VIDEO/PHOTOS: What if you could control the force of gravity to avoid injury? A couple of Cincinnati inventors have a device that allows people and objects to descend slowly and carefully. Bailout Systems is the brainchild of retired Navy diver Michael Ragsdale, who along with mechanical engineer Ben Krupp, have come up with something the size of a hockey puck.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVXU 91.7 FM Cincinnati

Talk to many firefighters and they’ll explain that "suck it up and get on the truck" mentality. "Coming from a law enforcement family, to talk about feelings and emotions is a challenge at times," admitted firefighter Dustin Hawkins. "After my father, being 30 years in law enforcement, I just now coaxed him into the ‘snuggle with the struggle.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa

Beloit police opened an investigation into a death after a car crash Saturday, when an intoxicated driver collided with a fire truck. According to a news release from Beloit Police Department spokesperson Sarah Lock, the crash happened at Leeson Park at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. Marvin Flint, 56, crashed into a fire truck with lights flashing.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2021 1:13:48 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC Beloit

One man is dead after a fire in Beloit. According to the City of Beloit Fire Department, firefighters responded around 2:00 a.m. to the 600 block of Broad Street. Fire officials say they will be on scene for several hours on Sunday morning. The assistance of the State Fire Marshal has been requested.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2021 5:53:29 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Flags flying at half-staff Saturday will honor a Pardeeville firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty after contracting COVID-19. A celebration of life for Brandon R. Romo will be held the same day. Gov. Tony Evers issued the order Friday morning, saying Romo “was incredibly beloved by those who knew him,” and extending his and First Lady Kathy Evers’ condolences to the 32-year-old’s family, friends, and the Pardeeville community.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 6:50:01 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

An old fire engine in the town of Dewey is going to be repaired. The 1940's era truck had served the town for decades before being found last summer in Illinois. Dewey's fire department had asked for someone to give the truck proper space so it can be fixed, and they've gotten their wish. The department's captain, Brian Lepper, says it's important to keep a tradition like this one alive, for the sake of nostalgia.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEO: Dec. 2, 2021 marked the fifth anniversary of an Oakland tragedy. In 2016, a late night fire broke out at a warehouse. It happened during a dance party and killed 36 people. The master tenant, Derick Almena, was sentenced earlier this year to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV MyNetwork 4 San Francisco

A new partnership between the American Cancer Society and the International Association of Fire Fighters will work to improve policies and treatment for firefighters with cancer. The IAFF, or firefighter’s union, describes the new partnership as pivotal in their battle with cancer. The collaboration was announced Thursday, Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetwork 13 Asheville

It's a tool that can be the difference between life and death on the scene of a fire. The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department is now making sure every crew has a special kit that can treat patients for smoke inhalation. A house fire on Saturday could have been a tragedy, but firefighters say the victim inside was saved by a tool they recently started carrying.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV ABC 9 Kansas City

Actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore welcomed the Long Beach Fire Department to the “Drew Barrymore Show” last month. Barrymore recognized the entire department, highlighting firefighter Catherine Lewis. Lewis, who is known as Cat to her fellow firefighters, was sworn in as the first paid female firefighter in the department’s 111-year history in March, which Barrymore noted.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: LIHerald.com

VIDEO: A long-awaited addition to the Hermon Fire Department has finally arrived. A new training prop is helping firefighters be better prepared to enter burning buildings. “We’ve been getting pictures of this as it’s been built over the months, so it’s kind of like a baby. We’ve been waiting for it to arrive,” said Hermon Fire Chief Frank Roma.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS/CW+ 5 Bangor

Officials in Waukesha have evacuated a condo building that is in imminent danger of collapsing. The fire chief ordered the Horizon West Condominium Building on North West Avenue evacuated immediately. The order was issued about 7:25 p.m. Thursday. Officials said the danger was caused by deteriorating structural conditions.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 10:09:14 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Residents of a downtown Madison apartment complex were left without power early Thursday morning after a broken toilet would not stop flushing. A Madison Fire Department report indicated firefighters were called to the 300 block of W. Washington Ave. shortly after 3 a.m. because, according to the resident, neither building maintenance nor local plumbers were coming.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 9:10:07 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: In the darkness that comes earlier these days, flames lit up the sky for miles long in north suburban Kildeer following a massive fire. According to fire officials, a multi-story home caught fire and is uninhabitable. Officials say the structure may be a total loss. The size of the fire necessitated a mutual aid response from a dozen neighboring communities.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Twelve men made history in 1955 as the first African Americans firefighters in Memphis. They faced and pushed through poor living conditions and discrimination with being forced in segregated quarters at Fire Station 8 at Mississippi and Crump and the institutional racism due to them being second-class citizens Wednesday, the Fire Museum of Memphis opened a new exhibit to honor those men along with current and previous African American firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATN-TV ABC 24 Memphis

San Francisco firehouses will light up again for the holidays, formally reviving a station decoration tradition that started in the 1940s, then was brought back last year to add some joy during bleak pandemic times. With less than two weeks’ notice in 2020, 17 stations set up elaborate decorations, including a winning house (Station 38 in Pacific Heights) that produced snow.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle - Metered Site

Overdoses from synthetic opioids like fentanyl are steeply rising in Connecticut and across the country. The 12-month period ending in April 2021 was the deadliest year yet, with U.S. overdose deaths reaching a record high of over 100,000, reports the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UConn Today

The 788th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department always aims for lofty milestones to make sure it is prepared to safeguard people and infrastructure in an emergency. “We conduct formal training three days a week, and informal training as opportunities arise,” said Bryan Weeks, the Fire Department’s assistant chief for training.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DVIDS

Fire departments in the Coulee Region are participating in the Keep the Wreath Green campaign. One of those participants, the Town of Campbell Fire Department, has displayed a large wreath outside their fire station. The wreath is decorated with green lights. When there is a structure fire, one green bulb will be replaced with a red one.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2021 4:00:45 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

The New Berlin Fire Department (NBFD) announced Wednesday, Dec. 1, that firefighters successfully put out a blaze inside a multi-family residential unit on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Authorities report that at 8:35 p.m. the New Berlin Fire Department along with New Berlin Police Department were dispatched to a report of a structure fire near Heritage and Coachlight in New Berlin.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2021 9:47:14 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee