Drought-like conditions and a series of recent brush fires led local fire officials to declare an immediate ban on outside burning in municipalities in southeastern Wisconsin. The ban was ordered Monday morning, effective immediately, in the City of Kenosha, Village of Pleasant Prairie, the Village and Town of Somers, Town of Paris, Village of Salem Lakes and Town of Randall.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal and Courier - Metered Site

VIDEO: Multiple people were hurt after a fuel tanker caught fire and exploded on Sunday near Crowell, Texas. Crowell is about 80 miles west of Wichita Falls. Foard County Sheriff Mike Brown told WFAA that the truck driver and a couple of volunteer firefighters were injured in the incident, but their injuries were minor.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

They may not be the first, but the 10 women who make up Clearwater Fire and Rescue’s team are certainly blazing the trail. The fire department recently highlighted their 10 female fire personnel – or "firemedics," as they call themselves. "I love working with people, I love being that person people call," said Nina Borders, who has been with the department for four years.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV Fox 13 Tampa

PHOTOS: After somehow getting all the way to Alaska, a piece of Morris Plains Fire Department gear is finally home. Some older items recently returned to the department, including a helmet found at a transportation museum in Anchorage. The Morris Plains Fire Department isn't sure how it ended up in Alaska, but now it's back.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Morristown Patch

As a fire continues to burn at a chemical plant in suburban Rockton, Kirk Wilson, chief of the Rockton Fire Protection District, says that firefighters stopped putting water on the fire, fearing that water run-off could carry chemicals into the nearby Rock River. “We stopped some of the water suppression and some of the fire suppression, and we went ahead and let the product burn off due to the fact that the Rock River sits just west of Chemtool, (approximately) 500 yards away,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago

The Delaware General Assembly is aiming to help with what volunteer fire departments say is a struggle to get new members. A task force has come up with ten new recommendations and new programs to attract and retain more volunteer firefighters. Among those recommendations, develop a recruitment and retention training class at the Delaware State Fire School, and establish an program that would assign full-time members to companies in all three counties.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMDT-TV ABC/CW+ 47 Salisbury

Fire early Monday morning destroyed an Arbor Vitae tavern that was originally built around a rail car. Arbor Vitae Fire Chief Mike Van Meter said they got the 9-1-1 call at 12:41 a.m. Upon the first unit’s arrival, the back of the Stingrays Bar and Grill was fully engulfed in flames, he said. Responding mutual aid units came from as far as Eagle River, which sent its ladder truck.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2021 4:44:31 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander

An explosion close to Rockton, Ill. took place at a chemical plant Monday morning. Large flames from the Chemtool plant caused heavy smoke to cover the air in the area. A mandatory evacuation order is in place for parts of the area, according to the Rockton Police Department. Rockton Fire ordered the mandatory evacuation, and the notice affects all residents and businesses south of the plant on Prairie Hill Road.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

An Evansville firefighter was injured on Saturday while responding to a home for a man not breathing, according to an affidavit filed by an Evansville Police Department Officer. According to the affidavit, the incident happened Saturday afternoon at a home on Ridge Knoll Drive in Evansville, Indiana, after Evansville Dispatch received a call about a man not breathing.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEVV-TV CBS/FOX Evansville

VIDEO: Some firefighters from all over the US competed with Rapid City firefighters in a race. The race is called the firefighter combat challenge, and puts physical feats in the job description to the test. The Rapid City Regional Firefighter Combat Challenge Organizer, Bill Cina, says it seeks to makes sure those on the front lines battling the flames are in tip top shape.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTA-TV ABC 3 Rapid City

VIDEO: Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) had difficulty maneuvering around various barriers to get to victims involved in Saturday's Sixth Street shooting. The union president said their response would have been faster with a unit stationed downtown. "We have seven patients," first responder audio said.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVUE-TV ABC 24 Austin

A retired firefighter from Boynton Beach is doing his part to combat the opioid crisis. Luis Garcia has traveled across the country offering free first aid classes and giving away free Narcan through his nonprofit, USA Opioid Crisis Mortality Reduction." In the last four years, he's donated more than 6,000 doses -- saving 95 lives, according to Garcia.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPEC-TV CBS 12 West Palm Beach

Millions of bees on their way to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are safe after members of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department came to the aid of a company hauling them and their hives Saturday afternoon. According to Battalion Chief Eric Jeltema, crews were called to the parking lot of Rivera Lanes off of University Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2021 3:29:04 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

A fire broke out in a Moorland Road apartment complex on Saturday afternoon. According to a report, Madison firefighters saw smoke coming from the 40-unit building when they responded to the fire at 4:52 p.m. Residents reported that the fire was caused by unattended cooking grease. In total, fourteen people were displaced by the fire, including nine adults and five children.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2021 10:48:13 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced one person has been arrested in connection to a deadly fire Friday morning in Fort Atkinson. According to a news release, Fort Atkinson fire and police responded to a residential fire on Foster Street on late Friday morning. The release said firefighters were dealing with heavy fire conditions, and inside the house found a woman who had died.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2021 4:50:08 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Authorities say no one was injured during an overnight house fire in Appleton Saturday. According to the Appleton Fire Department, crews were called to the 1300 block of W. Lawrence Street at around 2:30 a.m. for a report of a fire on the balcony of a home. When they arrived, crews found flames coming from the home on a second floor balcony.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2021 2:21:52 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A fire started in an apartment complex on Halite Way early Saturday morning. According to a report, Fitchburg firefighters arrived at 12:26 a.m and found that the fire was coming from an unattended pan on the stovetop in one of the five apartments. The resident said they had fallen asleep while warming the pan.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2021 9:19:01 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Robert Barteck has been appointed as the fire chief for the Wausau Fire Department. Barteck was appointed interim fire chief on April 2, after the retirement of Chief Tracey Kujawa. He joined the Wausau Fire Department in 2019 as a deputy chief. “We are thankful for a great internal candidate who is well-positioned to continue leading a best in class fire department for the City of Wausau,” said Police and Fire Commissioner Kathy Strasser.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids City Times

The City of Waukesha is showing appreciation to those who provided services and kept people safe during the pandemic. A special concert will be held as a tribute to military members, first responders, front line workers, and educators, according to the city. The City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department announced Tribute Tuesday: Extra Edition will take place at 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Waukesha Patch

VIDEOS: At least 16 people were displaced Thursday night when a large fire destroyed a condominium building in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The three-alarm blaze broke out around 8 p.m. on Shawsheen Court. Flames were already going through the roof before fire crews arrived. The roof collapsed, and smoke could still be seen rising from the rubble hours after the fire began.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston