The FDNY added the names of 27 department members who died of illnesses related to their work in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall in a closed ceremony at FDNY Headquarters Wednesday. Those 27 former New York City firefighters died of 9/11-related illnesses in the past year, bringing the total number of firefighters killed after the World Trade Center attacks to 227.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

The construction of Suamico’s new public safety building is well underway at the corner of West Deerfield Ave. and Riverside Drive. The $5.5 million project is on track to be complete by March 2021 and there’s one aspect the fire department is looking forward to the most. “The space, the current building we’re in right now is 55 years old, and we’re crammed,” said Suamico Fire Chief, Joe Bertler.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 9:18:49 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Green Bay Metro Fire Department is sponsoring a fire safety poster contest. This year's theme: "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!" It's open to students in the second through fourth grade, aimed at getting the entire family focused on fire prevention year-round. "Just to spark a conversation,” said Lt.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 3:42:17 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

A Firehouse Subs location in Menomonee Falls will once again celebrate the work of area firefighters while offering up sandwiches. The restaurant at N92-W16135 Falls Parkway closed a few months ago, but is being reopened by franchisees Eric Erwin, Don Davey and Scott Anthony. This is their fifth location together.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 5:41:26 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today

What started a massive salvage yard fire in the Bronx remains unknown, but fire investigators consider its cause suspicious. The blaze and smoke seen for miles prompted a 5-alarm response from the FDNY on Monday afternoon. The heat was so intense that vehicles parked on nearby streets were burned, a fire chief said.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

New Orleans is getting $15.9 million from the federal government to hire 62 firefighters, city officials announced on Tuesday. The grant will pay the full cost of the new hires’ salary and benefits for three years, giving the city a way to expand the New Orleans Fire Department, which firefighters have said has been understaffed for years.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NOLA.com

Thirty-five years ago, on Labor Day in 1985, two Passaic boys unwittingly set a fire that would destroy an estimated 20% of the industrial base in a city already under considerable duress. In all, about 2.2 million square feet of industrial space burned down. The fire, known forever after as the Labor Day Fire, produced heat so intense it caused nearby buildings to combust before flames reached them.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com

Ralph Gismondi knew he wasn't going to make it. The retired FDNY captain, who spent weeks on the smoldering wreckage of Ground Zero, only to find a second career as a JetBlue flight attendant, told his wife Ann in late March that he could no longer fight off the deadly coronavirus that had begun to ravage his 68-year-old body.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday - Metered Site

PHOTOS: The Visalia Fire Department will have a step up in training thanks in partnership with California Water Service. Cal Water awarded VFD a grant worth $102,000, which allowed for the purchase of a 10-foot mobile pump pod for the fire agency. According to Cal Water administration analyst Chrissy Balderama, the new water-saving device is a self-contained unit that recirculates water that is used during firefighter training and pump testing.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Visalia Times Delta

The Merrill Fire Department is finalizing details for the purchase of a new engine that would replace two of their current vehicles. Battalion Chief Scott Krause says the new rescue pumper would do the job of both an engine and rescue squad vehicle. That would allow the department to sell one, and trade in the other.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 6:18:58 PM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

Employees showed their thanks to downtown Milwaukee Police and Fire Departments by dropping off certificates for free meals on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Major Goolsby’s says the certificates are to demonstrate support for the work the men and women of these departments have done and continue to do over the 48 years Major Goolsby’s has been operating in downtown Milwaukee.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 12:44:15 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

In the aftermath of the destruction as a result of civil unrest in the city the past two weeks, hundreds of state and national personnel descended upon Kenosha to assist. But not everybody was on two legs — some of the assistance came from the four-legged variety. And one of those, “Sandi,” a specially-trained chocolate Labrador with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, more than held her own in aiding with the still continuing investigation.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 8:30:16 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

VIDEO: Members of the FDNY jumped into action after witnessing a recent assault in Brooklyn right outside a fire station. CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis got a look at surveillance video on Sunday. The clip shows a woman in a blue shirt walking down the sidewalk on Hancock Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant when a man on a bicycle swerves over and punches her in the face, knocking her down.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

VIDEO: The Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department is rocking new footwear after movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson arranged for 100 pairs of his new signature sneakers to be delivered as a thank-you to the "badasses" who keep their community safe. The delivery of Under Armour Project Rock PR3 sneakers was presented on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com

When the City Council next meets, it will hold a third and final reading for a face-mask ordinance and Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine will propose a partial exemption for first responders. Splaine’s proposed amendment includes the wording, “Exempted from the requirements of the ordinance requiring the wearing of face coverings include law enforcement personnel, first responders, or other workers actively engaged in their tasks if wearing a face covering may hinder their performance.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sea Coast Online - Metered Site

PHOTOS: More than 130 firefighters across three states were called early Saturday morning to contain a fire in Pocomoke City that heavily damaged a commercial warehouse, according to Maryland State Fire Marshal. Deputy state fire marshals were on the scene at 2 a.m. and are now investigating the origin and cause of the fire at Eastern Shore Forest Products.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Delmarva Now

An East Forsyth teenager who was recently surprised for his birthday with a parade and a visit from members of the school’s football team got an even bigger surprise. Timothy Tolley who has autism wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. The Alamance Community Fire Department Station 54 in Greensboro wanted to do something special for Tolley after hearing about his story and his ambitions to one day be a firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Fire Chief and Town Administrator Gene Wright is planning to retire at the end of this year after serving in multiple capacities. The Town of Beloit Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. today, with possible action on acceptance of Wright’s retirement listed on the agenda. Wright’s retirement will begin effective Dec.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2020 8:53:31 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

A 39-year-old man accused of setting a woman on fire in Waukesha has been formally charged. Joel Murn — who lives in Las Vegas — was scheduled to appear in court Friday, Sept. 4, but he refused to leave the jail. He also has not been seen by the public defender’s office. Prosecutors say Murn traveled from Las Vegas with an intent to kill his family members.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2020 12:57:33 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

A man was rescued by first responders after he was stranded crossing the Rock River and having a medical issue early Monday, officials said. The Janesville Police Department said officers and firefighters responded at 5:30 a.m. to the area of the Center Avenue Bridge near 900 Center Avenue to check on a person’s welfare.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2020 12:21:17 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison