VIDEO: Six inmate firefighters were injured when a flash fire occurred in the back of their crew vehicle while working in the Castaic area Tuesday morning. The incident was reported about 11 a.m. near the Golden State Highway and Templin Highway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “A flash fire occurred in the back of an inmate camp crew vehicle,” Fire Department officials said in a tweet hours after the incident.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

Today marks a milestone in the storied history of The Bloomfield Fire Department. Firefighter Stephanie Orgueira-Aponte began her career as the first professional female in the history of the 139-year-old department. FF Aponte recently completed a rigorous training curriculum at the Passaic County Fire Academy as well as EMT certification prior to today.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TAP Into Bloomfield

Baltimore County has approved restarting a program to incentivize police, firefighters and paramedics to delay future retirements and extend their careers. The benefits incentive, known as a Deferred Retirement Option Program, won’t have an immediate effect in curbing departures from public safety agencies, as the change applies to hires made after July of 2007, who aren’t eligible for retirement until 25 or 30 years of service.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun - Metered Site

At 58 years old, Salem resident John Payne leads a less-than-average life. While most 50-something-year-olds spend their weekends on the golf course, Payne spent his Saturday night in the center of an Octagon, securing his first TKO win at Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, proving that age is really just a number.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFHN-FM 107.1 Fairhaven

Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood will donate $1 from each ticket sold to her recently announced tour to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, the Staten Island-based charity has announced. The donation continues Underwood’s longtime tradition of designating a portion of ticket sales from her tours to support what she considers to be worthwhile charities and organizations.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance

A “significant natural gas leak” temporarily shut down a drop-off site on Madison’s west side, the city’s fire department stated Tuesday. Firefighters are on scene at 402 South Point Road to investigate the natural gas leak, which was reported around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday. In an update around 2:10 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:07:23 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

...PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING... Patchy dense fog, with visibilities of 1/4 mile or less, will affect northern Wisconsin early this morning. The fog is expected to continue through 7 am or 8 am before lifting. Motorists traveling across northern Wisconsin can expect rapidly changing and poor visibilities at times. Remember to turn on your Special Weather Statement 2022-06-07T03:50:00-05:00 2022-06-07T08:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055078 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC

An alarming number of people died in residential fires across the state this year. That’s according to the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association. Thirty-three people have died in residential fires, in Wisconsin, so far this year, including a massive fire in Sturgeon Bay and a small house fire in Gillett.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

Two Oshkosh firefighters received an award for delivering a baby outside a hospital. The firefighter/paramedics, Paul Friday and Hunter Resop, were honored with The Stork Award Monday. Friday and Resop delivered baby Elijah Sanchez after his mother went into labor at home alone. The Oshkosh Fire Department (OFD) said Elijah’s dad arrived in time to cut the cord.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Teams will be Pulling for Hospice on June 11 as teams put their leg and arm muscles to work to pull a fire truck to benefit Beloit Regional Hospice. The event is set for 11 a.m.—3 p.m. on June 11 in the parking lot of the Ironworks campus, 690 Third St. This marks the second year for the Pulling for Hospice event.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site

An administrative partnership between two Coulee Region fire departments may be extended while a long-term agreement continues to develop. Last summer, the La Crosse and Holmen fire departments came together under a Shared Fire Administration, meaning La Crosse took leadership over both entities. Nearly one year into the arrangement, Holmen Area Fire Board President Patrick Barlow believes it’s been a success so far.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

An apartment fire that destroyed a six-unit complex on Beach Avenue in Atlantic Beach early Tuesday morning spread to a home that was just 5 feet away, causing severe damage to that home also, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. JFRD spokesman Capt. Eric Prosswimmer said thankfully no injuries were reported in the multi-unit apartment fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAX-TV CBS 47 Jacksonville

As we prepare for Memorial Weekend 2022 in October we’re looking ahead to next year and the start of a new National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) tradition. Beginning in 2023 Memorial Weekend moves to May. A combination of weather uncertainties and the frequent threat of an October federal government shutdown is behind the move of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend from its traditional October date.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

PHOTOS: The three-alarm fire at Nox-Crete a week ago took thousands of gallons of water, at least 50 firefighters and a full night of tireless work to get under control. But fire crews had additional help from a high-tech gadget: a remote-control nozzle attached to the top of a 105-foot aerial ladder.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beatrice Daily Sun

VIDEO: An alarming number of people died in residential fires across the state this year. That’s according to the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association. Thirty-three people have died in residential fires, in Wisconsin, so far this year, including a massive fire in Sturgeon Bay and a small house fire in Gillett.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

In an expansion of their fleet, the Honolulu Fire Department now has nine new trucks. HFD held a Hawaiian blessing at ‘Iolani Palace for the trucks, each given Hawaiian names. The names are significant because they honor King Kamehameha III, who established HFD in 1851. ”The apparatus being blessed are given inoa Hawaii, honoring HFD’s rich history, service of our ali’i, Kauikeaouli and Kalakaua — service of those past and present, and to highlight the unique places across Oahu.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

The Newburg Fire Department hosted a big party Sunday afternoon, June 5, an event that's been around for decades and keeps the station operating. The Newburg Fire Department holds one big fundraiser a year, and it's with those donations the firefighters are able to update their equipment, but between people's finances and the impact of COVID-19, the turnout wasn't what they hoped for.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Five buildings were destroyed during a fire at a former cereal factory in Orange Saturday. According to State Fire Marshal’s Spokesperson Jake Wark, crews were called to 16 West River Street at around 11:45 a.m. Saturday for reported smoke and flames at the vacant mill building. Four additional buildings were also on fire, including one on East River Street.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIVB-TV CBS 4 New York

VIDEO: Dispatchers in Volusia County can now see an emergency in real time using a video 911 system the sheriff’s office unveiled this week. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said they’re just starting to use it and an incident on Thursday is a great example of when Volusia residents would need it. Witnesses driving on I-4 Thursday afternoon called 911 and took video of a minivan that was swerving into the shoulder, the other lane, and even the median.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando

Indianapolis firefighters stopped a man with a knife who attacked them after chasing a woman into an east side fire station on Saturday. At around 1 p.m., a firefighter was backing his fire department vehicle into a bay at IFD Station 11, located at 1715 E. Washington Street near Southeastern and South State avenues, when a woman ran past the vehicle and into the station.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis