PHOTOS: The Lorenzo Volunteer Fire Department accepted a $16,300 grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help convert an excess military Stewart Stevenson truck into a firefighting vehicle. The Texas A&M Forest Service administers the assistance program and the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, which awarded Lorenzo VFD with the truck.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

PHOTOS: A retired, 29-year Middletown firefighter and WWII veteran marked his 102nd birthday this weekend in style, with a large vehicle parade and a visit from several state and local officials. John Cyrulik Sr.’s family decorated his front yard, and bundled him up in a blanket under a tent on the cold, rainy Saturday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Middletown Press

Five family members are displaced Monday afternoon after fire started in their kitchen. The Watertown Fire Department received a call around 2:30 p.m. from the City of Watertown Dispatch Center about a building fire at 1153 Boughton Street. According to a news release, the occupants of Building 6 called 911 for a kitchen fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 5:36:31 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: As others were desperately trying to get to safety, a local man is being honored for taking action to make sure they could on Friday. And his actions may be why a bad situation didn't become much worse. Officials said William Cox was among the first on the scene when a fire broke out at Fairington Village Apartments in Stonecrest on Friday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Five emergency responders will be the first members of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department to get the COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, a sign that “the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news release. The group, designated "The First Five," are FEMS Chief John Donnelly, the department’s Medical Director Dr.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington DC

The team behind a new wellness program created specifically for firefighters said they hope early cancer screening will help save lives. The Medical Center of Aurora and Potomac Primary Care are launching the new effort called the Firefighter Wellness and Cancer Screening Program. “They support and protect our Colorado communities and now it’s time for us to protect them,” said Amie Shae, the oncology program manager at The Medical Center of Aurora and part of the team that created the new program.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver

PHOTOS: A group of Fort Lauderdale firefighters had quite the surprise when a coyote wandered into their fire station Sunday morning. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue tweeted a photo of a coyote creeping in front of a fire truck parked inside their bay. “Not sure who was startled more as they ran in opposite directions,” the department quipped in a tweet.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

PHOTOS: Water is essential when it comes to fighting fires, but there must be something special in the water in Grand Blanc Township. Their firefighting family just got a whole lot bigger. Seven of the 39 firefighters in the department became dads this year. The adorable babies joined their firefighting fathers for a photo on Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJRT-TV ABC 12 Flint

The Madison Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Madison’s west side Sunday morning, according to a firefighter at the scene. The homeowner, Donna Gray, said she and her husband were relaxing by the fireplace this morning when she started to smell smoke. After realizing it wasn’t coming from the fireplace, her husband searched the house but couldn’t find where it was coming from.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2020 1:53:09 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

Abel Sauceda was a young man on a mission Saturday morning. And he was outfitted and ready to go to work. Sporting a police officer costume, Abel, 5, of Pleasant Prairie, hooked up with Pleasant Prairie Police Officer Zach Dutter and took to the aisles of the Kenosha Meijer store to scout out items from his Christmas wish list.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2020 1:03:02 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

One person is dead in a house fire in Medford early Saturday morning. At 1:20 a.m., the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a house was on fire at the 1100 Block of South 8th Street in Medford. Officers on scene found an attached garage on fire and the house filled with smoke, according to a release from the Medford Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2020 5:46:33 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Fire caused minor damage to an Oconto tavern Friday night. Approximately 10 people inside at the time evacuated, said Oconto Fire Rescue Chief Josh Bostedt. No one was injured. OFRD was called at 8:49 p.m. to the Shiloh Lounge, 124 Chicago St., for smoke in the building and basement, but firefighters learned en route that flames could be seen.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2020 1:50:16 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

An evening news broadcast in March sparked an idea for Kolby Kolbet: Could a space-age looking helmet used in Europe play a role in reducing coronavirus risk while transporting patients in the U.S.? Months and many hours of testing later, the Sea-Long helmet worn by COVID-19-positive patients is now part of medical transport company Life Link III’s standard operating procedure when transporting those requiring oxygen.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: West Central Tribune - Metered Site

The Fire Stations in both Whitefish Bay and Shorewood that started last year are now complete. The Shorewood Station remodel started in December 2019, according to North Shore Fire/RescueChief Robert Whitaker. The Whitefish Bay Station remodel started in June 2019. Whitefish Bay station was built in 1953 and had limited updates, other than the kitchen, since then.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Whitefish Bay Patch

VIDEO: A massive warehouse fire in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood Thursday morning drew hundreds of firefighters to fight the massive flames, with smoke visible for miles. "We couldn't believe it," said Blanca Valderas, witness. "We were like in shock." The 4-11 alarm fire broke out an auto body supply factory at 4425 W.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

VIDEO: The San Francisco Fire Department is reviving a tradition that began and ended seven decades ago: a competition to determine the best-decorated fire station. The year was 1948 when San Francisco firehouses began a fierce competition to be named the best-decorated fire station. The grand prize was $1,000.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

VIDEO: A 118-year-old firetruck was restored by Willard Fire Chief Ken Scott and his firefighters. The truck, known as Queen City 2, was given to the Willard Fire Protection District from retired assistant chief Bub Herbert who attempted to restore Queen City 2 himself. Scott said it operated in Springfield during 1902 before rolling over during a fire emergency.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ozarks First

PHOTOS: An evening news broadcast in March sparked an idea for Kolby Kolbet: Could a space-age looking helmet used in Europe play a role in reducing coronavirus risk while transporting patients in the U.S.? Months and many hours of testing later, the Sea-Long helmet worn by COVID-19-positive patients is now part of medical transport company Life Link III’s standard operating procedure when transporting those requiring oxygen.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: West Central Tribune - Metered Site

VIDEO: Delray Beach Fire Chief Keith Tomey said he was grateful for the team of heroes who recently rescued him when was suffering from chest pain at his home in Coral Springs. Tomey was having a heart attack, he said. He said he was very pale, sweaty, and had shortness of breath. He decided to get inside the house and his wife called 911.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

The Milton Joint Fire Commission will begin negotiations with the City of Janesville to merge the municipalities’ fire departments. The board voted Wednesday night to authorize fire chief Ernie Rhodes to work out details with Mark Freitag and other Janesville city leaders for a potential contract. The fire commission debated whether to move forward with the full consolidation, but they acknowledged they can’t know all of the details about what the merger would look like until they see the potential contract with Janesville.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2020 1:42:52 PM - SOURCE: WCLO-AM 1230