VIDEO: A firefighter with the Birmingham Fire Department has started a new business with the hope of connecting with more kids in the community, a mission that was partly inspired by his late mother. James Patton’s new business, Gamez on Fire, is a mobile gaming trailer that started a few months ago.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRBL-TV CBS 3 Columbus

An apartment fire damaged two units at Chalet Gardens apartments on Sunday evening. Fitchburg Fire Rescue say multiple residents called around 5 p.m. after seeing heavy smoke coming from the exterior of one of the apartments. Firefighters were able to quickly enter the apartment and put out the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2021 11:41:39 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Every Wisconsin county remains under a very high risk for fire danger, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported Sunday, April 4, noting more than 150 fires over the Easter weekend, including the 230-acre Marcy Road fire in Menomonee Falls. We don't yet know how that fire began, but it did prompt a warning from firefighters for the public to be more careful.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2021 7:35:46 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

A fire at a nursing home in Sheboygan caused $60,000 worth of damage Saturday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a report of fire alarms going off around 3:45 p.m. at Sunny Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3014 Erie Ave. The fire had been controlled by the sprinkler system when firefighters came to the room of the fire, according to the Sheboygan Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2021 3:02:40 PM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press

VIDEO: The Grand Rapids Volunteer Fire Department felt they had to do something for Easter after their annual Easter Egg Hunt was canceled last year. Today, they pulled off a drive-thru version of that event. “It was exciting, She was jumping up and down and yeah, she was happy,” Stephanie Haworth said about her daughter.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2021 2:17:25 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

A fire started by an illegal burn damaged one and a half acres of a cornfield in Fond du Lac. The fire came as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources suspended burning permits and warned of very high fire danger statewide. Firefighters say they responded to the 600 block of Whispering Springs Drive shortly after 11 a.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 9:49:27 PM - SOURCE: WNFL SPORTS RADIO

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