VIDEO: Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs joined Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and others to promote fire safety ahead of the Fourth of July. There are over 10,600 home fires that are started by grills each year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. During the summer, and especially in the upper Midwest, data also shows a significant increase in homeowners' insurance claims due to fires started by grilling activities.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO/PHOTO: July 6 marks the 80th remembrance of the deadliest single building or building complex fire in Connecticut history. The infamous Hartford Circus Fire happened on July 6, 1944. An estimated 168 people died that day, and experts say there were almost certainly more who lost their lives. Natalie Belanger, a public programs manager for the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, estimates there were between 8,000 and 9,000 people under the big top that sweltering summer afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSHU-FM 91.1 Fairfield

Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. Just two years ago, another mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade left seven people dead near Chicago.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: After more than 30 years with the Tacoma Fire Department, and five years leading it, Chief Tory Green has retired. Green said he plans to spend time working on his farm and will likely get a different job in the future. But for now, he is sharing his hopes for the department and the challenges facing it.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

PHOTOS: For the past few years, Anacortes residents and visitors have observed a piece of history pass through Commercial Avenue as part of the city's 4th of July celebration. That piece of history is the old Anacortes Fire Department's LaFrance Fire Engine, which is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: goAnacortes