VIDEO: Watch the AutoPulse NXT at work. It’s a real story of man versus machine. Particularly when it comes to saving a life. The advanced CPR machine once attached to the chest, delivers compressions to a patient in cardiac arrest. “The device is completely in charge for this human,” says Jill Andersen, a Firefighter and Paramedic with North Tahoe Fire Protection District as she demonstrates the device on a plastic model of a human head and chest.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLO-TV ABC 8 Reno

VIDEO: Should volunteer firefighters and EMTs be able to miss work to respond to an emergency? Lawmakers from across Vermont support legislation offering protection to employees after some reported they were not allowed to leave their jobs for a 911 call. Dorieann Chesbrough is a career firefighter with the Vermont Air National Guard.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAX-TV CBS 3 Burlington

PHOTOS: When a man went into cardiac arrest while working at his family’s restaurant a few years ago, Fire Station No. 1 responded, resuscitating him on scene. The next day he walked out of the hospital, an uncommon sight for these patients. Soon after, he was back working at his restaurant, said apparatus operator Caleb Hodges.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Shorthorn

Two paramedics in Massachusetts avoided a catastrophe while transporting a patient in an ambulance on Interstate 95 during Tuesday's nor'easter. Cataldo Ambulance Service paramedic Tim Crosbie was driving the Atlantic Ambulance Service vehicle on I-95 south in Peabody shortly before 1 p.m. when a car that was traveling on the northbound side of the highway came across the median and rolled over across multiple lanes on the southbound side.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

VIDEO: A North Texas fire department has partnered with a video game maker to create something that could help save lives and property. It's a first-of-its-kind simulator that helps firefighters do their jobs better. A battalion of Allen firefighters entered a burning home. They work as a team, communicating over radios to coordinate the best approach to put out intense flames.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The mass shooting that erupted at the end of the Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, appeared to stem from a dispute, according to police. The shooting, in which one person was killed and 22 were hurt, unfolded outside Union Station as Chiefs fans were leaving a parade and rally on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: Zack Lessner loves being a Detroit firefighter, but on January 13, 2023, his world was upended after he was hit by a car on a fire scene. "I ended up having a traumatic brain injury. And I… had two bulged discs,” He revealed. But after the physical wounds healed, he struggled with PTSD and depression.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit

VIDEO: An antique fire truck from 1943 that once served the community of Follansbee has found itself back in Follansbee once again. The vehicle was purchased by Follansbee Fire Chief Larry Rea for his own collection. The truck is a rare vehicle that was built during World War II when vehicle production was extremely limited.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOV-TV NBC/FOX 9 Steubenville

No people are hurt but four cats are killed in a fire at a duplex on the south side of La Crosse Tuesday afternoon. Battalion Chief Blane Neher said the call came in at around 1:40 p.m. for a fire at 919 Redfield Street. Heavy smoke was coming from the one half of the duplex when crews arrived. Because of the fire, the resident who lived next door was evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

A man and a woman became trapped on the ice on the east side of Lake Winnebago Wednesday morning. Stockbridge Fire Chief Mike Funk says a call to rescuers came at 8:53 a.m. Funk said the Stockbridge Fire & Rescue and Town of Calumet Fire Department responded and rescued them shortly after 10 a.m. without deploying any boats.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO/PHOTO: A fire Tuesday night resulted in the loss of a home in rural Dunn County. According to Durand fire chief Jamey King, the first call came in just before 9:30 p.m. for a woodshed on fire. While crews were on their way to the scene on County Road O, more calls came in stating the house was also on fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 10:24:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

PHOTO: A fire in the basement of American Legion Post 318 left fire, smoke and water damage to the building, Lake Tomahawk's Fire Chief said. Chief Billy Kuckkahn said the call for the fire came in at 12:46 Tuesday afternoon. The Post is close to the fire department, so Kuckkahn said the response was swift, and they were able to put the fire out fast.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fire departments on Tuesday morning responded to a residential fire in Vernon County. The call came in around 3:30 a.m. for a house fire that spread to the garage in La Farge. When crews arrived on scene, both structures were almost fully engulfed in flames. According to La Farge Assistant Fire Chief Troy Deaver, Viola Fire Department provided mutual aid.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

The Madison Fire Department says a jogger fell through the thinning ice of Lake Mendota on Monday afternoon. The fire department's Lake Rescue Team was dispatched to Lake Mendota near the Memorial Union at about 3:45 p.m. Monday after getting a report that someone had fallen through the ice. The first crews arrived on the scene three minutes later, with first responders seeing a person on the ice about 50 feet from shore who was walking toward land.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

PHOTOS: Authorities in southern Wisconsin responded to a vehicle vs building incident that caused significant damage. According to the Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue, it responded to a vehicle vs building incident. Officials say there were no reported injuries, but damage to the building was substantial. Multiple agencies responded to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

An unoccupied home on the city’s Southwest Side was destroyed by a fire late Tuesday night, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire was called in around 10:50 p.m. at a home in the 260 block of Briggs Avenue, not far from New Laredo Highway and Southwest Military Drive. Firefighters said when they arrived, they found a single-story home fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

VIDEO: A potentially lifesaving gift is being delivered to Buffalo Firefighters courtesy of an organization with strong ties to the department. In March 2023, Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno died while battling a four-alarm fire on Main Street in Downtown Buffalo. Since Arno’s tragic death, a foundation set up in his name, the Firefighter Arno Memorial Foundation (FAM), has been working to improve lives in the communities he served.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBW-TV ABC 7 Buffalo

AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced the next phase of FirstNet with a series of investments totaling more than $8 billion over 10 years. This next phase will create a 5G standalone (SA) core and support the transition of public safety’s Band 14 spectrum from LTE to 5G.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fierce Wireless

PHOTOS: A Valley fire department on Monday launched a documentary that invites viewers on a nostalgic journey, chronicling the evolution of its department from its humble beginnings to its current stature. The 45-minute documentary, “Flash Point: The History of Peoria Fire-Medical Department,” includes stories from current Fire Chief Gary Bernard and eight retired firefighters, who shared memories from their experience during the rise of the department.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale

VIDEO: Three firefighters with the Beaver Dam Fire Department were injured in an air boat crash on Beaver Dam Lake Monday night. In a post to Facebook, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened just after 7:40 p.m. in the area of Grape Island on the lake. Officials say the crash happened on Grape Island during training operations, but add that the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison