At least four fires were ignited near North Park overnight, according to San Diego police. The costliest of the fires, most of which were sparked between 1-2 a.m., involved a Tesla parked near Utah and Capps streets. In that fire, someone lit a car cover on fire, resulting in the destruction of the vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego

Many pet owners teach their dogs how to sit, roll or shake hands, but rarely do they ever train their pets to guide firefighters out of a burning building. A group of doctoral students led by Eric Jing Du, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida, have trained and developed robotic dogs with the intent of helping first responders virtually see through walls in situations that they would otherwise be blindsided by.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUFT-TV PBS 5 GAINESVILLE

It was an honor that was years in the making on Tuesday for one special local hero. On Aug. 3, 1939, John Harris — who served in the latter part of the 19th Century as the first Black firefighter with the Kokomo Fire Department — died and was buried on a small plot of land at Crown Point Cemetery, just north of Carter Street.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kokomo Tribune

My name is Lieutenant Roger Bayne, Jr. I have been a firefighter/paramedic with Addison Fire Protection District No. 1 for 25 years. Giving back to my community has always been something I have been very passionate about. About 10 years ago, I knew I wanted to do something more, something bigger than only supporting my local community.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s lockdown-inspired single, “Stuck With U,” has now raised over $3.5 million for the First Responders Children’s Foundation, going directly to thousands of first responders’ families around the U.S. The single, which released on May 8, 2020, was recorded in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and donated 100% of its profits from streaming and sales to the foundation.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Variety

Officials say a fire in Algoma early Tuesday afternoon caused one person to be treated for smoke inhalation. According to Algoma Fire and Rescue, crews were called to a fire at Kirkland and Arlington Avenue in Algoma at about 1 p.m. Before crews arrived, officials say dispatch told them the fire had already spread to a neighboring building, and mutual aid was then requested from Kewaunee, Casco, Luxemburg and Southern Door fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 2:12:17 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A man from Hobart is facing eight charges for separate arson incidents that date back to 2018, one of which gave his uncle a heart attack and later died. According to the criminal complaint, 24-year-old James Ambrosius is charged with eight counts of arson dating back to 2018. Originally, authorities were called to interview Ambrosius on July 27, 2021, as he was seen at a scene of a fire and admitted to being in the parking lot and using cocaine in a vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 9:52:58 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Saukville Fire Department responded to a call of a car on fire inside the service center of Eric Von Schledorn car dealership Monday night. It happened around 6:18 p.m. Monday, August 2. When crews arrived there was a large amount of smoke coming from the garage doors of the service center due to a fire in the engine compartment of a vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 5:19:13 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The village of Kronenwetter will host an event Tuesday night to allow the public a chance to meet and build relationships with village staff from the police, fire, and village committees. National Night Out is taking place in communities across the country. It is a way to promote positive relationships between police and people in neighborhoods.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

In a scary scene on a crowded Chicago expressway this past weekend, a motorcycle crash ended in a blaze of flames. What happened was brazen, risky, and illegal – to select three relevant adjectives. And CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar spoke Monday with a woman who got trapped in the middle of the mess. The motorcyclists didn’t perform their stunts on closed roads or a professional course Saturday afternoon – they did it right on the Stevenson Expressway.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

PHOTOS: On this day more than four decades ago, an inferno at a Sheepshead Bay supermarket claimed the lives of six firefighters — and today, as in years past, the first responders’ friends and families convened at St. Brendan’s Roman Catholic Church on Avenue O to commemorate the occasion and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice that fateful day.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brooklyn Paper

VIDEO: A fire truck crashed with another car en-route to a call, causing the back cab of the truck to crash into a building. The impact injured a firefighter who was steering the back end of the truck at the time. There were terrifying moments Outside Riggs Real Estate in Stockton early Monday morning.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

With the COVID-19 Delta variant spreading and moving fast in Texas, first responders are once again getting infected. Dallas Fire-Rescue and the Dallas Fire Fighters Association reported Monday that 31 members of the department are now quarantined due to the virus. Per DFFA, 21 firefighters as of Monday have active cases, and 10 others have had recent exposure to the virus.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

At approximately 4:10 p.m. on July 31, 2021, the Vernon County Emergency 911 Dispatch Center received a call of a man that had been removed from the river and CPR was being performed. Authorities at the scene learned that David W. Quinn, age 66, of, Westfield, WI was getting out of his boat at the dock and slipped and fell.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 7:15:21 PM - SOURCE: WRJC-FM 92.1-FM Mauston

The Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office on Monday officially charged a 37-year-old Kenosha woman for her involvement in three arsons late last month. Maria R. Vilchez-Bucio made her initial appearance before Kenosha County Court Commissioner Loren Keating on Monday afternoon. Keating imposed a $5,000 cash bond and also set a competency hearing for Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 4:26:40 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The driver of a fuel tanker truck was killed after, authorities said, the vehicle fell off a ramp on Interstate 595 in Davie and exploded. Florida Highway Patrol and Davie Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash near the Florida Turnpike, at around 3:45 p.m., Sunday. Investigators said the driver was heading westbound when he struck the concrete wall on the right shoulder and flipped over.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

About a dozen local firefighters are about to embark on a long journey to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. “We got 42 days until 9/11,” said Batt. Chief Buck Buchanan, a retired LA County firefighter. “I’d really like to see a groundswell of patriotism come back.” Buchanan helped organize the cross country bike ride that got underway Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier and was expected to take 40 days to reach New York.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles

PHOTOS: The rambling stone clubhouse at Elks Country Club along the Kankakee River northeast of Aroma Park was engulfed by flames on the morning of Dec. 5, 1968. Ironically, the building was destroyed less than 24 hours after serving as the site of a banquet honoring the man who had been the club’s golf pro for the preceding 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Journal - Metered Site

Firefighters doused the blaze before it tore through the rest of the building, but the damage was done. The Violet Street apartment fire late Tuesday drove 10 people — six of them children — out of house and home. A few days later, another apartment erupted in flames. This time, a few miles northward, just off Plank Road and south of Highway 190 in Baton Rouge, where firefighters again beat it back before it could spread and before it could hurt anyone.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Advocate

The term "hero"‘ is a well-worn term these days, but the final actions of Firefighter Thomas Royds seem to fit the bill. As an alleged drunk driver hurdled towards first responders at the scene of an auto accident on Interstate 76 in Lower Merion early on the morning of July 24 Royds, covering a shift at Belmont Hills Fire Co.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mainline Media News