The La Crosse Fire Department will assume administration of the Holmen Area Fire Department for a year under a resolution the La Crosse Common Council approved Thursday night. Council members Mark Neumann and Doug Happel characterized the approval, at a cost of $14,583.33 a month to the Holmen district, as one of the most important actions the council took Thursday, if not stretching back further.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse

VIDEO: Numerous public safety agencies are working around the clock to keep tens of thousands of fans safe at the MLB All-Star Game and all the events surrounding it in Downtown Denver. Usually, agencies start preparing for an event of this magnitude up to two years ahead of time. But this year, Denver had just three months notice.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

As he arrived at Fire Station 13 in Tampa to spend 12 hours shadowing some of Tampa's firefighters, Luis Viera kept his reasoning simple: "I’m looking in this city’s budget for some robust and significant help for this fire station," he said. The Tampa city councilman has been working for more than a year to ease the stress on the crews of Fire Station 13 – the city's busiest – a location plagued by nearly never-ending calls for service.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa

PHOTO: The Athens Cultural Affairs Commission has announced the installation of new public art work for Athens-Clarke County Fire Station #2, located at 265 Cleveland Road. “Hero’s Path”, by Baton Rouge-based artist Aaron Hussey, was installed by the artist on Friday, June 18, 2021 and funded by Athens-Clarke County SPLOST.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Classic City News

Over 13 years ago, Arlington’s fire and police departments first teamed up to better address active shooter situations. Since then, their partnership — called the Rescue Task Force — has become the standard for when police and fire personnel respond together to high-threat situations, according to The National Fire Protection Association.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ARL Now

Twenty-four states have seen an uptick of at least 10% in COVID-19 cases over the past week, Johns Hopkins University data shows, as health experts and the federal government keep pressing for more people to get vaccinated. The rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has only ratcheted up the pressure.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Health

The Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs’ Association named Oshkosh Fire Chief Michael Stanley the 2021 Chief of the Year. The long list of criteria included leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, service to the public, and contributions to the fire service. Stanley says he’s “humbled and honored.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 7:42:10 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Two people were injured and arrested after a crash near 40th and North Thursday evening, July 8 involving a vehicle that was fleeing police. According to police, the fleeing vehicle crashed into a house just before 6 p.m. after striking a parked vehicle. There were people inside the house but none were hurt.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 6:45:40 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Firefighters responding to a house fire in the Town of Lakewood Thursday morning found a burn victim outside the home and a man dead inside. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported on Big Bear Lane at 6:33 A.M. The house was engulfed when firefighters arrived. As they fought to put out the fire, firefighters rescued a 74-year-old woman who had suffered burns and found a 78-year-old man inside.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 5:17:43 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The three people who died in a house fire in northern Wisconsin have been identified as a mother and her two teenage daughters. According to police, 36-year-old Jordan Chowning, 14-year-old Alyssa Chowning and 17-year-old Michelle Hathaway died Monday when fire swept through their home in Ashland. One adult and two other children escaped the fire and a third adult who was away at the time returned to find the house ablaze.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 6:30:30 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Among those of a maze of motorists suddenly stopping on I-39/90 Tuesday as a chain reaction crash unfolded was Janesville's Paul Matchett. "And then we could see the plume of smoke starting to rise," Matchett said. Matchett's photos from the scene of the roadway chaos near Janesville show incredible damage, with crashed, burned vehicles strewn across lanes.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

The Superior Fire Department had its turn to practice on the old Manning Motel today after the Superior and Douglas County SWAT teams used it yesterday. The crews began the first of three days training, as new and former firefighters practiced rescue scenarios. Firefighters were eager to have a flat roof to train on, which they don’t encounter often.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Duluth

Dash camera video captured someone throw a lit firework into a car stopped at a Midtown intersection on the night of July 4. Kathy Kirby told News 2 that a car pulled up next to her son’s convertible, as he was stopped at a traffic light along Church Street at 17th Avenue North Sunday night. Someone in that car then tossed a “large, lit firework” into the convertible, which had the top down, striking her son in the back of the head, Kirby explained.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville

Some Toledo firefighters battling cancer are now battling something else. It’s the City of Toledo itself. That’s because the city is taking them to court over Worker’s Comp claims that have already been accepted. It’s a fight that could affect their long term health but in the short term it’s causing lots of stress It all starts with a state law saying firefighters who contract cancer are presumed to have contracted it through their job and can get worker’s compensation.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVG-TV ABC/CW 13 Toledo

At the suggestion of Commissioner Michael Siers, the Nags Head Board of Commissioners during its July 7 meeting formed a task force to address fire safety issues in large oceanfront homes. The move comes several weeks after a two-alarm structure fire destroyed an 18-bedroom home on the oceanfront in Kill Devil Hills where more than 40 occupants had to be evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Outer Banks Voice

A man has been arrested after he reportedly taped a road flare to a propane tank, lit it and threw it at people outside a Boulder fire station. Mark Stephen Szyperek, 58, was arrested Monday on suspicion of four counts of attempted first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, fourth-degree arson and possession of explosives.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boulder Daily Camera

VIDEO: The Spirit of Oklahoma firetruck just completed its journey from the northeast all the way back to its home state of Oklahoma. It’s a truck that connects fire departments from here at home all the way to New York City. After 9/11, this truck was given as a gift from the state of Oklahoma to the New York City Fire Department for their sacrifice and strength.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXII-TV CBS/FOX 12 Sherman

A residential and RV fire on Madison’s north side caused more than $200,000 in damage early Wednesday morning. Fire officials said crews were dispatched to the 1100 block of Shasta Drive around 12:20 a.m. for a report of a structure and RV fire. Neighbors called 911 after noticing an “orange glow” outside of their home.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 11:42:28 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Investigators with the Madison Fire Department say rags and painting materials that weren’t thrown away correctly are to blame for a garage fire on the city’s far east side Wednesday. The fire department was called to Alton Drive near the Highway 30/I-90/94 interchange just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday after a homeowner returned home to find alarms sounding and smoke coming from the front door.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 11:33:05 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Steve Leger gives all his energy to his family, friends and community. From volunteering as an assistant Boy Scouts leader for 15 years, to working as a firefighter-paramedic for nearly 30 years, Leger was born to take care of others. “My dad is one of the most giving persons I’ve met, with his time, his money and his love and support,” said 21-year-old Zach Leger, one of Steve’s sons.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2021 11:16:54 AM - SOURCE: Wisc News - Metered Site