Firefighters in Beaver Dam were on the scene of two separate factory fires on Friday morning. The first happened at Metalcraft of Mayville, and the second happened at the Kirsh Foundry facility less than two hours later. Fire Chief Alan Mannel said employees were evacuated at both facilities and no injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2021 5:36:06 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Oak Creek firefighter Jerry Biggart, who is part of the of the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, wants legislators to know how critical it is to keep the mask requirement in place. First responders encounter people every day, in small, confined spaces, who need help and are not wearing masks. “Firefighters and EMS workers are dealing with the outcome of the COVID virus and with the amount of sick people that we are seeing, we’re very concerned should anything be done to decrease the amount of masks being worn by the citizens in our state,” Biggart said in a news conference Tuesday, adding that many firefighters and EMS workers in Wisconsin have contracted COVID.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Examiner

A 72-year-old man who just returned home from the hospital after battling COVID-19 died in a fire at the Burnham Hill Apartments near 29th and Mitchell in Milwaukee early Thursday, Jan. 28. More than 80 were displaced. FOX6 News spoke with the devastated family of Nathaniel Beal, found dead in a third-floor unit where the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Six people died and 10 were injured following a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing facility in Gainesville. Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of burns at Foundation Food Group around 10:12 a.m. When units arrived, Zach Brackett of Hall County Fire Services said they found a large group of employees that had evacuated, along with multiple people who were experiencing medical emergencies in and around the facility.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGCL-TV CBS 46 Atlanta

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team has been deployed to assist the Chula Vista Fire Department in the investigation into the shoe store fire that injured four firefighters Monday. The fire broke out at around 5:40 p.m., inside the Action Footwear, at 655 H Street, according to the Chula Vista Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 39 San Diego

VIDEO: Firefighters were called to a fire Thursday evening at the Meredith Marina and Boating Center. Meredith police dispatch confirmed that a building was fully involved in flames. Witnesses said they heard and felt an explosion. Thick smoke could be seen coming from the area of the marina. "There was a loud explosion.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester

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