PHOTOS: The largest class ever of Boston firefighters, including one woman, graduated on Friday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The class of 90 recruits come from neighborhoods throughout Boston, and they will be stationed at firehouses around the city. “You can always count on the Boston Fire Department to show up, no matter what the circumstances are — a fire, a medical (call) or just a public service call,” said Marc Sanders, a Boston Fire Department spokesman.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald - Metered Site

For 25 years, students who have gone through Polk State College’s Paramedic Program have received a certification offered by no other paramedic program in the state. Leading this training for its entirety has been Rick Stilp, who was recently honored for his quarter-century of instruction at the College.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Polk State College

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: It's always been a labor of love for longtime Chatham resident Jeff Davis when it came to restoring age-worn pieces of his Chatham childhood and adult life. However, the 72-year-old Davis went above and beyond the call of duty this time to restore/fabricate an iconic Chatham Fourth of July tradition that began in 1953 and was carried on by the late George "Skip" Conlan until his passing in 2019.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tap Into Chatham

Milwaukee fire crews say three homes are damaged, and a firefighter injured after a fire broke out Sunday morning on the city's southside. The fire taking place near 20th and Grant. The acting battalion chief with the Milwaukee Fire Department says everyone was able to get out of all three homes safely, besides the Firefighter with minor injures.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2022 11:49:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: A semi-tractor trailer started on fire after a crash on I-39/90/94 Thursday morning and Facebook users are giving their best guesses about what was in the trailer. According to a Wisconsin State Patrol Facebook post, lanes going south are impacted and the 511 website showed the right lane was blocked (last updated at 10:46 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Kaukauna Fire Chief Jake Carrel, along with four other Fox Valley fire departments, have enlisted the Wisconsin Policy Forum to help them consider options for enhanced collaboration or new service sharing arrangements. The report presents options that would allow the departments to “start small” and build over time toward more comprehensive collaborations.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kaukauna Community News

The Grantsburg Rural Fire Association continues to make improvements to their fire station property, and last week completed the installation of a unique piece of local firefighting history, that also has a bit of a sad tale behind it. The original Grantsburg Fire Station bell was installed on the corner of South Pine Street and East Broadway, also showing a placard of the history and background of the huge iron fixture.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Burnett County Sentinel - Metered Site

A worker was injured Thursday afternoon at a construction site near the Milwaukee lakefront. The Milwaukee Fire Department confirmed it was called to the 900 block of East Michigan Street for a person injured. Crews used a basket to lift the construction worker out of the site and then took the person to an area hospital.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A standoff has ended after a suspect opened fire at law enforcement and started a fire at a property in northwest Tarrant County, officials say. Just before 9:30 a.m., the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrived at a home in the 500 block of Indian Creek Road to serve a felony warrant.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

Friday marks the tragic one-year anniversary of the catastrophic condo collapse that killed 98 people. 7News is remembering Surfside. We caught up with the brave rescuers who responded with the focus on how their specially trained canine companions aided in the search for survivors, as well as provide comfort to the grieving families of the victims, and to the search team members who toiled day and night in the rubble.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

VIDEO: Cardi B is playing with fire … literally. On the newest episode of her Facebook television series Cardi Tries, the 29-year-old rap star teamed up with comedian Lilly Singh to receive real-life firefighting training from the City of Monrovia fire department — letting out a couple terrified screams in the process.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Billboard

VIDEO/PHOTOS: So far this year there have been nearly four dozen drownings on the Great Lakes. 19 of them on Lake Michigan. From their perch at the entrance to the beach, lifeguards span the lake Michigan shoreline, keeping an eye out for trouble. It's something they’re trained to do. That training will now be done through the Michigan City Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSBT-TV CBS/FOX 22 South Bend

VIDEO: A group of hikers from out of town had to be rescued on Camelback Mountain’s Echo Canyon trail on Thursday. Firefighters said a large group from a women’s retreat began hiking the trail around 7 a.m. with each person only having one small bottle of water. The heat became too much for them around noon so they called rescuers.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK 3TV & KPHO CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

VIDEO: Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at Ruby's Bagels on Rawson Avenue in Oak Creek Wednesday evening, June 22. A firefighter suffered a minor injury, and two people were evaluated for smoke inhalation, Oak Creek fire officials said. The first crews on the scene around 4:30 p.m. reported smoke coming from the roof and started attacking the fire from the inside of the building.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Two people were inside a mobile home when it exploded in Niagara this past April. The shocking explosion was felt in the Town of Niagara and heard 30 miles away. In an exclusive interview, Joe and Debi Hendrichs sit down with our Brittany Schmidt, detailing their near-death experience in hopes of saving lives by bringing attention to the accident that could have killed them.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The City of Racine Fire Department responded to two fires within hours of each other on Wednesday, June 22. Both fires were on exterior decks of multi-family apartment buildings. The first fire occurred in the area of Erie Street and Hubbard Street around 4 p.m. on an upper unit entrance wooden deck.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A family of six and two other people are without a home this morning after a fire in a Franklin County home this morning. Franklin County firefighters say the fire began around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning at the intersection of Metcalf Rd. and Sagemoor Rd. When crews arrived they said the fire had spread to a nearby power pole and crews had to tend to the pole before the house.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear ceremonially signed House Bill 562, relating to mental health for first responders. The bill establishes 48 hours of time off for police officers and firefighters following critical incidents. The bill also redefines a critical incident. It includes officer-involved shootings, serious vehicle crashes, the death of a colleague or partner and other circumstances.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville

UT Health East Texas EMS paramedics will teach roughly 20 EMTs from Guam this summer about specialized clinical training to become accredited in advanced life support techniques. “They’re going to experience high performance 911 training through UT Health East Texas EMS and receive training from paramedics who are actively working in the field,” said TC Howard, chief operating officer of the School of EMS, which helped coordinate the effort.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYTX-TV CBS 19 Nacogdoches

One hundred years ago, on a distant Feb. 16 evening, a blaze erupted at the Prospect School. The tragedy that occurred during the blaze has become a part of village lore. And the firefighter who gave his life was memorialized during a Tuesday evening ceremony at the location. It was freezing cold outside when the village’s firefighters responded.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily News - Metered Site