VIDEO: Jordan Pinol is never too far away from his fire hat. The French child, who leaves on the border near Geneva, Switzerland, has fond memories of a family trip to Florida in 2018. “He loves everything about firefighters,” said his dad, Alex. Jordan, now 6, begged his family to stop at the fire station while visiting Clearwater.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 Tampa

VIDEO: Capt. Michael Renn had a few minutes before dinner with the rest of the crew at Louisville Fire Department’s Engine 2. With diving gear from training that day drying out behind him, he sat down for a quick jam session with Sgt. Alex Eckert — fellow firefighter and fellow band mate. "I think it started off with me kind of probably just playing guitar, bringing my guitar up to the fire house, and then bumping into actually…our lead singer,” said Renn.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

A café in Augusta is destroyed after a fire broke out Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were still on the scene early Monday morning nearly 10 hours after the fire started. Tuggar’s Cafe and Catering on Lincoln Street caught fire Sunday afternoon. Crews shut down Highway 12 as dozens of firefighters worked to get the flames under control.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 5:10:47 PM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV FOX 25 La Crosse

VIDEO: With the 4th of July only a few days away, the Fond du Lac Fire Rescue team is urging people to be careful with fireworks this holiday weekend. To show the dangers of fireworks, the team blew up various fruits with legal and illegal fireworks that can be purchased in town. The experiment is designed to show what could happen if you’re careless around fireworks.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 2:46:22 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Milwaukee firefighters responded to a house fire at South 5th and Becher Tuesday, June 29. Officials say equipment was stolen from one of their responding vehicles. Smoke was coming from the roof of the home when crews arrived. Fire officials say the blaze was quickly moving toward damaging another home.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:52:32 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The Madison Fire Department helped rescue a tree trimmer that found themselves stuck dozens of feet in their air when their hydraulic lift stopped working Monday morning. The fire department says the man was working to take down a tree on Van Hise Avenue — just a few blocks from Camp Randall Stadium — after recent storm damage when the lift stopped working, stranding him 40 feet above the ground.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 10:39:37 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Four people have been displaced following a house fire Monday afternoon in Appleton. Firefighters say they were dispatched shortly after 3:30 p.m. for a report of a fire in the 2400 block of S. Eric Drive. Dispatchers reported that everyone was out of the house and smoke and flames could be seen. Upon arrival, crews found flames through the roof of the home.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 5:53:46 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay

The Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department is an outlier among its peers in its continued exclusive use of part-time responders. And as call volumes continue to grow, any desire to improve its response times and service levels will likely require greater use of full-time staffing. This and other conclusions come from a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report commissioned by the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Commission and the villages of Union Grove and Yorkville.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Cambridge News

An area man reportedly started a fire at an Athens home while deputies were inside. The Marathon Co. Sheriff's Dept. says they were called to a home in Athens on reports of a house fire. When they got there, they say they didn't see a fire but saw 35-year-old Steven Mattfield on the second floor of the home breaking windows.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Officials say they have multiple people they're interested in speaking with, but no suspects, after several Ogden homes and businesses were destroyed in a massive four-alarm fire. Early Tuesday, FOX 13 saw police taking a woman into custody with handcuffs. She was originally described as a person of interest by fire officials, but was eventually released.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTU-TV FOX 13 Salt Lake City

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A woman has been taken into custody as a person of interest after several homes and construction site in Ogden were destroyed in a fire Monday night. Fire officials believe the fire was human-caused, but did not provide any details as to why the woman is considering a person of interest.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTU-TV FOX 13 Salt Lake City

PHOTOS: The town of Daytona organized its volunteer fire department in 1909. It took some work, though. "Daytona needs a fire department; Daytona wants a fire department and Daytona will have a fire department. But the citizens must awake to the fact that the matter needs their cooperation. 'Tis time to get busy," The Daytona Daily News exhorted on Dec.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daytona Beach News Journal

The stress and trauma that first responders experience can build up if it isn’t addressed. The city of Huntington, West Virginia, is focusing on this concern with COMPASS, a wellness program that provides first responders and their families with mental and physical health services. It began with a grant of a million dollars through the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2018 U.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: West Virginia Public Broadcasting

A city of Pharr Firefighter, and author, is hoping the subject of his latest children’s book will help make a difference in the perception of law enforcement officers. Many Valley residents are familiar with the questionable but sometimes effective form of discipline that inspired Santos Vallejo’s, 32, new children’s book titled ‘Protect and Serve’.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVEO-TV NBC/CBS 23 Brownsville

The face mask that you wear in the future could alert you of a coronavirus diagnosis, thanks to researchers at Harvard University and MIT. Researchers have created wearable biosensors that can detect the presence of the virus in a person’s breath. These button-activated masks give COVID results within 90 minutes in a simple-to-read format similar to an at-home pregnancy test.
- PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald - Metered Site

Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend Green Bay Metro Fire is stressing safety. “One of the best ways to stay safe is to watch the community fireworks shows run by the professionals,” said Lt. Shauna Walesh. “Whether it be in downtown Green Bay or one of the other local shows.” If you do choose to buy and set off your own fireworks, Walesh says you should use common sense.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2021 2:21:22 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay

It's a noble sound of honor, and the Great Highland bagpipes have been around for hundreds of years. That unique sound is known all over the world. "It takes quite a bit of time to practice and stay good at it," says Kevin Lynch, president of the Greater Milwaukee Police and Fire Pipes and Drums. Kevin and his band use that skill for an important purpose.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2021 9:21:09 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Crews rescued residents and knocked down flames at the scene of a five-alarm fire at a Salt Lake City apartment building Monday morning. Residents on the fourth and fifth floors of the Incline Terrace Apartments near 1000 East and 400 South reported the fire about 2 a.m., according to Salt Lake Fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

City detectives are investigating a shots-fired incident near the Fire Department's Central Station that resulted in a firefighter being grazed by shrapnel or pavement. Police said that about 8:45 a.m. Saturday, someone fired a handgun from inside a vehicle traveling in the area of 6th Avenue and Jacob Street.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times Union

If your childhood dream was to own a fire truck, then it might come true. The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum in Harrisburg is hosting a raffle to provide one person with a chance to win a vintage fire truck. Tickets are $100 to enter the raffle. Museum officials say they plan to sell 200 tickets before closing sales.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York