VIDEO: To bolster home fire safety, the Wausau Fire Department is emphasizing the importance of “closed-door messaging” in Feb., urging people to close bedroom doors before bedtime. “You want to keep your bedroom door closed so that you’re creating a barrier for heat, smoke, and fire to keep it from spreading throughout your home and getting in while you’re sleeping,” Wausau Fire Department Chief Jeremy Kopp said.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that fire management crews are starting to perform prescribed burns on DNR properties throughout the state where local conditions can provide a safe and effective burn. DNR crews will be burning cattail marshes, wetlands, prairies and oak/pine barrens to clear the buildup of dead vegetation and to open waterways for waterfowl to feed and nest.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac

Families were forced out of their homes after a massive fire broke out early Friday morning in DeKalb County. DeKalb Fire crews responded just after 4 a.m. They say flames ripped through three homes on the 1000 block of Lenox Park Boulevard NE in Brookhaven. Officials say these are large homes that are very close together.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta News First

The FDNY says it busted an illegal lithium-ion battery operation in Queens. Wilson's Electric Scooters and Sales along Queens Boulevard in Rego Park is where the FDNY says it shut down an illegal lithium-ion manufacturing operation. "Nobody teach me. They don't do nothing but take money, give me ticket," owner Wilson Chen said.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas traveled this week to Las Vegas to review U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations for Super Bowl LVIII with state and local law enforcement and the National Football League (NFL). For the past 18 months, DHS employees worked with local officials to assess potential risks and developed plans to address them.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Facilities Management Advisor

Firefighters, the unsung heroes who battle the flames, risk their lives, and embody courage in the face of danger, have been a captivating subject for filmmakers. Through the lens of cinema, we witness their challenges, victories, and the camaraderie that defines their profession. Here, we delve into some of the best movies about firefighters that pay tribute to these brave men and women.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Binge Post

VIDEOS: One person is dead following an apartment fire in Milwaukee on Thursday morning, Feb. 8. Crews were called out to the area of 22nd and Layton around 6:45 a.m. The Milwaukee Fire Department removed five people from the building. Dozens of others self evacuated. Two people were taken to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: Authorities in Brown County say that a house is inhabitable after an early morning fire caused around $150,000 in damages. Crews were sent to the 2200 block of Pinecrest Road in the village of Suamico around 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday for a report of a two-story farmhouse on fire with heavy smoke and flames in the basement.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Investigators are still working to get into a Philadelphia-area home as at least six members of a family remain unaccounted for after officers responding the prior afternoon to a report a child had been shot there were struck by gunfire and the home set ablaze, a district attorney said. Authorities “have reason to believe” a relative who shot at the officers from the East Lansdowne home is among as many as eight people unaccounted for, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said in a Wednesday news conference and an interview with CNN affiliate KYW-TV.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

VIDEO: This year marks the 20th anniversary since Hurricane Charley wreaked havoc on parts of the Sunshine State. During the hurricane season of 2004, storms accounted for nearly $40 billion in damage collectively and killed nearly 100 people, according to the Florida Department of Health. The first storm to hit Florida that year was Tropical Storm Bonnie on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 St. Petersburg

PHOTOS: In Southern California’s Rancho Mission Viejo (RMV), Fire Station 67 has been designed and constructed as a prefab, modular build—enabling faster completion and future reconfiguration. Designed by Seattle-based Wittman Estes, the 4,667-sf station was prefabricated offsite as 10 modules that were then assembled onsite.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Building Design+Construction

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Dennis Kirlin always knew that an office job wasn’t for him. Growing up, the Wilmington Fire Department Battalion Chief watched his father and uncle fight fires in the city. His grandfather was also a Wilmington fireman, though he died when Kirlin was a tot. Each day, Kirlin said, was a new adventure for the men.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Delaware Online - Metered Site

One of the problems that comes with living in rural areas is the lack of proper law enforcement or emergency response teams in the area. When a fire or crime breaks out, it can take some time before enforcement arrives on the scene in many cases. This is especially the case with fires, as a blaze can rip through houses and fields alike with ease — but as a new study shows, this is something that North Dakotans often do not have to worry about, as the state boasts an incredibly high number of fire departments per capita.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXMB-TV CBS/CW+ 12 Bismarck

VIDEO: According to National Fire Protection Association, half of the firefighters today are between the ages of 30 and 49. At NWTC, they're having no problem in bringing younger people to the industry. Life as a firefighter — it's something Savannah Sinkula has been familiar with from a young age. "I'm a third generation firefighter, but a first generation career firefighter within my family," Savannah Sinkula, a Fire Medic student at NWTC, said.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 9:10:00 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters on Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, responded to the scene of a vacant house fire near 15th and Lincoln in Milwaukee. Crews responded to the scene around 6:15 a.m. The Milwaukee Fire Department tells FOX6 News the house is boarded up and condemned by the city, which means they can’t fight the fire inside, only from the exterior.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 11:01:48 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Police officers, firefighters and EMT’s are known as first responders because they're the first to respond on scene after a call. But that emergency call always begins with a job not many people see. 911 dispatchers work with police and emergency crews to provide quick responses to emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 10:05:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Two shooting victims - a male and a female - were rushed to the hospital after they hit a Birmingham fire station while they were seeking help. One of the victims, the male, was pronounced a short time later at UAB Hospital. In what police called a “chaotic scene,” the ordeal began about 6:40 p.m. when gunfire erupted at the Shell station on the corner of Old Springville Road and Brewster Road.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

VIDEO: The CAL FIRE Butte County volunteer program finished its last day of training for its latest group of volunteer firefighters. 19 new volunteer firefighters are expected to serve Butte County and 75-year-old Mary Jarschke is excited to be one of them. "I keep thinking 'man if I started when I was 30 I would be' excuse the expression but badass.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHSL-TV CBS 12 Chico

A Grant County grand jury has indicted U.S. Forest Service burn boss Ricky Snodgrass on a Class A misdemeanor count of reckless burning. Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley arrested Snodgrass on Oct. 19, 2022, while the fire he was supervising was still burning. It is believed to be the first time a Forest Service firefighter has been arrested in the course of doing their job.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Blue Mountain Eagle - Metered Site

Firefighters are first responders trained primarily in controlling and extinguishing fires, as well as responding to emergencies involving life, property, or the environment. They work closely with other first responders and may have responsibilities that overlap with those services, such as investigating the cause of fires or providing first aid services.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 24/7 Wall St.