The Delton Fire Department promotes three volunteer members to new positions. Mitchell Piotrowski was promoted to captain of the Charlie Company. Capt. Piotrowski has served on the fire department for more than eight years completing numerous fire service trainings and certifications. Jason Marten has been promoted to lieutenant of the Alpha Company.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WiscNews

VIDEO: A firefighting helicopter crashed into a marsh near Leesburg Airport in during a training exercise around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Leesburg Police Department said the four people on board were from a company called Firehawk Helicopters, a fire suppression company.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando

VIDEO: The first responders who warned Selden residents after sirens failed during Monday’s tornado saved lives, an official said Tuesday. A power outage caused the city’s sirens to fail just moments before the tornado hit town. Sheridan County Fire Department Capt. Micah Goscha and two other volunteer firefighters acted as the backup warning, driving around town in two fire trucks and using the PA system and sirens to tell people to take shelter.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wichita Eagle

VIDEO: A fire broke out at a liquor store early Wednesday in Compton, officials reported. The fire erupted about 5:45 a.m. at the liquor store located at 2430 E. Alondra Blvd., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Video from Sky5 showed firefighters battling the blaze from outside of the building, with flames and smoking emanating from the roof.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

VIDEO: Firefighters raced to the scene of a north Austin city-owned warehouse fire on the afternoon of May 6, arriving within five minutes of the first call. But it wasn’t until a third alarm unit arrived a little over an hour later that crews were told the smoke swirling around the warehouse could be laced with asbestos, according to internal city documents obtained by KXAN that reveal new details of the incident that potentially exposed 115 firefighters and civilians to the cancer-causing building material.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

As the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increases, a recent report has named North Dakota as the state most prepared for commercial drone use. North Dakota has dedicated time and money to researching, designing, and providing the necessary tools for widespread drone use. UAVs can be deployed very effectively for a broad range of applications, including aerial imaging, emergency rescue, and delivery of goods, but, in some cases, legal issues have slowed their adoption.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Dakota

Photos: The Oak Creek Fire Department lended a helping hand to a bird on Tuesday, May 25. A firefighter/paramedic helped get a plastic bag off a crane’s head. The fire department says a person called concerned the crane may walk into traffic. The department posted on Facebook, “So, one of our Firefighter/Paramedics, using hand-eye coordination developed from years of playing baseball, was able to safely approach the crane and remove the plastic bag from around its head and neck.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2021 12:40:10 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A massive fire damaged a South Nashville apartment complex Monday night, displacing residents and impacting at least 18 units. Emergency crews were called to the Brentwood Oaks Apartments around 8:15 p.m. before firefighters called for additional personnel to help manage the scene. The fire destroyed the entire third floor of the building and most of the second floor.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville

As a way to help with emergencies on town trails, the Fire Department has started on a trail-marking project. Firefighter Christopher Fusco has been spearheading the project for over four years and first implemented it at Crescent Lake with the help of Firefighter Ryan Pulver. The markers are placed about every hundred feet.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Record Journal - Metered Site

In just eight days in January, an EMT and a paramedic with Beaufort County EMS each racked up more than 140 hours doing a job that required quick thinking and reactions at any time of day or night, from rushing to transport trauma patients to the hospital to responding to life-threatening medical emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Island Packet

The annual National Memorial Day Concert airs this Sunday at 8 p.m. on PBS. It will include a 20th anniversary remembrance of 9/11 presented by Steve Buscemi. “I went to D.C. almost 20 years ago the year after 9/11; I was asked to do the 9/11 tribute then because they knew I’m a former firefighter with Engine 55 in Manhattan,” Buscemi said.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP News Washington DC

With summer getting closer, local fire departments and health experts are reminding people to never leave children or pets in cars alone. They say it only takes a few minutes for a car to get extremely hot. “Even for that short 10 or 15-minute run into the grocery store, don’t do it, it’s that simple,” South Milwaukee Fire Chief Joseph Knitter said.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 5:04:59 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Firefighters report improperly discarded firepit ashes are to blame for a house fire Saturday on Madison’s northeast side that caused an estimated $25,000 in damage. City of Madison Fire Department crews arrived at 7:15 p.m. to a home on the 6200 block of Dominion Drive for a fire. According to MFD’s report, firefighters found a neighbor when they arrived who was extinguishing the fire with a garden hose.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 3:33:40 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

John Reed was named Grand Marshal of the 2021 Oconto Copperfest Parade. The theme of the parade, set for June 12, is “Thank You Essential Workers.” The kickoff event for Copperfest 2021 is the Grand Marshal Banquet, which starts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 10 at the Oconto Elks Lodge. The special guest is Miss Wisconsin 2020, Alyssa Bohm.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 2:01:29 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

VIDEO: A fire ripped through row houses in Yonkers on one of the hottest days of the year so far, displacing nearly 100 people and injuring more than a dozen firefighters as well as one resident. The blaze appeared to have started Sunday afternoon in the backyard of one home on Maple Street but it quickly spread to four nearby houses, according to fire officials and witnesses.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

A 26-year veteran of Polk County Fire Rescue became the first woman to be promoted to the rank of deputy chief, the county announced this week. Jennifer Huff will serve in the planning division, according to a release. “Deputy Chief Huff’s promotion is a huge milestone for Polk County Fire Rescue,” Fire Chief Robert Weech said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS News 10 Tampa

Honoring EMS workers during the month of May, FOX23 learned how the Tulsa fire chief helped launch the first paramedic firetrucks in Tulsa more than 20 years ago. Tulsa Fire Chief Michael Baker has had a career full of helping people. He worked in the military, then as a paramedic, and then a firefighter, before taking on the role of chief about a year ago.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKI-TV Fox 23 Tulsa

A fire authority allows communities to share resources to provide emergency services and react nimbly to areas that have little or no emergency response capabilities on their own, fire authority leaders around Michigan say. One authority — essentially a new government entity created to manage a service in multiple communities — already exists in Northeast Michigan, in the Rogers City area.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Alpena News - Metered Site

VIDEO: In March 2019, a massive chemical fire broke out after a leak at a chemical tank farm in Deer Park spread to almost a dozen other tanks. A plume of smoke soon loomed over the Houston skyline and lingered there for three days. Residents of Deer Park were forced to shelter in place due to air pollution hazards, the Houston Ship Channel closed for three days, and millions of gallons of hazardous waste spilled on the ground and leaked into the water.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

A fatal fire is under investigation, according to the Grand Chute Fire Department. On Saturday at 8:39 a.m., the Grand Chute Fire Department, Appleton Fire Department, and Fox Crossing Fire Department were dispatched to 2323 E. Wisconsin Ave. for a report of smoke in the house. When crews entered the home, they reported smoke in the building with no flames present.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2021 5:26:55 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay