VIDEO: Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs joined Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and others to promote fire safety ahead of the Fourth of July. There are over 10,600 home fires that are started by grills each year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. During the summer, and especially in the upper Midwest, data also shows a significant increase in homeowners' insurance claims due to fires started by grilling activities.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO/PHOTO: July 6 marks the 80th remembrance of the deadliest single building or building complex fire in Connecticut history. The infamous Hartford Circus Fire happened on July 6, 1944. An estimated 168 people died that day, and experts say there were almost certainly more who lost their lives. Natalie Belanger, a public programs manager for the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, estimates there were between 8,000 and 9,000 people under the big top that sweltering summer afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSHU-FM 91.1 Fairfield

Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. Just two years ago, another mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven people dead near Chicago.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO/PHOTO: Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs joined Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and others to promote fire safety ahead of the Fourth of July. There are over 10,600 home fires that are started by grills each year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. During the summer, and especially in the upper Midwest, data also shows a significant increase in homeowners' insurance claims due to fires started by grilling activities.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 10:15:41 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A nonprofit paid off the mortgage on a family home of a Sun Prairie fire captain killed in the line of duty nearly six years ago, the organization revealed Tuesday. Capt. Corey Barr was killed in the July 10, 2018, explosion as he was helping people evacuate. The explosion leveled businesses and homes in downtown Sun Prairie, and also injured firefighter Ryan Welch.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 10:21:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

Monday marked the first day of the new month and the first day of new responsibilities for the Madison Fire Department, which will now provide fire prevention and protection services in the Town of Burke. MFD has provided emergency medical services in the town since 2016. In the past, the Sun Prairie Fire Department has responded to fires in Burke.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

Three adults and three children have died following a fire early Sunday morning in Necedah. Around 2:30 a.m. crews were called to a home on Morros Mile Road for a house fire with people still inside. When crews arrived several people were in the driveway, however, six people were reported to be inside the home.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

A large fire erupted at a barn in north suburban Woodstock on Monday, causing an estimated $1 million in damages, fire officials said. According to officials with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, the fire broke out at around 10:25 a.m. in the 1600 block of South Rose Farm Road. Firefighters arrived at the scene within six minutes and came upon a large barn that had been completely engulfed in flames, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago

VIDEO: Seattle firefighters are hoping the launch of new rescue equipment will turn back a troubling rise in water deaths. King County has seen elevated drowning numbers over the past four years, with the number of deaths increasing more than 60% since 2018. Now, Seattle firefighters respond to about 70 water rescues a year, according to recent data from the Seattle Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma

It took 45 minutes for firefighters to get a 35-year-old man out of a “heavily damaged” car following a car crash on Saturday, officials said. The man’s injuries were extensive, with low blood pressure, shock and internal bleeding. Quickly, firefighters and paramedics decided to try a new lifesaving method starting at the crash site: whole blood transfusion.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Republican - MassLive

PHOTO: At 1:22 am Sunday, June 30, 2024, the Fond du Lac Communications Center received a call for a garage fire at 567 County Road K in the City of Fond du Lac. Upon arrival crews found a detached two-car garage heavily involved in fire with the roof already collapsed and a pick-up truck next to the structure also heavily involved in fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac

Three firefighters were injured after two giant store signs came crashing down at the scene of a fire in Washington Heights. Flames broke out at 1281 St Nicholas Ave. near 174th Street just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The firefighters had just finished putting out a fire that swept through the stores - a snack shop and a beauty salon.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City

VIDEO: The Salt Lake City Fire Department has taken possession of a new state-of-the-art airport rescue vehicle now stationed at Salt Lake City International Airport’s Fire Station 12. The new bright yellow-green vehicle is a brand new 2023 Rosenbauer Panther apparatus or ARFF (Airport Rescue Firefighting Rig) as the firefighters at the station call it.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTU-TV FOX 13 Salt Lake City

PHOTOS: Video shows a wild street takeover in downtown Los Angeles coming to a fiery conclusion overnight. Preliminary information from stringer service OnSceneTV indicates the takeover occurred at the intersection of 18th and Main streets before 3 a.m. Saturday. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed the location and stated that upwards of 50 cars were present.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

VIDEO: The Colorado Springs Fire Department took to social media ahead of the Fourth of July and created a fun tik tok to spread awareness that fireworks are illegal in the city. In the TikTok video, a firefighter is holding a firework trying to figure out if they should light it, with the audio “don’t do it” in the background.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

VIDEO/PHOTOS: It looked like a major emergency response. But the only emergency was to make sure some special toys got delivered to the MACC Fund Center at Children’s Hospital. A month ago, we introduced you to Mary Schroeder, an 8-year-old with cancer. She asked if the community could help other children with cancer by donating to the MACC Fund’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorder’s toy closet.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2024 8:13:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

An early Friday morning fire at an apartment complex in Appleton caused roughly $50,000 in estimated damages and firefighters are investigating the incident. Around 3:30 a.m. on June 28, a call came into dispatch about a possible fire at an apartment in the 3200 block of East Parkside Boulevard, a release from the Appleton Fire Department stated.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO: Northcentral Technical College was presented with a ceremonial check of $25,000 Wednesday morning for a youth firefighter training grant. NTC was one of four winners of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services grant. The money will fund the school’s Youth Firefighter Academy, a partnership with Central Fire and EMS District and Abbotsford and Colby High Schools.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

One man remains in critical condition after an intense fire at a Brooklyn apartment building that firefighters say was sparked by a charging lithium-ion battery. The fire broke out inside the building just before 6:40 a.m. Thursday on Avenue M in the Midwood section. At least four people were hurt in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

Firefighters and police officers are brotherhoods that intersect when the public calls, and recently, when there’s a call for change in the law regarding partial-disability benefits. "I see zero drawbacks with this law [House Bill 5188]," Cpt. Steve McCormick of the Huntington Fire Department said. House Bill 5188 received unanimous support during this year’s regular session.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charleston Gazette-Mail - Metered Site