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

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