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Fire engine crashes through Rhode Island station

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: A West Warwick fire engine crashed through a station on Sunday. Officials said no one was hurt. Station 2, located at 834 Main St., was roped off with crime scene tape. According to West Warwick Battalion Chief Eric Norberg a door on the side of the truck popped open as the fire engine was leaving the station on a call.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence

Stolen Missouri Ambulance Recovered Thanks to GPS

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VIDEO: One person was taken into custody after an ambulance was stolen overnight in north St. Louis. There was a very quick and sizable response from the authorities after the incident happened. City police were able to track down the stolen ambulance and take a woman into custody. It all happened about 2:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVI-TV FOX 2 St. Louis

Obituary: Dianne Lynne Post, 69, worked as a firefighter with the Somers Fire Department

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Dianne Lynne Post, 69, resident of Racine, passed away at her residence on Feb. 24, 2024, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Kenosha, on July 23, 1954, the daughter of Richard and Dolores (née Fryckman) Froemming. Diane was a graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School “Class of 1972.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye

Wisconsin Rapids firefighter paramedic competes in World's Strongest Firefighter Contest

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: It takes both physical fitness and skill to be a first responder, and a good one at that. A firefighter paramedic in Wisconsin Rapids is excelling, not only on the job, but also in the world of power lifting. Dylan West is now back in Wisconsin after competing in the World's Strongest Firefighter Contest.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Madison Fire Department hopes to diversify workforce with new college internship

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With a new paid internship the Madison Fire Department is hoping to fuel the fire young people have for emergency response, while also diversifying their workforce. The 40 hour-a-week paid internship is targeted at Madison College students getting their Associates Degree in Paramedicine or Fire Science.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

VIDEO: Firefighters battle heavy flames at old New Jersey cardboard warehouse

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Firefighters spent hours battling a huge fire at what is believed to be a former cardboard warehouse in South Jersey. Fire crews responded to the large building along Sykes Lane in Monroe Township, before 10 p.m. Thursday. As SkyForce10 hovered over the scene, thick smoke and heavy flames could be seen engulfing the Gloucester County building.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAU-TV NBC 10 Philadelphia

A rapper filmed a video at a North Carolina firehouse, now some firefighters are in trouble

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Raleigh is disciplining an unknown number of firefighters after a local rapper filmed a music video at Raleigh Fire Station 12. The city previously said it was investigating after the rapper known as CEO Shoutoutt filmed his “Fire Drill” freestyle rap in front of the station on Poole Road. On Thursday, a group that represents local firefighters said those involved had been disciplined and that the group was looking into the matter.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News & Observer - Metered Site

Fire department in Michigan seeks leads on antique fire truck

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VIDEO: The Ishpeming City Fire Department is trying to track down an antique fire truck it had decades ago. The department traded in its 1951 Pirsch Pumper in 1995 for a truck the department still uses today. According to Ishpeming City Fire Chief Jason Annala, the truck changed hands several times until it was sold online in 2018 on the Fenton Fire Equipment website.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC/FOX 6 Marquette

Evercross EV5 hoverboards are a fire risk — stop using them, feds say

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Product safety regulators are urging Evercross EV5 hoverboard users to find another ride, pronto. The product is a fire hazard and led to a blaze that caused substantial property damage to a residential building in New York City in May of 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

Rains Put a Damper on Fire Danger in Much of Wisconsin Including Sheboygan County

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Rains might not always be welcomed – especially when affecting weekend plans, but recent rains along with more in the forecast are having a big effect when it comes to wildfire danger. This week began with all of southeastern Wisconsin at high risk for fire, but a round of thunderstorms on Monday evening took a big bite out of that risk.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHBL-AM 1330/FM 101.5 Sheboygan

No injuries after former horse betting facility catches fire in Waukegan

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Fire officials are investigating after a former horse betting facility, which has been vacant for several years, caught on fire in Waukegan early Wednesday morning. The Waukegan Fire Department responded at 4:44 a.m. Wednesday to 630 South Green Bay Road in Waukegan for a report of a structure fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lake & McHenry County Scanner

VIDEOS: Fire fills night sky as Ohio building goes up in flames

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Crews closed a portion of East 55th Street in Cleveland early Thursday morning due to an overnight fire at a building on Lake Court. 3News' Austin Love reported live from the scene all morning where the flames have since been extinguished. We're told 11 fire companies responded to the incident. While nobody was hurt, the building's roof reportedly collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYC-TV NBC 3 Cleveland

New York governor announces state's new volunteer firefighter stipend program

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VIDEO: Governor Kathy Hochul announced that there will be a new program designed to strengthen New York State's volunteer firefighter services. The first training stipend of $10 million will offset the costs of training courses that firefighters are required to complete. “Volunteer firefighters put their lives on the line to protect those in their communities, and it is time that we recognize and compensate them for the work that they have done,” Governor Hochul said.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo

Deadly Connecticut fires have struck ‘one after another after another,’ killing 15 since January

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Fifteen people were killed in fires in the first two months of 2024 in Connecticut, making it the most deadly start to the year in at least a decade, according to data from state fire officials. “A couple of years, we’ve had starts like this,” said Roger Nelson, a Bloomfield fire marshal and vice president of the Connecticut Fire Marshals Association.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Haven Register - Metered Site

How Travis and Jason Kelce Helped a Pennsylvania Fire Family Keep Their Relative's Legacy Alive

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PHOTOS: Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce are giving back. The brothers recently stepped out to visit Brookline Volunteer Fire Company in Havertown, Pennsylvania, after learning of a late man's fight with cancer. Jess Viola tells ET that the NFL stars visited the fire station, at which her husband and father-in-law are both members, in the wake of her brother-in-law, Brendan McDermott's, death.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Entertainment Tonight

Teens help Fitchburg family escape fire

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VIDEO: A Fitchburg family is feeling unbelievably grateful after teens driving by their house helped them escape and prevented a fire from destroying their home on Friday. 19-year-old Oregon resident Mike Wells was driving to Farm and Fleet with two friends when they saw smoke at a home off of County Highway M in Fitchburg.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 4:20:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

Wisconsin DNR starts controlled burns early ahead of wildfire season

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VIDEO: A winter without much snow is now putting the Wisconsin fire danger a lot higher than usual for this time of year. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fire crews were busy in southern Waukesha County in burning dry brush at the end of February to prevent even bigger fires, fires that could get out of control.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Wausau Fire Department proposes apprenticeship program to address staffing shortages

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VIDEO: As workforce struggles continue to plague Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers is making his rounds across the state to highlight needs in various career paths. The Wausau Fire Department is proposing an apprenticeship program that will give people the opportunity to network with staff and see if it’s a career path they want to take.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

Gundersen Health System, La Crosse Fire Department Hosting 'Mugs for Rugs Campaign

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According to a study from the National Institutes of Health, nearly half of falls that happen in homes of people 65 and older are due to throw rugs. To help prevent these types of falls, Gundersen Health System, the La Crosse Fire Department, and local coffee shops are teaming up to host the 'Mugs for Rugs' campaign.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO: Missouri fire station, entire fleet of trucks lost in massive fire

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PHOTOS: Early Tuesday morning about 5:30 a.m., fire was reported at the fire station in town. “The firehouse has burned. It is a total loss,” Shannon County First Responders state in a release of information. “Devastating way to begin a day, Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department lost their entire station and equipment this morning,” states Missouri State Fire Marshal Tim Bean.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAM-TV CBS 7 Pittsburg

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