Three mobile homes are damaged - two a total loss - following a fire in Chippewa County Thursday. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. at the Cindy Lake Mobile Home Park on Stillson Road in the Town of Lafayette. The Chippewa Fire District says the fire started in one home, then spread to two adjacent homes.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

A resident and their pet have been displaced after a senior living apartment building fire in Sun Prairie Thursday that caused $5,000 in damage. Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue responded to the apartment building on the 600 block of Thomas Drive at around 5:55 p.m. for a reported fire, Assistant Fire Chief Bill Sullivan said.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal

VIDEO: A Civil Air Patrol pilot was killed when a small plane slammed into multiple vehicles that were parked on a residential street in Pacoima on Thursday morning, igniting a fire near several homes, officials said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, which occurred shortly after 11:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 News Los Angeles

While Emergency Medical Service workers and firefighters were 15 times more likely to contract the coronavirus than members of the public during the early weeks of the pandemic, the Fire Department's decision to exempt firefighters from responding to calls involving COVID symptoms made them five times less likely to develop infections than their EMS counterparts, according to a study led by Dr.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Chief-Leader - Metered Site

As COVID-19 cases across Connecticut continue to climb, first responders in eastern Connecticut are asking for more regular access to COVID-19 testing. Members of the Region 4 EMS Council, covering New London County and parts of Windham County, are working to secure weekly, in-station testing for their members.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 West Hartford

"Grey's Anatomy" is kicking off its 17th season on ABC. The celebration includes a crossover with their firehouse friends at "Station 19." The blended families of both series allow fans to see the doctors and the firefighters combine their TV worlds; it's even more fun for the actors on both shows. "What I love is the writers treat it like one big world," said "Station 19's" Jason George.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 News Los Angeles

A marina fire in Scottsboro, Alabama, earlier this year illustrated how such a situation can turn tragic in just minutes. At 12:35 a.m. on January 27, 2020, a man living aboard a houseboat at Jackson County Park Marina awoke to a “popping” sound and smoke filled the cabin. According to the report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the owner told investigators he saw flames coming from the forward bulkhead near the vessel’s electrical panel.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Marina Dock Age

Two dogs were killed early Wednesday afternoon as a fire swept through a home on Madison’s north side. According to the Madison Fire Dept., multiple people reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the house, on Arizona Circle. Neighbors added they didn’t think anyone was home, but there were multiple pets inside.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 1:36:36 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

The Rock Co. Medical Examiner has released the name of the 58-year-old man who died early Monday morning in a Janesville house fire. The Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as Steven J. Stephenson. Its preliminary results indicate the Janesville man died from injuries sustained in the blaze. According to the Janesville Fire Dept.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 1:36:24 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Racine firefighters found an unconscious man when they responded to a call that smoke was coming from a home Wednesday morning on the 1700 block of Franklin Street. The neighbor making the call indicated that an adult male was at the stairs and possibly deceased. Racine Fire Department Engine 6 arrived at 9:07 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 7:56:51 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

For nine hours on Monday, the Port Washington ambulance service didn’t have enough emergency medical technicians to staff its ambulance, Fire Chief Mark Mitchell told the Police and Fire Commission Monday. The calls that came in to the department instead had to be handled by the Grafton ambulance crew, Mitchell said.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 1:09:03 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press

VIDEO: The wife of a South Florida firefighter died after a fire broke out in their Homestead home Tuesday afternoon, fire officials confirmed Wednesday morning. A GoFundMe created for the firefighter identifies him as Corey Logan. It states Logan has been with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for over 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ NBC 6 Miami

The FDNY will be ditching its disposable protective coronavirus masks for reusable ones, officials said Tuesday. New elastomeric respirator masks will be distributed to Emergency Medical Service members and firefighters in the weeks to come, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. “This is a substantial piece of equipment, but it will take us out of the supply chain for N95 masks that the whole world uses,” Nigro told the Daily News.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

VIDEO: Crews responded to what they described as a stubborn fire at an abandoned building in New Haven. Officials said the fire broke out Thursday morning on the 200 block of Winthrop Avenue. The call originally came in around 3 a.m. as a brush fire. First responders arrived and found flames in one of the buildings.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford

Three first responders were hit while responding to a crash in Frederick County that left a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries, the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services said Tuesday. First responders were called to the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle in the 12900 block of Stottlemyer Road near Wolfsville just after 4:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

As hospitals in the state reach capacity and face dire staff shortages, North Dakota will now allow healthcare workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 to continue working in coronavirus units, officials announced this week. Hospital administrators have asked for the extraordinary action to be taken, Governor Doug Burgum said at a Monday press conference, and interim State Health Officer Dirk Wilke amended an order to allow the new measure to take effect.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO: It played a pivotal role in helping firefighters contain the fire at "the cheel" restaurant in Thiensville Sunday, Nov. 8, and on Wednesday, FOX6 News got a behind-the-scenes look at the Ozaukee County Division of Emergency Management's drone program. The building "the cheel" sat in was originally built in the 19th Century and remodeled several times.
- PUB DATE: 11/11/2020 11:23:43 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox 6 Milwaukee

A Winnebago County fire department wants to add to its fleet of vehicles. The Town of Winchester is hoping to purchase a UTV or utility terrain vehicle to better serve its community. Two dozen volunteer firefighters and EMS make up the Town of Winchester Fire Department. The deputy chief tells Action 2 News the department is looking to grow both in manpower and in machinery.
- PUB DATE: 11/11/2020 2:45:07 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Two Brown County Sheriff’s Deputies are being hailed as heroes for pulling a man out of a SUV after it erupted in flames in a crash. Investigators say the driver deputies saved early Wednesday morning was drunk, and Action 2 News has obtained dash cam video of the moments officers jumped into action to save the man’s life.
- PUB DATE: 11/11/2020 2:45:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

It's been 11 months since a building on Martin Luther King and Wright Street was heavily damaged by an arson fire. There's now a reward of up to $5,000 for information about two suspects. The building housed a Metro PCS store and a hair salon. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Milwaukee Field Office and the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Police Department released video showing the suspects they're looking for.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2020 1:19:35 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee