A federal agency is warning consumers about a phenomenon they need to know about in the height of grilling season. Under the right conditions, the ATF says "flame jetting" could turn a backyard fire pit or BBQ grill into a flamethrower. It happens in an instant. The effort to ignite or stoke a fire pit or BBQ, creating a fireball, essentially turning portable fuel cans into a device that spews flames.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington DC

VIDEO: A new video shows the moment two alleged arsonists turned Sunday’s peaceful protest through the streets of Long Beach into a devastating inferno. The video shows the men toss two beer bottles allegedly filled with gas into the Men’s Suit Outlet on Pine Avenue before fleeing on foot. Moments later, an officer arrives at the scene as the fire spread and angered community members tried to help.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles

It’s not very often that someone does a job for 50 years, let alone three people doing that same job for 50 years. But Thursday night, three special Columbiana County community members were honored. You see them in your town — men and women who drive around in the giant red truck to help put out fires.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBN-TV CBS 27 News Youngstown

The regional administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and coordinating officer for COVID-19 response and recovery in New England said his agency is maintaining logistical and other capabilities in the region, even though the surge is over, just in case there is a second wave. Retired Coast Guard Capt.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lowell Sun

Prosecutors have charged two people with arson after a fire at a community policing house in Racine. According to a criminal complaint, Justin Hernandez and Kylie Gelmi were both seen on video setting fire to the house Monday. The two are not from Racine. "Anyone who is from this community would not do that," Police Chief Art Howell said Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 9:46:24 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

A frightening situation unfolded Wednesday night on La Crosse’s north side. Emergency crews responded to a call of a little girl who was drowning near Black River Beach at approximately 6:30 p.m. “303. Traffic, Black River Beach on Rose Street for a baby just pulled out of the water. CPR in progress,” said a response caller.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 4:37:04 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Could the end be near for a natural treasure, most likely hundreds of years old, in the Town of Stockbridge in Calumet County? That's the question being asked following Tuesday night's storms when that landmark was damaged. The towering cottonwood tree in Lakeside Cemetery in Stockbridge is a local landmark.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 3:42:22 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Typically, Western Lakes Fire District will assist people during trying and difficult times. But in May, the fire district took part in a positive experience for everyone involved. Town of Lisbon firefighter Justin Sayre had been dating Kelly Cook, a Summit resident and nurse, for nearly two years.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 8:04:39 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site

Two people are dead and two others are injured after a house fire in Madison. According to the Madison Fire Department, the call came in at 3:15 a.m. for a fire on the 2100 block of Seminole Highway. Chief Steve Davis shared that the flames were huge when crews got to the scene. The fire was focused at the back of the home.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 4:39:03 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: Several homes were destroyed and evacuations were ordered when a grass fire ignited Wednesday afternoon near a Suisun City neighborhood, officials said. The fire ignited around 3:45 p.m. in the marsh of Kellogg Street, near the Suisun City Wildlife Center, the Suisun City Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

Five, four, three, two, One-Stop. Placing the emotional and upsetting events on the ground – the civil unrest across the country after the death of George Floyd – to one side for a moment, last weekend we placed two Americans into space from the U.S. mainland after a 9-year delay. After blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center and then whizzing around the Earth at speeds that eventually hit 17,500 mph, the SpaceX spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts docked with the International Space Station, completing the first leg of a historic journey.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: EMS1

More than 130 days have passed since the first known case of COVID-19 was identified in the United States. Over that period, nearly 1.8 million Americans have been infected — and over 100,000 of them have died. While no state has avoided the virus’s reach, cases have been largely concentrated in densely-populated states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 24/7 Wall Street

Members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) National Response Team have been sent to Minneapolis and St. Paul to investigate the fires set to local businesses during the recent unrest that took place in both cities. According to a spokesperson with the ATF St. Paul Field Division, they've been requested to work alongside both city's fire departments and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division to help determine the parties responsible for the fires.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that some people may be putting off getting emergency care for serious health conditions during the coronavirus pandemic -- and fewer visits for critical conditions could result in complications or even death. During the coronavirus pandemic, the total number of visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States for conditions other than COVID-19 was 42% lower than during this same time last year, according to a new CDC report.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

The Sparta Area Fire District responded to a garage fire believed to have been started by a lightning strike. The Department received a call at 7:06 Tuesday, June 2, from Hammer Road in Sparta. Residents reported a tree had fallen on the garage roof and a short time later a lightning strike hit the garage.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 9:56:28 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A couple will now have to deal with smoke damage after a small fire broke out on the same day they purchased a house. Around 7:45 p.m. Monday, the Madison Fire Department responded to the 3000 block of Stevens Street after a neighbor called 911 about the smell of smoke coming out of a nearby house. According to firefighters, they quickly discovered black smoke was coming from the base of a refrigerator in the house’s kitchen.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 7:56:37 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

First responders have had to press ahead with business as usual despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Lt. Brent Jones, a 20-year veteran of the Milwaukee Fire Department, said changes to the department's daily operations have been minimal. Firefighters are wearing masks and try to maintain social distancing while out on calls.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 6:55:42 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Three men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a house fire on Dixon Street. A 21-year old Appleton man, a 21-year-old Little Chute man and a 20-year-old Hollandtown man are suspected of breaking into the house early Monday morning and setting items on fire, according to Kaukauna police. Kaukauna fire and police were called to the abandoned home around 3:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 3:58:58 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com

City officials are setting aside $11 million in their 2021 budget to cover unused leave time payments for police officers and firefighters who may retire during the coming year. About $6 million would cover retirement payments for 46 police officers eligible for retirement during the 2021 fiscal year, according to information provided during a city budget hearing last week.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: North Jersey.com (Bergen County Record & Herald News) - Metered Site

Three people died after a helicopter crashed down into Solano County, officials said. A Bell 206 helicopter crashed near Lyon Road and Soda Springs Road around 1:30 p.m. near Fairfield, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Ian Gregor. PG&E spokesperson Brandi Merlo said the helicopter was contracted by PG&E.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXTV ABC 10 Sacramento