VIDEO: There is not an expiration date for honoring those lost to tragic events. That is why a local fire department has come together to honor victims of the Marshall County High School Shooting in 2018. The Possum Trot-Sharpe Fire Department dedicated their new truck to Bailey Holt and Preston Cope.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPSD-TV NBC 6 Paducah

Sharon Purifoy can remember her scariest day as a Milwaukee firefighter. It was her first day on the job in 2003. Nothing particular happened that day. But it was frightening for her to be starting a career in which life and death are separated by a very thin line. "The most scared I’ve ever been on the job? It had to be just walking in here.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 7:41:51 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

Just over a year ago, the now-famous 12-year-old English Bulldog named 'Tuff' fell through the ice, but was saved thanks to a quick response from the South Milwaukee Fire Department. Following Tuff's rescue, the fire department launched a fundraiser by selling t-shirts of Tuff, with the goal being to raise money to purchase water rescue equipment and to make a donation to the K9 for Warriors organization.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 6:48:38 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Two children are dead following an early Saturday morning fire in Northwestern Wisconsin. The fire broke out around 4 A.M. at W Semrad Road in Minong. It wasn’t immediately clear the ages of the deceased children. Authorities have yet to comment. According to a GoFundMe page, the family does not have insurance and has a goal to raise $25,000 to help with funeral costs and other expenses.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBJR-TV NBC 6 Superior

A fire in Fond du Lac responded to a reported garage fire with an explosion on Feb. 21, that left a home uninhabitable. Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue says they responded around 9:20 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the 50 block of W. Bank Street for a reported detached garage on fire with an explosion. When arriving the garage was fully involved on fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

A Stockton man was arrested in Richmond late Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder in the drive-by shooting incident that injured a firefighter and a paramedic in Antioch, and now authorities are searching for his girlfriend and 4-year-old son. The arrest of Darryon Williams, 26, followed a pursuit that traversed two counties and ended moments after Williams' vehicle collided with a parked vehicle in Richmond.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

VIDEO: A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Killeen, Texas, after the building's sprinkler systems failed to work due to frozen pipes. On Friday night, the Killeen Fire Department arrived at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Killeen to find "fire coming from the roof above the fourth floor of the four-story hotel," according to a statement from the fire department.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

When Jersey City firefighters were jarred awake in the wee hours of a cool spring night to put out a blaze in a nearby building, they pretty much knew what to expect. The call, which came in around 3:30 a.m. on May 4, 1949, was for a small fire that started on the first floor of a three-story tenement on Montgomery St.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

The life of a firefighter means being ready for anything. For some, the burden of tragic calls wears on them, which is why the Sandy Fire Department has made focusing on mental health a priority. For Firefighter EMT Tyson Astin, trying to keep his identities separate is of the utmost importance. “I don’t wear my uniform home,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

Trading professional hockey for a career as a Rome, New York firefighter is working well for Tim Sestito. Particularly for athletes, life can appear to move quicker than for people in other professions. For Sestito, grinding out a career in hockey for 13 seasons went in what seemed in a flash. Training camps, regular seasons, playoffs (including the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals with the New Jersey Devils), off-season workouts, the battle for a roster spot was a continuous competitive cycle.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIBX-AM 950

The Kenosha Fire Department’s plans for a new station and training facility moved one step closer to reality after a mostly favorable review from city officials Thursday. Interim Fire Chief Christopher Bigley and other staffers within the department discussed plans for Fire Station No. 4, 4810 60th St.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2021 1:02:39 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site

Jen’s Sweet Treats in Cudahy decided to do something sweet for a couple of first responders on Saturday, Feb. 20. The First Responders Women's Weekend Fundraiser allowed the community to give back through their appetites. The bakery is treating two families of first responders. Rochester Assistant Fire Chief Cathy Wagner passed away earlier this month.
- PUB DATE: 2/20/2021 11:08:35 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

When you think of firefighters.. most of the time you’d think of an adult… But the Onalaska Fire Department is looking to change that. Some high school students will soon have the opportunity to become certified firefighters. “I know when I was in high school I wasn’t thinking too much about what I wanted to be when I grow up, but I think this is an amazing career,” said Onalaska Fire Chief Troy Gudie.
- PUB DATE: 2/20/2021 10:29:06 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

The Waunakee Fire Department will take part in live fire training this weekend. Officials said firefighters will train in structures owned by Dane County Parks. The buildings are on the northeast corner of the Highway 19 and River Road roundabout. Firefighters will be doing a few live burns Saturday and will burn down four of the structures, including the house and one of the barns.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 1:42:37 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to a building fire near Cluster Ct. in Allouez Thursday. When firefighters arrived around 6 p.m., a release says they saw smoke coming from a single-family basement. The fire department says they were able to control the fire and extinguished it within 10 minutes of arriving at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEOS: Firefighters are trying to take down a massive fire with little water in the Stone Oak area. The Bexar-Bulverde Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) responded to the fire first, which was reported at the Cortland View apartment complex off TPC Parkway around 1 p.m. Bexar-Bulverde VFD Chief Jerry Bialick said his crews immediately began to investigate and could smell smoke.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC 4 San Antonio

VIDEO: Unbelievable video from WGN News’ Skycam 9 captured a firefighter jumping to safety while battling a massive fire in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. The extra-alarm fire started around 7 a.m. Friday at a building in the 2700 block of South Lowe. Power lines in the area were catching fire, causing a bigger problem for firefighters to control the flames.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago

On Louisville's South 13th Street stands an old brick building - like so many other brick buildings from a century ago. This one has a large "Eight" carved in stone at the top. Many may drive right past it without knowing its history, but the building was the very first firehouse in Louisville to house African American firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville

Crime scenes, fire scenes and accident scenes eventually are cleared, but the spirit of service for those who respond to them remains. “It’s just in our nature. Just because we clock out at the end of the day doesn’t mean our desire to help goes away,” said Charlie Phipps, with Chatham Emergency Services.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC-TV CBS 11 Savannah

As part of President Biden’s push to get at least 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses into the arms of people in the U.S. by the end of April, the White House announced February 9 it will begin shipping doses to 1,300 federally qualified community health centers. These organizations primarily serve patients from Black and brown communities who fall below the poverty line.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scientific American