This year marks the 20th anniversary since the 9/11 attacks and there’s a powerful way you can honor the heroes who rushed in to save lives. Eric from Pierce Manufacturing spoke with Local 5 Live about the 9/11 Stair Climb at Lambeau Field, how it honors the day and how you can sound the bell. A significant part of the Pierce legacy has been giving back to the community and fire industry.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 11:34:29 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Poynette-Dekorra Fire Department recently announced that it is a recipient of the TC Energy Build Strong grant. Through this grant, the department was able to secure $2,200 in funding to purchase reflective safety vests for its Fire and EMS personnel. First responder visibility is critical in any response with moving traffic, which poses a significant threat to members.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: HNG News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The cause of a fire that destroyed a large boat at Pope’s Island Marina Monday evening is under investigation, according to New Bedford Deputy Fire Chief Scott Kruger. Kruger tells 12 News the boat has been deemed a “multi-million dollar loss.” The boat contained 500 gallons of fuel, according to Kruger, which made fighting the flames difficult.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence

Photographer Tom Franklin wasn’t even supposed to be in The Record's newsroom in Hackensackthat morning. He’d been in the Dominican Republic for a baseball project and had stopped by to talk to his editor. They were discussing the assignment when someone interrupted with the news that a plane had hit one of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Intelligencer

All eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 26 near exit 35 in Spartanburg County were blocked Monday due to a crash involving a semitrailer and fire truck. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the fire truck was in the area putting out a vehicle fire when it was hit by the semitrailer. Troopers said no one was in the fire truck when it was hit.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WYFF-TV NBC 4 Greenville

Dozens of motorcycle riders hit the road on a cross-country ride to honor many of those first responders who died on September 11th. It's something every member of the Fire Hogs motorcycle club, and friends of the club feel strongly about. 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of 9-11...where 343 New York City firefighters lost their lives that fateful day while trying to save others.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

Hurricane Ida has pummeled Louisiana's parishes, strapping hospital and health resources as thousands remain without power. Experts worry Ida's impact will worsen COVID-19 spread in the state's low-lying parishes, where vaccination rates are low – in some only about a third of the population – and cases have surged to all-time highs.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

The Town of Campbell Fire Department has been awarded a FEMA grant to purchase new, critical equipment. The Department will use it’s $131,523.81 grant, and some matching funds from the Town of Campbell to purchase Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). “We are very grateful to receive this grant and needed equipment.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 4:28:18 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A Dane Co. machine shed and classic semi parked inside it are considered total losses after a Monday morning fire that sent heavy smoke towering over Lake Kegonsa. McFarland Fire Dept. Chief told NBC15 News multiple departments spent an hour battling the flames, rotating crews in and out because of the heat, before getting the fire under control.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 10:29:20 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: Several families were burned out of their homes during an early Sunday morning fire in Socorro. It happened overnight in the 10000 block of Mirisa Street, where the multi-family residence was destroyed by flames. Video of the blaze taken by ABC-7 viewer Sixto Ramirez showed the dark sky lit up with an orange glow as fire consumed the home.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVIA-TV ABC/CW 7 El Paso

VIDEO: Several fire departments in the Finger Lakes region showed off their old fire trucks at the Emergency Vehicle & Antique Fire Show in Spencerport on Sunday. The Ionia Fire Department in Ontario County had one of their firetruck that used from the mid-1950s until Hurricane Agnes in 1972 on display.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1

Hurricane Ida carved a path across Louisiana that cuts through a region packed with hazardous-chemical plants, raising risks of an environmental disaster along an industrial strip infamously nicknamed “Cancer Alley.” About two thirds of Louisiana’s industrial sites with toxic chemicals were in Ida’s path, with the storm predicted to charge through 590 sites that produce or store those hazardous materials, according to an analysis of the U.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bloomburg Green - Metered Site

The Never Forgotten Games return to Redding for their third Cross Fit competition. The chairman of the Never Forgotten Games, Darren Hull, made sure the event went on this year after canceling last year due to COVID-19. The event honors the lives of five first responders from Northern California who lost their lives in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHSL-TV CBS 12 Chico

COVID-19 is the illness that’s caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. To date, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided emergency use authorization to three different vaccines to help protect against COVID-19. The vaccines that have been authorized for emergency use in the United States so far use two different types of technology: Messenger RNA (mRNA) and adenovirus vector.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Healthline

VIDEO: The South Area Fire District held its annual open house Sunday afternoon at Fire Station 1. People were invited to see the inside of firetrucks. They also got to meet firefighters, paramedics, sheriff officers and even officers with Marathon County SWAT team. The open house also allowed kids to try out the water hoses and other demonstrations from North Central Technical College fire training.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2021 5:45:21 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

VIDEO: Today, community members in Arcadia gathered to celebrate and honor Jeff Halvorsen. Halvorsen was the fire chief of the Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Department before passing away on August 22nd. Halvorsen was a part of the Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Department for over 31 years while serving as chief for over 17.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2021 10:35:27 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Community members around Tomah gathered to help celebrate the fire departments’ 150 years of serving the community. From parades, music, games, and more, the fire department hosted the free event to connect with the community. Fire departments from around the area came to Tomah to help out and to help celebrate.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2021 10:33:08 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A house fire on the 1600 block of Taylor Avenue that caused an estimated $41,500 in damage Friday afternoon “is under investigation,” according to the Racine Fire Department. No serious injuries were reported. According to the Racine Fire Department: Five apparatuses responded to the home, as well as one command car.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2021 9:37:40 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that he has appointed a former Marshfield firefighter-paramedic as the new Wood County coroner. David Patton will take the position left vacant since former Coroner Scott Brehm resigned May 15. Patton has been a deputy coroner in Wood County since March 2020. He has performed death investigations and worked with local police and fire departments, according to the governor's office.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2021 7:39:52 AM - SOURCE: Marshfield News-Herald

Tess Corners Fire Department responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday near the Muskego High School athletic fields. Off-duty first responders arrived on the scene within seconds following the accident and began to assess and address the injuries the patient sustained.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2021 5:46:20 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee