A rural fire chief and several of her volunteer firefighters in Oregon lost their homes and station house to the Holiday Farm Fire as they battled the blaze over the last few days. Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Chief Christiana Rainbow Plews is among thousands of first responders who have been combating the fires that have ravaged the West Coast for weeks.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Gunfire early Sunday morning rocked a section of the West Rogers Park neighborhood that has long been known as a quiet place to live. As CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross reported, the bullets went flying in all directions on California Avenue between Rosemont and Granville avenues. Booze bottles and trash littered West Ridge Plaza on the west side of California Avenue on Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

Cleveland Fire Fighters Union President Tim Lally and the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters hopes a new study on dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center attack will provide some answers for those still suffering 19 years later. The study, which started on Sept. 1, is being conducted by Dr.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV ABC 5 Cleveland

Bernie Bierman rubbed his smoke-reddened eyes and managed a grin of relief. It was just after 4 a.m. on Sept. 24, 1936, and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football coach was standing across the street from the Florence Hotel in downtown Missoula as it went up in flames. Bierman was out his watch, hat, shaving kit and key ring, all left back upstairs in his haste to escape.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Missoulian

The City of Oshkosh just got an exciting new addition to its already scenic area. On Saturday, the Oshkosh Fire Department held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome its department’s new training tower. The tower was built on the site of their future training facility located on 221 N. Sawyer Street in Oshkosh.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2020 7:45:36 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Thoughts of the first responders who died on 9/11 weigh heavy on one Wisconsin man attempting to break a world record in honor of fallen police officers and firefighters. Nate Carroll is attempting to break the record of most push-ups done in a 12-month period by completing 1.5 million. On Saturday, Carroll put a good dent in his challenge by doing nine sets of 414 push-ups in honor of the 343 firefighters and 71 police officers who died on 9/11.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2020 2:27:12 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Police suspect a woman was driving drunk when she crashed her vehicle into a home early Saturday morning on the city's east side. According to Green Bay police, a 36-year-old Green Bay woman drove into a home on the corner of East Mason Street and South Webster Avenue around 1 a.m. and injured a person inside.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2020 7:39:52 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

In what has become a yearly tradition, the Marathon City Fire Department, joined by surrounding agencies, took to the Main Street and marched up the downtown hill, many in full uniform, to honor those lost 19 years ago in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Now, nearly two decades later, a frequently asked question is “Where were you on 9/11?” NewsChannel 7 asked several of the firefighters and first responders participating in the Silent March, as well as those watching from the sidewalks as a way to pay their respects.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2020 4:23:31 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Six people were displaced from a house fire just after 7:30 a.m. Friday, according to firefighters. The Appleton Fire Department said the fire happened at a home on the 700 block of E. Brewster St. The Department reported residents had noticed a haze and the smell of smoke on the main floor before discovering the fire and calling 911.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 10:46:48 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Nearly two out of three Wisconsin fire departments are storing foam containing hazardous PFAS chemicals that could cost millions of dollars to safely dispose of, according to a state Department of Natural Resources survey. Based on the survey conducted this spring, the DNR estimates there are between 63,200 and 96,300 gallons of foam on hand, including more than 30,000 gallons of expired or unwanted foam.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 5:22:39 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald

A chemical plant fire just south of Walburg prompted shelter-in-place orders that were lifted after about three hours Thursday afternoon. Williamson County officials said Friday the fire at the CPI Products plant on Farm to Market Road 1105 is 99% contained, and fire crews are making sure a smoldering palette of cardboard doesn’t flare up.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

Americans are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign, drawing both President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden to pay respects at the same memorial without crossing paths. In New York, a dispute over coronavirus-safety precautions is leading to split-screen remembrances Friday, one at the Sept.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNBC

A chemical plant fire just south of Walburg prompted shelter-in-place orders that were lifted after about three hours Thursday afternoon. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter the fire is at a plant on FM 1105. A CPI Products facility is located there. No one was hurt, the sheriff’s office said.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

Sept. 11, 2001, is one of those days where most people can remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the terrorist attacks that Tuesday morning. For those in the fire service today, and especially if they were in the fire service on that particular day, the memories run deep.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Star Herald

Researchers are working to develop and test a tool to help COVID-19 responders in mental distress. The project was one of 14 at the University of South Florida to receive funding. “The key idea is developing this thing that will interact between people in need and all the resources that exist, it will be that go-between,” said assistant professor Jerome Galea.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

A longtime Deerfield resident with professional fire and EMS ties to the Madison Fire Department, Dane County EMS and Deer-Grove EMS will be Monona’s new fire chief. Jeremy “Jerry” McMullen, who accepted the post at a virtual Monona City Council meeting Tuesday night, is also a longtime member of the Deerfield Village Board.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hometown News

VIDEO: A massive fire erupted early Thursday in Sanford when a gas line ruptured, prompting officials to evacuate more than 800 nearby homes. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. near Michigan Avenue and Oregon Street, west of I-4 near the St. Johns River. A ball of smoke and flames shot 100 feet into the sky for nearly two hours, with News 6 viewers saying they could see flames and smoke from miles away.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando

Chicago firefighters will soon receive $95 million in back pay thanks to a four-year contract, approved by the City Council Wednesday, that dramatically increases health care contributions to generate $10 million in sorely-needed savings. The détente between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 that gave her a crucial run-off endorsement may be short-lived.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun Times - Metered Site

The Great Depression was a tough time in America. Today we can see the effects of 10-11 percent unemployment due to the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19. Imagine what life in the United States would be like if unemployment was around 50 percent. No one was driving Uber to make ends meet in the 1920s, so they had to resort to some pretty spectacular money-making schemes.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: We Are The Mighty

The Solon Fire Department has received the 2020 American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Achievement Award. Fire Chief Mark Vedder informed Mayor Ed Kraus and members of City Council of the award in an email Sept. 2. Several council members congratulated Vedder and the fire department on the achievement at the council meeting Tuesday (Sept.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com