WATCH | Two Minutes to Gear Up to Respond to Fire

The City of La Crosse Fire Department made the following post and video on its Facebook page recently:

Did you know that when the tones sound, our crews have approximately two minutes to get geared up and leave the station for a fire call? Find out more about our turnout gear and its components in this week’s Featured Friday.

Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.

KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek

The firefighter who was injured is a volunteer firefighter with the Northern Pendleton Fire District.