Calling it the first in Dodge County, three fire departments have merged into one, addressing a problem facing many small-town stations. The former Clyman, Lowell and Reeseville Fire Departments are together known as CLR Fire & Rescue. The merger on January 1 finalized the effort that stretched more than five years.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 8:44:58 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

One firefighter killed while responding to an incident on January 6 was laid to rest Wednesday with a funeral and fire department procession. There is an empty space that 69-year-old Jim Ludlum left behind at the Mineral Point Fire Department. “This is going to be a long process for them,” Iowa County Emergency Management Director Keith Hurlbert said.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 5:37:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Stoughton Fire crews were called into action for a fire on Tuesday. Crews were sent to the 1000 block of Stoughton Avenue just after 7 p.m. for reports of fire coming from the second floor of a home. All residents had evacuated the house when firefighters arrived and were uninjured. Firefighters later rescued a hamster from the first floor of the home.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 8:37:01 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

VIDEO: A two-alarm condo fire in Elm Grove resulted in no injuries Tuesday morning, Jan. 11. Firefighters responded to the four-unit condo building on Bluemound Road near Elm Grove Road around 10:30 a.m. for a fire that started on a porch, reported by a resident. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor, and the fire quickly spread to the attic, causing significant damage to the second floor.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Fire crews had their hands full with a two-alarm apartment fire in southwest Houston Tuesday night. This happened around 8 p.m. at the Amritta Apartments located in the 7800 West Airport Boulevard just west of Fondren. Fire officials said it took at least 50 firefighters about an hour to get the fire out.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

August Schell Brewing Company is bringing back its Firebrick for Firefighters program, donating a portion of sales from every case and keg of Firebrick Vienna Lager sold in 2022. “Giving back has always been part of our DNA here at Schell’s,” Ted Marti, president of Schell’s said in a press release.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Free Press

The chain of events that led to the tragic deaths of a young crewmember and all 33 passengers aboard the Conception dive boat in 2019 are directly addressed in new rules from the Coast Guard, which are proposed to take effect March 28, 2022. The 33 divers were on a Labor Day weekend trip to the Channel Islands, having chartered the Conception out of Santa Barbara Harbor’s Truth Aquatics.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Barbara Independent

The Tahlequah Fire Department took delivery of a hefty amount of Ragú pasta sauce on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Tahlequah firefighters on Red shift were at Station 1 as the FedEx driver pulled up and unloaded 792 jars of the sauce. That shift caught the attention of the national company after crew members posted a video of them cooking while on duty, using Ragú sauce.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tahlequah Daily Press

The national blood supply is so low as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the American Red Cross has declared its first ever national blood crisis. In the hopes of encouraging people to roll up their sleeves to donate, the organization is offering up a trip to this year's Super Bowl. The Red Cross said Tuesday it's seen a 10% decline in the number of people donating blood since the pandemic began.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

The winter weather continues to get colder in Southern Wisconsin, and firefighters in the Madison area are preparing accordingly. Monona Fire Department firefighters are training to battle the elements while responding to emergencies. The department conducts various training every Tuesday. On January 11th, firefighters worked on ice and water rescues.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 10:35:19 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski offered an apology on Tuesday, Jan. 11 to the family of the deceased woman that was found inside a vehicle that crashed and burned near 76th and Green Tree on Sunday morning. Jenna Reichartz, 21, was found hours later by a worker at the tow lot. Surveillance video shows a car engulfed in flames Sunday morning.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 10:32:48 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The Wausau Fire Department has been approved by the City Council to pursue grant funding for nine additional firefighter and paramedic positions through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The money would come from FEMA’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program; which is designed to help communities get up to what’s considered standard staffing levels for their size.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 10:12:01 PM - SOURCE: WSAU-AM 550 Wausau

Temperatures around zero degrees and dangerous wind chills mean it’s even more important to bundle up if you’re going outside. The Wausau Fire Department’s thermal imager device can measure how much heat our bodies lose in cold temperatures. The thermal imager is used to translate heat into visible light.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 8:52:14 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

The city of Milton and four surrounding townships on Monday announced their plans to ask to join the Edgerton Fire Protection District in an effort to address fiscal and staffing challenges. Bryan Meyer, the chairman of the Town of Milton, said the current Milton Fire Department that serves the area covers roughly 90 square miles of land in the city and town of Milton as well as the towns of Harmony, Johnstown and Lima.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGLR-FM 97 Lancaster

PHOTOS: The Firth fire station, part of the Shelley-Firth Fire District on Firth’s main street, suffered heavy losses Monday morning in a blaze which totaled equipment and sent one firefighter to the hospital where he was treated and released, with any apparent injuries mostly involving smoke inhalation.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bingham News Chronicle

PHOTOS: The City of Shakopee's Zamboni just got a red hot upgrade. Last Thursday, the city debuted its firetruck-wrapped Zamboni at the Shakopee girls hockey game. Complete with a fire engine red design and details, the Zamboni also features the message "Become a Firefighter" across the side. On top of giving first responder firefighters a well-deserved shoutout at games, city officials hope the design, which was created in partnership with SignPRO, helps raise awareness about the fire department's recruiting program.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

PHOTOS: An apartment high-rise fire in the Bronx that killed 17 people and injured dozens of others on Sunday was one of the deadlier building fires in the city's history. Some lists of New York City's most deadly fires include the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center. Two commercial airline flights crashed into the towers, leading to fires and collapses of both buildings that killed about 2,750 people.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York

Comedian and actor Bob Saget passed away over the weekend in Florida. The ‘Full House’ star died at the age of 65. Tributes have poured in from everywhere including one fire department in Louisiana. St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 put together a touching video in honor of Saget and posted it to their Facebook page.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLA-TV NBC 33 Baton Rouge

VIDEO: The team efforts at a harrowing 2021 fire in a Vernon tenement are being featured on a national documentary. The fire took place at 80-82 Union Street last March. A raging inferno trapped residents on the third floor and the building was engulfed in smoke. A rescue team that sprang to action spared no title — in addition to firefighters and police officers, a registered nurse from nearby Rockville General Hospital, an Air National Guard sergeant who lived next door and Vernon's town administrator and emergency management director sprang into action and the two people trapped on the third floor were rescued.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Vernon Patch

Fond du Lac Fire Rescue is welcoming its largest class of recruits. The team of seven will help to man a fourth ambulance in the city. Monday was day one for the seven Fond du Lac Fire Rescue recruits. While they’re spending their first day working on paperwork and getting to know their new fire service family, it’s also the beginning of a new era within the department.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2022 3:57:16 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay