Efforts remain ongoing to recruit more people of color to the Beloit police and fire departments, as both chiefs gave an update to the Police and Fire Commission on Monday. Commissioner Dennis Murphy requested an update from both departments on their recruiting efforts to make both departments representative of Beloit’s diversity.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 8:28:36 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

Kaukauna firefighters now have a new life-saving device at their disposal. It’s called the LUCAS CPR device and it will help provide higher quality CPR. The department now has two thanks to three area organizations. The device can be the difference during a life or death situation if someone is under cardiac arrest.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 7:08:44 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

With the exception of four north central counties in the moderate category, the Wisconsin DNR lists fire danger across the entire state as high. Conditions are ripe for wildfires. Dry, dead brush, low humidity, with very little rain and high winds, are exactly the conditions that increase the risk of wildfire danger across our area each spring.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 5:37:23 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

An open door helped fan the flames of a large house fire that destroyed a Reedsburg home. According to the fire department, firefighters responded to the home, along Dessa Rain Drive, around midnight to try to contain the blaze. As they arrived, crews could see flames shooting through the roof. Reedsburg Asst.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 11:43:59 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

The Stevens Point Fire Department is now using augmented reality to show the importance of fire safety in a way previously not possible. Augmented reality is an interactive experience where real-world environments are enhanced by computer-generated content. The new augmented reality fire extinguisher training allows users to see what it would be like to extinguish a fire without the presence of actual flames.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 11:31:11 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

The Waupun Fire Department responded early Monday morning to a barn fire at N10533 Highway 151. Crews were called out at 1:31 a.m. Monday morning after a passerby noticed a building was on fire. Upon arrival, crews encountered two buildings that were fully engulfed and a third building that was in immediate danger.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 5:41:26 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM Fond du Lac

Crews battled a house fire in Appleton overnight. At about 12:30 a.m., firefighters were called to a home at the corner of N. Woodridge and Wayfarer. Crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from an attached garage. Flames spread to the home. The occupants of the home escaped without harm. It took about 20 minutes to get the fire under control.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 5:23:53 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

PHOTOS: Firefighters from multiple East Texas fire departments battled a house fire in the Long Cove subdivision in Malakoff early Sunday morning. According to a post on the Payne Springs Fire Rescue Facebook page, firefighters with PSFR were asked to provide mutual aid for a structure fire in the Long Cove subdivision at about 1:54 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLTV ABC 7 Tyler

Every year, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Christ the King High School in Middle Village played host to a commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in Manhattan — one of the worst tragedies to hit New York City in the 20th century. The longtime chairman of Christ the King’s board of directors, former state Senator Serphin Maltese, along with his brothers Vincent and Andrew, organized the annual memorial service.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: QNS.com

The Peoria Fire-Medical Department, the Peoria City Council and Human Resources Director Christine Nickel are piloting a cancer screening program for line-of-duty firefighters. The program would allow all firefighters to receive an initial screening to determine their risk level. Based on the risk factors, the firefighters with the highest risk would be included into the program as a participant and the screenings would begin.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Times

With the arrival of spring and after an exhausting year of COVID-19 restrictions, Americans are eager to return to some sense of normalcy. However, many health experts are urging patience, warning a possible fourth surge may be on the horizon, with over a dozen states exhibiting early signs of increasing case numbers.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC Columbia

VIDEO: The Navarre Beach Fire Department is asking for help on a special project. The dept. wants to build a motorized scooter for a Navarre 11-year-old to help him move across the sand on the beach. Christian has Kabuki syndrome and going to the beach is one of his favorite things to do. He loves the beach so much, Fire Chief Danny Furiegh tells Channel 3 News his family relocated to the area so he could be closer.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAR-TV ABC 3 News

The brush fire is now contained in western Oneida County. The Wisconsin DNR says it has stopped growing at about three acres. The fire did get close to some buidlings and burned through debris, including tires which generated a lot of smoke. Crews are still on scene Sunday afternoon mopping up some hotspots.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2021 4:00:50 PM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Public Radio

Town of Geneva officials hope two times is the charm for passing a referendum that would help fund fire service in the community. The Town of Geneva has decided to place a public safety referendum question on the ballot again during the April 6 spring election. If approved, the referendum would allow the town to increase its property tax levy to help provide additional full-time firefighters and emergency medical service workers to the Elkhorn Fire Department, which provides fire and emergency medical service to the Town of Geneva.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2021 11:30:31 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

The scene was quite different Saturday afternoon, as crews cleaned and boarded up the home that was engulfed in flames early in Saturday morning, which ultimately led to the death of a 25-year-old man. "I went over there to look and flames were shooting out the side of the house," said David Colon. David Colon is still trying to wrap his head around exactly what happened Saturday morning after he arrived at his sister's home to do some construction, only to find that a house was going up in flames just a few doors down.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2021 9:09:40 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Firefighters report having found one victim following a fire in Marinette County. According to the Marinette Police Department, police were dispatched to assist with a building fire located on the 1200 block Main Street. Upon arrival, officials say the building was engulfed in flames and had been evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2021 11:25:08 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

VIDEO: Fire ripped through a storage unit building on Green Bay’s west side early Friday morning, causing an estimated $150,000 in damages. At 1:48 a.m., the Green Bay Metro Fire Department was called to Lok-Safe Storage Building D, 1610 Stiles Road. “The fire had progressed into the entire building consuming 34 storage units in building D,” reads a statement from the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 7:57:43 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Six truckloads full of mattresses and firefighting gear from several Northeast Wisconsin fire departments will soon be en route to another country. It’s part of a unique partnership, started several years ago, that allows firefighters here to donate older, used gear and even fire trucks, to South America.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 6:37:57 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Sparky the Fire Dog, the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), celebrates his 70th birthday this month, reflecting on a legacy and impact that spans the generations: Kids know and love him, parents grew up with him and grandparents remember his messages of fire safety. “For seven decades, Sparky has worked hard to make communities safer from fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mount Desert Islander

VIDEO: Firefighters had walked back and forth between their trucks and the pile of cars where passengers were trapped so many times they began to instinctively know where to step, or not to step — a sunroof that wasn’t stable or a hood that was too slick. Much their icy walk was done on top of vehicles caught in the 133-car pileup near downtown Fort Worth.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram