Crews responded to a fire in Chippewa Falls Wednesday afternoon. According to a release from the Chippewa Falls Fire Department, Wednesday at 4:29 p.m., Chippewa Falls Fire & Emergency Services was dispatched to smoke coming from a home at 12 W Birch Street. First arriving units noted moderate smoke coming from the rear, upstairs corner of the two-story home.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

PHOTOS: After a car struck a deer in the early hours of the morning, a tanker truck then collided with the car, causing the truck to overturn and explode, police said. According to police, Marissa Patterson, 18, of Forked River, was driving east on Route 37 at around 3 a.m. when a deer ran out in front of her car.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jersey Shore Online

St. Paul Fire Capt. Mike Paidar loved helping people and his family is hoping a new determination about his death will allow that legacy to live on. Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington recently concluded Paidar’s death from cancer was linked to his work and therefore occurred in the line of duty, making his family eligible for public safety officer death benefits.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pioneer Press - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A unique piece of history has returned home to one North Texas town. A 1948 fire engine was recently discovered in a field by landowners in Sweetwater, Texas. Anna Fire Chief Ray Isom says the landowners contacted the department and offered to donate the engine back to the city. “They actually sent photos of it,” Isom said.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

Mitch Hokanson was making noise on the side of Oasis Rd. and causing drivers to turn their cars around to see what he was creating. Hokanson was in the middle of carving a large fish out of wood with a chainsaw, and this is his twentieth year finetuning his craft. Hokanson creates chainsaw wood art and said he was first taught skills from his artistic mom and learned woodcutting from his dad, but he is also has learned a lot on his own.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 Redding

First responders across Massachusetts are warning residents to avoid a scam text message claiming to be running a t-shirt sale to benefit local fire departments. The texts, fire officials say, impersonate the “friends of” groups of towns’ fire departments and offer limited edition t-shirts to support the firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Masslive.com

VIDEO: The Chippewa Valley Technical College is getting a new training experience in virtual reality for its firefighting program “The FLAIM system is a virtual reality or immersive learning system,” Mark Schwartz, CVTC Fire, and EMS continuing education coordinator said. Schwartz says CVTC is the first technical college in Wisconsin to have a VR firefighter simulator.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after falling approximately 8 feet into a maintenance tunnel typically covered by a grate around noon on Monday. The City of Madison Fire Department said Medic 5 and Engine Co. 9 responded to the 3800 block of Regent Street and located the person lying on their back in the opening just inside the building entrance.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

VIDEOS: Firefighters battled a fire in Everett on Wednesday morning. Heavy smoke could be seen filling the air as crews worked to put out the flames coming from a three-story, mixed-use building on Broadway. The Everett deputy fire chief says everyone inside the building was able to make it out and there are no reported injuries.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston

Los Angeles City Fire Department firefighters who commute thousands of miles to work each month could be forced to relocate to Southern California if a residency requirement is imposed in order to keep emergency personnel closer to the city in the event of a major disaster. A report prepared for the Board of Fire Commissioners showed 115 firefighters currently live out of state, including 36 about 1200 miles away in Idaho, 10 about 2000 miles away in Tennessee, 11 about 1300 miles away in Texas, and 15 more than 600 miles away in Utah.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

VIDEO: The Chippewa Valley Technical College is getting a new training experience in virtual reality for its firefighting program “The FLAIM system is a virtual reality or immersive learning system,” Mark Schwartz, CVTC Fire, and EMS continuing education coordinator said. Schwartz says CVTC is the first technical college in Wisconsin to have a VR firefighter simulator.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

Charlotte Firefighters are waving a red flag about a new change to city policy in how first-responders are dispatched to medical calls. The change was announced last week. It creates a type of response being referred to as a “Sierra Call.” WBTV Investigative Reporter David Hodges says the change comes as MEDIC struggles with staffing issues and to keep up with call volume.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTV CBS 3 Charlotte

A Senate committee passed a bill Tuesday that would stiffen criminal penalties against those who murder an on-duty firefighter. Under the proposal (SB 370), the convicted murderer of a firefighter would face the same consequences as a person who killed a police or correctional officer — life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Florida Politics

Firefighters from more than a dozen fire departments battled a corn dryer fire at the Country Visions Co-op in Kiel, Wisconsin on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Emergency crews were dispatched to the fire around 1:30 p.m. Arriving crews immediately deployed hose lines and began suppression efforts. Due to the height of the dryer, Kiel and New Holstein ladder trucks were deployed.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 4:36:59 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue Company reports a fire caused $150,000 in damage to a home in the Town of Burke Tuesday morning. According to a news release from SPFRC, crews responded to the 6000 block of Rattman Road at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, finding smoke and flames spilling out of a second-story window upon arrival.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 3:19:59 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC Madison

A retired Wisconsin firefighter is being featured in a calendar for the American Lung Association for his heroic efforts. Chuck Roberts, a retired firefighter from the Eagle Fire Department has managed to raise over $50,000 for the American Lung Association while participating in climbs over the years.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1

Sixteen-year-old Makayla Green said she forgave the homeless man that set her house on fire. After Manitowoc police arrested 56-year-old Charles Cantrell III for the fire that destroyed a home on the 330-block of Mero Street last Monday, Makayla was able to talk with him on the phone. Green was in the process of buying that vacant home.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A massive four-alarm warehouse fire broke out in Marcus Hook, Delaware County Monday night. Firefighters battled the blaze for several hours at the 200 block of East 10th Street. The fire marks the second warehouse fire this week. On Sunday, a warehouse fire occurred in Port Richmond. Although the Marcus Hook fire started Monday evening, crews wrapped up putting out the fire Tuesday morning.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia

The toughest two minutes in sports will kick off in Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The World Firefighter Combat Challenge Championship is meant to test and showcase the physical demands that comes with being a first responder. "When you're dealing with life and property, and this is what they do everyday on their job, that's the whole fuction about why the firefighter combat challenge was created," said Chris Dzadovsky, Chairman, St.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLX-TV FOX 29 Palm Beach

Some of Maryland's most decorated first responders past and present were celebrated over the weekend with a permanent place in Maryland Fire history. The Maryland Fire Chiefs Association held its first Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday for members previously awarded a number of named commendations distinguishing their service to their communities.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington, D.C.