The Green Bay Metro Fire Department’s fire chief is retiring by the end of this year after almost 40 years in firefighting. David Litton sat down in the studio with Action 2 News at 4:30 anchor Chris Roth to reflect on decades fighting fires and the years he’s led Green Bay’s department. He talks about the challenges Green Bay Metro F.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A West Side lab was evacuated Tuesday morning after a chemical container leaked a hazardous substance, the Madison Fire Department reported. The evacuation of Mirus Bio, 5602 Research Park Blvd., began after the container holding a chemical known to be toxic and flammable became compromised, causing a leak and chemical vapors reportedly to waft through the hallways and to another floor via the building’s ventilation system, Fire Department spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal - Metered Site

The Janesville Fire Department had multiple units on scene Wednesday afternoon at the City of Janesville Landfill for a garbage fire. In a Facebook post, the Janesville Police Department stated they are not sure of what caused the fire. The fire is located on the northwest corner of the property. The smoke can be seen from miles away, according to police.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Firefighters responded to an auto parts yard in south Sacramento after two cars caught fire early Friday morning. The fire started just after 3 a.m. near 25th Avenue and Florin Perkins Road. Crews got to the scene and found the fire in the middle of an auto dismantler yard. Apparently, two vehicles that had just shown up at the yard after some recent accidents had caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

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