Worker shortages have been affecting many industries across the country recently. Some who are also feeling the effects are first responders. Officials from fire departments across Kentuckiana said it's been hard to close the gaps they desperately need filled. When it comes to hiring new recruits, multiple fire chiefs said that with all of the qualifications that are actually needed, sometimes it feels impossible to bring on a new group of firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville

PHOTOS: Where were you on the night of March 25, 1962? If you were in the city of Manitowoc on that cold spring morning, you most likely remember what Fire Chief James Danielson called “The biggest and most spectacular fire ever in Manitowoc.” It was just around midnight when a fireman looked out a window of the old Franklin Street station and saw flames coming from Elevator B, formerly owned by the Northern Grain Company, which was four blocks away.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Times Reporter - Metered Site

Being a firefighter requires a certain amount of mental and physical strength. Let’s face it: They don’t put these guys and gals on calendars for no reason. But it’s a part of the job Hygiene firefighter Dylan Miraglia takes more seriously than some. “It’s a physical job, it’s a blue-collar job,” Miraglia said.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

Whatcom County Fire District 7 has announced that Assistant Fire Chief Dean Crosswhite died Wednesday after a battle with renal cell carcinoma. This is the second line of duty death in Whatcom County Fire District 7's 105-year history. According to the fire district, Chief Crosswhite spent 28 years in the fire service, joining Whatcom County District 7 in 1995.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Fire crews have controlled Thursday morning's fire in downtown Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, now they are trying to salvage what they can to find out what caused the fire. According to the Public Information Officer, six structures were damaged-- three of deemed a total loss. Multiple businesses nearby remain closed due to smoke damage.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle