VIDEO: First responders in Milwaukee are taking a challenge to bring awareness to veterans' mental health. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Milwaukee police, firefighters, and activists joined army recruits to begin 22 push-ups for 22 days, a challenge that raises awareness of the 22 veterans that commit suicide every day.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Toyota is recalling roughly 1.9 million RAV4 sport utility vehicles in the U.S. because the batteries can shift during sharp turns and potentially cause a fire. The recall, which Toyota announced Wednesday, affects certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. The Japanese automaker said in a statement that some replacement 12-volt batteries used in the SUVs have smaller top dimensions than others.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: First responders in Milwaukee are taking a challenge to bring awareness to veterans' mental health. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Milwaukee police, firefighters, and activists joined army recruits to begin 22 push-ups for 22 days, a challenge that raises awareness of the 22 veterans that commit suicide every day.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2023 5:45:07 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

PHOTO: Three people were injured in a fire that broke out Monday in Merrill, according to emergency scanner traffic. The Merrill Fire Department reported the blaze on its Facebook page as well, and said the fire was in the 100 block of Jefferson Street. Three people escaped the home, but suffered minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Pilot & Review

Fire officials battled a massive house fire in Roosevelt Wednesday morning. Authorities say flames broke out at around 4 a.m. on Catlin Avenue. Video shows fire officials battling the large flames that tore through the house. Officials determined that burning incense ignited a mattress in the basement of the home.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: A Seattle Fire Department crew was inside the Ballard Fred Meyer when a security guard rushed to warn them about people rummaging through their fire truck in the parking lot. The firefighters noted the guard was "shaking" as he told them he had just been chased by a group of men after yelling at them in an attempt to interrupt the theft.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO/PHOTOS: As night falls over El Paso on a spine-chilling Halloween, there sits El Paso Fire Station No. 9. “It's over 100 years old, and we are haunted," said Jesse Esterline, EPFD Firefighter at station No. 9. Now, this station isn't like most. It's home to one of the oldest ghost stories in the department's history.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFOX-TV FOX 14 El Paso

Authorities say a fire in Oconto that started in the early morning hours on Halloween took a collaboration from four different fire departments to put out. According to a release from the Oconto Fire and Rescue, crews from the Oconto Fire and Rescue, the Pensaukee Fire Department, the Oconto Falls Fire Department, and the Little River Fire Department responded at 12:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 2:14:42 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

...LIGHT SNOW IS ENDING... Light snow was ending across northcentral Wisconsin late this morning. There could even be some clearing this afternoon, though it will remain blustery and cold. Special Weather Statement 2023-10-31T11:59:00-05:00 2023-10-31T12:45:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Vilas; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055125 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ035 WIZ036 VTEC

...LIGHT SNOW WILL END LATER THIS MORNING... Light snow will gradually end from west to east later this morning in northcentral Wisconsin. Additional snow accumulations should be an inch or less. Be sure to use caution on your commute in the morning, and allow yourself extra time to reach your destination. Special Weather Statement 2023-10-31T08:42:00-05:00 2023-10-31T09:30:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC

...Slippery Roads Expected Across the Area for the Morning Commute... Accumulating snowfall will continue across central and north- central Wisconsin this morning, and spread eastwards across the Fox Valley between 5 to 7am. Snowfall will create slippery roads and hazardous travel conditions for the morning commute across the area. Total snowfall amounts across the area between 1 to 3 Special Weather Statement 2023-10-31T02:31:00-05:00 2023-10-31T11:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Brown; Calumet; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Menominee; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055067 055069 055071 055073 055078 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 VTEC

VIDEO: Law enforcement in Kalamazoo County is investigating a case of theft in which a firefighter’s essential equipment was stolen from his vehicle. It happened on Oct. 20, outside the Meijer on Gull Road in Comstock Township. “One of our firefighters was off duty, had his gear in his personal vehicle, was in the grocery store shopping.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids

A massive fire burned through the abandoned Uplands Mansion in west Baltimore. Video from SkyTeam 11, Baltimore's only news helicopter, showed the three-alarm fire burning through the structure off Old Frederick Road between Edmondson and Athol avenues. Baltimore City Fire Department officials told 11 News that firefighters were called around 5:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-TV NBC 11 Baltimore

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A special screening was held Monday night to celebrate Tulsa firefighters who are starring in Killers of the Flower Moon. The Tulsa fire union organized the showing, which is helping to raise money for the Osage Nation foundation. It took place at Circle Cinema and the screening was packed out with around 100 people.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKI-TV FOX 23 Tulsa

VIDEO: The Professional Firefighters Association of South Carolina wants the Lowcountry to know the “tricks” to “treat” others with kindness this Halloween. The group is encouraging more neighbors to go the extra mile in creating a more inclusive experience, whether that contribution is big or small.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston

Longtime Washingtonians will remember the major impacts that occurred 11 years ago with Hurricane Sandy. It set several records in the nation’s capital and ranks as one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Sandy was the strongest hurricane of the 2012 hurricane season as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph and a minimum central air pressure of 940 millibars.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington, D.C.

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Onalaska Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Vilas Street Monday afternoon. According to the Onalaska Fire Chief Pete Fletty, the fire started shortly after noon and appeared to have started in the garage. The Holmen Fire Department also responded to the call as a mutual aid request.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 11:11:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

PHOTOS: A Cottage Grove firefighter died after a motorcycle crash in Madison over the weekend, according to the Cottage Grove Fire Department. The Dane County Medical Examiner confirmed Monday the man who died in the crash was 20-year-old Gavin Wendricks. Wendricks died after being hurt in a motorcycle crash on I-39/90 Saturday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 6:24:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEO: The City of Beloit Police, Fire, and Police Works partnered with local civic departments to present Riverside Park's first Trunk or Treat event. Organisers hoped to celebrate the spirit of Halloween while paying tribute to the efforts of local police and firefighters. The event featured a showcase of first-responder vehicles for families to explore - including a helicopter from UW-Health that flew in for the event.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Families got into the Halloween spirit this weekend at the Pine Lake Fire Department. The Fire Dept. transformed their town hall and the rest of their building into a Haunted Town Hall, It focused on being "not so scary". The annual tradition gave families an opportunity to see the fire department differently.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander