Only three US states are reporting a decline in new COVID-19 cases compared to last week, as the country hit its highest daily rate of new cases in almost two months. As of Saturday night, new cases were down in Texas, Missouri and South Carolina, while 21 states reported a rise in cases and a little more than half held steady compared with the week before.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

PHOTOS: A volunteer firefighter was injured Saturday evening when he swerved to avoid another vehicle and overturned the firetruck in Breezy Point, Queens, FDNY fire officials said. The injured firefighter was taken to Community Hospital in Brooklyn where his injuries were not considered serious. The crash occurred at 5:27 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AM New York

PHOTOS: A dozen hot air balloon pilots were in the air over Battle Creek Saturday to thank those working during the pandemic. The flight was part of a world-wide effort by balloon pilots to honor front-line workers. Called "Lifting Spirits Around the World," the flights were to say to front-line workers "that we are all very grateful and thankful for them," according to Tom Brown, one of the organizers of the Battle Creek flight.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Battle Creek Enquirer

It is the end of an era for the Milwaukee Fire Department. Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing will retire at the end of October -- and he sat down with FOX6 News to talk about his tenure in Brew City. This is not the first time Rohlfing has retired. But the outgoing fire chief is confident it will be the last.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 9:27:21 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTO: Fire destroyed a detached garage shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday on Janesville’s near east side. Firefighters were called at 1:08 p.m. to 460 Glen St. Battalion Chief Ryan Murphy said no one was injured, and a cause was not immediately determined. The garage, with two cars inside, was engulfed in flames when Janesville firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 5:17:44 PM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

The Janesville Fire Department says an estimated $420,000 in damage was caused by a corn dryer fire at the Metcafe Brothers Farm Saturday. The JFD and Milton Fire Department were dispatched to 5300 block of E. County Trunk MM for a corn dryer fire. Additional resources were requested and the JFD worked with farm personnel to extinguish the fire and unload remaining corn from the dryer.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 11:40:18 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Multiple fire crews responded to a large fire at an egg farm near Palmyra early Saturday morning, Oct. 3. According to a Facebook post from Palmyra Public Safety, it happened in the W200 block of State Highway 59. Officials say the building is a complete loss. There were no injuries to citizens, firefighters, and animals.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 10:15:10 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The Milwaukee office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is offering a $5,000 reward for information about persons of interest in the Kenosha arson investigations. Several Kenosha businesses and vehicles were set ablaze between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for the positive identification of individuals in videos and photos who could further the investigation.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 3:07:17 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Two flight teams from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command traveled from Madison to Sacramento, California to help with the recent wildfire outbreak. According a release, the teams traveled in early September more than 1,700 miles and it took almost four days.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 7:36:12 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The Riverside Fire District will soon have a new station. A groundbreaking was held Thursday afternoon for the new building. All the vehicles and equipment from their current station on Schofield Avenue will be moved into one central location in the new building. The current station two on Alexander Avenue in Rothschild was built back in 1959.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 6:10:54 AM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

Firefighters are crediting an apartment sprinkler system with saving multiple lives at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Winnebago Street. Crews were dispatched to the Carbon Apartments at Union Corners just before 5 p.m. Thursday night for a report of thick black smoke coming from under the door of a second-floor apartment.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 6:04:04 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Two people were displaced from their home after a fire in Bellevue Thursday night. At about 9:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at 2219 Moonrise Ct. Flames were showing from a home at that address. Crews put out the fire, which started in the chimney area, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 5:37:46 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

New Yorkers can now download a free app to their smartphones that will alert them if they come near people who test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday the launch of the state's new COVID Alert NY app. New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware will offer their own versions of the app as well.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Nyack-Piermont Patch

Officers with the Riverside Police Department had a woman in a pink dress stand up outside their patrol car for witnesses to identify after she allegedly stole a fire truck and took it on a joy ride Thursday night. The 31-year-old woman is suspected of stealing a Riverside Fire Department truck and taking it on a joyride while first responders were handling a life-threatening medical emergency.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles

The City of Glendale has a new peer support program they hope will help end suicide growing rates among firefighters. The program is one of the first of its kind in the state, addressing nationwide statistics that firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than on the job. One hundred twenty times a day, that’s the amount firefighters here in Glendale are called to duty.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KASW-CW6 & KTVK-3TV (azfamily.com)

Springfield firefighters have released a series of videos in honor of Fire Prevention Month. According to the City of Springfield, the videos will be released throughout October on the Springfield Fire Department’s social media pages. Here is a list of all seven of the educational videos: Cooking Safety (by Firefighter Justine, for fourth and fifth graders); Firefighters Are Our Friends (by Firefighter Tanner, for PreK-K); Stay Away From Dangerous Things (by Firefighter Geoff, for PreK-K); Recognizing Home Hazards (by Firefighter Tanner, for first-graders); Escape Drills in the Home (by Firefighter Mark, for second-graders); How and When to Call 911 (by Firefighter Mark, for third-graders); and The Fire Triangle (by Firefighter Geoff, for fifth-graders).
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLR-TV CBS 10 Springfield

A very cool historical look at the volunteer fire service in Maryland from WMAR-TV in Baltimore. The half-hour documentary is from October 10, 1969 and has film from fire companies in a number of counties throughout the state. There is also a section on University of Maryland’s Fire Service Extension, the forerunner to Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: STATer 911

Waupun City Council approved a new ambulance contract Tuesday that city officials hope will provide more reliable service. The council approved a contract with LifeStar Emergency Services to provide services to 10 jurisdictions within the Waupun Ambulance District. The contract for two 911 ambulances will cost the city $66,000 a year and covers Sept.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2020 1:57:14 AM - SOURCE: WISC News - Metered Site

Faced with a choice between finding a way to pay Wausaukee Rescue Squad, Inc. a contract price large enough to provide full time paid employees or letting their residents go without rescue squad service as of January 1, representatives of the squad and the four municipalities it serves met on Tuesday evening, Sept.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2020 1:06:02 AM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times

A tractor-trailer driver was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving in Hanover County Circuit Court on Wednesday for a 2018 crash that left Hanover County Fire & EMS Lt. Brad Clark dead and several other firefighters injured. The driver, Lester Labarge, faces up to 11 years in prison when he is sentenced.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond