VIDEO/PHOTOS: Asheville Fire Department firefighters began the transition to the new Broadway Public Safety Station on Thursday, Nov. 2, the day after the new facility received its official certificate of occupancy on Wednesday. The state-of-the-art facility located along Broadway Street in the Five Points neighborhood, will be home to Fire Station 13, a police substation, the relocated Emergency Operations Center and a small community conference room.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetworkTV 13 Asheville

A Ware County firefighter is facing multiple charges including DUI in a traffic crash that killed his coworker in June, according to jail records. Luke Zimmerman, 26, faces charges of vehicular homicide in the first-degree, DUI, driving too fast for conditions, and failing to maintain lanes, according to Ware County jail records.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News

PHOTOS: ‘Tis almost the season and the firefighters at Owensboro Fire Department’s Station #5 are gearing up for another edition of holly and jolly hijinks. Over the last decade, the station has been creating some hilarious Christmas greetings and they’re already planning their 2023 card. Andy Shively, who’s a proud team member at Station #5, says, “This is a feel good story with everything that’s going on right now.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOMI-FM 99.1 Owensboro

PHOTOS: A fire Thursday morning in downtown Tomahawk re-ignited and continues to burn as numerous fire departments battle the blaze that has caused significant damage to two buildings including a Mexican restaurant. The Century 21 location and the connected Nacho's Mexican Grill in Tomahawk have suffered significant fire damage News 9 reporter Jake Sennholz reports from the scene.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 3:24:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Firefighters responded for smoke coming from a device in De Pere Middle School’s computer lab Tuesday morning. The school district sent a letter to parents explaining a lithium battery malfunctioned. No students were in the classroom at the time. Students and staff in that area were evacuated to other parts of the building.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Manitowoc firefighters are reminding residents of the importance of working smoke detectors after two pet dogs died in a house fire. At 1:16 p.m. Tuesday, crews were called to a home at 1212 S. 17th Street for a report of a kitchen appliance on fire. After arriving on scene within four minutes, firefighters were met with heavy smoke conditions.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

VIDEO: WJZ has learned that the Baltimore Fire Department is making adjustments to how it fights fires. The adjusted procedures were sent out in a memo to staff on Tuesday. For the second week in a row, firefighters gathered outside the Duda-Ruck Funeral Home in Dundalk to pay respects to one of their fallen brothers.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

VIDEO: A rescue mission is underway in Eastern Kentucky. Crews are helping to rescue one person after an 11 story building collapsed in Martin County. One person has died. Among the crews helping are Lexington firefighters. Lexington firefighters left around three in the morning on Tuesday and arrived in Martin County around 5:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYT-TV CBS/CW 27 Lexington

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