VIDEO: Portland firefighters will soon add bulletproof vests to their arsenal of firefighting gear. Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) confirmed the city will order 200 vests in the near future. “First responders, as they go in, we can become targets,” said Alan Ferschweiler, president of the Portland Firefighters Association.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland

The Starkville Fire Department is looking to add a language requirement for some of their employees. The Starkville Fire Department responded to a construction accident last Friday and was immediately on the scene. But despite their skill and teamwork, the department realized they had a communication challenge.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBI-TV CBS 4 Columbus

The City of Chicago is installing hundreds of kits in city buildings to treat bleeding gunshot victims under a new program officials say could help save lives in an emergency. Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications announced earlier this month that the city has begun installing 426 wall mounted "Bleeding Control Kits" in 269 buildings across the city.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago

In June 2021, a massive fire tore through a Phoenix recycling company. Hundreds of firefighters had to be called in to help fight the blaze, and it generated the largest response in Phoenix Fire Department’s history. The massive blaze at Friedman Recycling saw wood, tires, and other raw materials burn, sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix

On Monday, September 27, first responders from four different police agencies, two fire departments, and Gold Cross ambulance came together at the old Shopko building in Neenah to train. “We gotta be prepared for the worst, you known, hope for the best type of thing,” Lt. Jonathan Kuffel of the Neenah Police Department said.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 11:37:56 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: First responders and volunteers in Liberty County and surrounding counties quickly came together after an Amtrak train derailed just outside of Joplin on Saturday, September 25, 2021, leaving three people dead and dozens injured. A spokesperson for BNSF says the section of track where the derailment happened was last inspected on Thursday, September 23.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRTV CBS 3 Great Falls

The Valley Hispanic Bomberos, a nonprofit group made up of Hispanic firefighters, is rooted in culture and tradition with the goal of protecting their communities while mentoring others to join them in the fire service. The organization is made up of roughly 1,200 members, and for many of them, they serve the same communities they grew up in.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale

PHOTOS: After it was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stephen Siller Foundation Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk resumed for 2021, where the organization said it expected more than 30,000 participants on Sunday. The route retraced the heroic steps of Siller, a New York City firefighter (FDNY), who lost his life on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance - Metered Site

McKeesport firefighters aren’t just fighting fires and responding to car crashes, they’re picking up school students stranded by the bus driver shortage. Only on KDKA, Meghan Schiller talks with the firefighter who answered the call and now spearheads an initiative to ease the stress on parents, students, and teachers.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

The Raritan Township Fire Company is raising funds to restore its gear and station after the remnants of Hurricane Ida deluged the building with flooding and water damage, rendering it uninhabitable for a few months. The storm inflicted damage on the whole station, including the firefighters’ wooden gear lockers, walls, kitchen, generator, bay doors, and other pieces of equipment, said Chief Keith Paradiso.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jersey City Journal

A large barn fire in Maple Grove on Sunday morning required the assistance of over 10 local fire departments from three different Northeastern Wisconsin counties. According to the Brillion Fire Department, at around 4:14 a.m., Brillion fire crews responded to the 24100 block Manitowoc Road in the Town of Maple Grove for reports of a barn fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2021 3:32:14 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Many of us learn through experience, but for a firefighter who has to be ready for anything, realistic practice scenarios can be tough to come by. When Iowa County fire departments got the chance for hands-on propane fire training Thursday, many jumped on the chance. “We need to be prepared for every situation we come across,” Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Dept.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A speeding issue in an area of one La Crosse neighborhood had the Board of Public Works discussing adding temporary speed bumps. The idea was to put those up on 8th-through-10th streets in the 200 block of King to Cass streets. La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam said the city needs to look at the impact of such traffic-slowing measures, because it’s a nuisance for fire trucks.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

A family is without a home following a violent fire in Windsor Mill Thursday evening. Baltimore County fire crews took hours to get the blaze under control. "When Capt. Roy pulled over top, we had fire that was well up into the attic, probably for some time before we arrived. That fire had burned its way up through the actual roof by the time our units had got there.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Maryland

Hallie Pfendler and Denyse Hastwell are 911 dispatchers in Lewis County. The two work hand in hand to get help to people who need it. “We’re considered secretaries and we do a lot more than that. We potentially save lives. We do CPR instructions. We get people there that need to be there,” said Hastwell.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage

A local rescue organization is going to soon be featured on a YouTube channel that spotlights emergency personnel across the country. The Perkiomen Township Fire Department will be highlighted during a segment by Heroes Next Door, which says it works to promote awareness of various police, fire, EMS and healthcare services across the country.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Perkiomen Valley Patch

The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services is gearing up for Fire Prevention Week. “Every year the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) coordinates a Fire Prevention Week with special messaging that draws attention to specific fire safety education and awareness topics. The message this year is, ‘Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety!’ This messaging will place emphasis on smoke and carbon monoxide detector education,” Sidney Fire Chief Chad Hollinger said.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sidney Daily News

Even with three highly effective vaccines available in abundance throughout the country, the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause a large number of new infections, particularly in states where vaccination rates remain low. What’s more, as schools and businesses reopen and the holiday season approaches, another rise in infections may be on the way.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Conversation

A fire in one of the buildings in the Cruisers Yachts complex Wednesday could have been much worse without the quick response of employees, according to the Oconto Fire Rescue Department. The department was called out just before 6:30 p.m. and arrived to find smoke venting through many of the doors to Building 16.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2021 9:55:53 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

A fire inside a vacant hotel room in the Town of Gibraltar earlier this week is giving you more of a reason to keep an extinguisher nearby in your home or business. Gibraltar Fire and Rescue shared the details of a Tuesday evening fire on Wednesday after having to cut their monthly Mid-Door training session short.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2021 5:43:27 AM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News