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.

VIDEO: For an estimated 30 minutes, the Eastern Guilford High School community went about their days, unaware flames were spreading to their school’s roof, which in turn, started feeding the fire. Not long after, firefighters were swarming the scene only to learn they were way behind. They never caught up.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

A potentially faster-spreading "sub-lineage" of the coronavirus Delta variant named AY.4.2 has been spotted by labs in at least 8 states, and health authorities in the United Kingdom say they are investigating a growing share of cases from this strain of the virus. Labs in California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Washington state, plus the District of Columbia, have so far spotted at least one case of AY.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

Deputies from the Racine County Sheriff’s Offices on Sunday, Oct. 31 responded to the area of 11th Avenue and West Street in the Village of Union Grove for a mobile home that was on fire. Upon arrival, deputies observed the mobile home to be fully engulfed with flames. All occupants of the residence and adjacent mobile homes were moved to safety.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 4:23:10 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The Holmen Area Fire Department’s emergency response times are improving to levels not seen in a while. The La Crosse and Holmen Area fire departments are in a partnership. “We’re very pleased with how this new cooperation is going,” Holmen Area Fire Board president Patrick Barlow said. In July, the La Crosse Common Council approved an agreement between both fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse

More than 100 local firefighters and a team of emergency technicians gathered recently at Heiman Holsteins outside Chili for a training exercise tailored to the unique challenges of farm-site rescues. Organizers described the goal of the training exercise as twofold. The first was to prepare emergency workers for situations that only occur on private farm properties.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Leader-Telegram - Metered Site

No one was injured after a dryer caught fire in an apartment building in Fond du Lac on Sunday night. According to the Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, on Oct. 31 around 7:50 p.m., crews responded to Glacier Valley Estates for a reported fire in the third-floor laundry room. When crews arrived they saw smoke coming from a dryer in the laundry room.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEOS: Firefighters battled a multi-alarm blaze in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section on Sunday night and saved a neighborhood bar from catching fire. The call came in just before 10 p.m. for a massive fire showing from a vacant three-story warehouse located near the intersection of Melvale and Tioga streets.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

New York City municipal workers have rushed to get COVID-19 vaccinations in recent days, raising the group’s overall coverage to 91% through Saturday evening. But progress has stalled among key workforces such as first responders and sanitation workers, and enforcement of the mandate begins on Monday.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gothamist.com

More than 100 local firefighters and a team of emergency technicians gathered recently at Heiman Holsteins outside Chili for a training exercise tailored to the unique challenges of farm-site rescues. Organizers described the goal of the training exercise as twofold. The first was to prepare emergency workers for situations that only occur on private farm properties.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Country Today - Metered Site

PHOTOS: The antique, horse-drawn steam engine inside the Yantic Fire Engine Co.'s headquarters bay can't match its modern counterparts when it comes to mobility or pure gallon-pumping power, but it sure does look pretty. After a three-year repair and refurbishment process, the department’s 1891 Silsby Steam Engine is back home in all its nickel-plated glory, with fresh paint, newly upholstered seats and modern coils of hose.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Norwich Bulletin

The Western Lakes Fire District announced last week that they are using new technology — donated drones — which will provide potentially life-saving services when responding to various emergencies in the community. Since receiving the technology in March, Deputy Fire Chief & Lead Pilot Brad Ingersoll said they’ve already used them in a variety of situations, including flying one for approximately six hours during the Roundy’s warehouse shooting in Oconomowoc in March.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2021 5:26:07 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today