The man who shot into a southeast Oak Cliff apartment in 2021, severing a gas line and causing an explosion that injured several people, including Dallas firefighters, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. Phillip Dankins, 30, was sentenced to 12 years on a drug charge and 12 years on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm, the DA’s office said.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Dallas Morning News - Metered Site

PHOTOS: A truck got stuck in a New York City tunnel between Brooklyn and Manhattan causing a miles-long traffic jam, resulting in firefighters sawing apart the vehicle's trailer, officials said. The 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck became wedged about a mile into the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel on Thursday morning, and it took responding crews around two hours to remove the vehicle, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

...AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... Areas of fog developed early this morning, and will continue to expand and linger through sunrise and could impact the morning commute to work. The fog may be locally dense with visibilities around a quarter of a mile or less. Special Weather Statement 2023-09-29T01:51:00-05:00 2023-09-29T06:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Brown; Calumet; Door; Florence; Forest; Kewaunee; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055029 055037 055041 055061 055067 055069 055071 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ040 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC

The history of the "Great Fire of 1871", known locally as the Peshtigo Fire, will be revisited on its 152nd anniversary next month. Barb (Englebert) Chisholm, a fifth-generation American of Belgian descent with ancestors who survived the devastating fire, will speak at the Belgian Heritage Center during the Remembrance of the Great Fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 10:49:32 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News

VIDEO: Talk about being in the right place at the right time. The driver of a truck hauling carbon dioxide is being credited with putting out the fire that started burning underneath the hood of a vehicle that was sitting right behind him in traffic. The fire was already out, but smoke was still rolling off the once-burning car, when the first firefighters arrived around 1 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 7:25:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

A lithium-ion battery was blamed for setting off a carbon monoxide detector at a Madison home on Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the house in the 100 block of Shiloh Drive, on the city’s west side, shortly after 9 p.m. when the alarm went off for what the homeowners said was the second night in a row.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 12:56:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Fire crews worked late into the night to contain a massive fire that engulfed a historic building in Templeton that housed a pub and a pool hall, officials said. The blaze broke out around 10 p.m. at the Otter River Hotel, where open mic night was underway at the Otter River Pub. Fire crews used ladder trucks to fight the intense flames and several nearby buildings were evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHDH-TV ABC 7 Boston

PHOTO GALLERY: Hurricane Ian rocked Southwest Florida one year ago. On Sept. 28, 2022, Ian made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, devastating Naples and Fort Myers. In South Sarasota County and Charlotte County, flooding caused multiple water rescues. Though the outlook was at times grim and the situations devastating, the Suncoast rallied around one another as we often do.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWSB-TV ABC 7 Sarasota

VIDEO: A "Healing Ink" and "United for Waukesha Resiliency Center" partnership provided tattoos for first responders who rushed to help during the 2021 Christmas parade attack, helping them process their pain through permanent ink. Organizers said they hope the tattoos for 30 first responders over two days will help those on the front lines continue to heal.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: The San Diego Fire Rescue Department will receive a boat similar to the "Triton," a high performance fireboat thanks to a $1.25 million dollar check from the State of California. "I was able to get it out in this last budget. It's been a need for a long time to replace a boat that’s been in service since the early 90s.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS 8 San Diego

Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 3.4 million vehicles in the U.S. and telling owners to park them outside due to the risk of engine compartment fires. The recalls cover multiple car and SUV models from the 2010 through 2019 model years including Hyundai's Santa Fe SUV and Kia's Sorrento SUV. Documents posted Wednesday by the U.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: A "Healing Ink" and "United for Waukesha Resiliency Center" partnership provided tattoos for first responders who rushed to help during the 2021 Christmas parade attack, helping them process their pain through permanent ink. Organizers said they hope the tattoos for 30 first responders over two days will help those on the front lines continue to heal.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 6:49:54 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Fire equipment no longer being used by fire departments across the country is making its way to a new home in Nicaragua. Firefighters United is a program within the ‘Wisconsin-Nicaragua Partners of America’. Equipment like fire hoses, rescue equipment, air tanks, and more are being shipped from Stevens Point.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 4:09:26 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

VIDEO: The Land O’ Lakes area is upgrading their emergency response times by building a series of new helipads. The helipads are being constructed in cooperation with LifeLink III which is the air ambulance service which serves the Northwoods. The new helipads will be along County Highway B with one just north of the intersection of County Highway S and County Highway B, and the other just south of the intersection of County Highway B and Palmer Lake Road.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 1:30:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

VIDEO: For EMTs, fire departments, and police departments, the best way to learn is to practice. The Wood County Local Planning Committee and the Wisconsin Emergency Management hosted a Hazardous Material Training Exercise at ERCO Worldwide in Port Edwards. The Wisconsin Rapid Fire Chief says it’s not just about blocking the roads and getting to the person at the right time.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

Part of St. Augustine’s Atlantic Beach & Tennis Club was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morning. The club’s owner, who lives right behind the club, said he learned of the fire when he woke up at 1:45 a.m. and saw flames shooting through the roof of his business. “I couldn’t believe it,” Bill Brothers said.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV CW 4 Jacksonville

Most people know when an emergency vehicle of any kind approaches their vehicle with lights flashing it means get out of the way. But did you know that you can be fined in South Carolina for not moving away when a police car, firetruck, ambulance or any emergency vehicle is parked on the side of the road as officers deal with crashes and disabled vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State - Metered Site

PHOTOS: Before anyone knew it, the school was engulfed in flame. Three men driving near Center Grove High School noticed the strange, yellow glow in the late hours of Oct. 31, 1952. They found the school on fire, with both the main school building ablaze and spreading to the gymnasium. Witnesses say the flames shot 150 feet into the air.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Journal

PHOTOS: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Oprah, and Ellen DeGeneres were among the attendees at a charity fundraiser hosted by actor Kevin Costner on his Summerland estate Friday. The event, called One805LIVE!, took place on Costner's 1.4-acre beachfront estate and aimed to support local first responders.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Edhat Santa Barbara

VIDEO: Firefighters across Wood County spent most of last week battling wildfires and this week's rain was a big relief. The Pittsville Fire Department said they first received word of a fire last Monday and a drone operator they worked with happened to spot it nearby. From there, dozers had to brought in by the DNR because of how dry the ground was with the continued drought.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 10:33:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau