On Thursday, Harris County officials outlined all the actions it has taken over the past two years to enhance environmental monitoring and enforcement. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said since the ITC chemical fire that happened in Deer Park in March 2019, county officials have been taken numerous steps to protect the county's environment against threats to public health and safety.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

More infectious COVID-19 variants have emerged around the world, and experts are saying the United States must adapt to a changed pandemic playing field. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these variants spread more easily, and it’s unknown whether the illness caused is more severe.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Fifteen families have been affected by a Beaver Dam apartment fire Thursday night. Dodge County dispatchers received multiple reports of a structure fire on 108 Lakecrest Drive at about 6:20 p.m., according to a news release. The residence was a two-story apartment building with 16 units. Police first arrived to help evacuate tenants and prevent anyone from re-entering.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 9:23:05 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

One person is dead and another was injured following a fire Thursday morning, Jan. 28 at the Burnham Hill Apartments -- located near 29th and Mitchell in Milwaukee. The fire broke out just after midnight. The fire started on the third floor in a single apartment. A 72-year-old man from Milwaukee was found deceased inside the unit where the fire originated.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 6:37:56 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Aresidential home was severely damaged but nobody was injured after a fire on Hwy. 27 north of Sparta Tuesday. According to Sparta Area Fire District chief Mike Arnold, a child who lives at the residence returned from school shortly after 4 p.m. and saw the home full of smoke. She got two dogs out of the home and called her father, who called 911.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 1:03:30 AM - SOURCE: Tomah Journal

A Wisconsin firefighter has been a trailblazer of sorts for more than two decades now. But her unique claim to fame isn't as unique anymore. And she is just fine with that. Back in 1999, Jamie Lenzner took an oath: an oath to protect and serve the community of Antigo. If you take a closer look at some pictures from back then, it won't be hard to pick her out because she was the only woman in her class.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News

VIDEO: A female FDNY EMT was assaulted at the scene of a three-alarm fire in the Bronx that damaged seven businesses. The fire broke out on Westchester Avenue in the Parkchester section just before 6:30 a.m. Thursday, right near the elevated subway tracks. The fire appears to have started in a 99-cent store.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: One NASA Kennedy Space Center firefighter went above and beyond in his rescue back in October. A broken scaffolding left a team of painters hanging on the side of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. The painters were dangling 375-feet above ground while painting the flag on the VAB.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOFL-TV FOX 35 Orlando

The Bourne Fire Department has been selected to take part in a nationwide program with a goal of building a digital tool that will share information on community risk factors. Assistant Fire Chief David S. Pelonzi announced that Bourne Fire/Rescue and Emergency Services was selected by the National Fire Protection Association to participate in the second phase of the pilot program.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cape News - Metered Site

Scientists around the world are on the lookout for new COVID-19 variants, which are caused by mutations of the virus when its replication machinery makes an error. Experts say these mutations and the new variants are normal and to be expected. In recent months, so-called variants of concern have been identified in the U.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

When we need help, first responders are the ones who answer the call. Firefighters, EMTs, and police officers put their health and lives at risk every day to serve those in their community. During the pandemic, those risks have only become more pronounced as first responders venture into dozens of homes each week, many of them for COVID-19-related calls.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KERO-TV ABC 23 Bakersfield

A family of four escaped a fire at home thanks to a working smoke alarm on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The Racine Fire Department responded to a reported stove fire in the 1600 block of Prospect Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, fire crews noticed light smoke showing from a second floor window and were directed to a fire located in the kitchen.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 3:24:39 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Fire Department Administration Building downtown will bear the name of Alonzo Robinson, the first Black architect in the city and state, under a resolution a committee of the Common Council approved Wednesday. Robinson designed the Administration Building at 711 W. Wells Street, in addition to hundreds of other buildings in the Milwaukee area.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 1:47:43 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A fiery crash between a pickup truck and an antique Chevrolet was captured on camera on Sunday near Atlantic City, New Jersey. According to Galloway Township police, a Ford F-150 pickup truck hit the back of a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air about 8 p.m. Footage from multiple security cameras and broadcast on NBC News Philadelphia showed the antique vehicle burst into flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

A former Kansas City firefighter believes he’s developed a product that could be a game-changer in getting COVID-19 vaccines to people at the temperatures in which the doses need to be stored. On Tuesday, Edward Collins gave FOX4 an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at his company, Vaccine Pods. “We assure that these vaccines are making it to the end user and the shot in the arm and the proper temperature the entire time,” Collins said.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV Fox 4 Kansas City

AUDIO: Rescue 42 CEO Tim O’Connell describes how agency-owned Compact Rapid Deployable (CRD) units can provide an easy-to-deploy FirstNet cell tower that can be transported to an incident site with first responders, typically sooner than deployable can arrive from FirstNet, built by AT&T. AT&T cited the CRD program as part of its innovation announcement on Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IWCE's Urgent Communications

Every day at work for 15 years, Sean Mitchell, a captain in the Nantucket Fire Department, has put on the bulky suit that protects him from the heat and flames he faces on the job. But last year, he and his team came across unsettling research: Toxic chemicals on the very equipment meant to protect their lives could instead be making them gravely ill.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The New York Times - Metered Site

A piece of Sheridan history will soon return home. According to Sheridan Fire-Rescue Chief Gary Harnish, a 1919 American LaFrance Fire Engine used by the city more than a century ago has been located more than 2,000 miles away in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Even better, the Surfside Beach Fire Department is dedicated to helping the fire engine return home, and Harnish said he is excited for the engine to become part of the Sheridan community again.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Sheridan Press

On Millers Bay Tuesday afternoon, Oshkosh firefighters are prepared for a call they never want to get. “This is one of those low volume calls, but it’s very high risk,” Public Information Officer John Holland told Local 5. “So for us, the more training we do, the better.” When that call does come in, Holland says the department needs to be ready.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 11:18:38 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Wausau Fire Department’s Fire Chief Tracey Kujawa has announced her retirement effective April 1st of 2021. Chief Kujawa’s contributions to the Wausau and Stevens Point communities through her selfless service have been trailblazing and have made permanent positive impacts within both communities.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 5:43:45 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau