VIDEO: A multi-business plaza went up in flames in South Fargo. “At 1:20, we had a report of a fire here at 3242 20th Street South. When crews arrived, they found smoke showing and fire in the attic of the building. They struck a second alarm to bring in additional crews and as you see here, there’s an extensive fire involved of the attic, so they were working to get that stopped.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVRR-TV FOX 15 Fargo

When firefighter Teresa Mauldin was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2013, she attributed it to the dangers of the job. But Mauldin and more than four dozen San Jose firefighters now attribute the danger to the equipment they used and wore every day. “I feel betrayed,” she said. A group of 49 current and former San Jose firefighters, along with three of their spouses, filed two lawsuits in December and March against 27 manufacturing companies including 3M and DuPont.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Jose Spotlight

Sheldon has a nose for solving arson cases, and he proved it on his very first day at work. The dog — part golden retriever, part black Labrador — was trained by State Farm Insurance to use his incredibly sensitive snout to detect fuels and other accelerants, when authorities suspect that a fire was set on purpose and need evidence to support their case.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Both the West Bend and Town of Sheboygan fire departments recently added new vintage fire trucks to their fleets. The West Bend Fire Department recently refurbished a 1929 Model Ford A fire truck. According to the fire department, they believe it was originally owned by the Germantown Fire Department and then purchased by the West Bend FD in the 1940s.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Scott Martin, a 12-year veteran with the Buffalo Fire Department, was fired from his job earlier this year because he tested positive for marijuana. Martin doesn't deny using marijuana. The 37-year-old firefighter who served with the Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan said he is a certified medical marijuana patient who uses cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and back pain and that cannabis has greatly improved his health and well-being.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Buffalo News

Both the West Bend and Town of Sheboygan fire departments recently added new vintage fire trucks to their fleets. The West Bend Fire Department recently refurbished a 1929 Model Ford A fire truck. According to the fire department, they believe it was originally owned by the Germantown Fire Department and then purchased by the West Bend FD in the 1940s.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 7:06:36 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) last week announced a grant opportunity for first responders. “No matter the challenge, first responders work tirelessly to keep our communities safe,” WPS stated. “The Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Foundation is supporting these courageous men and women by offering $50,000 through its Rewarding Responders Grant to area emergency response agencies.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 1:46:24 PM - SOURCE: The Tomahawk Leader

A 38-year-old rural Cadott woman and her 13-year-old son were killed when the woman's 2004 Chevy Monte Carlo hit a semi truck and trailer head-on on Hwy. 29 near Chippewa Falls. The crash happened at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 10, on Hwy. 29, east of 190th Street, in the town of Lafayette, in Chippewa County, according to the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 1:01:42 AM - SOURCE: Chetek Alert

Fire displaced 22 residents of an apartment complex in Zion, Ill., just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border Monday. The incident was reported at 2:50 p.m. and upon arrival, firefighters discovered heavy smoke and fire coming from the single-story building in the 1700 block of Joanna Ave., according to a release from Battalion Chief Rocco Campanella of the City of Zion’s Fire & Rescue Department.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site

A massive fire destroyed a barn late Monday night in Dickerson, Maryland. Approximately $1.5 million in damages was caused by the fire, according to Montgomery County Fire officials. Fire officials say no one was injured in the fire and 65 firefighters responded to the scene to battle the blaze. The incident occurred at 511 Peach Tree Road near Barnesville Road and firefighters extinguished the fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington DC

VIDEO: Up to 115 Austin firefighters were potentially exposed to asbestos during a three-alarm warehouse blaze in the St. John’s neighborhood of north Austin on May 6, according to Austin Fire Department spokesperson Michelle Tanzola. The property, located at 7309 N. Interstate-35 at the corner of the service road and Blackson Avenue, is owned by the City of Austin, according to Travis Central Appraisal District records.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

VIDEO: The Cumberland Trail Fire District needs to make upgrades to its building and is having a difficult time doing so without ownership. "It would enable us to apply for some grants to make some modifications and upgrades to the facility without going through the city, or in the event that we need a low-interest loan," Fire Chief Tim Hall said.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOV-TV NBC/FOX 9 Steubenville

VIDEO: Today marks 25 years since ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The plane took off from Miami to Atlanta on May 11, 1996. But about 10 minutes later, it plunged into the Everglades after oxygen canisters ignited a fire in the cargo. Lives were forever changed and the pain of the tragic day remains.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

A man has been charged after allegedly biting a firefighter during a structure fire in Adrian. On May 6, during a structure fire in Adrian, officers with the Buckhannon Police Department observed an individual in the rear bed of a pick-up truck “fighting with pedestrians as they were yelling for assistance,” according to a criminal complaint.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBOY-TV NBC/ABC 12 Clarksburg

The Milwaukee home at the center of a federal investigation was the target of arsonists using Molotov cocktails twice in a four-week span, an ATF official confirmed to 12 News. In a May 7 news release, an ATF spokesperson said someone firebombed the home on 77th Street in nortwhest Milwaukee on April 25.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 11:44:41 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

The American Red Cross is helping a family of seven after a fire damaged a Manitowoc duplex early Monday morning. The fire department was alert to the fire on the 3300-block of Mero St. at 4:11 A.M. A caller reported flames coming from a window and her husband was alerting the people who lived in the other half of the duplex.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 5:46:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A 27-year-old man was arrested following a weekend fire at a Stoughton laundromat. According to the Stoughton Fire Dept., firefighters could see smoke and flames coming from the Viking Laundry, in the 1400 block of Main Street, as they arrived shortly after midnight. They were able to knock down the fire within 15 minutes of being called, however the building suffered “some fire damage and extensive smoke damage,” the fire department reported.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 11:49:20 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Three private ambulance companies help service the city of Milwaukee's 911 calls, designed to allow the Milwaukee Fire Department paramedics to focus on the most life-threatening calls. Bell, Curtis, and Paratech Ambulance companies handle what are called basic life support 911 calls, sprains, strains, and other minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 8:54:32 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

The ambulance service board is set to meet at 9 a.m. Monday morning. They're expected to discuss the pending departure of a private ambulance service. Midwest Medical, who owns Paratech Ambulance, recently sent a letter to Acting Fire Chief Aaron Lipski, terminating their contract with the city. They're one of three private ambulance services used by the city to handle 911 calls.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 5:43:09 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 MIlwaukee

Firefighters from seven different departments spent five hours Saturday battling a fire at a new sawmill near Cornell, in northwestern Wisconsin. Cornell Assistant Fire Chief Matt Boulding said investigators believe a piece of equipment inside the sawmill malfunctioned started the Blaze. Boulding said the building is a complete loss.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 3:42:16 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today