Fire departments throughout Wisconsin will soon have the chance to safely dispose of firefighting foam containing toxic "forever chemicals" free of charge. The Department of Natural Resources announced the beginning of its foam collection program, which received $1 million in funding from the current state budget.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: A northern Kentucky firefighter is recovering after a fellow firefighter stepped up to donate when he needed desperately needed a kidney. It started when Newport firefighter Bob Hug had been struggling with kidney disease and was in desperate need of a kidney transplant for well over a year. He had been on dialysis for six months and through many ups and downs with possible donors and matches, but none had worked out.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati

Next week marks the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. During the height of the storm, one neighborhood in Greenwich was hit by a massive fire. News 12 Connecticut takes a look at how fire crews put out the fire in the midst of the storm.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Connecticut

“Happiness is a warm puppy.” That sentiment expressed by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz is just as true today as it was on April 25, 1960, when it first appeared in the comic strip “Peanuts.” And the firefighters, paramedics and reservists who work at the Boulder City Fire Department would be among the first to agree.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boulder City Review

As temperatures plunge tomorrow, firefighters say they're getting prepared to deal with even more fires along the greenway. Although wildfire season is over for the state, the fires in Yakima aren't expected to stop, and may even get worse. City of Yakima Deputy Fire Chief Jeremy Rodriguez says they've been dealing with fires along the greenway for "an extensive length of time.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima