Fort Drum’s fire department puts out a call for help. Over the past 3 years, 5 of its fire trucks have failed inspection and haven’t been replaced. With a fleet of aging apparatus, the firefighters’ union tells us it needs Washington to come to the rescue. To fight fires, you need the right tools. On Fort Drum, those tools are becoming scarce.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage

A city dispute with its firefighters’ union over wage increases may need third-party intervention to resolve. After stalling on contract negotiations in October, negotiators have invoked a provision known as “binding arbitration” for the first time in city history, according to the city’s human resources director.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Cruz Sentinel

Hampton has a fire station with no firefighters and no fire trucks. The city had to close one of its stations for the time being after workers found asbestos. Fire Station 7 on Fox Hill Road was built in 1967. Last week, renovators were replacing some flooring and found what they thought was asbestos.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAVY-TV NBC 10 Portsmouth

VIDEO: Representatives with the Guinness Book of World Records recently visited Tullahoma, Tennessee and brought a measuring stick with them. Tullahoma firefighter Brandon Berridge could break a world record. Berridge stands 7-feet tall, which could make him the tallest firefighter in the world. “He goes by ‘Shorty.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MyHighPlains.com

One person died and two people were seriously injured Saturday in a two-vehicle crash on Wisconsin 13, according to a Facebook post from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Police said they received a report of a two-vehicle crash at 5:36 p.m. The following investigation revealed that a car with two occupants was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed when it hit a truck that was attempting to enter Wisconsin 13 from Cottonville Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 5:37:01 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

A clothes dryer and a vent pipe were destroyed, but no one in an eight-unit apartment building in Fond du Lac was hurt by a fire Monday afternoon. Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue was called to the dryer fire at 27 Fountain Circle just after 3 o'clock. There was heavy smoke in the building. Firefighters determined an excess buildup of lint in the dryer vent caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 3:50:02 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Appleton Fire Department says a kitchen fire in an apartment building was stopped by the apartment's fire sprinkler system. The fire department was alerted to the fire on the 400-block of N. Richmond St. at 6 o'clock Monday morning by a water flow alarm from the sprinkler system. The fire started in a combination vent hood and microwave oven in the kitchen of a vacant apartment.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 9:08:47 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Madison Fire Department is investigating the cause of a garage fire that displaced a family on Sunday night. The residents were at home watching the end of the Packers game when they heard a noise coming from the garage. One of the residents got up to investigate and found a fire in their garage with lots of flames and smoke.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 4:49:46 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

VIDEO: A massive fire ripped through several buildings, including a pair of apartment complexes under construction in downtown Bound Brook Sunday night, according to fire officials. Firefighters, who continued to battle the blaze past 11 p.m., said there were no serious injuries. A Bound Brook firefighter was treated for a sprained ankle.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

The Colorado Department of Public Safety is using a high-tech airplane to try and solve the mystery of the drones flying in Northeast Colorado. They call it a multi-mission aircraft and it’s usually used to help fight fires. "We’re charged with public safety as one of the missions from our department.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver

A group of Detroit firefighters who made national headlines by posing for a group photo in front of an empty, burning home on New Year’s Eve will be disciplined for what the city’s fire commissioner described as a “momentary lapse in judgement.” Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said an investigation into the incident has wrapped up.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive

VIDEO: North Little Rock has invested millions of dollars in its Fire Department over the past few years to create one of the most prepared disaster organizations in the state, officials said. The department has received more than $36 million over the past two years, and part of that is being used to beef up its specialized units.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Metered Site

The Myrtle Beach Fire Department hosted its first companion fire academy on Sunday to show the people closest to them what they do every day on the job. The wives and significant others of 14 different firefighters suited up in their own turnout gear, went through the agility training course, climbed up the ladder on the engine, and even drove a fire engine at Sunday’s academy.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTW-TV CBS 13 Florence

Snowmobile safety was on the minds of a group of volunteers in Waushara County. The Metz Ridge Runners snowmobile club held a snowmobile crash simulation to help firefighters, the sheriff’s office and EMTs practice on the trails which helps them respond quicker if a real emergency happens. “You never know the situation that you’re going to be put in front of.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2020 1:38:37 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

A dryer fire broke out in the basement of the Outagamie County Administration Building on Walnut Street Saturday night. The Appleton Fire Department said it happened around 8 p.m. and when crews arrived to the fire, they found the basement and first floor filled with smoke. Smoke was traveling through the building through the elevator shaft.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2020 12:37:51 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Ten people were displaced by a fire at an apartment building near 79th Street and Hampton Avenue Saturday, Jan. 11. It happened just after 3 p.m. Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department said five adults and five children were displaced. No one was hurt. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire fairly quickly, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2020 3:25:26 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Nearly a year after the more than 130-car pileup on I-41 in Winnebago County, the incident and its response is being featured on a nationally broadcast television show. "Hearts of Heroes," hosted by meteorologist Ginger Zee, airs on WBAY at noon on Sunday. The episode showcases the stories of local first responders braving natural disasters while rescuing victims.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 4:35:27 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Amy Quinn has been a paramedic for years. She will be the first to tell you she would not trade it for anything. "It's really nice to be able to help the community and it's nice to make those one-on-one connections with the people who really want your help," she said. Quinn has been working at the Scappoose Rural Fire District as a single-role paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland

VIDEO: On a gloomy morning in downtown Los Angeles, the crew at Los Angeles Fire Station 10 meandered about the firehouse, checked the equipment and swapped playful jabs at one another. Then the bell rang out. The loudspeaker blared out orders for a rescue: Someone was on top of a two-story building, possibly threatening to jump.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Orange County Register - Metered Site

Buena Vista Charter Township no longer is considering a proposal to merge its police and fire departments after hearing public backlash to the plan, the township superintendent said. The proposal considered by Buena Vista’s Board of Trustees would have created a new public safety department with some police officers cross-trained to respond to fires, eliminated some fire jobs and hired more part-time, on-call firefighters to maintain services.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive