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

The 59th Annual TEEX Industrial Fire School began this week. This week alone, around 500 students are gearing up at the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field. They are gaining hands-on experience within the fire industry, including leadership and communication skills. "We are so blessed to have this facility so close to us," a student said.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXXV-TV ABC 25 Waco

VIDEO: Black smoke could be seen billowing from across the Mississippi River late Tuesday afternoon as firefighters responded to a warehouse fire in East St. Louis. The fire happened near the intersection of E. Broadway and N. 17th Street. The smoke began to be noticed around 5:30 p.m., though it’s unclear exactly when the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis

A D.C. firefighter who spent the night responding to emergency calls returned to the fire station Tuesday morning to find his car was gone. Engine 21 in the 1700 block of Lanier Place NW in Adams Morgan is one of the District’s busier fire stations and spent the night responding to back-to-back emergency calls.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC

A rescue-turned-firedog in Orange County now has a book written about him - after the popular pooch became an internet sensation last year. Nick, the Newburgh firedog, is not only one of the guys at the city fire department, he's also an internet sensation on TikTok. His fame is due to Assistant Chief Tim Dexter, who posted Nick on TikTok last year, which got 86,000 views - and gave Dexter the idea to write a children's book about him.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Westchester

A fire caused an estimated $25,000 damage, but no injuries, Tuesday at a city residence. According to a news release from the Eau Claire Fire Department: Firefighters responded at about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday to 661 Wisconsin St. Upon arrival, the crews found a working fire on the second floor of the two-story structure.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 9:47:40 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram - Metered Site

Multiple fire departments responded to a house fire on Poplar Lane in Citronelle Monday. When Citronelle Fire and Rescue arrived at the home, they saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof. No one was inside the home at the time, and no injuries were reported. Georgetown-Fellowship V.F.D., Oak Grove Volunteer Fire-Rescue, and Calcedeaver Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department were requested as mutual aid.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRG-TV CBS 5 Mobile

Hall County Fire Chief Chris Armstrong agreed that when he was a young boy many of his playmates wanted to be firefighters when they grew up, but things often change in the years between youthful dreams and adulthood realities. But for those in whom that childhood ambition still simmers, Armstrong says his department might have just what they are looking for: a career opportunity as a firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AccessWDUN

Seven members of the Vestal Fire Department have been answering the call of duty for a combined total of more than 400 years. “It’s our job,” said Chris Lupold, 71, a 53-year volunteer for the department. “We just keep doing it.” Lupold has battled countless blazes during his long firefighting career.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press & Sun-Bulletin

VIDEO: Normally when you hear about firefighters and car wrecks, it’s the firefighter who is responding to the incident, not getting into them. While Washington County firefighter Chandler Fishack has completed numerous extrications, he also has a knack for taking cars apart to turn them into demolition derby cars.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDVM-TV 25 Hagerstown

Cheers filled the air as Steve Hines drove the Belmar First Aid Squad's 1938 Ford ambulance one last time. As Hines pressed on the gas Friday, the sirens sung. He gave the 83-year-old ambulance as much gas as it would take to accelerate onto a truck that would drive it approximately 650 miles to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan — the ambulance's new home.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Asbury Park Press - Metered Site

Madison fire crews were able to educate some residents about proper electrical safety protocols when they responded to an east side home Sunday morning for a report of smoke in the basement. When crews arrived to the residence in the 1800 block of Helena Street shortly before 2 a.m. they didn’t find any signs of smoke or fire, but they did discover an odor of burned plastic and a light haze of smoke in the basement.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 1:30:20 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The year 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic were challenging for just about everyone. But for one local paramedic, it was an especially difficult period. For more than four decades, Lori Krueger was devoted to helping others as a paramedic and emergency medical technician. And for nearly 17 years, she aided people in crisis as a 911 dispatcher.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 1:28:08 PM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

Multiple fire crews spent seven hours Saturday trying to put out a fire on L. Poeschel Road in Durand. When firefighters arrived around 11 a.m., two of three connected pole sheds were on fire. One of them was already burned to the ground. They were able to save one of the sheds and half of another one.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

VIDEO: Police have confirmed that children who were unaccounted for after a deadly shooting spree and house fire on Sunday, July 18, have been located and are safe. Police did not say how many children they were looking for and have not yet provided additional information about the circumstances of how they were found.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson

VIDEO: A car hit a fuel tanker which burst into large flames in the parking lot of an OnCue in Oklahoma City, police said. Just before the car crashed into the tanker, the fuel truck was filling up with diesel at the gas station near NW 164th and Portland Avenue. The crash happened about 2 a.m. Monday and police said the driver who caused the crash is on the run.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City

VIDEO: As part of the city’s plan to repaint its public safety vehicles, nine fire trucks are slated to turn gray. In the past few months, the city has been repainting and detailing its entire fleet. Police cars, EMS ambulances and sanitation trucks are getting a makeover. Fire trucks are last, and the fire union is trying to draw the line.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh