President Donald Trump has released his budget recommendations for fiscal year 2021, including a proposed increase in funds for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and decrease in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) allocations. AFG and SAFER received a combined total of $355 million in fiscal year 2020, which the President’s Budget Request (PBR) recommended lowering to $344.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire Rescue 1

The City of Winston-Salem just launched a new social media video campaign with the city fire department, highlighting the people inside of the bright red engines and what they really do. When most people think of Winston-Salem firefighters, they imagine people barging into buildings filled with flames and racing off to help anyone in need.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

Local students could soon have a fast track to a stable career, thanks to The Augusta Fire Department. Augusta Commissioners are on board, as well as the Richmond County Board of Education Board Members. The goal is to allow students to earn a good salary right out of high school. “I have positions that I need to fill,” said Augusta Fire Department Fire Chief, Christopher James.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBF-TV ABC 6 Augusta

Nine area fire departments responded to a barn fire late this afternoon. They were called out just after 4 o’clock to County Road TT in Holmen. Seven of the fire departments went to the scene of the fire, while two of the departments went to the Holmen Fire department to cover any other fire calls. A tractor caught fire inside a barn where hay was stored.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 9:10:16 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

There was a sweet reunion at the South Milwaukee Fire Department Tuesday, Feb. 11. A 12-year-old bulldog named "Tuff" came back to see the firefighters who rescued him. On Jan. 31, Tuff got stranded on an ice shelf near the Lake Michigan shoreline in South Milwaukee. Firefighters were called and they put their professional skills to work, bringing Tuff back to shore.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 3:39:34 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Fire officials say two people have been displaced following a residential fire late Tuesday morning. According to Fire Chief Jake Flaherty, crews were called to a home on Maine Ave. shortly after 11:30 a.m., and were on the scene for about four hours. Flaherty says a man home at the time was able to safely escape, and his girlfriend wasn't home at the time of the incident.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 2:27:53 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A home at 5370 Clarices Circle is a complete loss after a fire Tuesday. The fire started shortly after 10 a.m. in the garage and spread to the house, said Hull Fire Chief Ken Sadogierski. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but Sadogierski said there were several explosions that they believe were from propane tanks or ammunition.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 10:47:36 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal

A Monday night fire caused $150,000 damage to The Metro event center, 201 E. Lake St. The Metro is the former home of the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley. Smoke was coming from the two-story building when firefighters were called to the business at 10:06 p.m., according to Joe Kelly, batallion chief of the Eau Claire Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 5:55:26 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

An employee was able to put out a small fire at a business in Stratford Monday afternoon. The Stratford Area Fire Department received a call for a fire at the Pro Vision Co-Op Tire Shop shortly after 2 p.m. The fire was reportedly in the walls and when crews arrived on scene they made sure the fire hadn't spread.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 3:43:38 AM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

New Orleans firefighters claim current staffing shortages threaten their ability to put out fires in the city on a timely basis. "When it comes down to the actual manpower on the streets, we're at critical mass now," Firefighters Union President Aaron Mischler said. According to the Mischler, his members will no longer work excessive overtime to cover for a city administration and department that can't attract or retain employees.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans

VIDEO: The parents of the late Lubbock Fire Department Lieutenant Eric Hill want to carry on his legacy. With the 5-5-5 initiative, Mark and Susan Hill hope to save lives in his memory. "Most people know, before radio, and things like that, they would ring bells to let fire department personnel know what was happening in different places, and when a firefighter fell, they would ring five bells three times," Mark Hill, Lt.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLCW-TV 22 Lubbock

Researchers at Washington University have found that paramedics and emergency medical technicians are seven times as likely as the general public to have thought about suicide in the past year. Five emergency medicine doctors surveyed more than 900 paramedics in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Iowa over three months in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWMU-FM 90.7 St. Louis Public Radio

Camden city officials, union officials and its fire department will send a set of proposals to the state Civil Service Commission that they hope will, once approved, avert the need to lay off any front-line firefighters. In a letter obtained by the Courier-Post, Mayor Frank Moran wrote to Deirdre Webster Cobb, chair and CEO of the Civil Service Commission, about the loss of a $2.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Courier Post (Camden South Jersey)

The Grand Chute Fire Department says a machine at a business caught fire late Sunday night. A caller reported flames and heavy smoke coming from an overhead door on the front of a building on the 500-block of N. Bluemound Dr. just before midnight. Fire crews from Grand Chute, Appleton and Fox Crossing responded and quickly extinguished the fire on a large CNC machine.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2020 5:53:54 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Fire officials say no one was home when a fire broke out on the 1400 block of S. Locust St. late Monday morning. According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, crews were called to the home shortly before 11 a.m. When they arrived, officials say smoke was coming from the eaves and roof, and flames were coming from a basement window in the back of the home.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2020 2:22:40 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A 2-day old infant's life was likely saved thanks to the actions of a deputy and firefighters, authorities said Monday. Kenosha County Deputies and Salem Fire Department responded to a home on the 6600 block of 236th Avenue on Sunday for reports of a baby not breathing. A 2-day old infant was reportedly not conscious, not breathing and turning blue, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2020 1:39:06 PM - SOURCE: NBC26

Clintonville Police say one person is dead following a structure fire near Clintonville Middle School early Monday morning. Officials say crews were dispatched at 2:14 a.m. for a possible fire. Police say there was a language barrier with the caller that made it difficult to obtain information or location.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2020 5:44:11 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

When a heart ceases to beat and a person’s life hangs in balance, Longmont’s fire department turns to an unlikely source for inspiration to restore its rhythm. Just as a team of practiced pit crew members use speed, agility and organization to return a race car to the track, firefighters use a similar system that brings order to chaos and seeks to give patients a better chance at surviving.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Times-Call

VIDEO: Flowers were placed on the front lawn of the charred home where Brittany Presley and her six kids died Saturday. “I’ve known these kids for -- well, ever since they moved into this neighborhood," Allen Short, a neighbor, said. He said the children’s father, Jake Presley, tried to rescue his family as the home went up in flames.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOX-TV ABC/CBS 13 Biloxi

VIDEO: They're the unsung heroes of the Milwaukee Fire Department. Saving lives, but they rarely hit the streets. TODAY’S TMJ4 spent Thursday with MFD’s repair shop in Walker’s Point. The operation costs $5 milllion to $6 million per year. It includes a small team of about 40 people from various backgrounds working to keep engines running.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee