VIDEO: Three firefighters are recovering from injuries they received while working a massive fire caused by a lightning strike at the Liberty Oaks Apartments on Saturday that displaced 11 families. One firefighter received traumatic injuries after a roof collapsed on him. A second firefighter received first and second degree burns, while a third firefighter is suffering from third degree burns.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC-TV CBS 11 Savannah

For first responders, the 9/11 terrorist attacks were a mind-numbingly unique and devastating event. “It was hard to prepare for something of that magnitude. It was such a large call,” said Patrick J. Morrison, assistant to the general president for occupational health, safety and medicine at the International Association of Fire Fighters.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Safety+Health Magazine

When a first responder knocks on a door, it’s not always clear what sort of situation they will walk into — a distrustful dog ready to bite the stranger entering the home, a violent person, a resident who is severely allergic to the latex gloves, or another unexpected situation. James City County is promoting its Heads Up program, which aims to tackle those unknowns with the help of county residents.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

"American Ninja Warrior" is an individual competition that challenges elite athletes with a series of extreme obstacle courses requiring strength, speed, balance, stamina -- and a certain willingness to sacrifice their bodies -- until only the winner remains. But two suburban firefighters have made a name for themselves on NBC's TV show by working as a team.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: Texas first responders rode across the state for eight days honoring 14 first responders who died in the line of duty. Thirty-three riders participated in the Texas Brotherhood Ride which started in Hempstead, then on to Dallas and ended at the Texas Capitol. Houston firefighter Robb Hyatt said the goal was to honor first emergency responders and give emotional and financial support to their families.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTBC-TV Fox 7 Austin

The La Crosse Fire Department says firefighters responded to a structure fire on Fifth Avenue South Sunday at 7:20 a.m. The fire was at an apartment building across from Poage Park. Firefighter say it took them two minutes to get to the scene, where they saw flames and heavy smoke coming from the middle of the building.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2019 11:43:58 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

No injuries were reported after a metal parts manufacturer/engineering company suffered $20,000 in damage due to a fire in a heat ventilation system Friday, according to the Racine Fire Department. In a press release, the department said it was called for a "fire in a pipe" just after 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2019 10:43:59 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

An adult male was found unresponsive in Lake Michigan near the South Milwaukee Yacht Club on Friday night. According to the South Milwaukee Fire Department, a 911 call was received around 8:57 PM for an individual who was unresponsive in the water. When South Milwaukee Fire and Police units arrived, they found an adult male face down in the water near a boat slip in the middle of the dock area of the yacht club.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 8:42:19 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Hales Corners Fire Department has appointed 37-year veteran firefighter, Pete Jaskulski to the department's highest position, the village announced Friday. Jaskulski was a paid-on-call firefighter and advanced emergency medical technician for the department and held the position of assistant chief for 18 years before this promotion to fire chief.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 2:36:11 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4

PHOTO: A 22-year-old Beaver Dam man was traveling 80 to 90 mph Wednesday night when his car smashed into Beaver Dam Middle School, causing damage estimated at $100,000 to the building, officials say. Roy Cortez appeared Thursday in Dodge County Circuit Court charged with a felony count of fleeing or eluding an officer causing damage to property.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 6:46:37 AM - SOURCE: Daily Citizen

A UW-Madison graduate and Wisconsin native is dead following an elevator accident in New York City. Investigators say two other people had just gotten off of a downtown Manhattan elevator when Samuel Waisbren, of Fox Point, tried to exit as well. That’s when the elevator suddenly dropped, crushing him between the elevator car and the shaft wall.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27

Investigators say 25-year-old Brian King was killed Thursday as result of a traffic crash in Boulder Junction. According to a press release from the Vilas County Sheriff's Office, dispatch received a call of a collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and County Highway H in the township of Boulder Junction.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7

Dominick and Alicia Rhodes have had blue tarps covering the roof of their Florida home and a firetruck in their front yard since Hurricane Michael devastated their rural inland county 10 months ago. The couple — who have three kids, maintain two full-time jobs and work as volunteer firefighters in their spare time — are now caretakers of one of the Mossy Pond Volunteer Fire Department fire engines because the firehouse where they once stored their trucks and equipment was obliterated by the storm.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

The Baltimore City Fire Department plans to cut down on the number of firefighters responding to initial calls, a move that isn’t sitting well with the firefighters’ union. Currently, five engines, two trucks, two battalion chiefs and a medic unit are dispatched when a call comes in. Come September, though, that number will shrink as the department tests reducing initial responding units to three engines, one truck and one battalion chief.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

On August 24th, 2009, the City of Buffalo lost two members of its fire department during a building fire. In the days that followed, firefighters from across the country came to Buffalo to honor Firefighter Jonathan Croom and Lieutenant Chip McCarthy. Members of the Washington, DC Fire Department's Pipes and Drums band played the funerals, and formed friendships with some of the Buffalo firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo

A new club at Hempfield Area High School could help bridge the gap between a lack of volunteer firefighters and a younger workforce. The Public Services Club is headed by biology teacher, volunteer firefighter and paramedic Justin Heddinger. The organization will introduce students to careers like volunteer firefighting, police work, emergency management, EMS and 911 dispatchers.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TribLIVE

After three consecutive and horrendous years of wildfires, there is an important shift going on this year in firefighting. Cal Fire, Contra Costa Fire, Orinda-Moraga Fire, East Bay Parks, East Bay MUD, Lawrence Berkeley Lab and many others mean to keep their hills firestorm free. As we've covered the enormous brush clearing project stretching 17 miles from Berkeley to Lafayette, we could not help but notice crews wearing gear that reads 'Firestorm'.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland

On August 22, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters have been dispatched to a fire at Miller Compressing on the city’s south side. Black smoke could be seen billowing from the facility — via FOX6 News tower cameras. FOX6 News has a crew headed to the scene — and we will update this post when more information is available.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2019 3:13:57 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A man fleeing police at high speed on city streets following an apparent domestic disturbance crashed into Beaver Dam Middle School, where his car caught fire Wednesday, police said. The 22-year-old driver, who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol, sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash and was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct, fleeing an officer, drunken driving with a suspended driver's license and driving without insurance, according to a press release from the Beaver Dam Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2019 5:55:38 AM - SOURCE: Wisc News