Over 50 firefighters from more than 10 departments responded to a large structure fire near Valders on Saturday. According to Valders Fire and Rescue, crews from Valders and St. Nazianz Fire Department received a call for a fire on Middle Road at around 4:45 p.m. Dispatch reported it as a barn fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 10:33:18 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV ABC 5 Green Bay

The Atlantic City firefighters union, saying the city has shown “blatant disregard” for the health and safety of its members, has sued the city and state after six firefighters tested positive last week for the coronavirus, potentially exposing 65 firefighters to the pandemic. The union’s complaint, filed Friday in Superior Court, alleges that the department’s policy of directing firefighters to return to work after they were exposed to infected coworkers, but tested negative themselves for COVID-19, risks spreading the coronavirus among firefighters, their families and the public.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Metered Site

Almost half the US is reporting increased numbers of new COVID-19 cases as health experts warn of a potential coronavirus surge in the fall and winter. As of Sunday, the number of new coronavirus cases has increased by at least 10% or more compared to the week before in 21 states, most of them in the West, according to a CNN analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

PHOTO: Three China Grove firefighters were injured Friday morning after the firetruck they were riding in overturned while responding to an emergency call. The firefighters — George Stewart, Cameron Harwell and Adam Wingler — were all taken to the hospital with minor injuries, said Town Manager Ken Deal.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Salisbury Post

VIDEO: A Naperville firefighter found a creative way to tell residents ‘Get Your Mask On’. You may have heard Florida Georgia Line's song 'Get Your Shine On', but one Naperville firefighter and paramedic has a different version. Billy Croft wrote 'Get Your Mask On' as a way to promote public safety and bring a little humor to life amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM News Radio

Despite the cancelation of the annual Tunnel to Towers 5K run and walk due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some people still walked through Battery Tunnel on Sunday. Frank Siller, brother of fallen firefighter, Stephen Siller, showed up to honor the memory of those who died on September 11, 2001.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Silive.com

Authorities announced one person died early Friday morning following a mobile home fire in the Village of Argyle. Just before 5 a.m, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a mobile home fire at 400 Galena Street. The Argyle Fire Department, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, Argyle Police Department, Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation and the Wisconsin Fire Marshal’s Office all responded to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2020 10:29:29 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

No injuries were reported following a fire at Behr Iron and Metal, 201 Wheeler Ave., on Saturday afternoon, according to South Beloit Fire Chief Dan Zerfass. The department responded at around 2:02 p.m. and requested mutual aid from area departments after encountering heavy fire and plumes of smoke at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2020 8:42:15 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

One person is dead and three others have been displaced after a house fire in Green Bay on Saturday afternoon. According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, at around 3 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the area located in the 800 block Harrison Street for reports of a structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters say light smoke was seen coming from the first floor and basement areas of the structure.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2020 7:30:15 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Twelve adults and four children are now displaced after a Milwaukee home caught fire and flames spread to two other neighboring homes Friday evening. Milwaukee Fire Department Battalion Chief Brian Gardner said at a press conference that the fire began at the home that eventually become fully engulfed in flames, near 33rd and Cherry around 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 6:04:37 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Milwaukee Fire Department Chief Mark Rohlfing announced Friday that he is retiring effective Oct. 30. "The firefighters of the Milwaukee Fire Department are second-to-none; they are truly caring and selfless professionals. Thank you all for letting me become a member of the Milwaukee Fire Department family," he said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 3:45:08 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Firefighters pulled two people from a burning Menasha home Thursday afternoon. Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue was called around 2:15 p.m. Thursday to a house fire in the 700 block of Second Street in Menasha, according to a news release. Firefighters searched the house and removed two people. The fire department did not say whether the two people survived the fire or were injured.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 1:56:48 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com

PHOTOS: On Thursday September 24, 2020 at 2:50 pm the Bath Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a working structure fire at T&R Environmental Services Haz Mat building located next door to T&R Towing on Route 415 North of the Village of Bath. Large plumes of heavy black smoke could be seen for miles.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WETM-TV NBC 13 El Mira

VIDEO: Tamara Thacher is believed to have died from her job as a firefighter, years after running into burning buildings. Her memorial last December was a time of reflection, not just of her life and service but the illness that cut her life short. The Sacramento Fire Department said her cancer is presumed to be the result of exposure to toxic chemicals firefighters potentially encounter every day.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTXL-TV FOX 40 Sacramento

The first study to analyze the structure of the novel coronavirus from two waves of infection in a major city found that a more contagious strain dominates recent samples, researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital said on Wednesday. They examined more than 5,000 genomes from viruses recovered in the earliest phase of the pandemic in Houston, an ethnically diverse city of 7 million, and from an ongoing more recent wave of infections.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo News

Most people don't start a full-time career in their 60s. Lyle See isn't most people. At 80 years old, he’s been an EMT for decades alongside a career in human resources and working as a firefighter. His first run was in 1962, shortly after he graduated from Olivet College, responding to the call of a woman with a heart issue.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lansing State Journal

Firefighters risk potential exposure to the coronavirus when responding to calls, but their equipment doesn’t always provide full protection. Thanks to a $1,200 grant from the SSM Health St. Clare Foundation, the Baraboo Fire Department will be able to equip its first responders with new “adaptive filters” that snap onto their air masks, blocking more particles than an N95 mask and providing full-face protection, representatives said.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2020 4:41:27 PM - SOURCE: Baraboo News Republic

Bellevue village leaders voted unanimously Wednesday to consider a merger with the Green Bay Metro Fire Department. Bellevue has its own fire department with 9 full-time and 24 part-time employees and it’s contracted with County Rescue for rescue services through 2021. It started 24/7 staffing in January (see related story).
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2020 3:48:31 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Kilbourn Fire Department in Wisconsin Dells is gearing up for fire prevention month to raise awareness about averting kitchen fires and beginning its year-long smoke alarm program. This year’s theme for fire prevention week, which runs October 4-10, is “Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen” to raise awareness of kitchen fires.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2020 10:08:50 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Dells Events

To better improve its efforts on the mental health of employees and community members, Western Lakes Fire District has started a K9 therapy program. Assistant Chief Matthew Haerter called it an "expansion of an aggressive pursuit for better employee mental health." "It's something that has been in the district's sights for a couple of years," Haerter said.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2020 7:07:17 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel