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

VIDEO: A semi-truck driver whose cab burst into flames at a Verona gas station was able to escape the fire even though his driver-side door would not open. Verona Fire Chief Dan Machotka said the Iowa resident's semi-truck had an apparent mechanical issue Friday, so the man drove the truck into a Kwik Trip's lot at 2145 County Road PB.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 11:45:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO: Eau Claire Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Robert Haller is contending with employee turnover. Between the retirements and others leaving the force, Haller said a recently acquired grant should further help with the staffing shortage. This comes as they look to hire 6 new firefighters after Eau Claire voters helped pass a public safety referendum last year.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

VIDEO: Firefighters battled a large fire at a vacant mill building in Naugatuck Monday night and demolition crews have begun to knock it down. Officials said the fire started just after 6 p.m. Monday in the area of 200 Water St. and flames were found coming from the roof of the building, which is actually five separate buildings that are connected.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 New Britain

VIDEO/PHOTOS: In a crash where minutes count, local officials and firefighters in Orange County said precious time may have been lost in last week's charter bus crash in Wawayanda that killed two people and injured 40 others. The charter bus was on Interstate 84, around 45 miles northwest of New York City.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York City

VIDEO: The Charleston Fire Department is hoping to pilot a new app to expand mental health resources for its firefighters. Firefighters have a heightened risk of developing PTSD, depression, anxiety and alcohol use disorders because of their repeated exposure to stress and trauma, recent studies from the National Institute of Health show.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston

An unusually high number of City ambulances were closed during Sunday’s midnight shift, nine out of 21 ambulances were offline due to low staffing. The Honolulu Emergency Services Director Dr. Jim Ireland said sick leave due to COVID-19 was among the reasons. Saturday evening’s EMS briefing included plans to cover nine ambulance units that would be closed for the shift beginning at midnight Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHON-TV FOX/CW 2 Honolulu

PHOTOS: Kingsport's first fire truck has been restored back to its original condition. The 1917 American LaFrance fire engine is dubbed "Old Hul-dy.” It went into service one hundred and six years ago and was Kingsport's only fire truck at the time. Firefighters had to hand crank it to start the truck.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCYB-TV NBC/CW 5 Bristol

VIDEO: Crews were able to put out a house fire near Cadott Monday, but several family pets were lost. Cadott Fire Chief Rick Sommerfield told News 18 a passerby called in the fire just before noon. The house is located on 270th Street, north of 120th Avenue in the township of Goetz. Sommerfield said no one was home at the time, but several dogs and a cat were lost in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 11:34:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

In a fire safety wake-up call for Racine residents, a garage fire broke out at 1720 Quincy Ave. on Saturday morning, causing an estimated $25,000 in damage. The Racine Fire Department was quick to respond, effectively controlling the blaze that was likely ignited by a stray ember from a homemade fire pit.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye

According to authorities, the Superior Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a structure fire at 1917 E. 6th Street in Superior just after 2:00 a.m. Sunday. When fire crews arrived on scene, they found a passenger vehicle fire had spread to the exterior siding and into the attic of a two-story residential structure.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBJR-TV NBC 6 Duluth

VIDEO: A four-alarm fire that sparked in Downtown Tulsa on Saturday damaged restaurants, apartments and some businesses, officials say. Two downtown Tulsa restaurants and bars burned, gutting an entire building with apartments on the second floor. Small puffs of smoke still rose from the ruins of the building, 24 hours after the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

Ronny J. Coleman, a revered nationally-recognized fire service leader for half a century, who served as California State Fire Marshal and as the chair of the CSFA Volunteer Committee, passed away Sept. 19 in Sacramento. Chief Coleman had been the Fire Chief of the City of Fullerton Fire Department when he was appointed in 1992 by Governor Pete Wilson to the position of State Fire Marshal, a position he held for 8 years.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: California State Firefighters' Association

Two more firefighters have died from illnesses related to their work at the World Trade Center during and after the 9/11 terror attacks, officials announced on Sunday. Their deaths bring the overall toll linked to 9/11-related diseases among members of the Fire Department of the City of New York to 343, which is equal to the number of FDNY members who died on the day of the attacks, the department said.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

PHOTOS: Polk County Fire Rescue teamed up with A Safe Haven for Newborns foundation to encourage the safe harboring of babies throughout the county. To help get the information out that every fire station is a designated Safe Haven location where newborn babies can be dropped off, stickers were plastered on the fire department's vehicles that hit the roads every day.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 St. Petersburg