PHOTOS: Anthony Burgard was sworn in as the new chief of the Hartford Fire and Rescue Department Wednesday during the city’s Police and Fire Commission meeting. Burgard, 41, was chief of the Richfield Volunteer Fire Company for the past four years. He started with that department in 2004. After taking the oath of office, administered by City Clerk Shanna Kreilkamp before a crowd of family, friends and colleagues, Burgard thanked those who helped him through life, "whether it be my family that physically raised me, my fire family that taught me (especially past Chief Terry Kohl of Richfield), and my beautiful wife and children that have helped support me and everything that I’ve done in the past.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site

VIDEO: Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed a home near Irma on Thursday morning. The Merrill Fire Department responded to the home located at N5621 State Road 107 in the Town of Rock Falls at 4:35 a.m. The fire caused a portion of Highway 107 to temporarily close. Merrill FD Battalion Chief Phil Skoug said in a news release that as crews arrived on scene, heavy fire was seen at the home along with an unattached garage.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

Video showed an 18-wheeler go up in flames on a roadway in southwest Miami-Dade early Thursday. The truck's cab became fully engulfed in flames at the intersection of Krome Avenue and Southwest 200th Street around 3 a.m. The driver said he had been refueling the truck with diesel when he noticed it catch fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

An instructor is recovering from some serious burns after an accident during a training exercise at the Nassau County Fire Academy. The fire, which happened Thursday morning, is considered an accident. It happened at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy during a set up for a training exercise on a mock boat-like ship.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

PHOTOS: Naper Settlement commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Naperville Fire Department with the new sitewide exhibit, “A Strong Back and A Strong Mind: 150 Years of the Naperville Fire Department.” Now on view at Naper Settlement through December 2024, the exhibit highlights the evolution of the Naperville Fire Department and the unique ways it serves the community while recognizing the courage, physical strength, and extensive knowledge firefighters must have to perform the job.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: William McCallister is following in his family's footsteps as a firefighter and EMT, yet he is walking his own path by doing so with a prosthetic leg. He's worn the prosthetic since he was a baby after having part of his leg amputated at nine months old. "I was hopping before I was walking," McCallister said.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC/FOX 8 Charleston

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s expected. * WHERE...Oneida, Vilas, Florence, and Forest Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Freeze Warning 2024-05-09T22:00:00-05:00 2024-05-09T22:00:00-05:00 2024-05-10T00:00:00-05:00 2024-05-10T07:00:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 AWIPSidentifier NPWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS73 KGRB 100300 NWSheadline FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.FZ.W.0001.240510T0500Z-240510T1200Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-05-10T12:00:00+00:00

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s expected. * WHERE...Oneida, Vilas, Florence, and Forest Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 7 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Freeze Warning 2024-05-09T14:04:00-05:00 2024-05-09T14:04:00-05:00 2024-05-10T00:00:00-05:00 2024-05-09T22:15:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 AWIPSidentifier NPWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS73 KGRB 091904 NWSheadline FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.FZ.W.0001.240510T0500Z-240510T1200Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-05-10T12:00:00+00:00

Authorities in Green Bay say two people are without a home after an early Thursday morning fire caused an estimated $90,000 in damages. According to a release from the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, crews responded at 4:08 a.m. to reports of a house fire on 1229 Marquette Avenue. Once on scene, firefighters say all residents safely evacuated and they were able to see smoke coming from the one-story home.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

A fire destroyed more than a dozen RVs overnight Thursday at Mike Thompson's RV Super Store in Santa Fe Springs. Authorities responded to a possible burglary call at about 12:30 a.m. at the gated property on Firestone Boulevard in southeastern Los Angeles County near the 5 Freeway. Several RVs were in flames when firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

A Union City firefighter was shot early Thursday morning and the shooting is now under investigation. A spokesman for the Union City Police Department said the shooting was accidental. They confirmed the firearm used did not belong to the injured firefighter. A representative for the fire department confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the shooting occurred at Fire Station No.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta

On an overwhelming bipartisan 393-13 vote, the House passed a bill today sponsored by New Jersey Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) and Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) that re-ups a number of key firefighter grant programs. The bill, the Fire Grants and Safety Act, reauthorizes the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG), and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant; it also increases funding for the Fire Administration.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Globe

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Moline Fire Department has a new way to simulate a fire in any room and practice putting it out. The department purchased the FiAR training system, a device that uses augmented reality to test the user on operating a fire extinguisher properly. The device is a touch screen and mock fire extinguisher, which can place items like a grill, wooden pallets or a car into an environment and simulate different types of fires.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQAD-TV ABC/MyNetworkTV 8 Moline

This month’s issue of Milwaukee Magazine features a profile of Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and the challenges the fire department is grappling with. Lipski, a fourth-generation Milwaukee firefighter, took the top spot in 2021 when the department was at a tipping point. He says staffing shortages have left firefighters overworked and exhausted as stations respond to an unprecedented volume of emergency calls.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 10:05:00 PM - SOURCE: WUWM-FM 89.7 Milwaukee

Being sworn in as the new chief of the Watertown Fire Department felt like a sort-of homecoming for Oconomowoc resident Tanya Reynen. Having started her fulltime firefighting career at the Jefferson County department, Reynen said she developed many strong relationships, but chose to expand her experiences and opted to work on other departments as well.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 1:10:00 PM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site

Kenosha police officers and a brave passerby saved a man in a wheelchair from a burning building Thursday night. Kenosha police Officer Danielle Moore's body camera captured her running toward the house engulfed in flames near 69th Street and 57th Avenue just before 9 p.m. A man outside the home told her that there are still people inside the attached garage.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

PHOTO: Firefighters battling a structure fire in the Town of Waterford late Tuesday, May 7 had to deal with an unexpected water supply challenge. Emergency crews were dispatched to the home on High Drive in Waterford just before 10 p.m. Tuesday. Kansasville Fire & Rescue Department (KFRD) provided assistance to several other departments battling the fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

For more than a month, healthcare workers in the area have been working to maintain the same level of care in the Chippewa Valley as there are now only two emergency departments. Now, care is still being provided in the region, with some adjustments. “We have to work together so they get us back on the road,” Jon Schultz, the Eau Claire Fire Rescue Deputy Chief, said.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

PHOTOS: Fire crews battled a fierce building blaze at Ramona Roller Rink on Tuesday evening. Firefighters from several local departments were called to the rink just after 6 p.m. on reports of a working commercial fire to the nearly 100-year-old building. It will not only be remembered for today’s fire that led to the loss of this entire building, but also it was known as the place to be in the community.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNDU-TV NBC 16 South Bend

They have come from as far as Fiji and Croatia and as close as D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia. Firefighters packed a conference room at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown D.C. on Tuesday for the inaugural World Fire Congress to collaborate and share information to better keep citizens across the world safe.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington, D.C.