# Fire
Wednesday in Portland: City settles lawsuit over homeless camp sweeps and more top stories
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (PORTLAND, Ore.) Hello Portlanders! It's Wednesday, May 11 - Here's your daily round up of all the news happening in the City of Roses. 1. Portland settles lawsuit over homeless sweeps, changes rules.
Denver, Boulder, southern Colorado under Red Flag warning
(Denver, Colo.) Gusty winds, dry vegetation and low humidity span Denver, Boulder and most of Southern Colorado. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning until 7 p.m. Monday for the areas and warned of fire danger.
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Fire Caused At Anti-Abortion Organisation In Madison
Authorities reported that vandals attacked the office of an anti-abortion organisation, causing a fire to erupt and the discovery of a Molotov cocktail on Sunday. According to Madison police spokesperson Stephanie Fryer, who talked to the Wisconsin State Journal, the fire at the Wisconsin Family Action office in Madison, which was reported soon after 6 a.m. on Sunday, was suspicious in nature.
Hawkins County Recognized at State Star of Life Awards
Hawkins county recipients of Star of Life Awards May 2022JOHN DABBS/Photographer. Local first responders recognized at the State's 2022 Star of Life Awards banquet on May 4 at Rocket Town in Nashville, Tennessee. The responders were recognized along with Taylor Skinner, the survivor of a motor vehicle accident requiring the crews to work together to save the man.
Man Tried To Set Himself On Fire Outside the Supreme Court
On Friday evening, someone lit themselves on fire just outside the Supreme Court building. No motive is known yet and the individual has not been publicly identified. The Capital Police tweeted that a medical helicopter had landed near the Capitol for a "medical emergency" and noted that it was "not a public safety issue". They also tweeted that they would be closing two roads because of the emergency. Chad Pergram tweeted a video of the helicopter landing from a nearby area just outside the Supreme Court. According to CBS, the incident took place in the plaza in front of the court building.
Firefighters Save Two Cats From Fire
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – On Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 at 7:47 p.m. an officer patrolling the 1900 block of 20th street observed smoke coming from the back of an apartment complex and quickly called for additional resources and the Fire Department to help evacuate the building as well as to look for anybody inside the unit on fire. It took the first engine to arrive on scene within 3 minutes of the initial dispatch, all other units arrived on scene within 5 minutes of the initial call. Engine 3 which was the first engine on the scene had done a search for any victims and found 4 cats that were inside of the unit, the firefighters quickly extracted them from the unit and tend aid to them with pet oxygen masks, sadly 2 of the cats were unable to be resuscitated, the other 2 cats were transported to a nearby vet for further evaluation before being transferred to the Santa Monica Animal Shelter where their rightful owner(s) could pick them up. The unit was a total loss in the fire and the American Red Cross is helping the occupant(s) in the unit. There were no reported injuries to any firefighters or civilians related to the fire. The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental and most likely something was burning like a candle before the occupant(s) left and one of the cats may have accidentally knocked it down while the occupant(s) were gone.
Department of Agriculture, DEP Allow Controlled Open Burns to Protect Crops
NJ Department of Agriculture to allow open burns from April 20, through Wednesday, May 4. With the state expected to experience colder spring temperatures, the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed with NJDA Secretary Douglas Fisher’s request to allow farmers to do controlled open burning or use specialized torches known as smudge pots to protect flowering crops from damage beginning today, April 20, through Wednesday, May 4.
Monday in Portland: OHSU apologizes to employees after phishing test draws complaints and more
(Nathan Howard/Getty Images) (PORTLAND, Ore.) Hello Portlanders! It's Monday, April 18 - Here's your daily round up of all the news happening in the City of Roses. 1. OHSU officials apologize to employees after phishing test draws complaints.
Fire Threats In New Mexico
Weather conditions continue to be unstable in most U.S. states as some areas face storms. Over in New Mexico are dry weather and gusty winds. Thus, fire danger continues to be high in that county. Firefighters are already battling a deadly blaze. But the area faces an increased risk for more smoky weather events. (source)
The fire is out, but what about the burn bans?
In Southwest Oklahoma, there are currently several counties with active burn bans due to dry conditions. Check your with your local government agencies for more information. When we visited Great Plains State Park last weekend, the park was under a burn ban for campfires. Also, in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, there was a controlled burn which was successful. Please follow our Newsbreak account Roadtrippin' with Takacs for more hiking, camping, and travel content. If you have any questions, you can always reach us on Instagram: Jason’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs">https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs</a>/ Alison’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs">https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs</a>/
2 Alarm Fire in Shelton, CT Apartment Building Sends One Firefighter to the Hospital.
Firefighter operating on the roof of the 2 alarm fire on Maple St. in Shelton, CT on 4/1/22.FIREGROUNDIMAGES.COM. Video above shows firefighters battling the blaze at 10 Maple Street in Shelton, CT on 4/1/22.
Wildfire Breaks Out in Boulder Around 3:00 p.m.
As we were driving home to Boulder County. We witnessed the NCAR fire starting around 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 26th, 2022. We could tell it is around NCAR in the City of Boulder. Winds are strong and the fire grew as we were witnessing. As we entered Longmont the smoke had grown bigger. Excavation order started coming over our phones from every direction.
Broncos Mile High Stadium Catches On Fire! Full Details and Broncos News
Mile High Stadium, also known as Empower Field, caught on fire Thursday afternoon. The Denver Fire Department was quick to respond to the blaze and put the fire out. Broncos Breakdown host Matthew Peterson has pictures from inside the stadium showing the fire as it was in the upper section of seating. Make sure to watch today’s show to get the bizarre Broncos fire news. #NFL
Arsonist Sets 3 Fires Near Promenade
Santa Monica, CA: On Monday, March 14th around 3 in the afternoon, reports of a trash fire came into the Santa Monica Communications Center, upon arrival of fire units, they found the fire that was burning and safely extinguished the flames, there were no reported injuries or any other damage. About an hour and a half later is when another call came into the Santa Monica Communications center regarding an outside fire this time, upon the arrival of fire units, they observed a trash fire that was burning, the fire crew safely extinguished the flames, and no injuries or damage was reported. While Santa Monica Fire Department was returning to the station, around 4:45 in the evening they were flagged down by somebody in regards to a trash fire that was just set by an individual who fled the scene on foot, once the firefighters had extinguished the trash fire, they were flagged down by another individual in the alleyway about a trash fire that had spread to a nearby structure. When the engine pulled into the alleyway, they requested additional fire units, prompting a structure fire response to the location. Engines 3,4, & 6, Truck 1, and Battalion 1 responded to the scene. The building sustained minor damage from the fire but there was water damage inside of the building to prevent the fire from further spreading as well as to prevent property loss as well as damage to the building.