A Madison man was sentenced Wednesday on a federal charge of arson for starting a fire in the City-County Building last summer. Marquon Clark, 26, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after admitting to the crime, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea’s office.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 3:06:36 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A huge Dane Co. blaze caused more than three-quarters of a million dollars in damages Tuesday as flames ripped through two large buildings, damaging a wide variety of vehicles inside. According to the Dane Co. Sheriff’s Office, firefighters could see a large shed fully engulfed in flames around 2:40 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 11:31:43 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Firefighters on Wednesday morning, June 2 responded to the scene of an apartment fire on Taywood Circle in Brookfield. The call came in around 1:15 a.m. When crews arrived on the scene they found light smoke coming from a second-floor apartment window. The fire was contained to the kitchen of a single upstairs apartment unit and was nearly extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system that had activated prior to fire department arrival.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 8:24:14 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

A 33-year-old Holmen motorcyclist died in a collision with a car Monday afternoon after trying to elude Onalaska police at speeds of up to 100 mph, according to the city’s police department. An officer noticed motorcyclist Tou Yia Lor speeding southbound on Hwy. 35/Second Avenue South near Main Street shortly before 1 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse

A Los Angeles County firefighter appeared to have a longstanding job-related dispute with the colleague he shot and killed at their small fire station in what became California’s second deadly workplace shooting in less than a week, authorities said Wednesday. The gunman also wounded a fire captain at the station about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Los Angeles on Tuesday before setting his house on fire in a nearby community and apparently killing himself, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

A firefighter killed a co-worker and wounded another at their small fire station before setting his own home ablaze and apparently killing himself in California’s second deadly workplace shooting in days. The gunman, a firefighter specialist and engineer, was off-duty when he apparently drove the 10 miles (16 kilometers) from his home in Acton, north of Los Angeles, and opened fire Tuesday morning at Los Angeles County Fire Station 81, authorities said.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a two-alarm fire at an apartment building in the 9000 block of Shore Drive Tuesday night before it turned into a four-alarm fire. Crews were initially dispatched at 11:01 p.m. when a second alarm was sent. Firefighters were pulled from the Ocean Bridge apartment building around 6:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPDE-TV ABC 15 Florence

Sometimes careers start from the most unusual beginnings. So it was for Aaron Knotts, now chief of the Chillicothe Fire Department. “The summer between my eighth- and ninth-grade years,” he began, “I went to South Carolina with a friend and his family for a weeklong vacation. While down there, we had purchased some fireworks that were legal in SC.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chillicothe Gazette

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by experiencing a traumatic event and effects both military and civilians alike. According to WebMD, nearly eight percent of adults will develop PTSD at some point in their lives. Doctor Sam Fiala, an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University Central Texas, said the last 15 months has been hard on a lot of people.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCEN-TV NBC 6 Temple

FDNY hero Abraham Miller, on a roof six stories above a Manhattan street, heard the screams before spotting something through the flames and billowing smoke: A child’s tiny hand, extended from an apartment window. As a colleague lowered Miller down by hand with a rope, with the screams of other residents echoing through the darkness, the five-year veteran tried to put the 5-year-old girl at ease.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

Appleton firefighters are investigating the cause of a garage fire on Memorial Day. At 6:30 p.m., firefighters were called to a home in the 400 block of West Foster Street. Crews found light smoke and flames on the outside back wall. It took about 10 minutes to get the fire under control, according to the Appleton Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 5:31:50 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A landmark for Fall Creek residents and diners throughout the Chippewa Valley burned Tuesday in a blaze that destroyed Chicken Chasers Bar & Grill. The fire began Tuesday morning and crews spent hours trying to put out flare-ups. All people made it out of the building safely. Officials have not announced a cause.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:31:58 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram - Metered Site

VIDEO: Firefighters put out a massive blaze at a warehouse in Huntington Park on Monday night, officials said. The fire was reported around 8:29 p.m. at a shoe factory located at Salt Lake Avenue and E. Gage Avenue, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Aerial video from Sky5 showed heavy fire and smoke could be seen emanating from the commercial structure.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

VIDEO: Eight years ago on Monday, the Houston Fire Department endured its darkest day in history. The Southwest Inn fire and building collapse eventually claimed the lives of five firefighters, and it was the single deadliest day for the Houston Fire Department. Their fellow firefighters gather at the site each year to make sure the fallen lost that day in 2013 aren't forgotten.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

VIDEO: Greensboro firefighters are taking a significant step toward restoring a tradition that honors colleagues who have died. The inspiration centers around the Firemen’s monument in Green Hill Cemetery. “We’ve got so much that we take for granted just like this statue here. A lot of the firemen were not even familiar with it or really knew what the history of it was,” Retired Battalion Chief Carl Eller said.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

Newark firefighters will be dispatched to all life-threatening calls beginning this weekend, officials announced Friday — a change that prompted the city’s fire and police unions to raise concerns about training, equipment and compensation. University Hospital will continue to provide ambulance services to the city, but firefighters will also be dispatched in life-threatening situations.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Journal

PHOTO: A large mural honoring a firefighter and other Detroit public employees who died from COVID-19 has been unveiled next to a fire station. Capt. Franklin Williams of the fire department dominates the painting. But there are images of a bus driver who made an emotional plea for protection from COVID-19 before he caught the virus, and 5-year-old girl Skylar Herbert, who was the daughter of a firefighter and police officer.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit

Several dogs are dead after a house fire damaged a home near Sparta Sunday night. The Sparta Area Fire District responded to the fire after a passerby reported heavy smoke coming from the home. The owners were not home but firefighters found several dogs in kennels in the home. Firefighters found 14 adult dogs and 12 puppies that died from smoke inhalation along with two cats.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2021 11:12:53 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A 69-year-old Germantown man suffered serious burns while backing a lawn tractor into a shed in Richfield after mowing the grass Saturday, May 29. It happened around 5:30 p.m. on Pioneer Road. Deputies and firefighters responded to a report that a small shed on the property was fully engulfed in flames and the man suffered burns to his upper body and face.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2021 8:28:20 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The Racine Fire Department was called to a house fire near was dispatched to Park Avenue and 16th Street around 10:30 Friday. Upon arrival, crews found visible flames coming out of the second-story window. Engine 1 made entry through the side door and advanced the hose to the second-story bathroom and knocked down the rest of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2021 5:08:23 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee