PHOTOS: Public art continues to be a priority in Lakewood, with Shaker Heights-based artist Scott Goss recently completing a mural on the eastern side of Fire Station No. 2. “The basis for the design is incorporating symbols related to fire safety and EMS work as a way to kind of create an immediate connection to the viewer,” Goss said.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the tip of Louisiana’s Mississippi River delta 12 years ago -- a few minutes before 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010 -- killing 11 rig workers. Two days later, the burning rig sank, snapping the steel piping connected to the blown out oil well and sending crude flowing unfettered into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans

VIDEO: The excitement is in the air over in Vidalia as they get ready for the city’s annual Onion Festival that kicks off Thursday. One of the event’s main attractions is the air show featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels. While the Blue Angels are in town, some people who were nominated and selected will have the chance to fly with them.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC-TV CBS 11 Savannah

The CDC is now tracking another subvariant of omicron -- BA.2.12.1. BA.2 is still the dominant variant in the U.S., but BA.2.12.1 now accounts for nearly 20% of all new COVID-19 infections in the country, marking a quick increase from the 11% of cases reported last week, according to CDC data. BA.2.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver

...SNOW MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING... Rain has changed to snow over parts of north central Wisconsin this evening, and roads have become snow covered in a few locations. Although accumulations are expected to be light and less than an inch, roads may become slippery in spots, so motorists should use Special Weather Statement 2022-04-20T12:11:00-05:00 2022-04-20T22:30:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC

A house fire early Wednesday caused about $200,000 in damages, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department. The fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at 3220 Meadow Circle. No one was home at the time of the fire, which the fire department said was confirmed by the owner who was out of state.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 5:46:40 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette - Metered Site

A new piece of equipment will help firefighters in Superior get clean faster and easier when they are out on certain calls. Enbridge has donated a $400,000 53-foot decontamination trailer to the city. Jeff Foster Trucking is also assisting by storing the trailer at their location, and having people available to move it to a scene when needed.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Superior

Milwaukee police say one person was killed in a crash and fire Monday night. It happened around 9:30 p.m. on Appleton Avenue near Silver Spring Drive. Police said the driver lost control of his vehicle, left the road and struck a light pole and tree. The vehicle then burst into flames. The driver was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Three fallen Baltimore firefighters and the Clayton, Del. fire chief who last month died in a fall will be honored before the DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover Motor Speedway next month. Family members of Baltimore firefighters Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and Kenny Lacayo, and Clayton Fire Company Fire Chief John M.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

VIDEO: An Augusta firefighter is still in the hospital Tuesday after a storage facility fire on Monday. Firefighters continue to check to make sure the fire does not start back up. They say there are steps to help reduce the risk of something like this from happening. We spoke with one storage facility owner down the street, who says this is something out of a nightmare.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRDW-TV CBS 12 Augusta

PHOTOS: It’s still sort of a mystery how six New Jersey teenagers fresh from the Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park in Wayne on Friday got stuck in an exit elevator. But Wayne Fire Department Commissioner William Rodriguez has a pretty good theory. “They’ve got that jumping still in their system. And when they get in the elevator and they talk about their experience inside,” Rodriguez told Coffee or Die Magazine, “they may start jumping in the elevator, which whacks out the elevator.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Coffee or Die Magazine

VIDEO: Twenty-five years ago, floodwaters could no longer be held back in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks leading to catastrophic loss of property. It’s something people who lived there will never forget. One man who still lives in Grand Forks was part of the National Weather Service at the time, a place some people and politicians blamed for a bad flood prediction.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVRR-TV FOX 15 Fargo

Three fallen Baltimore firefighters and the Clayton, Del. fire chief who last month died in a fall will be honored before the DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover Motor Speedway next month. Family members of Baltimore firefighters Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and Kenny Lacayo, and Clayton Fire Company Fire Chief John M.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

The Dundee Fire Department will celebrate the 182nd anniversary of the volunteer emergency responder group, Saturday, April 23. The event, which was originally planned to commemorate the 180th anniversary was delayed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. will feature an open house with old department trucks, apparatus on display and a children's section.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Observer Review & Express

Sen. Ron Johnson said Monday pension agreements negotiated by public worker unions are partly to blame for funding shortages some Wisconsin fire and EMS departments currently face. Johnson spoke to firefighters and paramedics at the Oregon Fire and EMS District Monday afternoon. The Oshkosh Republican, who's seeking a third term in the U.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 4:30:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Fire breaks out at a home on Niagra Avenue in the City of Sheboygan late Monday night. Battalion Chief Jamon Ingelse says they responded to a home in the 400 block around 11:45pm to find flames coming through the roof of the home. Fire Crews entered the second floor of the home to locate and put out the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 2:15:10 AM - SOURCE: WHBL-AM 1330 Sheboygan

VIDEO: Inside Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) Station House 13, you'll see pictures on the wall of past firefighters who have served the city. Almost all of those pictures are of men, part of the Bad Boyz 13. However, recently out on the wall, you'll also see pictures of the women who are changing the narrative of this male-dominated industry.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Bayfield’s community is coming together to help eight residents who lost everything in a tragic fire. 22-year-old Tyler High woke up from his Saturday afternoon nap to someone banging loudly on his door. It wasn’t until he saw smoke billowing up the stairs that he realized what was going on. “I immediately jumped out of my bed,” High said.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 3 Duluth

Large flames and plumes of smoke can be seen from Interstate 10 near the Valencia Road exit after a large commercial fire ignited in the area Monday afternoon. According to Rural Metro Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the 5900 block of South Belvedere Avenue near Benson Highway and Valencia Road in reference to a fire at the UCC Recycling facility.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVOA-TV NBC 4 Tucson

VIDEO: Raleigh police officers and firefighters will come together Tuesday afternoon to amplify their call for better pay. Firefighters told WRAL News better pay will support the Raleigh Fire Department's work to retain employees and recruit for nearly 60 vacancies. The group of first responders plans to protest outside the municipal building at 228 West Hargett St.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh