If there was ever a year where real-life heroes were needed most, 2020 might be it. The past 11 months have brought with them challenges requiring resilience, courage, and most importantly love to overcome them, and heroes to inspire all of us to put our best foot forward. SoCal-based global lifestyle brand UGG wants to celebrate these heroes, introducing three courageous Californians in their FEEL LOVE holiday campaign.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: V Magazine

The Kaukauna Fire Department is urging residents to help slow the spread of COVID-19 after an increase in coronavirus cases throughout the community is said to be putting a strain on the fire department’s effectiveness. On Friday afternoon, Kaukauna Fire Chief Jake Carrel shared on Facebook the following statement: “We all want nothing more than to get back to ‘normal’ but I urge all Kaukauna residents to please do everything in your power to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2020 1:29:34 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Two out of three public safety referendum questions to provide funding for the Elkhorn Fire Department to hire more firefighters and emergency medical services workers have been approved. The town of Geneva, town of Sugar Creek and city of Elkhorn each placed a referendum question on the Nov. 3 ballot to provide funding to the Elkhorn Fire Department to hire 13 additional full-time full-time firefighters and emergency medical personnel.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2020 1:46:08 PM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

Milwaukee firefighters fought two large blazes that broke out within minutes of each other Friday afternoon. On the east side, it took firefighters about 45 minutes to get a fire at the popular Hooligan's Super Bar, 2017 E. North Ave., under control. And as of 5 p.m., crews were still working to put out a fire at ReCommunity Recycling, a large recycling complex at 1401 West Mount Vernon Avenue in the Menomonee Valley.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 11:50:11 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Creating a better life for her family - that's the reason why Sakura Xiong joined the Milwaukee Fire Department Cadet Program. “I just want to have a good successful future,” said Sakura. She has been in the program for more than a year, and said it has its changes, but every day she feeling inspired and empowered to be a part a male-dominated field.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 7:32:49 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Firefighters on Thursday night, Nov. 12 responded to the scene of a house fire near Harvey and College in Waukesha. The call came in around 9:30 p.m. Upon arrival, crews were able to make an aggressive interior attack and extinguish the fire on the second floor of the home. Damage to the home is estimated to be $100,000.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 6:56:06 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

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