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

The Egg Harbor Fire Department will have to reorganize as a non-profit organization if it wants to continue fundraising to help pay for their operations. Attorney Randy Nesbitt notified Egg Harbor Fire Chief Andy Staats on Monday that the Egg Harbor Firefighters, Inc. had its corporation administratively dissolved by the State of Wisconsin back on May 29th, 2017.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 8:38:11 AM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News

Five people died this weekend after three fatal fires Saturday, Jan. 23, in Wisconsin. They were in Fort Atkinson, Grant County and Washington County. Five people died, and three of the victims were children. “It’s unfortunate that somebody does lose their life in these fires but we have to make sure that their deaths aren’t in vain," West Bend Fire Captain of Fire Safety Kenny Asselin said.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Miwaukee

A Grant county family has lost another child after a house fire over the weekend. With the death of 14-year-old Barbara Hurley, the house fire in Blue River is now the deadliest in Grant county, in Sheriff Nate Dreckman's memory. "I don't know if we've ever had this many, we've had a few over the years that I've been here but not with three," he said.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

An FDNY firefighter was knocked unconscious when an air conditioner fell from a window and struck him in the head while he was battling a Brooklyn blaze on Monday morning, sources said. The shocking incident took place outside a home in Bensonhurst and sent the smoke eater from Ladder 172 to the hospital where he was in serious condition, according to FDNY sources.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

After 36 years of service, a new Maritime Emergency Response Vessel is in the works with the help of a $750,000 allocation from Washington state. Last week, South King Fire and Rescue announced the department received the final contract appropriating $750,000 from the 2020 Washington state operating budget to pay for a major portion of the new fire rescue boat.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror - Metered Site

VIDEO: Four firefighters were injured including one with second-degree burns as crews Monday battled a fire at a commercial building in Chula Vista. Four workers also were inside the Action Footwear retail store in the 600 block of H Street, though all made it out safely on their own, according to the Chula Vista Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSWB-TV Fox 5 San Diego

Minutes — and even seconds — can make a difference in a medical emergency. But the global pandemic has first aid services across the globe trying to figure out how to balance disinfecting for COVID-19 and quickly returning ambulances back to service. Neptune thinks it solved the problem after they became the first town in the country to equip its fleet with a system that drastically cuts down the time it takes to sanitize ambulances after calls for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Asbury Park Press

Delaware is hitting pause on giving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to thousands of first responders in the state. The move affects an estimated 3,000 to 3,500 people, according to Delaware's Fire Prevention Commission. The men and women on the front lines are seeing high COVID-19 call volume and are concerned about when they'll be fully protected from the virus.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

The Merrill Fire Department said a driver was rescued after crashing their vehicle onto the ice of Wisconsin River Monday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., the Merrill Fire Department responded to the crash on the Wisconsin River near the 2000 block of W. Main Street in Merrill. Merrill Fire Chief Josh Klug said Lincoln County Dispatchers were able to keep the driver calm and advised him to not move around in the vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 1:31:46 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

VIDEO: One person was killed and two others badly injured after a Denver fire truck collided with a sedan Saturday afternoon. The fire truck was entering the Broadway and Speer intersection at 1:37 p.m. when it t-boned an oncoming car. The crew was en route to a potential structure fire and had its lights and sirens on as it was crossing the intersection, police said.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

VIDEO: While firefighters were responding to a fire at an Ocean Beach bar Friday night, a man allegedly climbed into a fire truck and stole a bag of equipment, according to San Diego police. The fire broke out at a single-story building at the intersection of Lotus and Bacon streets at around 9:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

A disciplinary hearing was held Friday afternoon for an Oklahoma City Fire Department Major who rushed a young burn victim to the hospital in his fire engine after waiting 20 minutes for an ambulance. Firefighters with knowledge about the disciplinary action tell KFOR that Maj. Corey Britt has been relieved of his role as a Senior Company Officer at Station 34.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOR-TV NBC 4 Oklahoma

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The office of the state fire marshal is investigating a fire Saturday night that destroyed a four-bay commercial garage and construction equipment at the home of Lisbon contractor Scott Kelly, president of Centuri Construction Group. The garage, located about 200 feet from Kelly's home on Kelly Lane, was a total loss, Deputy Chief Bob Robitaille of the Lisbon Fire Department, said Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Center Maine

One person is in the hospital after La Crosse emergency crews rescued the person near Grandad Bluff. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. La Crosse police asked La Crosse fire crews for help finding the person on the bluff, according to the La Crosse fire department. Fire crews performed a technical slope evacuation to bring the person to safety.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2021 8:35:43 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse