The Monona Police and Fire Departments now have a few extra resources to help them comfort children they encounter in crisis situations. Madison-based nonprofit REACH-A-Child donated 20 "REACH" bags to the departments. They're durable backpacks filled with children's books and drawstring bags. 13 will be put in squad cars and seven will be put in ambulances and fire trucks.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 4:56:51 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

A man serving time on work release for arson was arrested again in a string of fires that were spotted Monday by Waukesha bus drivers. Surveillance video shows a man placing something in a dumpster moments before it caught on fire Monday at the Waukesha Metro Transit Center. "Got a call from a driver who observed a dumpster on fire at the transit center," said Daniel Peterson, head of security for Waukesha Metro Transit.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 4:46:47 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Janesville fire officials say more than a dozen firefighters from multiple departments responded to a house fire on S. Locust St. Monday afternoon. The call came in just before 3 p.m. Monday for a report of a garage fire. When crews got on scene, they found smoke coming out of the first floor of the two-floor home, not from the garage.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 9:47:45 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

An early morning fire is a reminder to close your bedroom door at night. The La Crosse Fire Department responded to a house fire just after midnight this morning. A female was reported to be trapped inside her bedroom with her dog according to firefighters. The fire crew was able to extinguish the first floor fire, while the woman was held safely in her bedroom.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 7:40:38 AM - SOURCE: WLAX & WEUX-TV FOX 25 & 48 La Crosse

VIDEO: Parker residents were warned to expect smoky conditions for several hours Monday morning while firefighters and equipment operators work to extinguish a blaze near Twenty Mile Road and South Parker Road. The fire started in hay bales at 11321 Dransfeldt Road. South Metro first sent out a Twitter message about the department’s initial response to the fire at 1:31 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver

VIDEO: If you’re a developer, what’s one way to get rid of some houses to clear space for a new project? Let ’em burn. Having bought nearly $17 million worth of real estate in the southern Las Vegas Valley, Richmond American Homes donated houses to the Clark County Fire Department for training. One Friday afternoon last month, after fire crews trained in a house over the course of three days, they stripped the drywall, went outside and watched as the one-story house went up in flames.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review Journal - Metered Site

PHOTOS: When the Beeville Volunteer Fire Department received its latest piece of firefighting technology, it took Assistant Chief Kirk Delgado just four words to sum up what it would do for the department. “This will save lives,” Delgado quipped, describing the MSA Lunar, an advanced thermal imaging and search-and-rescue device manufactured by MSA Safety.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beeville Bee-Picauyune

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Decatur’s oldest working fire station took its last call on Monday. The doors of Fire Station 3, the small fire station at the entrance of Fairview Park, closed as the firefighters and their equipment were moved around the corner to the new Fire Station 6 in Fairview Plaza. Capt. Paige Griffy has answered emergency calls from the old brick building for nearly eight years.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald & Review

Although most COVID-19 patients recover after their initial infection, about 10% to 20% experience new, returning, or lingering symptoms for weeks or months. Over the past year this condition has been called many names, including “long COVID” and “chronic COVID-19 syndrome.” But until now, there was a lack of an official clinical definition that detailed the time of onset, duration, and types of symptoms.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Very Well Health

A North Prairie firefighter has died in the line of duty after contracting COVID-19. Colleagues are remembering Gary Berg for his decades of dedication to the job. Berg joined the North Prairie Fire Department as soon as he could, his 18th birthday, and he never looked back. His fellow firefighters say they'll miss the man known for his humility and hard work.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 8:59:39 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A man found guilty of setting a woman on fire in Waukesha in September of 2020, was sentenced Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 to 38 years in prison with another 24 years of extended supervision. Authorities said it was a random attack. The victim, Amber Fuller, was walking her dogs when police say Joel Murn ran up to her and set her on fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:48:42 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Firefighter Emily Owens is a St. Norbert College graduate whose not only debunking stereotypes in her career field, but is part of the groundbreaking efforts to help diversify the fire industry. "I didn't always get a lot of support as the only woman on a crew. There was a time when I was the only woman on a crew.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:04:26 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Firefighters helped rescue a woman and her dog from a house fire early Monday morning. Crews responded to a call for a house on fire just after midnight. A person was reported to be trapped in a bedroom with their dog. Firefighters gained access to the first floor apartment on 615 South 7th St. First responders located the woman in a bedroom where she stayed as firefighters extinguished the flames on the first floor.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 7:37:12 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

PHOTOS/VIDEO: A dozen trailers full of donations were destroyed in a massive fire at a southeast Springs Goodwill Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the blaze just after 5 a.m. “We got a report of a trailer that was on fire at the Goodwill [at Hancock and Academy],” said Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesperson Capt.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

VIDEO: The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department received state-of-the-art eBikes so crews can provide faster care in hard to reach areas. The bikes were donated by California-based company Aventon. "As visitors and residents get outdoors, we want them to continue to feel safe," said Shirley Anne Smith, Executive Director for Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGCL-TV CBS 46 Atlanta

A South Carolina fire department is thanking the community for its support after a frightening moment that injured two firefighters on Sunday afternoon. According to Richburg Fire-Rescue, the incident occurred as crews were battling a barn fire off of Old Richburg Road in Chester County. The department said the barn was burning heavily and a grass fire was spreading toward other structures as well as a heavily wooded area.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia

PHOTOS/VIDEO: The Wilmington Fire Department celebrated its 100th anniversary Saturday with the "largest parade the city's ever seen." The historic parade stepped off at 10 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2021, at at East 14th Street and Park Avenue and proceeded south to King Street to 4th Street. Several thousand people lined the parade route, which included all 156 members of the Wilmington Fire Department decked out in double-breasted coats.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com

More than 100 people were injured and a dozen buildings were destroyed by fire during riots at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill in Lower Allen Twp., Cumberland County, from Oct. 25 to 27, 1989. The cost of the damage eventually exceeded $57 million. The riots started around 3 p.m. Oct.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Penn Live

State Rep. Barbara Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, has named Western Lakes Fire District Chief Bradley Bowen as the First Responder of the Year for the 38th Assembly District. According to the press release issued by Dittrich’s office, Bowen devoted himself to combating the COVID-19 pandemic in an exemplary display of leadership, securing doses of the vaccine with little to no assistance from state agencies in order to inoculate first responders and members of the public across both Waukesha and Jefferson counties.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2021 4:46:27 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today

The Campbell Fire Department was teaching fire safety at Summit Elementary School Friday. "It's our fifteenth time working with the kids at the school," Public Fire Education Coordinator Jeff Nylander said. "We have three stations out here where the kids can interact with firefighters and learn about safety.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2021 3:38:55 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse