VIDEO: At the end of a recent Sunday evening Spanish-language Mass, the Rev. Roberto Cid made an announcement that perked up many gray-haired heads. “If you are over 65 and a Florida resident and want a COVID vaccine, call the parish office and we can help you,” the Roman Catholic priest said, as happy nodding spread through the pews of historic St.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

A lot of 8-year-olds create reams of artwork, which then goes on to hang on the refrigerator until it gets stale and ceases to be seen as art. Johnson Creek resident Bentley Schacht’s art, on the contrary, is hanging on people’s walls. His bold colors and designs stand out, as does his commitment to raise money for the Jefferson Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Jefferson County Union

VIDEO: The Strand Theatre, situated in Brockton's bustling downtown business district, was showing the film “Hoosier School Boy,” starring Mickey Rooney, followed by “Secret Evidence,” on Sunday, March 9, 1941. It was a busy and normal evening for the theater at Main and School streets, which sat 1,685 people.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Enterprise

“We, the residents of La Crosse, demand the Common Council order the La Crosse Fire Department change their plans to demolish historic Fire Station No. 4.” That was the message delivered in a petition by the Preservation Alliance of La Crosse. “We are looking at this as an opportunity to save money for the city, and save a historic building,” PAL president Barb Kooiman said.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 5:39:37 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A construction worker was taken to the hospital Tuesday after being knocked down by a 2,000-pound boulder. Crews were called to the 4400 block of North Lake Drive just after 9 a.m. North Shore firefighters used ropes and pulleys to lift the man to safety. Mud from melting snow made their efforts more dangerous.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 11:22:39 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

VIDEO: The Delaware Air National Guard has a new piece of emergency equipment ready to roll in the event of an aircraft emergency at the Wilmington Airport. The Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 Airport Rescue Fire Fighting unit (ARFF) is 39-feet long, 12 ft. high, and 10 ft. wide, weighs 77,000 lbs., and carries 3,000 gallons of water, 400 gallons of foam, and 500 pounds of dry chemical.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com

As more women join the fire service, it’s imperative to understand the occupational risks involved for these women. And thanks to $1.5 million dollar grant from FEMA that will be possible. The funding will help support research to examine how being a firefighter affects women’s health. “There’s the fires, the smoke that we breathe in, but it’s also the exhaust from the fire trucks, the ambulances that we get exposed to on a daily basis,” said Captain Liliana Pesqueira, the Tucson Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLD-TV CBS 13 Tucson

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that $29 million is available to support essential workers and first responders through the Empire Pandemic Response Reimbursement Fund program. Cuomo says the program was created to help reimburse out-of-pocket childcare, transportation, lodging, and other qualifying expenses that enabled workers to perform their duties.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHEC-TV NBC News 10 Rochester

The main leaseholder of an Oakland warehouse that caught fire during a party in 2016, killing 36 people, was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison but may spend the remainder of his term at home as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Derick Almena, 50, will serve one-and-a-half years at home with a GPS ankle monitor due to credit for time already spent behind bars while awaiting trial and good behavior.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

Emergency workers and local officials are responding to news of a 28-year-old paramedic from Staten Island who was allegedly bitten on the face early Friday morning by an emotionally disturbed teenager in Brooklyn. Jenna Piscitello, of Great Kills, could have permanent scarring on her cheek from the attack, which occurred as medics were attempting to lay the female patient on a stretcher, according to a statement issued by the union representing city EMS workers.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: EMS World

No one was injured in an apartment fire on La Crosse’s northside Monday. Firefighters were called to the apartment building at 1208 Avon St. at about 6:55 a.m. When they arrived on scene, thick, black smoke was coming from a second story apartment in the multi-family building. It took the 22 firefighters about 5 minutes to put out the fire and account for all of the tenants in the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 9:09:38 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A group of citizens has launched an online petition encouraging city officials to preserve a North Side fire station instead of demolishing it for an updated facility. “The building is a cultural and economic asset that belongs to the taxpayers,” said the petition, which had just over 100 signatures Monday morning.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 10:24:15 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune - Metered Site

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges the public to complete any vegetative debris burning and check any previously burned piles for lingering embers before the snow melts, particularly in the storm-impacted areas of Langlade and Oconto counties. This is the safest time of the year to burn as fires are less likely to escape and cause a wildfire.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 8:32:26 AM - SOURCE: Antigo Times

VIDEO: Seven CenterPoint Energy workers were injured in a massive gas fire near Klein on Friday. It happened in the 18700 block of Gleannloch Lakes Boulevard around 6 p.m. Comcast crews were in the area working when they punctured a gas line, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office. CenterPoint Energy crews were then sent to fix the line.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

PHOTOS: A 52-year-old Ormond Beach woman died and five City of Daytona Beach firefighters were hurt following a traffic crash near Halifax Health Medical Center on Saturday. Just after 5 p.m., a Daytona Beach Fire Department truck flipped over after a collision with a silver Pontiac driven by the woman, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando

Several fire departments pulled recruits from the state’s fire academy after a city firefighter suffered a medical emergency while participating in a training drill Wednesday at the facility in Montour Falls, near Watkins Glen. Battalion Chief Sean McGarrity of the Ridge Road Fire Department, in Greece, Monroe County, confirmed that four department recruits were pulled from the training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science in Schuyler County.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times - Metered Site

PHOTOS: The Glenburn Fire Department lost its building and six trucks in an early morning fire Saturday. Lance Johnson, fire district board vice president and firefighter, said the department responded to a call at 5 a.m. Area fire departments from Lansford, Maxbass and the Minot Air Force Base assisted.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Minot Daily News

One firefighter was transported to UW Hospital after responding to a garage fire in the Village of Fall River. Fall River firefighters responded to a garage fire attached to an apartment complex at 361 Fox Trail Saturday, just before 9:00 p.m. Once on the scene, firefighters found smoke coming from one of the garages.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2021 5:10:04 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Fox Crossing officials say they’re investigating the cause of an early morning fire that ended up damaging a home Sunday. According to the Fox Crossing Fire Department, crews were called to the 700 block of Hummingbird Lane just before 6:30 a.m. for a report of a shed on fire. While traveling to the address, the Communications Center said they had confirmed it was a residential house fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2021 3:14:05 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Fire officials say one person has been displaced following an overnight fire at a Grand Chute duplex. According tot he Grand Chute Fire Department, crews were called to a building at 1110 South Nicolet shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, firefighters found flames coming from the roof, and crews entered the building to do a search, as well as attack the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2021 1:42:16 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay