VIDEO: You can find a lot of things at Faneuil Hall. From Keytar Bear to Ned Devine’s and even John Legend. The past few years, you may have even caught Buddy the Elf. And while the notable Christmas character is known for spinning around turnstiles and eating already chewed gum off railings in New York City, this Boston-based Christmas elf has one goal in mind: pillow fights.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston.com

Quinlan Roe remembers his first lecture in Missoula College’s new paramedic program. He said it was from the director of the program, Dave McEvoy, who shared a story about being handed a newborn baby struggling for breath. McEvoy told his students he still remembers the fear and trust in the mother’s eyes.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSEN-AM 1150 Shelby

An evaluation of Hartford Fire and Rescue showed that the department is currently faring better than many fire departments are with national shortages in fire and emergency medical service personnel, but that is not likely to last forever. The Common Council heard a presentation this week from Dan Williams from Strategic Management & Consulting.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2021 4:46:30 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today

Marshfield Fire Chief Scott Owen celebrated his last day on the job on Friday. Chief Owen has been at the Marshfield Fire Station for over 25 years. Owen said it's the people at the station who have made the job what it is. He said that while he is looking forward to retirement, it is bittersweet to say goodbye to his second family.
- PUB DATE: 12/18/2021 5:01:02 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

A commercial structure in Sun Prairie caused $15,000 worth of damage Saturday morning. Sun Prairie Fire & Rescue said the fire started after discarded rags were left near flammable materials. The fire happened on the 2000 block of Terra Court. A delivery service saw smoke inside the building and called Dane County Public Safety Communications around 9:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/18/2021 2:59:53 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Elected officials in both Mequon and Thiensville this week approved creating a joint working group to explore consolidating the fire departments of each community. The Mequon Common Council Tuesday approved it unanimously, but without comment. The Thiensville Village Board Monday did the same, after hearing from about a dozen people during an open house.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2021 5:15:40 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today

VIDEO/PHOTOS: An effort to make the holiday season brighter for children's hospital patients is reaching new heights. Members of the Green Bay Fire Department delivered gifts collected by members of the Central Church in Green Bay to patients at St. Vincent Children's Hospital Thursday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, firefighters could not go inside and visit with the children but they were able to bring a special surprise to their windows.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

Thick, black smoke from an eight-alarm fire coated a Boston neighborhood Friday morning, significantly cutting down visibility, and forcing firefighters to enlist the help of a drone to spot flames spreading inside the building. The fire began early Friday at 185 Corey Road in Boston, just north of Brookline’s Washington Square, the Boston Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mass Live

The City of Seattle announced Thursday that it will expand a unique program that pairs firefighters with social workers. Mayor Jenny Durkan says it will play an important role in the fight against homelessness. Seattle Firefighter Roger Webber has decades of experience on a ladder truck but the Health One mobile unit he is assigned to is far from a typical fire engine.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Only four percent of the firefighters in our country are women, according to the Women in Fire organization. The town of Fairfield has hired its first female firefighter in a quarter-century. The woman at the center of this story is no stranger to breaking glass ceilings. It was a simple swearing-in full of smiles and a daughter pinning her mother, newly sworn-in firefighter Caitlin Clarkson Pereira.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTNH-TV ABC 8 New Haven

The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office is, yet again, reporting an increase in drug related crime throughout the county. Although drug arrests fell slightly last year, the Sheriff’s Office says things are once again on the rise. They say a huge part of the problem is the addiction and repeat offenders of those who abuse methamphetamine, making up 70-percent of arrests in 2019.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTA-TV ABC 3 Rapid City

A National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday says a failure to properly disconnect and secure vehicle batteries led to the 2020 fire aboard vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen in Blount Island. The June 4th fire resulted in $40 million worth of damages and sent nine Jacksonville firefighters to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News

One person was hurt and a number of cats killed in a fire in the town of Montrose Thursday night. Firefighters from a number of departments were called to the multi-occupancy building in the 6700 block of Henry Road around 8:50 p.m. All residents were able to evacuate. One person was transported to the hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalation.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 9:51:31 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC Madison

U.S. and Wisconsin flags in the state will fly at half-staff Friday in honor of a Milwaukee firefighter who died of cancer over the weekend. Batallion Chief Sean Slowey, 68, died Saturday after battling brain cancer related to his service, according to Gov. Tony Evers’ executive order lowering flags.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 8:40:06 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Firefighters were dispatched to Madison’s south side Wednesday night after a fallen tree cut power to area residents, two of whom needed help with their oxygen supplies. According to a Madison Fire Department incident report, crews responded to the 900 block of Moorland Road around 9:45 p.m. after winds knocked over a large tree in the area, prompting power outages.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 10:45:26 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The Milwaukee Fire Department announced Wednesday, Dec. 15, the service dates and plans for the funeral of Battalion Chief Sean W. Slowey. Slowey passed away Saturday, Dec. 11 at the age of 68. According to the announcement, the funeral will take place at the Wisconsin Center on Friday, Dec. 17. A visitation will be held from 9 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

A dead dog, another had to be resuscitated, a battery victim who had a gun pointed at them and a house intentionally set on fire. That was the scene on the 2000 block of Onalaska Court Wednesday, beginning about 1:15 a.m. when the fire department got a call for a house on fire. They fought the fire until about 5 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

Fire destroyed a Monroe County home early Thursday morning. The call went out to the home on Mascot Avenue, just north of Cashton, around 1:30 a.m. When Cashton fire crews arrived, they found flames shooting out of the roof. “There was fire coming out of the attic, and quite noticeably on two sides, so we had to start attacking attic windows with water,” Cashton Fire Chief Al Erickson said.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse

VIDEO: Three people were killed late Wednesday night after a fire truck collided with an SUV and crashed into a building in Westport. A Kansas City Fire Department truck was heading northbound on Broadway Boulevard near Westport Road on the way to a house fire shortly after 10 p.m. The fire truck then collided with a Honda CRV that was traveling westbound on Westport Road.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCTV CBS 5 Kansas City

VIDEO: A fire helmet is a piece of equipment firefighters use every day. But the helmets can’t be used forever. “These helmets, they have about a 10-year shelf life,” Shanen French, Founder of Lids For Kids, said. “At 10 years, regardless of if it’s new, used, or whatever, we have to figure out a way to repurpose it.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHG-TV 7 NBC/CW+ Panama City