VIDEO: The Evansville Fire District Chief says the organization’s secret to staying independent is a growing community, financial support from residents and a team that doubles as a family. The Evansville Fire District celebrated 150 years of service on Saturday with a parade, station tour, raffle and a live demonstration.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2024 8:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

PHOTOS: A Merrill house is a total loss after a Thursday morning fire. At about 8:15 a.m. Thursday, the Merrill Fire Department was dispatched to N3000 block of South End Road in the Town of Rock Falls for a house fire. The owner was the sole person home at the time and he was outside and uninjured in the fire, according to a Facebook post from Merrill Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Mountain Bay Metro Police Chief Jeremy Hunt confirms one person was arrested in connection to three separate fires in Rothschild Thursday. Lt. Dan Conrad from the Rothschild Fire Department said crews responded to a trailer fire outside the Rothschild Pavilion around 2:30 a.m. Then about 30-45 minutes later, the department responded to another fire a short distance away at 1016 E.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/CW+ 7 Wausau

The Hutchinson Fire Department released a new video showing the intensity of a fire at a recycled mattress business on Tuesday. According to HFD, bystanders reported large amounts of smoke and fire coming from the business. Firefighters noticed a “large glow and smoke plume” as they left the station.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWCH-DT CBS 12 Hutchinson

VIDEO: New mobile trailer technology offers firefighters new ways to train. Chiefs from across Western Pennsylvania gathered in Cranberry Wednesday to test them out. Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook describes what it means to be a firefighter. "It all comes down to protecting property and saving lives," Cook said.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

PHOTOS: Fire trucks have always been a crucial part of our communities, helping to keep us safe. Over the years, certain historic fire trucks have gained growing interest among collectors and enthusiasts. This gallery shows 9 historic fire trucks that continue to captivate and inspire interest today.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MSN.com

Samsung is recalling knobs on some of its electric stoves, warning that fires can be set off if pets — or even humans — bump into them. Several videos have shown pets accidentally igniting fires from jumping onto stoves and pawing at the knobs. A Colorado dog set off a house fire in June by doing just that, when the boxes on top of the stove caught on fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Business

Spent fireworks were found after a garbage truck fire Tuesday on the city’s east side, Madison Fire Department reported. MFD said a city garbage truck driver was driving when he saw smoke coming from the back of his truck. He pulled over onto S. Marquette St. and called police. Officials said the driver tried to put out the fire with an extinguisher.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

A semi crash early Wednesday killed two people on I-44 near Catoosa. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a UPS semi, towing three trailers, stalled in the middle lane of I-44 at 177th East Avenue. A second semi hit it from behind, veered to the side, and caught fire. The driver of the second semi, and passenger, were killed.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two pieces of local firefighting history are being safeguarded, thanks to the Green Bay Firefighters Historic Preservation Foundation. On Wednesday, the foundation spotlighted its latest acquisitions during an unveiling ceremony at the Neville Public Museum, held next to the "Old Croc" fire engine exhibit.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

VIDEO: Firefighters in Shelbyville are finding creative ways to get around town amid some construction in the area. Right outside Fire Station 639, construction crews are doing work on McKay Road in Shelbyville. Firefighters have adapted to that road work, which started on Monday. “They’ve changed it to one way only, which has restricted our response times and delayed some of those responses,” said Shelbyville Fire Department Deputy Chief Matthew Stone.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV FOX 59 Indianapolis

VIDEO: New York City is using its fleet of drones to help warn people of weather advisories. Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol said New Yorkers seeing the worst of this storm will have very little time to tell if things are getting bad. “We know the tri-state area is the target area right now.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City

VIDEO: Pieces of Green Bay history were revealed Wednesday at the Neville Public Museum: two antique fire helmets, one of them dating back to the 1800s! One is called the “Franklin Three” helmet and it’s dated between 1860 and 1875. The other helmet is called the “Truck Three” and dates back to 1927.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 4:17:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

National Night Out brings first responders together with the communities they serve. This year, in Wood County, they've got something new, and at Witter Field they had something for everyone. From the fire department to the sheriff's department, police, search and rescue, national guard, state patrol, US Army and all their gadgets and gizmos.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Four Layton Fire Department medics are recovering from serious injuries after their ambulance rolled in a crash. Layton city officials reported that the medical team was transporting an elderly patient to McKay Dee Hospital when they collided with an SUV at the intersection of 5600 South and Harrison Boulevard in South Ogden Monday.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City

VIDEO/PHOTOS: When the sunglasses worn by a firefighter kept getting destroyed, he chose to fight fire with fire. When Mike Ettenberg was a firefighter for the city of Coronado, sunglasses were the item he could wear that brought out his personality. But when the alarm rang and duty called, it was like those designer shades were meant to be scratched, cracked, broken, and lost.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS 8 San Diego

VIDEO: On Tuesday, the Gautier Fire Department celebrated the arrival of a brand new fire truck. The new truck, themed after the Gautier Gators, shows off community pride for the local school system. The color has reflective material in the stripes and many new lights. Officials with the fire department say the new truck just needs its radio and hoses attached and should be ready to get on the road next week.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOX-TV ABC/CBS 13 Biloxi

ABC News Studios announced "MAUI RISING: The Fight for Hawai'i's Future," a one-hour prime-time special marking a year since the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history tore through the picturesque town of Lahaina, Maui, leaving a community reeling and inspiring a new generation of organizers ready to stand up for change.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

An early morning fire at a Wausau business resulted in injuries for a firefighter from the Wausau area. According to a press release, it happened at eight in the morning on Tuesday as firefighters were called to a fire at Lucky Mai’s in the 100 block of S. Third Ave. No one was in the building as firefighters entered after smelling smoke and discovered flames emanating from the basement.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 11:35:16 AM - SOURCE: WDEZ-FM 101.9 Wausau

For firefighters responding to fires, it's a draining job, but when it's your own house, it's what Caleb Connor would call 'indescribable'. Saturday started like any regular Saturday for the Connors family. Caleb, a volunteer firefighter, had just responded to a structure fire, and was headed to a local truck pull to supply Fire and EMS service at the event.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau