VIDEO: When the call for help goes out, LifeFlight of Maine answers. But when they’re not saving lives all across the Pine Tree State, they’re keeping their skills sharp at the all-new simulation and learning lab. The in-house labs officially opened this week in Bangor, Auburn and Sanford, the beginning of a statewide training connection.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS 5 Bangor

PHOTOS: Two Elizabeth volunteer firefighters recently took the trip of a lifetime when they drove the town’s first firetruck along U.S. 20 from Elizabeth to Newport, Ore., a round-trip journey of more than 4,000 miles. Bob “Hambone” Wand, who is retired from the Elizabeth Fire Department, and Jacob Krug, a current volunteer, left Elizabeth on June 17 in the 1½-ton 1937 Chevrolet Rotary Fire Pump firetruck.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Telegraph Herald - Metered Site

Nearly four years ago, Brian Kyle “BK” Frizzell lost his sister, Haley Frizzell, and roommate David Angel Ortiz to a fire that was deliberately set at the Iconic Village Apartments in San Marcos. Haley, 19, was the youngest of five victims – along with Dru Estes, 20; Belinda Moats, 21; Ortiz, 21; and James Philip Miranda, 23 – who lost their lives on July 20, 2018.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Texas Standard

The Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) is welcoming 76 new members — 67 firefighter/EMTs and nine paramedics — into its ranks after a nine-month training program. This year was the first live audience fire department graduation after the start of the pandemic. The fire department also celebrates 150 years in 2022.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Al Dia News

A Wednesday night fire caused an estimated $150,000 damage to a downtown residence, firefighters say. According to the Eau Claire Fire Department: The fire was reported at 11:26 p.m. at 706 Hobart St. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire on both floors of the two-story residential structure.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 6:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram - Metered Site

Wisconsin's Technical College System is helping out Western Technical College in a major way. The system presented WTC with a check for $194,792 on Wednesday afternoon. School officials said the funds will go toward Western's Youth Firefighter Training Program. It provides dual credits for high school students working to obtain their firefighter certification.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

After 32 years with the Oshkosh Fire Department, Assistant Chief John Ziemer is set to retire Friday. Ziemer has held several different roles with the Oshkosh Fire Department and city throughout his career. There will be a gathering Friday at 10 a.m. to celebrate Ziemer's years of service and his retirement at Station 15, 101 Court St.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett says a home and two cars in the Town of Dunn are total losses after a fire. Dane County Sheriff's Office PIO Elise Schaffer said the two homeowners were inside when they smelled smoke coming from the attached garage. They evacuated without injury. Barrett credited first responders' quick actions with preventing more damage.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEO: Logan Schneider thought his day was done on his family's cherry farm last week when it was really just beginning. "Looking at what happened, I don't know how we both got out," he said. Logan was riding a tractor in the orchard about 12 miles north of Wenatchee last week when a helicopter hit overhead powerlines and landed on top of him.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: Every day at work, Dyllon Ryser gets to help people. Whether it's fighting fires, providing urgent medical care, or sometimes offering a pep talk on the side. "Good job. Keep up the hard work, man. Keep your head up, OK," Ryser said to a man needing first aid. "I know it's hard out there on the streets.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

Maine is home to one of the most important training sites in the country for law enforcement canines. That’s according to the people who pay for all of it. State Farm Insurance has been funding arson dog purchasing and training since 1993. Heather Paul, the company's national arson dog program coordinator, said the average residential house fire costs them $45,000 to insure.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSH-TV NBC 6 Portland

Peoria Fire Department is gearing up for fall recruitment by thinking outside the box to attract talent. Interim Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said recruitment numbers have been down for a while. “What we’re used to is hundreds of people wanting to be a firefighter, and now we’re running into dozens of people wanting to be firefighter,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBD-TV CBS 26 Peoria

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced his nominees for the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission. There are two vacant positions on the board, and Mayor Johnson is recommending Gerard Washington and Ruben A. Burgos for the seats. According to a news release from the mayor's office, Washington has more than 25 years of experience working for the Milwaukee Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 1:57:08 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

A 5-year-old child was pulled from Lake Michigan near downtown Kenosha Tuesday evening, July 12. The child's condition is unknown at this time. It happened at the beach near Pennoyer Park during the city's weekly concert series at the bandshell. The child was pulled from the water at about 7:15 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

A fire in Outagamie County over the weekend may have had the largest response to a fire in Wisconsin history. Officials say a fire at a paper warehouse in the village of Combined Locks saw 700 responders from 67 fire departments. The Pittsville Fire Department was asked to send a strike team to haul water, so they drove nearly two hours to assist throughout the night.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

On Monday, a SpaceX booster test ended with an explosion on the Orbital Launch Pad triggering a fire near the base of the launch tower, as detailed in a recent video posted by NASASpaceflight. The Booster 7 test was conducted in preparation for a future Starship orbital test flight in Cameron County, Texas, according to the NASA video of the incident.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beaumont Enterprise - Metered Site

The new mental health crisis number 988 launches Saturday, according to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The number will be available 24/7 for people to anonymously call or text trained counselors at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

A pair of large fires in the late-1870s in Alpena altered the shape of the newly incorporated city and the development afterward remains visible today thanks to tougher building requirements inspired by the blazes. The fires not only shifted future development from Alpena’s north side to the other side of the Thunder Bay River, but also led to the establishment of the city Fire Department and motivated what was then called the Alpena Common Council to draft and implement new zoning and building codes to help bolster safety.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Alpena News

The New Britain Fire Department and Local 992 have come to an agreement to randomly drug test staff members. The agreement will test a third of the department yearly. That is about 45 people of the 130 on staff. Chief Raul Ortiz says it’s a robust and extensive policy. In January, a New Britain firefighter died at his Southington home.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTIC-TV FOX 61 Hartford

VIDEO: An Ohio man is proving even though his body is different, he can do what everyone else can and more. Four times a week, Mike Diehl walks into Powerstation Gym, loads up the rack, concentrates on his breathing, and engages his core while working out. He continues to push the limit with every press, pull and squat.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOV-TV NBC/FOX 9 Steubenville