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.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed the Special District Grant Accessibility Act (H.R. 7525) – legislation that would codify a first-ever definition of "special district" in federal law and ensure districts are eligible for all appropriate forms of federal financial assistance.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Royse City Herald-Banner

VIDEO: Almost a dozen first responders in the city of Racine recently completed an introductory Spanish language course tailored to their line of work. From January to April, once a week for three hours police officers and firefighter-paramedics go to the class, “Spanish for First Responders” at Gateway Technical College.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: The Wausau Fire Department continued its ongoing training efforts Monday by simulating responses to structure fires near the intersection of North 2nd Street and Bridge Street. The training was done on a city-owned property, beginning with burning an empty shed and later focusing on putting out fires in contained rooms of the house they were working in.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEO: A Colorado teen has been rescued from an abandoned missile silo after falling 30 feet inside early Sunday morning. That teen is seriously injured, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, after responders from several agencies were at the silo near 82000 East County Road 22. That silo is near the town of Deer Trail, about 50 miles east of Denver.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News Colorado

New Bedford is often pitched to tourists for the opportunity to observe its "working waterfront," and with the coming of things like ferry service and now the offshore wind industry on top of being a bustling fishing port, it's only getting busier. That's one reason why New Bedford has been "on the hunt" in recent years for equipment that would safeguard the city from any potential radiation-related threats coming by sea, says New Bedford firefighter and hazmat coordinator Travis Rebello.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cape Cod Times - Metered Site

VIDEO: Almost a dozen first responders in the city of Racine recently completed an introductory Spanish language course tailored to their line of work. From January to April, once a week for three hours police officers and firefighter-paramedics go to the class, “Spanish for First Responders” at Gateway Technical College.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Neighbors helping neighbors is the motto of the Calhoun Volunteer Fire Department. Mark Hardin brought that mindset to the table when he started as Fire Chief back in December of 2021. "There's a sense of pride and community,” Hardin said. “It’s not just one person. It’s all of us.” But when he started, it was a department of just one, with old gear and trucks that didn't run.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMBC-TV ABC 9 Kansas City

Cudahy firefighters rescued a person who had fallen down the lake bank near Allerton and Sheridan Drive on Sunday evening, May 5. Officials say the Cudahy Emergency Dispatch Center took a 911 call shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday. Police conducted a search of the area and established verbal contact with the victim.
- PUB DATE: 5/6/2024 4:53:48 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee