Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bipartisan bill that makes it easier for emergency responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to file worker’s compensation claims. Right now, police and firefighters must show they’re suffering more emotional strain and stress than the day-to-day tensions they normally feel to claim compensation.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 8:26:42 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A home and barn near Janesville are total losses following a fire Monday afternoon. A news release said the Janesville Fire Department was sent to 4829 W County Trunk A west of the city for a report of a barn/shed fire. The first units who arrived said the fire was “fully involved” and driven by the wind.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 1:43:01 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A community is grieving the loss of a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy who died in a Friday night house fire. Loved ones say he died trying to save his dog. FOX6 is learning more on the cause of Friday night’s fire, but more on how the neighborhood is helping out this family in their time of need. "It’s like losing my own son," Kelly Shaver said.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A 32-year-old man was transported by Flight for Life to the Froedtert Medical Center in Wauwatosa on Monday, April 26 following an industrial accident at Johnson Brass in the Village of Saukville. According to Saukville police, officers along with Saukville Fire Department, Grafton Fire Department, and the Port Washington Fire Department were dispatched to Johnson Brass and Machine Foundry around 7:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: There's not much left. There's one less McLaren 765LT in the world after one went up in flames in Upper Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania, which is just north of Philadelphia. The fire took place while the car was filling up at a gas station. There were no injuries, except for the owner's broken heart from losing this limited-run machine.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Motor1.com

Firefighters didn’t worry about getting cancer when Tim Downes joined the Syracuse Fire Department in 1985. He’d wear a helmet and other gear caked in soot, carbon and other toxic residue from fires and think nothing of it. “You were supposed to be salty,” he says. But in 2008 Downes was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, part of the body’s germ fighting network.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse.com

VIDEO: An ambulance ride, when you don't really need one, can be expensive for you. It also ties up crews that could be responding to life threatening emergencies. As part of our Show Me Your Bill project, Trouble Shooter Jaie Avila demonstrates how the San Antonio Fire Department is trying to reduce unnecessary ambulance runs.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC 4 San Antonio

A La Crosse fire station is now a historical landmark, throwing a wrench into the La Crosse Fire Department’s redevelopment plans. Fire Station No. 4 has been standing at the corner of Gillette and Liberty Streets since 1940. It’s the oldest active fire station in La Crosse, but demolition and reconstruction plans put it at risk until a historic preservation group stepped in.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

States across the country are reporting large numbers of people getting their coronavirus shots, and according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 95 million doses have been administered over the last month alone. Regardless, the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases in the U.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

A three-story apartment complex on Madison’s east side was evacuated early Monday morning as firefighters fought a blaze that had reached six of its units. According to the Madison Fire Dept., some of the residents of the building, in the 1600 block of Kings Mill Way, awoke shortly before 3:30 a.m. to find smoke filling their rooms.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 7:20:52 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Orfordville Fire Officials are looking into the cause of an early morning blaze west of Beloit. Fire Chief Gene Wright says a Rock County sheriff’s deputy called in the fire about 3:00 a.m. at a home in the 6600 block of Highway 81. The highway was closed in each direction between Smythe School Road and Mill Pond Road for the response.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 5:34:42 AM - SOURCE: WCLO-AM 1230

As days begin to last longer and the snow melts away, spring can be felt all across Wisconsin. But spring isn’t just the season of new life in the state, it is also wildfire season. This year, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the conditions for wildfires are unusually high and have already led to three times the expected number of reported fires.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUWM 89.7

VIDEO: A fire at the Lone Star Brewery late Saturday night seems “suspicious,” according to San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood. The incident happened inside of the commercial brewery located at 600 Lone Star Boulevard. According to Hood, firefighters arrived at the building, saw the fire through the building’s roof and called for a second alarm.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

For more than five years now, the Vail Police Department, the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office and the Gypsum Fire Department have worked with a national company called FirstNet to evaluate its high-speed broadband emergency communications platform. Now other agencies can view their testimonials regarding the service and associated equipment in a series of YouTube videos produced by the company to promote its product.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vail Daily

Healthy, balanced meals were harder to come by for firefighters in the D.C. region until Food on the Stove came along. But starting next month, the nonprofit will beta test a new app that will pave the way for a healthier lifestyle among firehouses in Prince George’s County and beyond. Jonathan Tate founded the organization in July 2017 to help firefighters live healthier lives through nutrition and exercise.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington City Paper

VIDEO: "The camaraderie on this thing was fantastic, we spent a lot time busting each other's chops and a lot of emotion when we got to the top." Chief Tom Shannon, along with a group of Scottsdale firefighters and a few close friends, wanted to pay tribute to Austin Peck. Peck was a former crew member who lost his battle with occupational cancer.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV ABC 12 Phoenix

Nearly 60 years ago, 100 homes were destroyed, as three different fires simultaneously burned through multiple Staten Island neighborhoods. On April 20, 1963, also known as Black Saturday, a total of three large brush fires began in Rossville, Tottenville, and Mariners Harbor. In their wake, the fires caused more than $2 million of property damage and left over 500 people homeless.
- PUB DATE: 4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Staten Island Advance

Two lizards and two tortoises were rescued from a house fire Sunday, the Racine Fire Department has reported. The fire was reported on the 2000 block of Jay Eye See Avenue. When Engine 5, the first of five four engines to arrive, arrived, heavy smoke and fire were immediately seen. The fire appeared to be mostly on the outside of the home and the crew from Engine 5 began fighting it from behind the home.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2021 3:37:09 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times - Metered Site

Calls for emergency service are going up in the Holmen area, but staffing shortages at the fire department are impacting effective responses. First News at Nine’s Alex Loroff looks at a new partnership being formed to address the issue. Rapid growth in the Holmen area may lead to some changes in emergency services.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2021 10:00:09 AM - SOURCE: WLAX & WEUX-TV Fox 25 & 48 LaCrosse

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on Thursday, April 22 that fire danger is very high and high across the state, and Wisconsinites should be on high alert as we head into the weekend. The forecast is expected to bring low humidity, breezy conditions and warmer temperatures.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee