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Model Market fire: Human remains located amid debris in Kenosha

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The Kenosha Fire Department located human remains on Tuesday, Jan. 11 within the debris of the Model Market fire location near 54th Street and 24th Avenue. Investigators had been trying to locate a man who may have been inside the market when the fire occurred last Wednesday, Jan. 5. The Kenosha County Medical Examiner was called to the scene on Tuesday – and has taken custody of the deceased.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Crews knock down massive commercial building fire in California

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PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a massive fire that broke out at a large commercial building in Adelanto. The fire started Wednesday afternoon at a commercial courtyard near the intersection of Baldwin Street and Bartlett Avenue, just east of Highway 395. The San Bernardino County Fire Department was the lead agency battling the fire with help from the Apple Valley Fire Protection District and the Victorville Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

Texas Firefighter Loses Half Her Body Weight

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Weight loss is a common new year resolution. If making the pledge has proven easier than achieving it, a Collin County woman’s weight loss journey might serve up some inspiration. For Penny Leaver, looking back at photos of some of the more memorable moments of her life makes her cringe. “I hate the way I look and it makes me remember how horrible I felt also,” Leaver said.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

REELZ announces documentary about Rhode Island's 2003 Great White club fire

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REELZ has announced the network’s original documentary America’s Deadliest Rock Concert: The Guest List premieres Sunday, February 20th at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT presenting the deeply personal stories of lives forever altered by the tragic Station nightclub fire that left 100 people dead, more than 200 injured, and devastated the tight-knit community of West Warwick, Rhode Island.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Music Universe

19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care

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As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some states' health care systems are beset with nearly full intensive care units. Nineteen states have less than 15% remaining capacity in their ICUs. Four of them have less than 10%: Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana and New Hampshire, according to data Wednesday from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

Dodge County fire departments merge after staffing shortages

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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

Fallen Mineral Point firefighter laid to rest

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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

Fire at Stoughton home displaces residents, cause is under investigation

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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

Elm Grove 2-alarm condo fire, partial roof collapse, no injuries

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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

16 units damaged in 2-alarm apartment fire in Texas

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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

Brewing company's Firebrick sales to benefit Minnesota firefighters

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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

Coast Guard Issues New Rules in Response to Fiery ‘Conception’ Disaster in California

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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

'Cook Like a Mother': Company delivers load of pasta sauce to Oklahoma firefighters

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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

Red Cross declares 1st national blood crisis; says donations urgently needed

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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

Monona firefighters train for cold weather rescues

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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

Body found in burned car; Milwaukee fire chief offers apology for 'lapse'

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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

Wausau Fire Department to Seek Grant Funding for Additional Firefighters

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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

Wausau Fire Department: Thermal imaging shows how much heat your body loses in cold temperatures

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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

Milton, surrounding municipalities propose joining Edgerton fire department over fiscal, staffing challenges

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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

Idaho fire station, equipment lost to fire; injured firefighter shares experience

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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

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