The Appleton Fire Department report that crews were successful in controlling a fire that had ignited at the Copper Leaf Hotel in Appleton on Saturday morning. According to the station, at around 4 a.m., crews responded to a Fire Alarm at the Copper Leaf Hotel in Appleton. Officials say the initial report indicated to firefighters that the Fire Alarm was detecting presence of smoke in the basement of the building.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2021 5:35:40 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

A fire Friday in the town of Rice Lake resulted in about $135,000 worth of damage to a 30-by-100-foot quonset-style structure. According to a Rice Lake Fire Department news release: Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 12:05 p.m. to a structure fire located at 1858 19th St., the property of Darren Rohde.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2021 5:07:26 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

The State of Wisconsin is resuming enforcing a code provision requiring fire sprinkler systems in certain multi-family homes, a policy that may help stop a plague of home fires in the Milwaukee area this winter. Multi-family homes taller than 60 feet, or six stories, and with three or more attached dwelling units will need to have an automatic fire sprinkler system installed.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 5:55:10 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

The Cornell Area Fire Department is rallying behind one of their own after a firefighter was shot by a gun that discharged due to heat from a fire, ending up in the hospital. "He went from work and he was on a hose line spraying water. This was probably at least an hour into the fire when he was struck by a bullet that was shot out of a gun inside the house," said Fire Chief Dennis Klass, of the Cornell Area Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

The Oshkosh Fire Department received a rating of one by the Insurance Service Organization (ISO) for the first time ever. According to officials, the ISO rates over 40,000 fire departments across the nation based on a scale from one to ten. One is the best possible score and in 2020 only 388 departments nationwide received a rating of one.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Now that the city’s new fire engine is in service and responding to calls, the old 1989 Ford it replaced will be sold at auction. City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved the sale of Engine 7 through Ripon, Wisconsin-based Auction Associates. No date for the auction was provided. The truck no longer meets National Fire Protection Association specifications and would not be cost-effective to refurbish, according to a staff report.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: River Towns

A homegrown nonprofit working to help ease the stresses of active military members, veterans, first responders, and their families is on the cusp of getting its first forward operating base. The Delafield Town Plan Commission recently granted Wisconsin Heroes Outdoors the initial permission it needs to use the town’s former Fire Station #2, W329-S890 Kettle Moraine Drive, as its headquarters, and the town and the nonprofit are currently working out the details of a three-year-lease for the property.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: GM Today

VIDEO: Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire burned all day Thursday and into the next day. The fire broke out at the Richland Hills corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility for Advanced Foam Recycling at 2525 Handley Ederville Road, southwest of Texas 121 and Loop 820, at about 12:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Brockton fire truck that has been missing for a number of years is making its way home where it will serve as a permanent memorial to the lives lost at a deadly fire decades ago. The nearly 100-year-old Squad A truck was used to battle the massive Strand Theater fire in 1941 that claimed the lives of 13 firefighters, four of whom rode to the blaze in that very truck.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston

PHOTO: Making a positive difference in people's lives is what motivates Laurel Countian Nathan Kirby. So he took his artistic talents, his past and present experience and his passion for others and combined those qualities to enhance his interests to recognize his profession and the professionals who save lives.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Sentinel Echo

The process of tracking down where COVID-19 vaccines are available could soon get a little easier, thanks to a tool backed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal of VaccineFinder website is to make it easier for the public to find information about locations that carry vaccines in their communities and how to make an appointment.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Sgt. Dan Carbonaro of the Port Authority Police was in the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 when a bomb went off. He told the Staten Island Advance, “You couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. I was in Vietnam, and this was worse than any explosion I witnessed in Vietnam.” At 12:17 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Penn Live

Green Bay Metro Fire Chief David Litton joined Local 5 to talk about updates regarding the Green Bay Metro Fire Department (GBMFD). Chief Litton says the Bellevue Fire Chief resigned and was seeking other communities to potentially merge with, before finally setting on Green Bay. The merger will benefit taxpayers from both municipalities, says Chief Litton.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 7:58:28 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Consultants have determined the City of Platteville needs a new fire station. They proposed a nearly 32,000-square-foot concept that includes eight truck bays, training rooms, administrative offices and living quarters. A preliminary assessment indicated that a new structure could cost $8 million to $13 million.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Telegraph Herald

VIDEO: A massive fire destroyed a commercial building in Historic South-Central Los Angeles early Thursday morning and spread to a second building, officials said. Firefighters responded about 12:50 a.m. to the 3700 block of South Grand Avenue, near 38th Street, and found heavy fire coming from a one-story 100-foot-by-200-foot building, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: If you’re swimming in the Gulf in Panama City Beach this summer, you may notice a small boat-like device bobbing through the water. The City’s Beach Safety Department is officially adding remote-controlled rescue boats to its fleet. E.M.I.L.Y stands for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard and Panama City Beach now owns two of them.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBB-TV ABC 13 Panama City

VIDEO: An 8-year-old boy in the front seat of a fire truck isn’t something you see everyday. Conner Randell may be a little too young to reach the gas pedal, but he is old enough to ride along. “He gets a little taste of what being a firefighter is all about,” said Eastland firefighter Amanda Woodley.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Country Home Page

PHOTO: Growing up, Johna Denault spent hours on her homework due to her dyslexia. To find an escape from the stress, she turned to photography. "When I was 12, I started taking photos with my parents' Sears35MM camera," she said. "I took photos of nature and really enjoyed taking action shots. From then on, I knew I wanted to explore photography as a career.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site

Despite the 95 percent effectiveness at preventing coronavirus infection after two doses of its vaccine, Pfizer is now seeing what a third dose might do. The company announced Thursday that a booster dose is being studied among people who received their first doses of the vaccine more than six months ago.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

The Oshkosh Fire Department is being recognized as one of the best in the country. The department received an Insurance Service Organization (ISO) Public Protection Classification of 1, for the first time ever. The ISO rates over 40,000 fire departments all across the country on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being the very best.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2021 2:14:12 PM - SOURCE: WTAQ FM Green Bay