I think that all the equipment and big trucks are really cool,” Participant Jack Jansen said. 10-year-old Jack Jansen is spending his Saturday learning about police officers and firefighters. Jansen said he has dreams of becoming an officer one day. "My dad is a firefighter and he has some connections with police officers,” Jansen said.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2020 2:41:01 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

We first told you in August about the Bellevue Fire Department's plan to move to 24-7 staffing. Previously the department was not staffed after five at night on any given day. “The guys are still getting used to it,” said Fire Chief, Jack Mlnarik. “You can tell that some of these calls when they're waking up at night.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2020 5:48:04 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A 12-year-old bulldog lived up to its name on Friday, Jan. 31 -- after being rescued from Lake Michigan by the South Milwaukee Fire Department. Tuff apparently ventured out onto some ice to retrieve a stick and fell through the ice and into the frigid water. Officials say he was reportedly submerged for ten minutes or more.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2020 2:31:23 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

The City of Chicago is suing a Rockford-based coffee company for trademark infringement, claiming the company’s logo is an imitation of the Chicago Fire Department’s symbol. Fire Department Coffee and the Fire Department both feature logos that consist of the letters D, F and C intertwined in a stylized monogram, which is likely to confuse consumers into thinking the city has endorsed or sponsored the business, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun Times

A Vancouver firefighter is heading across the state to become Kennewick’s new fire chief. Chad Michael is leaving a spot as the deputy chief of operations at the Vancouver Fire Department to return to his roots in Eastern Washington. He starts March 16 and will be sworn in at the March 17 city council meeting.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald

Top Fire Department officials told a City Council committee Jan. 28 that the department’s policy of “promoting” Emergency Medical Technicians to become Firefighters, who are paid tens of thousands of dollars more a year, had produced a major gap in Emergency Medical Service staffing. As a consequence, they conceded that even as the city continued to set records for EMS call volume, and response times for those calls were rising, there had been a decline in the number of ambulance crews available, a circumstance they said would take “a couple of years” to rectify.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Chief Leader - Metered Site

When Brian Kernohan complained to his doctor of merciless headaches two summers ago, he expected to get a prescription for a sinus infection, not a diagnosis of brain cancer. The 37-year-old firefighter’s eardrums were curved inward, so his doctor suggested a CT scan. It found a tumor the size of a golf ball sitting on his right cerebral artery, daring a stroke with every heartbeat.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUFT-TV PBS 5 Gainesville

Residents displaced when flames tore through a 1960s-era Los Angeles apartment tower and injured 13 people this week are wondering why the management company didn't install sprinklers after another destructive blaze seven years ago. City officials said after the 2013 fire “that it shouldn’t take another tragedy” to get sprinklers into older buildings that are exempt from retrofitting rules, City Councilman Mike Bonin said Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

Two fire departments in Northeast Wisconsin are now among an elite group of agencies statewide. They have paramedics trained at the advanced level to treat injured police K9s. Demand has grown over the last two years after state lawmakers passed a bill giving paramedics the ability to treat injured animals.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 4:45:43 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Oshkosh Fire Department rescued a puppy from the Fox River at about 8 a.m. Thursday. Witness video shows a crew member holding a puppy while being pulled from the icy water with a rope system. The puppy apparently got away from its owner, as it was wearing a harness, collar and leash, Oshkosh Fire Department Public Information Officer John Holland said.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 3:37:39 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 Green Bay

The Humane Society of Waupaca County is praising the Waupaca Fire Department for their quick response to a call to smoke in the building Wednesday. The Humane Society posted photos and the story to its Facebook page. On Wednesday, the staff noticed smoke in the building and called the Waupaca Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 7:47:02 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Milwaukee Police say a reckless driver crashed into a Milwaukee Fire truck Wednesday night around 9:51 p.m. Authorities say the car was driving 70-80 miles per hour with its lights off when it hit a MFD truck that had its emergency lights and siren on. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital with a possible broken leg.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 5:49:36 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Students at Central High School in Paddock Lake were briefly evacuated from the school Wednesday morning after machinery in the shop area of the school began smoking, setting off fire alarms. Salem Lakes Fire Department Assistant Chief James Lejcar said the department received the call at 9:04 a.m., with school staff reporting smoke in the building, 24617 75th St.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 1:49:05 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

VIDEO: Two adults were critically injured after a massive fire tore through part of a high-rise in the Brentwood area Wednesday morning, the same building which was the site of a fire more than six years ago. Helicopters were used to rescue several residents who fled up to the roof for safety. The blaze broke out at Barrington Plaza, a 25-story residential building located at 11740 Wilshire Blvd.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles

To better protect the residents of Lower Pottsgrove Township and nearby communities, Ringing Hill Fire Company has launched a comprehensive volunteer recruitment campaign. A new slogan, “Reach New Heights at the Hill,” will be used to promote all the opportunities volunteers can gain at Ringing Hill Fire Company, or as volunteers call it, The Hill.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury

Jester Estates is a scenic neighborhood of about 900 homes in northwest Austin, surrounded by walking trails and just 10 miles from downtown. It is also one of the areas of central Texas that is most vulnerable to wildfires, according to firefighters. But it is not the only high risk area in Austin.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has responded to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, which has affected at least five people in the United States, by compiling a list of resources and guidelines for fire and EMS leaders. The IAFC encouraged chiefs to review documents prepared by agencies and organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and World Health Organization (WHO), and added that the list would be updated as new information is made available.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue 1

When the roster of Niagara Falls firefighters is posted later today, for the first time in 50 years there won’t be a Fontanella on the list. The half century run of the Fontanella family as Cataract City blazebusters came to an end on Wednesday with the retirement of Battalion Chief Mark Fontanella.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Niagara Gazette

The city of Waupun has been working on its own to resolve issues regarding the fire and emergency medical services it provides to area municipalities even as it works with two counties to determine its future. Fire Chief BJ DeMaa summarized the results of the recently completed Dodge County study, and how it will relate to Waupun in future years.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2020 3:43:09 PM - SOURCE: Daily Citizen - Metered site

Fire officials say an Elk Mound pole shed is considered to be a total loss after a fire fully engulfed the structure. Elk Mound Fire District was called to the fire at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday morning at 570th Avenue. Crews say they had it under control within 45 minutes and cleared the scene at 10:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2020 2:15:33 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News