Crews from eight fire departments were called in to battle a blaze at a dairy cooperative that is one of Burnett County's largest employers and is a popular stop for tourists in western Wisconsin. Sheriff's officials said the fire at Burnett Dairy Cooperative was reported about 10:30 p.m. Monday, July 20.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 12:47:32 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Farmer

An overnight fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to a detached alleyway garage at 2206 Geneva St. There were no injuries in the incident. The Racine Police Department and Racine Fire Department Engine 1, Engine 2, Truck 1, Quint 3 and Med 3 responded to the scene, as well as an evidence technician, battalion chief and fire investigator.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 10:49:10 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

The Beaver Dam Common Council approved moving ahead with a referendum to ask voters whether to approve funding six new firefighter/paramedic staff positions in the fire department. Fire department staff and officials have been lobbying for a referendum for months, saying that the new positions are necessary for firefighters and EMS staffers to respond safely and effectively to emergencies as the city grows and its population ages.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 9:42:12 AM - SOURCE: WiscNews

Fire early Tuesday morning caused extensive damage to a house that was under renovation on Fond du Lac’s Doty Street. The fire was reported at 1:24 a.m. on the 200-block of Doty. Firefighters found heavy flames coming from the second floor of the two-story home. Extra crews were called in to help. Firefighters went into the house to look for possible victims and found the house was vacant.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 4:45:40 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday adopted legislation sponsored by Bainbridge Township GOP Rep. Dave Joyce to ensure that families of first responders who die from or are disabled by the coronavirus get Public Safety Officers Benefit program payments for firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians who are killed or disabled in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com

VIDEO: Massive flames ripped through a farm in South Jersey overnight, killing nearly 300,000 chickens. The blaze broke out around 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Red Bird Egg Farm on the 100 block of Cemetery Road in Pilesgrove, Salem County. Crews battled the four-alarm fire all night and remained on scene Tuesday morning putting out hot spots.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia

Two more injured firefighters from an explosion in downtown Los Angeles in May have returned to active duty. A total of 12 firefighters were injured in the fire that broke out in the Toy District on May 16. More than 230 firefighters responded to the scene. As firefighters were responding to the blaze inside the building at 327 East Boyd Street, the site of a butane honey oil supplier called Smoke Tokes, there was a “significant explosion,” said LAFD Captain Erik Scott.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles

By the time the EMTs reached my hotel room in Austin, Tex., I was already unconscious on the floor. Moments earlier I had dragged myself to the phone and called for help as chest pains began to overwhelm me. I later learned those first responders resuscitated me more than once as they used their medical training to keep me alive until we arrived at the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

As the U.S. approaches 4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, local health officials are reporting more cases per day than at any previous point. The virus is concentrated now in states that had relatively few confirmed cases not long ago. On June 22, there were seven states with at least 100,000 cumulative confirmed infections.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 24/7 Wall St.

Five cats are dead and two residents have been displaced after a house fire in the City of Sheboygan on Monday afternoon. According to the Sheboygan Fire Department, at around 4 p.m., fire crews responded to the 1000 block of Bell Avenue for reports of dense black smoke in the area. Upon arrival, firefighters say they found heavy smoke coming from the roof of a home.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 7:37:32 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The South Beloit City Council hopes to choose a new fire chief before current Fire Chief Mike Davenport retires at the end of August. During Monday’s South Beloit City Council meeting, council members discussed advertising the new position and setting up interviews with candidates for the position. Davenport announced July 6 that he will retire as fire chief on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 5:38:55 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

At least two sailors who helped fight an aggressive fire that raged on for days aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard last week off the coast of San Diego have since tested positive for the coronavirus, U.S. Navy officials confirmed on Friday. The two sailors are crew members on the USS San Diego, an amphibious transport dock, that pulled up alongside the Bonhomme Richard to help with firefighting efforts as the warship continued to burn for more than four days in the San Diego Bay.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

Analysis of data from the COVID Symptom Study app, led by researchers from King’s College London, reveals that there are six distinct ‘types’ of COVID-19, each distinguished by a particular cluster of symptoms. Moreover, the team found that these types differed in the severity of the disease and the need for respiratory support during hospitalisation.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Technology Networks

Maine caught dramatic video of a car on fire in Portland. All occupants were able to get out safely. The car fire happened Sunday night on Congress Street near State Street. A witness told the people in the car that is was smoking when it pulled up to a stoplight. The Portland Fire Department arrived to put out the flames.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Center Maine

Fire Captain Frank O’Reagan says a rather bizarre incident just over a month ago involving a motorcyclist — who ended up badly injured on the banks of the Taunton River — was all the justification he needed that the recent acquisition of a new fire and rescue boat was worth the investment. “We’ve already saved someone, so in my eyes it’s already paid for itself,” said O’Reagan, who has been training other firefighters how to operate and take full advantage of his department’s new high-speed rescue boat.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald News

A toddler is hurt after falling from a hotel’s 2nd floor balcony in Fond du Lac on Sunday. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Peter O’Leary said the incident happened at 7:25 p.m. at the Comfort Inn on Holiday Lane. O’Leary said medics stabilized the 2-year-old with what “appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2020 7:42:21 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

One person is dead after a single-vehicle rollover incident in the Town of Little Wolf on Sunday morning. The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office report at around 1:30 a.m., deputies responded to County Highway B just east of Murray Road for a report of a single-vehicle rollover accident. After further investigation, deputies believe the vehicle involved was traveling westbound on County Highway B when it entered the south ditch and rolled over.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2020 1:53:57 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

A single-family residence became fully engulfed in flames after lightning struck the home on Sunday morning in Townsend. According to Lakewood Fire Department, around 3:30 a.m., the Nicolet Fire District responded to Dencur Lane for a report of a house fully engulfed in fire. Upon arrival, fire crews confirmed the home was fully engulfed in flames and the shed next to the house was starting to catch on fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2020 11:43:05 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

This year, the annual fundraising event, originally scheduled for May 17 and known as the Kenosha Kids Cancer Buzz, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But Pleasant Prairie Firefighters Local 3785 charities and President Marc Lois took to social media with and along with firefighters and a local nurse the event was held on Facebook Live.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2020 1:04:39 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

A garage sustained heavy damage in a fire early Friday, according to Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue. At 4:31 a.m., firefighters were called to 253 Linden St for a report of a fire in a detached two-car garage. A police officer on patrol had spotted a “large plume of smoke” in the area and tracked it down to the address.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2020 4:48:29 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay