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VIDEO: Stubborn multi-alarm fire burns through tire shop in New York

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A stubborn five-alarm fire burned for hours through a tire shop in Jamaica, Queens on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to 150-17 Liberty Ave. around 5:15 p.m. The fire started in the rear of a two-story tire shop where flames were seen billowing 20 feet into the air. Part of the building and roof collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City

'Stress is up': Florida firefighters train for World Rescue Challenge

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VIDEO: When you call 911, the first responders who come to your rescue have gone through rigorous training to get there. Firefighters at Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District are training up. Jordan Green is the Lieutenant Paramedic and leads operations. He says in the case that someone is stuck in a car, firefighters go through a specific process to safely get them out.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTX-TV FOX 4 Cape Coral

Mississippi fire department makes child’s firefighter dream come true

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VIDEO: Eight-year-old Romeo Weaver had a dream of being a firefighter, and the Gulfport Fire Department made that happen. Though there have been several tests, Romeo is technically still undiagnosed, but his mother says they are labeling it cerebral palsy. She added that before he caught COVID, Romeo was able to feed himself and use his walker, but after that, things went downhill.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOX-TV ABC/CBS 13 Biloxi

Town of Buchanan Fire & Rescue removes trapped driver who crashed into strip mall

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Two stores in a Town of Buchanan strip mall have been temporarily closed after a driver crashed into the building shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. A release from the Town of Buchanan Fire & Rescue states that firefighters were called to the N100 block of Eisenhower Drive for reports of a driver who was trapped inside a vehicle after they had crashed into the building.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Racine Fire Department: Working smoke detectors save family and their dog from house fire

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Working smoke detectors helped save a family of six and their dog from a house fire over the weekend. According to a press release from the Racine Fire Department (RFD), crews were called shortly after 6 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 1, to a home in the 1200 block of West Lawn for a report of a house fire. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy smoke coming from the front door and flames inside the home.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye

VIDEO: Fire destroys restaurant in Idaho, three firefighters injured

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A massive fire destroyed the Wolf Lodge Inn near Coeur d'Alene Monday. The fire was reported around noon and multiple fire trucks and ambulances responded. Firefighters upgraded to a four-alarm fire requesting assistance from Idaho Department of Lands, Idaho State Police, Spokane County, and Shoshone County.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

How an inventive Missouri fire chief brought firefighting into the modern era

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PHOTOS: George C. Hale served as the Chief of the Kansas City, Missouri, fire department for 31 years. At the end of the 19th century, he revolutionized firefighting with his more than 60 patented inventions, including the Hale Water Tower and the telephone fire alarm, and helped bring the country's fire departments into the modern era.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCUR-FM 89.3 Kansas City

County In Maryland Boosts Maritime Safety With New 50-Foot Fireboat

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PHOTOS: The Anne Arundel County Fire Department officially welcomed the newest addition to its maritime fleet with the first of two state-of-the-art 50-foot Defiant NXT Fireboats on Tuesday at Sandy Point State Park. Representatives from Metal Shark, which manufactured the boat, delivered the first fireboat via waterways from Louisiana to Maryland.
- PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Bay Net

Special Weather Statement issued August 31 at 9:13PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

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At 912 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Phelps to near Rainbow Flowage to near Squirrel Lake. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rhinelander, Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, Newbold, Phelps, Tipler, Popple River, Squirrel Lake, Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, and Willow Lake. Special Weather Statement 2024-08-31T21:13:00-05:00 2024-08-31T21:13:00-05:00 2024-08-31T21:13:00-05:00 2024-08-31T22:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence 46.14,-89.09 46.02,-88.8199999 46.01,-88.68 45.99,-88.67 46.02,-88.53 45.9799999,-88.42 45.9799999,-88.37 45.71,-88.8199999 45.6,-89.51 45.62,-90.04 45.9799999,-90.05 45.9799999,-89.93 46.01,-89.93 46.05,-89.7099999 46.2,-89.39 46.14,-89.09 SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 010213 NWSheadline GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FOREST...VILAS... NORTHWESTERN FLORENCE AND ONEIDA COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM CDT eventMotionDescription 2024-09-01T02:12:00-00:00...storm...307DEG...26KT...46.05,-89.05 45.89,-89.47 45.84,-89.8 maxWindGust 40 MPH maxHailSize 0.00 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

