Amani Smith was sentenced to life in prison Monday, July 12, in Waukesha. The 22-year-old was convicted a few weeks ago in the murder of Dennis Huelse. Huelse was killed in 2019. Investigators found a knife in his neck. Amani Smith was also convicted of setting fire to Huelse's house and stealing his 1969 Pontiac Firebird.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 2:51:07 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Firefighters on Monday morning, July 12 responded to the scene of an apartment fire near 38th and Good Hope Road in Milwaukee. The call came in around 4:50 a.m. The fire started on the second floor and was contained quickly. One man was injured and taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. He is in serious condition.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 5:42:53 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A Kimberly woman was killed, and four other people were injured in a crash Saturday in Manitowoc County. Deputies responded around 4 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash at Highway 42 and County VV in the town of Two Rivers, according to the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s office officials said Kristen VandeVoort, 31, of Kimberly was driving a 2010 Chevy Impala east on County VV when the vehicle didn’t stop at a stop sign at the intersection and was hit by a 2019 Dodge Ram going south that was driven by George Dearborn, 71, of Appleton.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 3:49:14 AM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

VIDEO: Firefighters responded to a fire at a business in Concord at Willow Pass Road and Waterworld Parkway. According to the Contra Costa Fire Protection District, they got a call regarding the fire around 2:40 a.m. Monday morning. When crews arrived on scene, they found fire shooting through the roof of the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

On the corner of East Duval and North Fifth Street, city leaders and members of the Richmond Fire Department gathered for a ceremony celebrating the 71st hiring anniversary of the first Black career firefighters in the city. Out of 500 applicants, ten men were chosen to serve for the fire department under Engine Company No.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWBT-TV NBC 12 Richmond

PHOTOS: Dedicated in 1975 and opened the following year, the New York City Fire Academy is a world-class training facility. Also known as “The Rock,” the fire academy is the hub of training for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). Indeed, every FDNY firefighter begins their career here in our probationary firefighter school.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire Engineering

Three feet of water was in the basement of the Monongahela Fire Department after Thursday’s rainstorm. Images posted to the fire department’s Facebook page showed how bad the flooding was. Crews are now in clean-up mode and searching for answers. On Friday, restoration crews tore down drywall and pulled out soaked insulation.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

A North Carolina firefighter is sharing his brutal battle with COVID-19, warning others to take the virus seriously and get vaccinated. 26-year-old Corey Spencer, a firefighter with the Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Department, is now regaining strength in a rehabilitation center after spending 41 days hospitalized with 33 days in the ICU, on a ventilator, and in and out of a coma.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY-TV CBS 2 Greensboro

Officials say four people, including two children, have been displaced following an overnight house fire in Forest Junction. According to Fire Chief Carl Weber, crews were called to N8811 Church Street at 3 a.m. for a report of a fully involved house fire. When they arrived, they found flames coming out of the home and through the roof.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2021 1:34:57 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

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