Firefighters with the Appleton FD are working to determine the cause of a July 4 garage fire on Lindbergh Street that caused roughly $25,000 in estimated damages. According to the Appleton Fire Department, crews were sent to reports of a structure fire in the 1600 block of East Lindbergh Street around 10:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Firefighters have contained a fast-moving fire that left someone hurt near Peoria Thursday morning. Several pets are also missing. According to Rural Metro firefighters, the blaze started around 9:30 a.m. as a barbecue fire outside spread to the home near 88th Avenue and Williams Road. The house is located on an unincorporated county island surrounded by the City of Peoria.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

VIDEOS: An Oklahoma City firefighter has carved the Fourth of July and patriotism into his yard this year, and he plans to go even bigger in the future. Jared Kesler started painting stars on his grass and even carved an eagle into his front yard at his Edmond home. He told KOCO 5 that he just wants to share his pride in our country with his neighbors.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City

VIDEO: What began in the waning hours of July 5, 2023, carried over to the next morning – and days and days to come. A cargo ship packed with more than 1,000 vehicles burst into flames at Port Newark. Firefighters rushed on board, but two would never make it out alive. Augusto “Auggie” Acabou and Wayne Brooks Jr.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey

PHOTOS: One of Travis’s most well-known spots is Oceanic Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, which has been serving the community for more than 143 years. “The Oceanic Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 of Travis, Staten Island, was established in 1881. At that time, the town was known as Linoleumville, home of the first linoleum factory in America.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SILive.com

VIDEO: Calallen grad Valerie Perez is a member of Corpus Christi Fire Station 7, but when she's not protecting the Coastal Bend she's putting out fires on the baseball diamond with the Firefighters. "Three years ago I think I picked up a baseball for the first time in 19 years," Perez said. "A ball competitively was about 10 years, so three years ago until now just between USA Baseball which opened the door to this kind of opportunity.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRIS-TV NBC/CW+ 6 Corpus Christi

PHOTOS: An explosion was reported as a fire ripped through an RV Tuesday in Peabody, Massachusetts, sending three people to hospitals. Video shared with NBC10 Boston showed flames erupting from a vehicle, and footage from Walker Road showed firefighters surrounding an RV that was nearly completely gutted by fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-CD NBC 10 Nashua

VIDEO: Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs joined Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and others to promote fire safety ahead of the Fourth of July. There are over 10,600 home fires that are started by grills each year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. During the summer, and especially in the upper Midwest, data also shows a significant increase in homeowners' insurance claims due to fires started by grilling activities.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO/PHOTO: July 6 marks the 80th remembrance of the deadliest single building or building complex fire in Connecticut history. The infamous Hartford Circus Fire happened on July 6, 1944. An estimated 168 people died that day, and experts say there were almost certainly more who lost their lives. Natalie Belanger, a public programs manager for the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, estimates there were between 8,000 and 9,000 people under the big top that sweltering summer afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSHU-FM 91.1 Fairfield

Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. Just two years ago, another mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven people dead near Chicago.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO/PHOTO: Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs joined Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and others to promote fire safety ahead of the Fourth of July. There are over 10,600 home fires that are started by grills each year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. During the summer, and especially in the upper Midwest, data also shows a significant increase in homeowners' insurance claims due to fires started by grilling activities.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 10:15:41 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A nonprofit paid off the mortgage on a family home of a Sun Prairie fire captain killed in the line of duty nearly six years ago, the organization revealed Tuesday. Capt. Corey Barr was killed in the July 10, 2018, explosion as he was helping people evacuate. The explosion leveled businesses and homes in downtown Sun Prairie, and also injured firefighter Ryan Welch.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 10:21:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

Monday marked the first day of the new month and the first day of new responsibilities for the Madison Fire Department, which will now provide fire prevention and protection services in the Town of Burke. MFD has provided emergency medical services in the town since 2016. In the past, the Sun Prairie Fire Department has responded to fires in Burke.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

Three adults and three children have died following a fire early Sunday morning in Necedah. Around 2:30 a.m. crews were called to a home on Morros Mile Road for a house fire with people still inside. When crews arrived several people were in the driveway, however, six people were reported to be inside the home.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

A large fire erupted at a barn in north suburban Woodstock on Monday, causing an estimated $1 million in damages, fire officials said. According to officials with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, the fire broke out at around 10:25 a.m. in the 1600 block of South Rose Farm Road. Firefighters arrived at the scene within six minutes and came upon a large barn that had been completely engulfed in flames, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago

VIDEO: Seattle firefighters are hoping the launch of new rescue equipment will turn back a troubling rise in water deaths. King County has seen elevated drowning numbers over the past four years, with the number of deaths increasing more than 60% since 2018. Now, Seattle firefighters respond to about 70 water rescues a year, according to recent data from the Seattle Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma

It took 45 minutes for firefighters to get a 35-year-old man out of a “heavily damaged” car following a car crash on Saturday, officials said. The man’s injuries were extensive, with low blood pressure, shock and internal bleeding. Quickly, firefighters and paramedics decided to try a new lifesaving method starting at the crash site: whole blood transfusion.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Republican - MassLive

PHOTO: At 1:22 am Sunday, June 30, 2024, the Fond du Lac Communications Center received a call for a garage fire at 567 County Road K in the City of Fond du Lac. Upon arrival crews found a detached two-car garage heavily involved in fire with the roof already collapsed and a pick-up truck next to the structure also heavily involved in fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac

Three firefighters were injured after two giant store signs came crashing down at the scene of a fire in Washington Heights. Flames broke out at 1281 St Nicholas Ave. near 174th Street just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The firefighters had just finished putting out a fire that swept through the stores - a snack shop and a beauty salon.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City

VIDEO: The Salt Lake City Fire Department has taken possession of a new state-of-the-art airport rescue vehicle now stationed at Salt Lake City International Airport’s Fire Station 12. The new bright yellow-green vehicle is a brand new 2023 Rosenbauer Panther apparatus or ARFF (Airport Rescue Firefighting Rig) as the firefighters at the station call it.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTU-TV FOX 13 Salt Lake City