The Volunteer First Responder Act is a bipartisan bill that has been reintroduced by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and three other Senators from various states. “We are advancing bipartisan legislation that would create a greater incentive to do this sort of community service by qualifying EMT’s and first responder firefighter for two programs,” Baldwin said.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

It’s like a gym for your brain. As issues like anxiety, depression and restless sleep have spiked during the pandemic, some people are turning to neurofeedback, a kind of gym for the brain. It’s a method that practitioners and some clients say can improve symptoms associated with everything from concussions to ADHD.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach

Crews were called to a house fire on Deane Boulevard in Racine shortly after midnight Sunday for a report of flames coming from a backyard. Upon arrival, crews found visible smoke and flames coming from an upstairs bedroom. Firefighters made the initial attack from the rear of the house and battled the stubborn blaze until it was extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2021 11:58:57 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Three people and three pets were rescued from their burning home Saturday morning in Oshkosh. At about 7:39 a.m., the Oshkosh Fire Department was called to a house fire at 1627 Western Street. The woman who called said she and her two children, along with two dogs and a cat were trapped upstairs by smoke.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2021 5:55:37 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay

A kitchen fire Thursday displaced a family of five and caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Sun Prairie duplex, authorities said. Family members were cooking in their duplex in the 2000 block of Wisconsin Avenue when a "mishap" lead to the fire, Sun Prairie Fire Chief Christopher Garrison said.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com

Fire crews from Wisconsin are working on a couple fires burning in northern Minnesota. Dry conditions have led to a couple of small wildfires near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. They started popping up after a lightning storm moved through the area. Two of the fires are about 20 acres and are under control.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander

VIDEO: Flames, smoke and natural gas worked together to create a huge challenge for San Antonio firefighters early Friday morning. They were called to the 400 block of Gillmore around 5:30 a.m. and found heavy fire coming from a vacant building at the Preserve at the Port apartments. “It did collapse.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

VIDEO: Firefighters in Mobile are getting new equipment that could help save lives. Mobile Fire-Rescue Public Information Officer Steven Millhouse explained the new device. He said, “Video laryngoscope. We use it for intubations in the field which would allow us to keep an airway open.” Millhouse intubated a practice dummy while telling us about the new equipment.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRG-TV CBS 5 Mobile

The teenager who was pulled from the rubble of the collapsed Surfside condominium was reunited with the first responders who helped rescue him. New photos show Jonah Handler meeting with the first responders who came to his rescue shortly after the June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South. His father, Neil Handler, posted the photos on a GoFundMe page.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

The 9/11 Museum is dropping plans for special exhibitions to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks this fall, because of a massive budget crisis. "I see the memorial as a cemetery. The names on those brass plates are akin to a headstone. Where the name appears, sorry, is where they fell.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York

The Mason Street Bridge will likely remain in the upright position until the end of July. The Department of Transportation says there's a mechanical failure that needs to be fixed. Doing so could cost nearly $500,000, and the small spaces workers are dealing with are causing longer construction times.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 7:46:04 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

The Waukesha Police Department and the Waukesha Fire Department are seeking funds for a memorial honoring those lost in the line of duty to be located on the west side of City Hall. The Finance Committee approved approximately $80,000 for the project in a unanimous vote Tuesday night. Fire Battalion Chief Jim Haakenson and Police Lt.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 6:38:09 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today

A family is safe after their home caught fire in Kiel Wednesday night during a storm. The Kiel Fire Department was called to the 600 block of 10th Street for reports of smoke and flames. Firefighters were able to contain the flames within ten minutes after arriving on scene. The residents were home at the time of the fire, and were able to evacuate safely.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 5:36:54 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A major fire consumed multiple businesses along the 700 block of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mount Pleasant early Thursday morning. Multiple fire crews responded to Lafayette Village sometime around midnight. Flames were seen shooting through the roof of Jean's of Mount Pleasant Bridal Shop.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIV-TV ABC 36 Charleston

The Peoria Fire-Medical Department has purchased a hazmat robot to avoid tragedies like the 2019 explosion at the APS McMicken energy storage facility that injured four Peoria firefighters. The first of its kind in the United States, the robot was purchased with grant funds from the Tohono O’odham Nation.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Times

Buildings are burning in Barstow at an unusually high rate. A chief city firefighter sees decades of economic deterioration and social despair — accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic — as the root cause. Battalion Chief Nick DiNapoli joined the Barstow Fire Protection District nearly 40 years ago and says his team has been stretched thin for much of that time.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Victorville Daily Press

General Motors is telling owners of some older Chevrolet Bolts to park them outdoors and not to charge them overnight because two of the electric cars caught fire after recall repairs were made. The company said Wednesday that the request covers 2017 through 2019 Bolts that were part of a group that was recalled earlier due to fires in the batteries.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead

The FDNY‘s boxing club is getting ready for its first Fight Night since the start of the pandemic. FDNY firefighter Niko Negron is taking on Brooklyn EMT Javier Rosario in an old-fashioned grudge match. “True grudge matches, guys that maybe didn’t get along on the job, maybe had a little score to settle and have decided to settle it like gentlemen in the ring,” said Bobby McGuire, president of the FDNY Boxing Club.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead

An extension cord sparked a brief electrical fire inside a Madison residence Tuesday afternoon. Officials were sent to a home on the 1800 block of South Thompson Drive at around 2:15 p.m. According to an incident report, a resident said an electrical outlet in their house “began to arc, caught fire and then self-extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 3:31:44 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Two La Crosse County fire departments are working together to provide better service in the Coulee Region. First News at Nine’s Alex Loroff breaks down the new partnership between the city of La Crosse and the village of Holmen. The Holmen Area Fire Department is looking to improve its service through a partnership with La Crosse.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2021 2:25:19 PM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV FOX 25 La Crosse