VIDEO: We all know being a first responder can be a dangerous job, but some firefighters are now dealing with new safety concerns. "It's a dangerous job but it’s a very rewarding job," said Cpt. Tom Beaver, with the St. Paul Fire Department. It’s a responsibility the men and women of the St. Paul Fire Department don’t take lightly.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

VIDEO: One of the most powerful pieces of firefighting equipment in Central Florida got underway with the shattering of a champagne bottle on Wednesday. The 3,000-horsepower fireboat is ready to stand guard over the rebirth of the cruise industry. It takes a huge set of water cannons to protect a ship like the 6,500 passenger Carnival Mardi Gras.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando

VIDEO: It was a steamy day across Central Virginia on Wednesday and many were looking for a little relief from the heat. First responders in Petersburg came up with a unique way to keep kids cool. As temperatures flirted with the 100 degree mark, the city’s police and fire department created their own splash park giving kids the chance to slide into summer with some fun.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV ABC 8 Richmond

First responders have to be ready for any situation, at any moment. But they can't think of everything. That's where a Washington County Girl Scout and her mom come in. Kailey Ambrose is on the autism spectrum. She and her mom realized EMTs might need a special set of tools for people with sensory disorders.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 9:37:26 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Video: Members of the Milwaukee Fire Department are being praised for their actions in helping a man threatening to end his life by jumping off a bridge on North Teutonia Avenue. It happened Thursday, June 24 as officials were responding to a crash on the Teutonia Avenue overpass, which goes over West Silver Spring Drive.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 11:27:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Firefighters contained damage to a machine at an Appleton plant Wednesday morning. At 3:30 a.m., the Appleton Fire Department was called to a fire at a facility in the 2600 block of W. Second St. They didn’t name the facility, but Pellet America is located on that block. Firefighters arrived to find a large amount of smoke coming from an overhead door.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 10:15:01 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Emergency crews responded to Warner Park on Monday after a vehicle hit a propane tank, causing it to spew hazardous vapors into the air. Firefighters were first dispatched to the Warner Park Boat Launch shortly after 2:15 p.m. to help at the scene. When they arrived, crews smelled propane in the air and saw pressurized white vapor spewing from the 1000-gallon tank.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 6:37:06 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

VIDEO: Firefighters battled high temperatures as they fought to extinguish a large, seven-alarm house fire in Revere Tuesday evening. Crews were called to the scene on Hyde Street where smoke and flames could be seen pouring out of the top of the home. The back side of the structure was charred. At least one other home caught fire due to constantly changing wind directions.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston

VIDEO: Four people have been arrested and two others charged in connection with a fire at a Spring Valley assisted living facility that claimed the lives of a resident and a firefighter earlier this year. District Attorney Thomas Walsh and New York State Fire Prevention and Control officials detailed the arrests and the results of the three-month long investigation at a Tuesday afternoon news conference.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

New machine learning algorithms could soon help firefighters forecast dangerous flashover ignition events using sensor data from burning buildings. Called P-Flash, the system was developed by Thomas Cleary and colleagues at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Physics World

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