VIDEO: A defunct fire station could soon be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco style Engine House 2 on South Federal Avenue was completed in 1939, at a cost of $34,520, part of which was funded through a Public Works Administration grant. Upon completion until it was closed in 1973, the fire house provided round the clock service to the then rapidly expanding area south of Downtown.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMT-TV CBS 3 Mason City

VIDEO: On July 17, 1981, two suspended walkways collapsed inside Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. The event became one of the worst man-made disasters in American history, and the shockwaves are still being felt four decades later. It happened at the worst possible time. The room was packed for a Friday night dance, and 114 people died, 216 were hurt and thousands more were affected.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV ABC 9 Kansas City

Black fire hydrants scattered throughout the county might go largely unnoticed by the public, but firefighters know what they mean, and many make it a point to know exactly where they are. Ink-colored fireplugs are a signal for firefighters not to hook up water hoses there because of low water volume and the possibility that infrastructure put in place by developers might collapse under the strain.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hood County News

A federal grand jury has indicted four men, in two separate cases, for various offenses committed during the unrest in Kenosha in August 2020, a U.S. Department of Justice news release indicted Tuesday, July 13. In the first case, Allen King, David Garner and Kevin Martinez are charged with conspiring to steal controlled substances and transport stolen goods in interstate commerce.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 4:41:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Kids put on firefighter hats, climbed into first responder vehicles and even saw a helicopter touch down Sunday morning in Kansasville. The Kansasville Fire and Rescue Department held its annual Pancake Breakfast and Safety Day again at its station, 23730 Durand Avenue, after last year’s event was canceled due to the pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 4:03:50 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times - Metered Site

Training at the Milwaukee Fire Academy isn't just for men. More and more young women are climbing the ladder of success. They're learning first responder skills thanks to Camp Hero. 19-year-old Elizabeth Canadas says, "This camp lets girls see that they have the ability to do these first responder careers.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Police have released new footage showing the moment a tanker truck driver lost control and slammed into a median on Interstate 75 in Troy, causing an explosion. The incident happened at about 1:15 p.m. on Monday near Big Beaver Road. Authorities said a section of the freeway is expected to be closed through at least Tuesday morning’s rush hour.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

Police and firefighters were injured Monday, one seriously, in an accident involving a downed power line, according to authorities. Around 4 p.m., following an intense thunderstorm, Valdosta’s fire and police departments responded to a call of a power line down on the Madison Highway near Dampier Street, a statement from the city stated.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valdosta Daily Times

Chicago firefighter Chris King will make his professional debut July 16-18 at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. King, who has experience in both Top Alcohol Funny Cars and Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, will pilot a Toyota for Mark Howard's Papillion, Neb.-based Howard Motorsports Funny Car operation.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NHRA

PHOTOS: David Ebarle pulls a tiny lever on the familiar red apparatus in front of him, shaped like a Monopoly house made of iron. It emits a mechanical, grinding noise that drones over his voice — it’s almost a static-like sound. We’re standing inside the currently shuttered San Francisco Fire Department Museum, an unremarkable burgundy building adjoining Station 10 on Presidio Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SF Gate

VIDEO: On most days, you can find the Chattanooga Fire Department's Lt. Michael Battle working out at the Sports Barn. On a typical day, he will bench press anywhere from 400 to 500 lbs. While he's been inspiring others in the gym for years, he's now reaching more people on the app TikTok. Videos of his workouts have gone viral.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRCB-TV NBC 3 Chattanooga

Amani Smith was sentenced to life in prison Monday, July 12, in Waukesha. The 22-year-old was convicted a few weeks ago in the murder of Dennis Huelse. Huelse was killed in 2019. Investigators found a knife in his neck. Amani Smith was also convicted of setting fire to Huelse's house and stealing his 1969 Pontiac Firebird.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 2:51:07 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Firefighters on Monday morning, July 12 responded to the scene of an apartment fire near 38th and Good Hope Road in Milwaukee. The call came in around 4:50 a.m. The fire started on the second floor and was contained quickly. One man was injured and taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. He is in serious condition.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 5:42:53 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A Kimberly woman was killed, and four other people were injured in a crash Saturday in Manitowoc County. Deputies responded around 4 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash at Highway 42 and County VV in the town of Two Rivers, according to the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s office officials said Kristen VandeVoort, 31, of Kimberly was driving a 2010 Chevy Impala east on County VV when the vehicle didn’t stop at a stop sign at the intersection and was hit by a 2019 Dodge Ram going south that was driven by George Dearborn, 71, of Appleton.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 3:49:14 AM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

VIDEO: Firefighters responded to a fire at a business in Concord at Willow Pass Road and Waterworld Parkway. According to the Contra Costa Fire Protection District, they got a call regarding the fire around 2:40 a.m. Monday morning. When crews arrived on scene, they found fire shooting through the roof of the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

On the corner of East Duval and North Fifth Street, city leaders and members of the Richmond Fire Department gathered for a ceremony celebrating the 71st hiring anniversary of the first Black career firefighters in the city. Out of 500 applicants, ten men were chosen to serve for the fire department under Engine Company No.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWBT-TV NBC 12 Richmond

PHOTOS: Dedicated in 1975 and opened the following year, the New York City Fire Academy is a world-class training facility. Also known as “The Rock,” the fire academy is the hub of training for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). Indeed, every FDNY firefighter begins their career here in our probationary firefighter school.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire Engineering

Three feet of water was in the basement of the Monongahela Fire Department after Thursday’s rainstorm. Images posted to the fire department’s Facebook page showed how bad the flooding was. Crews are now in clean-up mode and searching for answers. On Friday, restoration crews tore down drywall and pulled out soaked insulation.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

A North Carolina firefighter is sharing his brutal battle with COVID-19, warning others to take the virus seriously and get vaccinated. 26-year-old Corey Spencer, a firefighter with the Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department, is now regaining strength in a rehabilitation center after spending 41 days hospitalized with 33 days in the ICU, on a ventilator, and in and out of a coma.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro

Officials say four people, including two children, have been displaced following an overnight house fire in Forest Junction. According to Fire Chief Carl Weber, crews were called to N8811 Church Street at 3 a.m. for a report of a fully involved house fire. When they arrived, they found flames coming out of the home and through the roof.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2021 1:34:57 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay