When a man in the Town of Barton heard an explosion Friday night, July 23, he ran into the home without hesitation to save his elderly neighbor inside. The Washington County sheriff says he's a hero who likely saved his neighbor's life. That neighbor says it was just the right thing to do. Jeff Dreher said he heard the explosion, thinking a tree had just fallen on top of his home.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:14:42 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEOS: An explosion rocked a New Jersey apartment building Friday afternoon as fire department crews raced to put out flames shooting out of the structure. A multi-level apartment building in Carteret had heavy smoke and tall flames shooting out from much of the roof by 2 p.m. At one point an explosion could be seen in the middle of the roof and the top floor of the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

VIDEO: You don’t have to be in Howie Schneider’s presence long to realize he’s a firefighter with more than 30 years of service. The family portraits give it away, as most of the Schneiders wear fire suits for a living. He’s the third generation and spent more than 10 years at the Los Angeles Fire Department, where his grandfather started.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVQ-TV CBS 2 Billings

VIDEO: For a second time this week, a D.C. firefighter has been the victim of car theft while on duty serving the public, but this time, it was an armed carjacking. “It’s extremely frustrating for people that are trying to help other people to have this happen to them,” D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly said.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC

On the day before Thanksgiving in 2019, a fire tore through the 14th floor of Cedar High Apartments in Minneapolis. Five people died in the fire. State fire marshals determined sprinklers could've prevented the tragedy. It led to calls for changes to state and federal law. The high-rise apartment building, however, still doesn’t have sprinklers in every unit.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Minneapolis

PHOTOS: The 9/11 Traveling Memorial has made its way to downtown Cheyenne. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, along with Carpet One have done their part in bringing the traveling memorial to Cheyenne to honor the brave heroes that lost their live after providing their courageous rescue efforts as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the events of 9/11.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGAB-AM 650 Orchard Valley

The Racine Fire Department responded to the area of Mt. Pleasant Street and William Street early Sunday morning, July 25 for an apartment fire. The call came in around 6:45 a.m. The fire was called in by a Racine firefighter driving from Racine Fire Station 3 to Racine Fire Station 2 at shift change.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2021 12:25:15 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Firefighters say no one was injured during the early morning hours Saturday when a fire broke out at a duplex in Brillion. According to the Brillion Fire Department, crews were called to the 400 block of Pagel Avenue at 12:34 a.m. for a report of a fire. When they arrived, officials say light smoke could be seen coming from the living room of the residence into the garage area.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2021 10:46:53 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating an explosion and house fire that happened in Barton near West Bend on Friday, July 23. Officials were notified of the incident at a single family residence near Norman and Jeanellen around 8:18 p.m. Friday night. "At approximately 8:21 p.m. last night we got dispatched for the report of an explosion.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2021 6:29:01 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

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