7th annual Richard Garner Memorial Ride will honor late Madison firefighter

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The Richard Garner Memorial Ride has become a very special event for Madison-area firefighters and the greater Madison community. On Saturday, Sept. 14, hundreds of people will come out to participate in a 100-mile ride starting at Harley-Davidson of Madison and ending with an after-party at Wisconsin Brewing Co.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison365

Superior Fire Department shares fire prevention and safety tips for UWS students living on campus

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Students at the University of Wisconsin in Superior will start their classes next week. Although many students have already arrived on campus. Before the fall semester begins, however, the Superior Fire Department has an important safety message for all college students. It’s about fire prevention and safety in the residence halls like the shared kitchens or bedrooms.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-DT ABC 10 Duluth

VIDEOS: Looking back at massive 1997 Indiana tire fire

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As a massive plume of black smoke permeated the sky above Fort Wayne Wednesday, the blaze reminded some of a historic fire that happened in southeast Fort Wayne nearly 27 years ago. On Aug. 30, 1997, a fire broke out at an abandoned tire warehouse on Bowser Avenue in southeast Fort Wayne. The fire happened less than a mile from Wednesday’s fire at the intersection of Wayne Trace and New Haven Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WANE-TV CBS 15 Fort Wayne

Kansas top five in nation for arson fires

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A national report indicates Kansas is one of the leading states for arson incidents. Last year, there were 5,440 arson incident reports made to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Kansas made up 6% of the nation’s arson reports with 307 cases. Kansas had the fifth most cases of incendiary fires in the U.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNT-TV NBC 27 Topeka

'Extreme makeover' underway to convert RV dealership into new fire station in Nevada

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Henderson Fire Department traded in fire hoses for sledgehammers this week. The department kicked off the "extreme makeover" of a former motorhome dealership into a new fire station for the city. Henderson announced back in the fall that the city purchased the former Camping World property on Boulder Highway near Racetrack Road, intending to convert it into the new Fire Station 81.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNV-TV NBC 3 Las Vegas

How the University of Arizona and Tucson Fire Dept. are measuring toxic chemicals in firefighters across the country

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VIDEO: Tucson Fire Department and the University of Arizona have been partnering for nearly a decade to study just how much a firefighter’s job increases their risk for serious health issues, like cancer. Their research has led to nationwide safety changes in the firefighting industry and the recognition of more cancers presumed to be caused on the job.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson

Ford F-150 Driver Rescued By Ohio Fire Department After Getting Stuck 10 Feet In The Air

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PHOTOS: There are many reasons why you might want to call the fire department. Your house might be on fire, or a petrol tanker may have just overturned. Or, like this one driver of a Ford F-150, you might be stuck 10 feet in the air and in serious need of rescue. This came to our attention thanks to a Facebook post from Station 41 of the Wolfhurst Fire Department in Bridgeport, Ohio.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Autopian

Beaver Dam Fire Chief Praises Growth Of Cadet Program

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The Beaver Dam Fire chief is praising the growth of its cadet program. Established in 2009, the program’s advisors guide and mentor high school students aspiring to become firefighters. The advisors consist of both full-time and paid-on-call firefighters, who work with the cadets through a progressive training schedule that ensures continues skill development and growth.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

Fire destroys longtime community staple in Milltown

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VIDEO: Investigators are working to confirm if weather is to blame for a fire that destroyed a community staple in a small western Wisconsin town. Witnesses say a tree fell on a power line during Monday's thunderstorms, and that sparked the blaze at the Milltown community center. Milltown is near Luck and Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

VIDEO: 2 injured in boat explosion at New Jersey marina

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Two people were injured in a boat explosion at a New Jersey marina Wednesday afternoon. Old Bridge Township Police said officers were sent to the Raritan Marina just before 3:30 p.m. Video from Chopper 2 shows firefighters spraying water on a boat engulfed in flames in the creek. The flames sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the air.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City

Two Alabama firefighters taken to hospital after fire truck hits house, tree

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: The city of Hartselle says two firefighters were taken to the hospital after a fire truck hit a house Wednesday afternoon. In a post on social media, the city said that while returning from a fire call Wednesday, the driver of fire engine two experienced a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle near the Dollar General on Highway 36 West.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNT-TV CBS 19 Huntsville

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