The City of Sturgeon Bay is taking down its outdoor warning sirens. The six sirens were installed in 1997. The city’s fire department says the sirens have a 25-year lifespan and would need to be replaced next year. Citing the annual maintenance cost of $3,000-$4,000 and the $25,000 cost of each new siren, the fire department has decided not to replace them.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 1:48:36 AM - SOURCE: WNFL Sports Radio

A fire near the old drill tower for the Austin Fire Department spread to the tower itself on West Cesar Chavez Street in downtown Austin Thursday night. The Buford Tower was built in the 1930s, according to the Texas State Historical Association, and stands about 67 feet tall. Originally called “The Old Fireman’s Practice Tower,” TSHA says it was used as a training facility for local firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

First responders using the FirstNet network, which is provided by AT&T, will get access to AT&T’s 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) network starting this month. AT&T calls this service “5G+,” meaning users get higher speeds than the 5G offered on low-band spectrum. First responders in parts of 38 cities and more than 20 venues will get access to the AT&T mmWave (5G+) spectrum this April; they also will continue to get the always-on priority and preemption across LTE – Band 14 spectrum plus all of AT&T’s commercial LTE spectrum bands.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fierce Wireless

PHOTO: A 44-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a fire engine in San Bernardino on Thursday, officials said. Around 9:45 a.m., the Highland Fire Department reported that their fire engine was stolen in the area of Cooley and Pedley streets in San Bernardino, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

Mario Jackson is a Cincinnati firefighter, a paramedic and now also a children’s book author. Jackson says “Nya the Great and Her Visit to the Fire House” is aimed at inspiring young girls. “I realized that there isn’t a lot of representation for women, especially women of color, in jobs that are usually male-dominated,” he told us on Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati

As a demographer — someone who studies how human populations grow and change — UCLA professor of sociology Patrick Heuveline typically spends time each year traveling around the world, talking to people about their hopes for their families and their dreams for the future. “Demography is obviously all about numbers — but at its core, it’s about people’s lives,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UCLA Newsroom

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue is working with fewer officers than it had 10 years ago and hasn’t added to its staff in 20 years. The Fond du Lac Police Department has six to nine officers on patrol for each shift in a city of almost 45,000 people. On Tuesday, April 6, Fond du Lac city voters will be asked to approve a $1.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 5:12:49 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Firefighters came to the rescue with people trapped inside a burning building Thursday morning, April 1 in Brown Deer. According to North Shore Fire Rescue, the call came in around 9:30 a.m., and when firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy smoke and fire in the front entryway and first floor.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 1:34:12 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

A fire truck crashed into a gas station Wednesday after colliding with an SUV on Detroit’s east side. According to Detroit police, at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday a fire truck was traveling westbound on E. Outer Drive near Dequindre Street with lights and sirens activated when a Lincoln Navigator crashed into the truck.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

PHOTOS: Renovations are nearly complete to Fireboat Station No. 15, the Long Beach Fire Department’s 20,000-square-foot facility equipped to handle maritime emergencies at the Port of Long Beach, officials announced this week. The upgrades include advanced communications technology, a workshop where crews can maintain and repair gear, modern living quarters for a six-member team and a garage large enough to house a fire engine and a second emergency vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Beach Post News

VIDEO: Five firefighters and an EMS worker were injured in a large fire at a factory on Staten Island. More than 200 firefighters responded Wednesday as the blaze at 60 Davidson Street quickly grew to a 5-alarm fire around 2:30 p.m. The flames were mostly out by 5 p.m., but smoke could still be seen from several miles away.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

One local fire department is doing much more than just putting out fires. Officials with the Charlottesville Fire Department have been working hard over the past year to identify inequity in city neighborhoods. CFD is split into three sections, one of which is the Community Risk Reduction Branch. Its goal is to prevent emergencies before they happen.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAV-TV CBS/Fox 19 Charlottesville

About 45 minutes away from Jackman on U.S. Route 201, cellphone reception drops. On this long stretch of road, surrounded by pine trees and the occasional pothole, the term "rural" takes on a new meaning. A logging truck passes by every few minutes, but other than that, it's quiet. Nestled among rolling hills is the small town of Jackman, made up of about 1,000 people -- maybe less.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Center Maine

Fire officials say two people were injured during a fire at an apartment building in Fond du Lac Wednesday. According to the Fond du Lac Fire Department, crews were called to the Countryside West Apartments at 869 Security Drive around 6 p.m. The complex houses 24 units. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from a second floor apartment, with tenants evacuating while fire alarms were going off.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 7:10:51 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: An old wooden farmhouse that wasn’t believed to be structurally sound is now in ashes. Three new recruits for the Caledonia Fire Department were trained at a controlled house burn on Wednesday morning at Highway V and 6½ Mile Road. The training session consisted of lighting a live fire and making entry into a real structure, Caledonia Fire Lt.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 1:14:34 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

Safety Town returns Tuesday through Friday, June 8 to 11, at Lake Geneva Middle School, 600 N. Bloomfield Road, Lake Geneva. The safety program is designed for children at least age 5, entering kindergarten in the fall. During a 12-hour program — three hours per day, for four days — children will learn safety from certified teachers and qualified professionals, such as firefighters and police personnel.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 1:12:08 PM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

PHOTO: Tenants of a Hartland apartment building were evacuated Wednesday morning after a fire broke out. The Hartland fire and police departments were called to the fire, in the area of State Highway 16 and North Avenue, just after 8:30 a.m. Upon arrival, flames were seen coming from the building's roof.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:48:17 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: Six people are displaced after a home caught fire near 37th and Scott Tuesday, March 30. It happened around 3 p.m. Battalion Chief Brian Gardener with the Milwaukee Fire Department said they received reports of people trapped after a fire on the front porch. However, after a rapid search of the residence, everyone involved was accounted for and self-evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 7:08:24 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: No injuries have been reported after a fire engulfed a Chippewa Falls residence. Crews were on scene of a fire just north of Eau Claire, on Debbie Street in Chippewa Falls. The Chippewa Fire District says they received a call at 2:07 p.m. stating that a homeowner was sleeping and woke up to smoke in her house.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

VIDEO: About 150 firefighters worked feverishly to put out a massive fire at a waste management facility in the Brighton Park neighborhood Tuesday. The wind-blown fire started around 4 p.m. in a prairie near the railway about a block away from Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.'s recycling facility near 48th Place and Christiana Avenue, according to a statement from the company.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago