department when it began in 1951 – still plays an active role as a fire commissioner for the department.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rhino Times

VIDEO: On Wednesday morning the Virginia Patriot Guard Riders arrived in Lexington for a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. A flag that once flew in New York at the World Trade Center after the September 11th attacks was displayed on the flag pole at the Lexington fire department for 9 minutes and 11 seconds during the ceremony.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXR-TV FOX 27 Roanoke

Emergency crews responding to a rush hour crash on Madison’s west side were interrupted Tuesday afternoon when firefighters spotted smoke on a nearby school bus. According to the Madison Fire Department, a crash in the 500 block of S. Gammon Road around 4:30 p.m. left a Honda CR-V wedged against an armored vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 9:37:39 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

A memorial site at Madison Fire Department Station 14 was unveiled Sept. 11 to commemorate firefighters killed in the line of duty. The memorial features a statue of a firefighter kneeling on a pedestal, which reads: “Honoring our members who gave their lives answering the final call.” Fire Fighters Local 311, a Madison nonprofit, held an opening ceremony for the memorial structure at Madison Fire Station 14 on Sunday, according to their Facebook page.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 6:00:27 AM - SOURCE: The Badger Herald

A fire completely destroyed a boat warehouse on County Road O in Elkhorn Monday night, Sept. 12. It happened around 10 p.m. and according to the Elkhorn Fire Chief Rod Smith, 10 boats and 50 snowmobiles were destroyed in the fire. Twenty-three agencies responded and because there were no fire hydrants nearby, it was difficult to put out, taking six-to-seven hours.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

An overnight fire at the Randolph Golf Complex destroyed 91 golf carts and other equipment in a blaze that the Tucson Fire Department responded to around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. A solar panel structure above parked golf carts was on fire when firefighters arrived, said Tucson Fire Public Information Officer Michael Colaianni, and the fire was put out at about 2:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tucson.com

PHOTO: It was last month when retired Odessa Firefighter John Taylor stumbled across an old, unique photo. It was a group photo taken in 1927 of the first fire engine along with the first 13 volunteer firefighters in Odessa. Taylor, who has been researching the history of Odessa Fire and Rescue since the 80s, was stunned when he came across the photo on the website Traces of Texas.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Odessa American Online

In much of America, if you call an ambulance, you get a bill afterwards. But in rural New York state, where a lot of emergency services are bundled in with fire departments, that often doesn’t happen. Volunteer fire departments haven’t been allowed to charge for ambulance service. But that means they’ve had to eat the cost.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSKG-FM 89.3 Binghamton

VIDEO: Volunteer firefighters were focused as they fought furious flames at the Chevron Pascagoula Refinery’s volunteer firefighter training. Nicole Walters and John Ford with the East Jackson Volunteer Fire Department said they came to the training to become more prepared. “We’re used to interior firefighting, and this right here is something different, something we’re looking forward to.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOX-TV ABC/CBS 13 Biloxi

PHOTO: To pay for its new emergency response all-terrain vehicle, the Fire Department sorted and recycled about 217,000 cans donated by community members. The Lanesborough Fireman's Association bought the $15,000 vehicle, a Can-Am Outlander Max XT, entirely with money from its Cans for Lives program, which helps fund the purchase of emergency equipment and vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: iBerkshires.com

Madison Fire Department firefighters at the McKenna Boulevard fire station opened the door Saturday night to a man who needed their help. Just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, a man rang the fire station doorbell and told firefighters that he was on his way home, but his electric wheelchair was almost out of battery power.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 2:30:31 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

The Neillsville Fire Department responded to a milk truck tipped over in the ditch on Monday morning. According to Neillsville Fire Chief Matt Meyer, around 8:55am yesterday morning, they received a report of a milk truck tipped in the ditch about 75 yards east of Cardinal Avenue on Granton Road in the Township of Grant.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 10:28:43 AM - SOURCE: WCCN-FM 107.5 Neillsville

PHOTOS: A Whitewater firefighter is coming up on a major milestone in his career, as he will hit 50 years of service before he retires next summer. You can usually find Terry Phelps behind the wheel of a fire truck. “I grew up on the fire department,” Phelps said. “My dad was on for 25 years.” Service is in Phelps’ blood.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1

Firefighters engaged a massive 5-Alarm fire at an unknown commercial building in Riverside County Monday afternoon. The fire was first reported at around 1:30 p.m. 22000 block of Opportunity Way where it quickly grew to engulf more than 10 acres of cardboard, outside storage area and other materials by 3 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles