Two Madison residents were taken to a hospital following a small kitchen fire on the north side Friday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to an apartment complex on the 2400 block of Monterrey Drive at around 9:10 a.m. after reports of smoke that was seen coming from one of the units. The crew entered the unit and found smoke and small flames on the kitchen’s stovetop.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 1:58:18 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a barn fire near Yellowstone Trail and Watercress Rd in the town of Addison Thursday. Washington County Dispatch Center received multiple calls that the barn on the property was fully engulfed in flames. The barn was unoccupied and used as a storage barn on the property.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 7:54:20 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

AUDIO: La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam visited the WIZM studio Thursday afternoon. We hit a bunch of topics, including the difficulties the fire dept. has with traffic circles (not roundabouts) on, for example, King Street. Began the show discussing shared-service planning with Holmen’s fire dept. and ended with where La Crosse is at with new fire stations.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

Area firefighters and state leaders visited CVTC Thursday to learn about the extinguishing agent used by the Eau Claire Fire Department in light of a statewide effort to do away with PFAS from firefighter foam. For years, firefighting foam containing PFAS was used by fire departments around the state, but now can only be used in emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

The Kingsport Fire Department responded to reports of a fire on the 1000 block of Dorothy Street early Friday morning. Responders arrived to the scene at 12:05 a.m., where they discovered a home engulfed in flames. The home was a total loss, according to officials. No injuries were reported, and the department continues to investigate the cause of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHL-TV CBS/ABC 11 Johnson City

VIDEO: Resort City firefighters say if a building collapse similar to the June disaster in Surfside, Florida were to happen here, they're now better prepared to respond. In the last six weeks, the Virginia Beach Fire Department added two identical vehicles, called rescue companies, to its fleet. The vehicles are designed to respond to fire entrapments, vehicle entrapments, water rescues and building collapses, among other emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTKR-TV CBS 3 Norfolk

PHOTOS: Former Phoenix Fire Chief Alan Brunacini has influenced tens of thousands of firefighters around the world. A mural painted on the side of a building in downtown Phoenix on Osborn Road just before 7th Street will honor the life and legacy of Brunacini, who served as the city’s fire chief from 1978 to 2006.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale

VIDEO: It may look like a lot of work, but several firefighters with Orange County Fire Rescue said it takes a couple of steps when it comes to using ropes during a high-angle rescue call. On Thursday, Orange County Fire Rescue held a special operations training at the Orange County Convention Center to learn how to use a new rope that allows them to make knots faster and easier during an emergency.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando

VIDEO: While COVID-19 cases in the United States have been rising in almost every state over the past week, a handful have been driving the bulk of the nationwide surge. White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters Thursday the country has "fundamentally changed the course of this pandemic" and the threat of serious disease and death now is to the unvaccinated.
- PUB DATE: 7/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

Ben Andersen on Tuesday was appointed deputy fire chief for the Somers Fire and Rescue Department, effective Aug. 1, and is poised to take over for Chief Carson Wilkinson when Wilkinson retires this fall, pending the village Fire Commission’s approval in September. Wilkinson, who has served as fire chief for Somers for over five years, will work closely with Andersen for the next few months through the on-boarding process.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 1:01:46 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News- Metered Site

VIDEOS: Two adults and four children were injured in a house explosion in West Brandywine Township, Chester County, officials said. The incident was first reported just before 12 p.m. Wednesday on the 400 block of Hibernia Road. Firefighters and EMS responded to the home and found the victims suffering from burn injuries.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

Alabama firefighters are trying to change a new state law, which they said causes safety concerns in Alabama’s schools. As written, HB 220, which passed in the 2021 legislative session, removes state oversight of K-12 school construction projects of $500,000 or less. It gives that responsibility to the school systems.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBMA-LD ABC 58 Birmingham

Robeson County paramedics and residents can feel a little safer Wednesday, the day some county EMS personnel donned body cameras in an effort to protect paramedics from assault and to provide the best care to patients. Wednesday marks the start of a 14-day testing and evaluation phase for six body cameras being incorporated into patient care, said Nestor Rivera, Robeson County EMS Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement specialist and paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Robesonian

VIDEO: There was an intense underground rescue near St. Louis nearly 200 feet down at a wastewater tunnel construction site. One worker was injured. The site is part of the four-mile MSD Deer Creek project that stretches from Lemay through Shrewsbury to Clayton. The site was closed Wednesday after the accident, which was very scary for the injured worker and others who were trapped, plus two Shrewsbury firefighter/paramedics who went down to get most of them out.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis

The Middle Eastern country of Lebanon is a long way from the Hilltowns, but thanks to the internet, a bagel company and an enthusiastic young firefighter, firefighters in the capital area of Beirut are wearing gear donated by four local towns. And those who organized the donation are looking to send over even more.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Hampshire Gazette - Metered Site

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a fire in the Town of Freedom Wednesday morning. According to the Freedom Fire Department, crews were called to a house fire on the N2500 block of Maloney Road in the Town of Freedom at about 9 a.m. The home’s location is west of Wrightstown and north of Highway 41.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 11:24:46 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A house explosion and fire near Keefe and Teutonia in Milwaukee sent one person to the hospital Wednesday, July 21. Milwaukee police said a 28-year-old man was seriously hurt. The cause is under investigation but police said it may have been a result of fireworks. Neighbors said it was extremely loud.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 2:16:46 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The La Crosse Fire Department is honoring a fallen firefighter through a new addition to its fleet. Engineer James McCormick passed away in November 1957 after experiencing chest pains at the scene of a fire. McCormick’s name is now etched on the department’s newest fire truck. To avoid any future health complications while on the job, the department is working to implement national physical standards.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 11:27:51 AM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV FOX 25 La Crosse

AUDIO: It may have been the fastest response time to an accident in the history of La Crosse. And most covered. A truck flipped onto its side just outside the VFW Hall in La Crosse at 6th and Market, shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday. It just so happened that, a block away, firefighters and police were already basically on the scene, as they were gathered to watch the dedication of a new firetruck, while the media reported.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

PHOTOS: A beat-up, rose-red-and-gray metal bucket with a rounded bottom dangles from an iron hook at the Manassas Volunteer Fire Company Museum. In black capital letters, it bears the word “F-I-R-E.” Because of its rounded bottom, it teeter-totters and spills its contents if you try to sit it upright.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inside Nova