VIDEO: Emergency crews across Las Vegas knew exactly how to handle an active shooter because they did it before on October 1, 2017. After 60 people were killed, departments across Clark County studied what could have been done differently. Departments developed specific protocol and training in the years following what would become the deadliest mass shooting in the country.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson

VIDEO: The North Haven Fire Department wants you to stay safe this holiday season, so they’re raising awareness about potential hazards in your home. The department hosted a public safety demonstration on Thursday, where they converted a shipping container into a makeshift home with a Christmas tree.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTNH-TV ABC 8 New Haven

PHOTOS: A barn fire in Calumet County Thursday left one person and dozens of cattle suffering from smoke inhalation. At 9:21 a.m., the Chilton Fire Department responded to a barn fire in the town of Charlestown at N3035 Irish Road. When crews arrived, they observed smoke coming from all sides of the barn, with flames on the south end where the upper portion was full of hay.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 7:31:57 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

VIDEO: Firefighters battled a large apartment fire Wednesday in Wauwatosa. It started Wednesday around 4 p.m. at a two-story, 12-unit apartment building in the 9600 block of West Hampton Avenue. Smoke from the fire could be seen a mile away. Milwaukee's assistant fire chief expects four units on the west side of the building to be impacted.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Firefighters responded to a rowhome fire in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday morning. The fire started at about 8 a.m. at a home on the 6300 block of Cardiff Street. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was pouring out of the two-story home and flames were seen at the back of the house. Initial calls were that someone was trapped inside the home, so firefighters made entry on the second floor.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO: Three major structure fire responses in just four days got support from the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s new Special Operations Division. The support from the division formed back in August is visuals and infrared images from drones. “We have just been evolving pretty much every week since we've been stood up,” said Captain JJ Halsey with Colorado Springs Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 Pueblo

VIDEO: With the help of helpful local residents, three people were pulled from a sailboat in distress close to the shore in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, firefighters said. Video from the scene shows the sailors jumping into the choppy surf, where people bundled in cold weather gear were waiting in the water to shuttle them to the beach.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-CD NBC 10 Nashua

VIDEO: Firefighters in Louisville are getting tools to help them have better ways to cope with the difficult calls they respond to. This week on Monday and Tuesday, firefighters with Louisville Fire and civilian employees participated in an International Association of Fire Fighters training focused on peer support.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville

PHOTO: Antigo Visual Arts (AVA) teamed up with the Antigo Fire Department (AFD) for an art display in the AFD apparatus bay, led by AVA artist Vicki Eldridge. Vicki is a creative artist who often uses recycled materials to make carved, award-winning totems and arts displays in the AVA gallery of the Langlade County Historical Museum.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 11:38:00 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

VIDEO: Kenosha Fire is putting its youthful department in the hands of one of its most experienced leaders. Kenosha's Police and Fire Commission has chosen Deputy Chief Dan Tilton as Kenosha's next fire chief. The 27-year veteran is set to replace Kenosha Fire Chief Christopher Bigley this spring. Bigley is retiring on April 1, 2024.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 7:18:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A house fire on Tuesday morning has left a family without a home and a firefighter with serious injuries. In Marinette the community is reacting to the tragedy. Jessica Wille lives across the street from the fire. "It just makes me want to cry,” she said. "I couldn't believe, honestly, the smoke and the flames.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

A second leak in the heating and cooling system in as many school days resulted in the brief evacuation of Neenah High School. According to a note to parents, the refrigerant leak was from the same unit that caused Friday’s evacuation. As happened on Friday, the leak triggered the building’s fire alarm.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440/FM 101.9 Green Bay

Arson investigators are looking into the cause of a massive fire that tore through a home in Point Loma early Tuesday, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Brian Raines. Both San Diego Fire and San Diego Police were alerted to the fire at about 5:30 a.m. by a call reporting a burglary and a fire at the home on Liggett Drive just north of Point Loma Park.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego

VIDEO: An FDNY firefighter who spent over a year recovering from injuries he suffered fighting a house fire returned to work Monday. Robert Velazquez was greeted as he walked back into Engine 257, Ladder 170 in Canarsie, Brooklyn. In a Facebook post, the FDNY said in part, "With the support of his family, friends, and his FDNY family, and through sheer determination and grit, Firefighter Velazquez is back at his second home, his firehouse.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City

The D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation Tuesday that could help solve an ongoing staffing shortage at the 911 call center. The bill, which had nine cosponsors, allows retired firefighters and police officers to work as call takers and dispatchers without losing any pay from their pensions.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

PHOTOS: A century-old fire engine once in the service of Las Cruces firefighters completed a long journey this week from a salvage yard, to a local home, all the way to Oregon and back again. It was briefly parked, looking shiny and new, in front of Las Cruces City Hall Monday, as LCFD Chief Jason Smith celebrated its donation back to the city at the regular city council meeting.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Cruces Bulletin

VIDEO: A critical piece of Southern California's effort to fight fire has been quietly making a name for itself for the last five years. The Quick Reaction Force (QRF) is a cross-agency partnership that has been available during peak fire seasons, but now thanks to $35 million from Southern California Edison, this first of its kind public-private partnership is available year round.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

The Fire Commission for Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue has announced the future appointment of a new fire chief for the department. Officials say that Travis Teesch, who has over 30 years of experience, will assume the role of fire chief for Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue on January 6, 2024, following the retirement of current Fire Chief Kevin Kloehn.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2023 10:11:00 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Authorities say a fire that started Sunday night in the basement of an Appleton home caused an estimated $125,000 worth of damage. According to a release from the Appleton Fire Department, crews responded at 7:56 p.m. to a home on the 1100 block of West Elsie Street for reports of smoke and flames coming from the home’s basement.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Kenosha Police and Fire Commission has named Daniel Tilton as the Kenosha Fire Department's next fire chief. Deputy Chief Tilton has been a member of the department since 1996, serving as a firefighter, apparatus operator, lieutenant, line and house captain and acting battalion chief. He was promoted to deputy chief in Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site