Charlotte, N.C.’s new Fire Station #30 will be one of the country’s first all-electric fire stations, using no outside energy sources other than diesel fuel for one or two of the fire trucks. Multiple energy sources will power the station, including solar roof panels and geothermal wells. The two-story building features three truck bays, two fire poles, dispatch area, contamination room, and gear storage.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Building Design+Construction

VIDEO: Retired Fire Capt. Richard Birt is trying to spread the word about a new documentary entitled "Burned: Protecting the Protectors" by Ethereal Films. In the past Birt has visited fire departments in Ventura County and along the coast giving talks about fire safety around batteries and solar panels found in house fires.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYT-TV ABC 3 Santa Barbara

VIDEO: Tropical Storm Debby was moving slowly early Tuesday, bringing torrential downpours across parts of southeastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said. Debby first hit land Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane over Florida's Big Bend coast. As of 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Debby's center was some 30 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia and 105 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina and was moving northeast at 9 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: CampHERO, a non-profit organization, is putting on a camp this week to bridge the gap for girls entering protective services. Lorlei, 10, is a third year camper who was at the camp Monday. She said that she knows what career she wants to pursue when she is older. “What makes me think that I want to be a policeman or firefighter when I’m older is because of the fact that you can do things that save people’s lives and make an impact,” said Lorlei.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 10:18:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

VIDEO: Saturday evening the Merrill Fire Department was dispatched for reported smoke coming from a home located on Genesee Street in the City of Merrill. Upon arrival, the Merrill Fire Department was met with significant fire and smoke coming from the first and lower levels of the home. With the assistance of several area fire departments, crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and prevent any damage to surrounding homes.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

VIDEO: The City of Superior is going through the application process for an EPA Climate Justice grant. Applications are due in November, and there are multiple projects the city hopes to be able to fund. “The grant is to help bring elements to the community that help the community cope with climate change.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-DT ABC 10 Duluth

The city of Watertown hired Tanya Reynen to be their new fire chief in March and she started her role in April. Reynen says she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her father as a volunteer firefighter. “So, I started out as a volunteer just like my dad and after a couple of years of getting my initial certifications, I started looking for jobs and working part-time, and then I was hired at the Watertown Fire Department as my first career,” says Reynen.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

PHOTOS: Four firefighters were transported to the hospital after their fire truck overturned Saturday morning. Police reported to a crash on the intersection of East 30th Street and North Hawthorne Lane just before 11:30 a.m. Aug. 3. IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith told 13News that the firefighters were heading to a nearby fatal crash on Massachusetts Avenue and East 30th Street when their truck overturned.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

PHOTOS: A 34-year-old Colorado man recovering in a hospital will be charged with arson and attempted murder once doctors conclude treatment and hand him over to authorities. The yet-unidentified man was taken into custody Friday afternoon after firing a round from a handgun into the windshield of an ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: A small plane made an emergency crash landing on the golf course at Haggin Oaks on Sunday, coming to rest at the pro shop, the Sacramento Fire Department said. The pilot walked away with a minor cut to his hand. No one else was hurt. The Sacramento Fire Department said it responded to a report of a plane crashing into a building at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex after 1 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

VIDEO/PHOTO: After a wireless phone charger from Baseus caught fire in Farmington Hills last February, a nationwide investigation was launched. As a result, approximately 132,000 Baseus Magnetic Wireless Charging Power Banks have been recalled across the United States as of June 27. "The lithium-ion battery in the power banks can overheat, posing a fire hazard," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit

VIDEO: He spent more than four decades on the job and now retired Fire Chief Niles Weborg is getting more recognition. Niles Weborg was a Ephraim village firefighter since 1959. "I married the fire chief's daughter in Ephraim and inherited the fire department along with her,” Weborg joked. Niles was the fire chief from 1981 until 2015.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Fort Atkinson city officials announced Wednesday that the Fort Atkinson Fire Department on Tuesday held an induction and promotional ceremony. The event was held at the Fort Atkinson fire station. Among those sworn in were: firefighters/EMT-advanced Josh Bull and Brandon Rogneby, captains Michael Lawson and Michael Vorpahl, Division Chief Robbie Allard, and Fire Chief Bruce Peterson, who was hired to fill the role in February.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Atkinson Online

A firefighter was injured in a massive fire that destroyed a church, causing the roof to collapse, Thursday afternoon in Carroll County. Dozens of firefighters contained the two-alarm blaze at Clearfield Bible Church, in the 1300 block of Old Westminster Pike in Westminster, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

VIDEO: A key piece of equipment that firefighters rely on to protect them is their hose. The Pennsylvania State Fire Commission got a behind-the-scenes look at how they’re made. A local company is preparing firefighters for their toughest battles. After being globally recognized for its test trials and advancement of innovation, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook made a visit to Snap-tite Hose.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJET-TV ABC 24 Erie

VIDEO: Day 7 of the 2024 Paris Olympics has come to a close. All week, several have been talking about different iconic moments that have taken place. Especially, the U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s historic bronze medal win that broke the team’s 16-year dry spell. But did you know one of the people on the 2008 team calls Albuquerque home? Local gymnast turned firefighter Joseph Hagerty helped the U.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque

Two medical teams in Michigan are working together to launch the "nex gen" defibrillator. Life EMS, a West Michigan-owner provider, is anticipated to be the first emergency service organization in the nation to use Stryker's newest medical device, LIFEPAK 35, according to officials. The device is expected to use technology that can reduce how many pauses there are during chest compressions.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWMT-TV CBS 3 Kalamazoo

VIDEO: You can find a lot on Facebook Marketplace, even a long-lost fire truck. A 1947 Dodge pumper truck belonged to the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department decades ago but in the 90s, it disappeared after the shop where it was being worked on closed. Fast forward 30 years and a lucky scroll through the social media platform’s shop turned up the 77-year-old missing truck.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage

A sprinkler system helped save lives and limit property damage after a fire broke out in a senior housing facility on Tuesday, according to the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called around 3 p.m. to the 900 block of North High Point Road for a smoke detector going off and smoke in an apartment.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 9:36:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles south of Boulder Junction, or 19 miles west of Eagle River, moving northwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lac Du Flambeau, Squirrel Lake, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Trout Lake, and Sayner. Special Weather Statement 2024-08-01T15:45:00-05:00 2024-08-01T15:45:00-05:00 2024-08-01T15:45:00-05:00 2024-08-01T16:30:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida 45.97,-89.43 45.77,-89.91 45.9099999,-90.01 46.12,-89.51 45.97,-89.43 SAME 055125 SAME 055085 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 012045 NWSheadline STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN VILAS AND NORTHWESTERN ONEIDA COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT eventMotionDescription 2024-08-01T20:44:00-00:00...storm...156DEG...8KT...46.0,-89.64 maxWindGust 40 MPH maxHailSize 0.88 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR