VIDEO: Within a year of a crash that killed two first responders and critically injured another, Lubbock Fire Rescue has taken steps to keep its personnel more secure when responding to crashes. Another tactic is in development. “We can’t sit there and allow tragedies to happen,” Lt. Phillip Grandon said.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBD-TV NBC 11 Lubbock

Illinois Senate passes law extending protection measures for first responders and essential workers for another six months. The law established back in the spring allows essential workers and first responders to file for workers' compensation benefits if they contract COVID-19 during the course of their employment.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAND-TV NBC 17 Decatur

VIDEO: The state is warning people that Christmas tree burning is not permitted at the Kaneohe Bay sandbar and they’re promising enforcement of any violators. State conservation officers got a tip Saturday about a tree bonfire, but were unable to identify those involved. Video posted online showed a tree burning gathering with a large number of people with no masks or social distancing.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

Fresno firefighters are kicking off what could be another record breaking year. “Last year we had a huge record number of fire, everything, homeless specifically we saw like a 95% increase,” Shane Brown with the Fresno Fire Department said. The new year is not bringing any relief. Brown said so far there have been 223 fires in the city and 123 have been caused by homeless activity — A 71% increase from last year.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGPE-TV CBS 47 Fresno

VIDEO: Three people were rescued from a large piece of ice that broke loose in the Bay of Green Bay Monday. It happened shortly before noon in the Town of Scott. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says the three people were fishing when a large chunk of ice, more than a mile long, broke off from the shore and stranded the anglers.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 5:17:49 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A group of long-term care residents can now see their families thanks to an iPad donated by Whitehall firefighters. It’s used by residents to video chat with friends and families as they can’t have in-person contact during the pandemic. First News at Nine’s Max Cotton spoke with firefighters and has more on what this donation means.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 4:59:55 PM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV Fox 25 LaCrosse

First responders will be next up for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. That announced Monday by state health officials who expect all 30,000 eligible police and firefighters will be able to get the vaccine if they so choose. This comes ahead of any formal announcement on who will receive phase 1B of the vaccine distribution.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 1:30:58 PM - SOURCE: WTAQ-WLUK 97.5 AM

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue says the cause of a Monday morning duplex fire is under investigation, but doesn’t appear to be suspicious. At 7:12 a.m., crews were called to 220 6th St. They found fire in a second floor ceiling. The fire was contained and crews continued with salvage and overhaul. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Peter O’Leary says the fire caused “moderate damage” to the unit.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 7:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Eight people were displaced from their home after a fire in Appleton early Monday. At about 3 a.m., the Appleton Fire Department was called to 1415 West Summer St. The fire departments says heavy flames were coming from the back of the house. It took crews about 30 minutes to get the fire under control.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 3:46:09 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

PHOTOS: Firefighters on Saturday morning extinguished a seven-alarm fire that started late Friday night in a Flushing storefront and extended into an adjacent building, according to the FDNY. After receiving a call just before midnight on Friday, Jan. 8, regarding the blaze at a three-story building located at 136-15 37th Ave.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: QNS.com

VIDEO: Multiple people were transported to local hospitals on Sunday afternoon, after Indianapolis fire officials said a woman ran a red light and crashed into a fire engine, causing a multivehicle accident crash on the east side. A 21-year-old woman driving a Ford Fusion eastbound on 10th Street failed to yield and struck an oncoming fire truck heading north on Arlington Avenue that had its sirens and lights activated, according to a news release from the Indianapolis Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Indy Star - Metered Site

Fire fighter occupational cancer is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service. In 2019, more than 75% of the names of fire fighters added to the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Wall of Honor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were of members who died from occupational cancer. In partnership with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN), the IAFF has designated January as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month to provide fire fighters the necessary tools and guidance to develop life-saving protocols for cancer prevention and to support those with a cancer diagnosis within their departments.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFF.org

On Jan. 10, 1962, all the talk was about bitter cold. At 3 p.m., with the temperature only 4 degrees, Carson Crocker was cutting a customer's hair at 702 Chouteau Avenue. Police officer Kenneth Jones tried to stay warm in his patrol car one block away. Major Nesbit worked inside the Ralston Purina feed mill that towered over the neighborhood just south of downtown.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metered Site

City of Burlington Fire Chief Alan Babe has an important message for Racine County residents who look to help first responders as the area continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Babe, selected from among many chiefs in Racine County, narrates a public service announcement through county social media feeds and on YouTube about stopping COVID-19 transmission.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MY Racine County

Officials say no one was injured after a chimney fire spread to the attic of an Allouez home Saturday evening. According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, crews were called to the 100 block of Gwynn Street at 7:20 p.m. for a report of a chimney fire. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the attic of the home, and fire coming out around the chimney and the side of the house.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2021 1:26:35 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

One person was injured early Sunday morning in a house fire on the south side of La Crosse. The La Crosse Fire Dept. was called to the home at 5203 Mormon Coulee Road around 1:50 a.m. When firefighters got there, heavy smoke and fire was coming from the single-story home. One person was injured early Sunday morning in a house fire on the south side of La Crosse.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2021 11:24:38 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Abusiness fire and two residential fires have kept Madison area fire departments busy to start 2021. At 1:18 a.m. on Thursday, Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to the 4600 block of Dovetail Drive in the town of Burke on a report of smoke and fire in the area and a building on fire, Assistant Chief Bill Sullivan said in a report.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal

VIDEO: A bang and a bright light woke up the quiet residential street. It was 1:30 a.m. in Carlisle, and a crashed car was burning. “We were the very first to be on scene,” said Grace Snyder, an EMT with Cumberland Goodwill EMS. Snyder is now being called a hero for her actions on the scene. The 18-year-old has only been at Cumberland Goodwill for six months.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York

PHOTOS: The CityHawk variant of Urban Aeronautics' Cormorant military VTOL aircraft has taken a step towards being used in emergency medical service (EMS) applications. Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with New York-based Hatzolah Air in August 2020, the non-profit medical transport organization has now preordered four of the aircraft.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Atlas

VIDEO: A family of seven is without a home after flames engulfed their house Thursday morning. Crews say they arrived at the scene in the 7400 block of Greenwell Street around 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7 to find a home and three vehicles ablaze. Four residents were home at the time of the fire and were evacuated from the home with the help of a neighbor, firefighters say.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAFB-TV CBS 9 Baton Rouge