Across the University of Iowa’s 175-year history, the campus community has experienced a wide-range of disasters including tornadoes, flooding, and fires. The most impactful events include the 2008 flood and fires at South Hall, the old library building, and the Old Capitol Building. The 2008 flood inflicted $750 million in damage to 22 campus buildings including the old Hancher Auditorium building, which was destroyed in 2013, and the Art Building, which has since been decommissioned.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Iowan

On Tuesday, member of the Racine Fire Department came together to remember Firefighter Chris Lalor who was killed over the weekend in what police are calling a homicide. Police said the 911 call came from Lalor's mom when she found him at a home. Officials haven't named a suspect, but say they have identified a person of interest.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 3:04:59 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

A body has been found in the rubble of a Sturgeon Bay bar that burned early Tuesday, police said. Investigators were still trying to determine the whereabouts of one other individual who was still unaccounted for after a blaze broke out at Butch's Bar, Assistant Police Chief Dan Brinkman said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 1:32:09 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Two renters are unaccounted for after a fire at a bar in downtown Sturgeon Bay. The scene is located at Butch’s Bar at 112 S 3rd Ave. The call came in about 3:37 a.m. The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department is asking people to stay away from the scene. One renter was transported to a burn center for injuries.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 3:38:48 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A massive fire early Monday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood destroyed two businesses and an apartment building, injuring one person and leaving several others homeless. More than 150 firefighters responded to the blaze at the corner of Montrose Avenue and Richmond Street. The fire started around 3:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: "These are people that are really serving our community and if they're not safe what has it really come to?" A long-time Harrisburg resident and community advocate, Dr. Kevin Dolphin, asked that question as he reacted to another shooting this weekend in Harrisburg. Authorities said it happened on Saturday just before 3 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York

VIDEO: One local fire station has its very own mental health therapy dog. It’s the first therapy dog designated to firefighters in the Tampa Bay Area. At the North River Fire District, the new mental health dog named Drew, right here, is changing the whole morale of the station, and officials say he’s helping firefighters after they respond to traumatic calls.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOG-TV CW 44 St. Petersburg

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has released video showing who they call a 'person of interest' in a vacant rowhouse fire that killed three Baltimore firefighters in January. The video shows a man wearing a hoodie walking near South Stricker Street around 11:35 p.m. on Jan.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTTG-TV FOX 5 Washington DC

Forty-nine states have announced plans to drop their indoor mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations steadily decline across the country. The only holdout remains Hawaii. The island state has taken strong precautions against the coronavirus from the beginning of the pandemic and is still requiring out-of-state American travelers to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to avoid a mandatory quarantine.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

A fire early Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Rhinelander displaced 26 residents and sent one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The Rhinelander Fire Department says the fire started in a room on the second floor of the Phoenix Villa Apartments on Mason Street in Rhinelander. It was contained and put out by firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2022 1:24:27 PM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters on Monday, Feb. 21 responded to the scene of a house fire near 52nd and Mill in Milwaukee. The call came in around 5:15 a.m. Those who live off 52nd Street on Milwaukee’s north side had a story to tell as they headed to work Monday morning. "I got out of the shower and came out and couldn’t get out for work.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2022 4:53:21 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Madison Fire and Police Departments have completed ventilating a building on Madison’s east side following a weekend gas leak. A man first knocked on Fire Station #8's door just after 3 p.m. Saturday to alert firefighters of the smell of natural gas, MFD said. Crews were dispatched to a building on the 1700 block of Eagan Road, near the Princeton Club east location.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2022 6:53:42 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Area firefighters donated $5,000 to the Jackie Nitschke Center in Green Bay. The Nitschke Center provides treatment, education and support to people affected by drug and alcohol addiction. The Green Bay Area Professional Firefighters Charity says some calls rescue units respond to involve a person struggling with addiction.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2022 3:19:25 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

When Highland’s first responders planned a fundraiser to honor the two fallen Mineral Point firefighters, they expected the community of southwest Wisconsin to step up. They didn’t expect them to step up this much. Last month, Fire Captain Brian Busch and Firefighter James Ludlum were killed while responding to another crash.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV FOX 47 Madison

Plans are underway to transform Whitewater’s volunteer fire department into an official city department, the city said Thursday. In a news release, the city said discussions on the plan began at the end of last year. Members of Whitewater Fire Department, Inc. gave their blessing in January to move forward with creating an official relationship with the city.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

PHOTOS: Officials say the Thursday fire at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township has caused "extensive" damage. We're told the fire started around 10 a.m. Thursday morning and the roof of the clubhouse collapsed around 11 a.m. Multiple fire departments responded to the scene, including Farmington Hills, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Madison Heights, Waterford, Bloomfield Township and Franklin.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit

VIDEO: An Omaha firefighter, who just graduated from the academy, almost lost his life even before he began his career. Kevin Juszyk, 32, is one of the newest members of the Omaha Fire Department. But he got sidetracked for a while before taking his seat on a fire engine. "It's definitely the best job in the world," Juszyk said.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KETV ABC 7 Omaha

VIDEO: Just this week, more than a dozen Massachusetts firefighters file a federal lawsuit against several companies that make their turnout gear and firefighting foam. They allege companies knowingly used chemicals in those products that could cause cancer. One of those firefighters is Dan Ranahan of Boston.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston

A Cygnus cargo ship launching toward the International Space Station (ISS) this weekend will carry an experiment designed to improve fire safety on moon and Mars missions. Called SoFIE (Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction), the experiment is the latest in a series of in-orbit investigations that look at how fire behaves in microgravity.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Space.com

An Oklahoma man says he is trying to change how fast first responders can make it to a house when someone is in need. His new invention is a special light bulb called “The Locator 911” and it launched this week for anyone to buy. Johnathan Harrison was a paramedic for 25 years and said he was in many situations where they couldn’t find the person who needed help because the address didn’t come up properly in GPS systems.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City