VIDEO: Firefighters early Wednesday doused a two-alarm blaze at an abandoned building in West San Jose, near O'Connor Hospital, according to the fire department. At about 2:20 a.m., multiple units responded to the scene of a structure fire in the 200 block of Bascom Avenue, near Forest Avenue, the San Jose Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

A small Morgan County community is safer after getting a surprise that will save lives. In Rugby, a new donated fire truck is the talk of the town. Rugby is mostly quiet, with few cars passing by the historic sign and the town's R.M. Brooks Store. But, on Tuesday night, the air was filled with sirens and the sky with flashing lights.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville

The La Crosse Fire Department named Bryon Stein, engineer and EMT, as our community’s ‘Firefighter of the Year’ Tuesday! Stein has been with the department for 25 years; his colleagues said he’s a tremendous leader, instructor, and is always willing to step up to help. He is also a talented singer, using his voice to raise money for community causes, including ‘Operation Fire Safe’ – a fire safety music video for kids.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 10:09:37 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A 96-year-old man, his daughter, and their family dog managed to escape a house fire Tuesday afternoon in the Town of Deerfield. According to the Dane Co. Sheriff’s Office, the woman called 911 shortly after noon, saying there was a fire in the kitchen ceiling and she was trying to get her father, who is in a wheelchair, out of the 100-plus year-old farm house.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 1:40:12 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Green Bay Metro Fire Department crews responded to the 1500 block of Nelson street Monday night around 9:30 for reports of house fire. Authorities determined the fire started in a garage that was attached to the home. It’s not know yet what caused the fire, but officials say the flames spread into the house.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 1:51:40 AM - SOURCE: WNFL Sport Radio

Six school buses that serve the Burlington Area School District and other west-end schools caught fire in their parking lot early Tuesday morning, prompting school in the district to be called off for the day. The cause of the fire is believed to be electrical and not suspicious, Racine County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Lt.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Times - Metered Site

VIDEO: Firefighters protected nearby buildings from flames that tore through an auto parts storage center early Tuesday in Cypress Park. Over 100 firefighters were battling the fire in the community north of downtown Los Angeles. Crews responded to the 1000 block of N. San Fernando Road at about 4 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

VIDEO: Dramatic video shows first responders rescue two people from a vehicle submerged into Long Island Sound during the nor'easter on Monday afternoon. Two people were in the pickup truck when it went 35 feet out into the water. Only the bed of the truck was sticking out. A woman in the truck got out through the rear window and was able to get onto the bed of the truck and out of the water, but a man in the truck was stuck.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

The Goodyear Fire Department is one of the first fire departments in the country to take a major step toward preventing firefighters from getting cancer from the important work they do. Goodyear opened up Station 186 near Willis and Rainbow Valley roads in early January. The station is one of three that will be built with special air partitioning systems to keep carcinogens away from firefighters in between calls.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix

With the Alabama state legislative session starting on Feb. 2, a bill has already been proposed to give more help towards first responders suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. When people hear the term PTSD, most do not think about firefighters, police officers, or other safety staff. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 30 percent of first responders are expected to develop some type of behavioral condition.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDHN-TV ABC 18 Dothan

La Crosse firefighters battled a fire Monday night and into early Tuesday morning in downtown La Crosse. The La Crosse Fire Department was dispatched for a fire on the back staircase at 304 Pearl Street, Casino Bar, with units responding to the scene in 3 minutes and 50 seconds. When crews arrived heavy fire and smoke were coming from the first and second floors, extending to the roof in the rear of the building.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 11:35:05 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

The time finally came to replace the old truck at Fire Station 5 in Eau Claire, and the new truck they received last week has the firefighters excited. Captain David Whitehouse says station 5 received the new truck because they respond to some of the city’s tallest buildings where the platform will be most important.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:23:40 PM - SOURCE: WLAX/WEUX Fox 25 La Crosse

VIDEO: Firefighters are battling a fire at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. Fire Chief Tim Dietman tells Action 2 News that crews are having trouble finding the source of the fire. Smoke can be seen on our Sturgeon Bay Skycam. Dietman says the fire is on a ship called the Roger Blough.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Multiple northwest Wisconsin fire departments responded to battle a garage fire in Bayfield County on Sunday afternoon. The Ashland Fire Department responded to the fire at 30465 Chapek Road in the Township of Eileen around noon. The garage was "fully involved" and 7000 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-DT ABC 10 Duluth

VIDEO: A huge fire broke out overnight inside a recycling plant in New Jersey. The 11-alarm fire is contained but is still not under control at Atlantic Fiber Company that started just after midnight Saturday. Firefighters from over 20 departments including Rutherford, Paterson, Lodi and Wallington responded to the fire on the brutally cold night.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

PHOTOS: A crew from Lakeside Fire House was sent to the hospital Sunday morning when their firetruck rolled off the road while it was snowing. Henrico Fire tweeted on Sunday, Jan. 31 around 10:50 a.m. that it received a call that one of its units -- Henrico Fire Engine 305 -- was involved in a rollover accident.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVEC-TV ABC 13 Hampton

Dylan Mercier was not unlike any number of boys growing up. He loved playing with toy cars and trucks. The St. Anne man, who recently had his Mack semi-tractor and trailer wrapped to pay tribute to firefighters, is now stepping into a world he never could have imagined. Mercier, who will soon turn the age of 20, was contacted by die cast toy manufacturer First Gear, Inc.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Journal - Metered Site

A Durham company is developing a new technology that will help fight COVID-19. It’s what EmitBio said will potentially save millions of lives. The handheld device is inserted into the mouth aims precise wavelengths of targeted light at a spot in the back of the throat known as your oropharynx. It’s turned on for five minutes, and later that same day the treatment is repeated.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTW-TV CBS 13 Florence

VIDEO: Beautiful, hand-made wooden American flags to benefit local fire departments -- that’s the idea behind Flags for Frontlines. Michael Jolley is a 17-year-old volunteer firefighter at Ryegate Fire Department. “I just have a passion for volunteer firefighting, I went to emergency services and criminal justice at Riverbank Career and Technical Center in Bradford where I just really found my passion in Emergency Services through that,” he says.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAX-TV CBS 3 Burlington

The Westby-Christiana Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire in Westby off of County X on Landis Road around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Joe Devine with the Westby-Christiana Fire Department says the home belongs to one of the department’s firefighters. The firefighter, his wife and children were all in the house at the time the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2021 1:37:47 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse