VIDEO: The war in Israel has prompted dozens of American volunteers to offer up their life-saving skills. On Monday, CBS New York met Long Island-based firefighters who recently returned from volunteering their time and skills in the war zone. Volunteer firefighter Schuyler Gordon is used to running toward danger to save lives.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

PHOTOS: A 1946 vintage Reed City Fire Department truck has returned to its original home after several years. During a meeting in September, the Reed City city council approved accepting the donation of the 1946 Chevrolet/John Bean fire truck back to the city. Council member Dave Beldon told the board he had been in contact with the owner, Richard Palmer, for a couple of years and had discussed with him the possibility of the truck returning to Reed City.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Rapids Pioneer News

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Periods of light rain, light freezing rain or sleet will change to light snow. Snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch are possible. * WHERE...Oneida, Vilas, Florence, and Forest Counties. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-11-07T21:56:00-06:00 2023-11-08T08:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-231108T1400Z/

...VERY LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LATE THIS EVENING... Very light rain or freezing rain could make for some slippery roads and sidewalks north of a Rhinelander to Niagara line during the late evening hours. Steadier precipitation is expected after midnight in the form of Special Weather Statement 2023-11-07T21:56:00-06:00 2023-11-08T00:45:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC

...LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... Very light rain, freezing rain or snow will fall early this evening. Watch out for possible slick roads and sidewalks. Special Weather Statement 2023-11-07T20:00:00-06:00 2023-11-07T21:45:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC

PHOTOS: The West Bend Fire Department held a swearing in and pinning ceremony for their new fire chief, Les Norin, on Monday. The department holds the pinning ceremony as a way for the honoree to celebrate the occasion with their family and colleagues, and for their family to take part, which Norin’s did, with his wife, Ozaukee Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chelsey Norin, pinning on his badge and his son, Aodhan, pinning on his lapel pins.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 2:30:00 PM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...A light mix of light freezing rain, sleet and snow expected. Ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch, and snow accumulations of a half inch or less. * WHERE...Oneida, Vilas, Florence, and Forest Counties. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-11-07T20:00:00-06:00 2023-11-08T08:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0029.231108T0200Z-231108T1400Z/

Fire destroyed a historic World War II-era hangar early Tuesday at the former Tustin Air Base that was a significant part of Orange County's military history. The fire was reported at about 1:30 a.m. near Valencia Avenue and Armstrong Road, where flames were shooting through the roof of the towering wooden hangar.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

VIDEO: The long-awaited North Little Rock Fire Station No. 8 is officially up and running following years of work and months of setbacks due to the March 31 tornado. NLR voters approved a half-cent sales tax back in 2017 to fund this new fire station, and it was almost complete prior to the spring tornado.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARK-TV NBC 4 Little Rock

VIDEO: On this day in 1996, one of the country’s worst-ever distillery fires began. At the Heaven Hill warehouses in Bardstown, Kentucky, a fire started in the afternoon on Nov. 7 that eventually destroyed nearly 100,000 barrels of bourbon. A storm was brewing in the afternoon, with winds clocking in at 70 mph.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati

The Central Fire Station of the Killeen Fire Department is a full-purpose building designed for long shifts. The kitchen area, with different refrigerators for firefighters working various shifts, the sleeping areas and even fitness equipment donated by Planet Fitness all showcased the unique and embedded qualities of being a firefighter, which is that it is not a 9 to 5 job.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Killeen Daily Herald

VIDEO: Two teenage girls are being recognized for their quick thinking after escaping a house fire in Fond du Lac. They were home alone early Monday morning and used a ladder to make it out from a second-story window before running to a neighbor to call for help. Fond du Lac firefighters arrived on the scene at 130 West Division Street just after two teenage girls used a ladder to escape from their bedroom window and ran to wake up a neighbor across the street.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2023 2:48:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

PHOTOS: Newly released body camera videos show the emergency response to an explosion at a homeless encampment outside Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The explosion and subsequent fire happened on the morning of July 21 after witnesses in the encampment reported finding what they believed were improvised explosive devices around a tent where drug users were smoking fentanyl.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC/CW 4 Seattle

Russell fire chief Dylan Riedel now owns the motorcycle gas tank that changed his life forever when it exploded and engulfed him in flames this summer. It’s “just as a constant reminder that your life can change in an instant, so don’t take it for granted,” he said. The explosion happened less than 30 seconds after he got out of his fire truck.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wichita Eagle - Metered Site

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Nothing man-made can be added to the Lake Michigan shoreline and outshine the natural beauty of the lakeshore, but Hotel Ottawa arguably came the closest. For its time, the luxury hotel — sandwiched between Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa (then known as Black Lake) — was one of the state’s premiere tourist draws, attracting people from all across Michigan and the Midwest.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids

Firefighters battled an equipment fire at a manufacturer of transformers in Waukesha early Sunday, Nov. 5. Emergency crews were dispatched to Prolec-GE on S. Prairie Avenue around 1:40 a.m. Sunday for a reported fire alarm sounding. Plant supervisors directed firefighters to the location and probable source of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2023 1:07:58 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

State Representative Alex Dallman of Green Lake presented Portage Fire Chief Troy Haase with the 2023 First Responder of the Year Award for the 41st Assembly District. Haase was surrounded by his family during the ceremony in the Wisconsin Assembly Chambers. Dallman says, “With over 30 years of fire service experience, Chief Haase is very deserving of this award.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2023 7:15:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

VIDEO: An innovative website with life-saving potential is popping up in our area right now. The Howard Fire Rescue chief tells us, as far as he knows, his department is the first in the state to use the “Community Connect” platform. The goal is to help firefighters tackle a fire or medical emergency safer and faster.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 1:06:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A fiery explosion rocked the Village of Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County on Thursday, injuring more than a dozen people. Four row homes on Brick Row were reduced to piles of debris, smoldering as crews rushed to help those injured. "I thought maybe something hit the house or the kids, so I'm running through the house.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City

Will a self-driving car be able to get over for an emergency vehicle racing to a fire or car crash? Self-driving cars were put to the test in Ann Arbor on Monday morning. May Mobility – a self-driving transportation service that shuttles passengers throughout Ann Arbor – tested their vehicles’ ability to detect sirens from emergency vehicles with help from the city’s first responders.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive Media - Metered Site