VIDEO: A tenacious fire fueled by an estimated 1,000 plastic crates containing tomato products burned for at least seven hours Tuesday in east Stockton, growing to five alarms as it sent a massive black plume of smoke into the clear morning air visible for miles in all directions. No structures were involved and no injuries were reported at the Mizkan America tomato-processing plant known for its Ragu and Bertolli pasta sauces near the southwest corner of Waterloo Road and D Street.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Record

New Hampshire was the first state to offer all first responders “hazard pay” bonuses for being on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. But unlike Gov. Chris Sununu’s other relief initiatives, few states or the federal government have followed this one. And the $300-per-week bonuses for New Hampshire’s firefighters, police, EMS and corrections officers have drawn controversy.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Hampshire Union Leader

Weeks after learning there is a federal Arizona-specific model, Arizona’s top public health official released the model in an online blog post on Tuesday. Dr. Cara Christ posting in a blog post, that FEMA has authorized them to share the models publicly. The report release May 7 has a number of graphs and data charts that are specific to Arizona.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNXV-TV ABC 15 Phoenix

Emergency crews used the Jaws of Life to rescue a patient in a crash that closed part of Hwy 41 in the Town of Peshtigo on Memorial Day. On May 25, at about 12:26 p.m., the Town of Peshtigo Fire Department, EMS and law enforcement were called to a two-vehicle crash on southbound Hwy 41 near Flame Rd.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 11:42:23 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Fire officials say no one was injured during a house fire in Brillion early Monday evening. According to Brillion Fire Chief Joe Diener, crews were called to a hone on the 200 block of Homewood Drive in Brillion at 5:37 p.m. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames in the rear of the building, as well as the garage area.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 2:53:06 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Two dogs were heard barking from a burning Madison home late Tuesday morning as firefighters arrived to quell the blaze. According to the Madison Fire Dept., multiple people called 911 around 10:40 a.m. to report the east Madison home was on fire. Firefighters could see smoke and flames near the front door as they got to the scene, in the 5400 block of Spicebush Lane.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 1:26:38 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Two people were injured following a house explosion in Janesville Monday night, according to the Janesville Fire Department. Firefighters were sent to a fully-engulfed house fire on the 800 block of Hawthorne Avenue at 9:15 p.m. Janesville Fire Battalion Chief Ron Bomkamp said one of the duplex's tenants reported they smelled gas by the water heater for several days.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 7:52:21 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

A fire destroyed a condominium unit just north of Sister Bay Saturday in the Town of Liberty Grove. All northern Door County fire departments responded to the fire that erupted at a Liberty Park Waterfront Condominiums just north of JJ’s La Puerta restaurant, across from Liberty Park West Circle in Sister Bay Saturday evening.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Door County Pulse

A huge fire that tore through a warehouse on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has destroyed fishing gear used to deliver about two-thirds of the city’s fresh seafood, threatening to disrupt the upcoming Dungeness crab season, local fishermen said Sunday. The fire erupted before dawn Saturday and wiped out the warehouse the size of a football field near the end of Pier 45.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, Iowa's first responders say the state should no longer hold off on declaring Emergency Medical Services an essential service. That status is something EMS workers in Iowa have sought long before COVID-19. Being declared "essential" would require ambulance service across the state, instead of relying on a patchwork of volunteers, agencies and providers.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Public News Service

VIDEO: A fire truck, adorned with a large American flag, tipped over shortly before 11:30 a.m. Monday in Plumstead Township, Bucks County. The view from Chopper 6 showed the truck on its side in a parking lot. The extended ladder was on the ground, stretched across the roadway in the area 4040 Ferry Road.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

The spread of the novel coronavirus has not slowed in 24 states, according to a new model by Imperial College London that forecasts infection spikes as more people travel and leave their homes in the coming weeks. Why it matters: Nearly every state across the U.S. has taken steps to reopen their economies partially or completely, including some regions and industries that are deemed "low-risk" for spreading the virus, per a New York Times analysis.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AXIOS

Officials say a man was treated for smoke inhalation Friday night during a Shawano County fire. The fire, which happened at Krueger Kustoms, an automotive shop in the Town of Zachow, started around 9 p.m. Pulaski fire officials say more than a dozen departments responded to the fire, which they say was accidental and was started while workers were repairing a vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2020 2:39:45 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A residential fire in the 200 block of Memphis Avenue displaced three residents early Sunday morning. The Madison Fire Department received a call at 2:09 a.m. reporting heavy smoke and an active fire coming from a home on Memphis Avenue. When firefighters arrived at the scene they found the front of the home engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2020 12:44:21 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

A kayaker was rescued Saturday afternoon after she fell out of her kayak and was trapped on an island in the Town of Grafton, say fire officials. According to the Grafton Fire Department Facebook post, crews were called to the Milwaukee River around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived, they noticed several people in the river trying to help the trapped kayaker and one of those people needed to be rescued, said Fire Chief William Rice.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2020 9:06:37 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday a $100 million grant program funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act that will help facilities providing different kinds of care amid the pandemic. In a news release, Evers said the funding will support Wisconsin providers emergency medical services, home and community-based services and long-term care providers such as skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A house in Leon suffered extensive damage in a fire late Wednesday night. The Sparta Area Fire District received the call at 10:15 p.m. of a fire on Jamboree Road in the town of Leon. When crews arrived on scene the house was fully engulfed and all the residents had made it out safely. According to a neighbor, the fire started on the deck and quickly spread while the occupants were downstairs watching TV.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse

National EMS Week is an annual event throughout the United States which celebrates and recognizes the hard work that all EMS providers do on a daily basis – from emergency medical technicians (EMTs) up to paramedics. These EMS providers can be paid, volunteer or a both (but at different agencies). No matter what the level, just remember that this person made a conscious decision to help someone in need, even while putting themselves (and/or their loved ones) at increased risk.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal of Emergency Medical Services

Jeremy Emerich, a critical care EMT on the ground for Lehigh Valley Health Network’s MedEvac, died Thursday following a battle with COVID-19, friends and coworkers said on social media. Emerich was also a U.S. Armed Forces veteran and an active firefighter in Fleetwood, the Berks County community where he lived with his companion, Shana Konek.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: LehighValleyLive.com

For decades, the backbone of the nation’s disaster response system — and a hallmark of American generosity — has been its army of volunteers who race toward danger to help shelter, feed and counsel victims of hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a critical weakness in this system: Most volunteers are older people at higher risk from the virus, so this year they can’t participate in person.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The New York Times