Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari on Monday signed A-5275/S-3671, providing municipal governing bodies more flexibility in appointing chaplains to their fire departments.
Under current law, the governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of one or more ordained members of the clergy as chaplains to the paid or part-paid fire department and force of the municipality, with the rank of battalion chief and their salaries fixed by the governing body.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: State of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
PHOTOS: Nearly a dozen departments responded to a fire at a two-story home in New Berlin on Monday, Aug. 28.
Just before 6:15 a.m., the New Berlin Fire Department was called to the home on Highland Drive -- located off Racine Avenue just north of I-43.
Officials say two adults, two children and two dogs safely escaped the burning home and were able to call 911.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 6:41:48 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A late Sunday afternoon duplex fire in Appleton caused an estimated $15,000 in damages.
According to the Appleton Fire Department, on August 27 around 4:40 p.m., crews were sent to a reported fire in the 600 block of North Morrison Street. The initial call reportedly said there was smoke coming from the roof vents.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Early Saturday morning, a fire broke out in a non-combustible warehouse.
The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm sounding at 04:45AM Saturday.
The fire crew immediately requested for a full structure fire response after finding a live fire on the loading dock area of the warehouse.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
A Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment building in Pompano Beach Monday morning, killing two people and injuring four others, authorities confirmed.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, one person onboard the helicopter was killed, along with another person on the ground.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
A Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment building in Pompano Beach Monday morning, authorities confirmed.
The crash was reported just after 8:45 a.m. in the area of North Dixie Highway and Atlantic Boulevard, southwest of the Pompano Beach Airpark. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that three people were onboard the Eurocopter EC135 helicopter that “crashed into a structure.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
VIDEO: Identical twins Manuel and Emmanuel Zuaznabar broke through barriers to achieve their goal of becoming New York City firefighters, and now they're sharing their story of success in hopes of inspiring the next generation.
Coined the "Z brothers," the 29-year-old, half-Dominican half-Cuban twins were born on Staten Island and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City
VIDEO/PHOTO: The people who've spent days helping Mt. Charleston residents after destructive floodwaters swept through their community now need some help themselves.
Flood waters that brought destruction to Mt. Charleston over the weekend also dealt a heavy blow to the local volunteer fire department.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTNV-TV ABC 13 Las Vegas
The Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department is on a mission to create a certified county wide search and rescue unit comprised of first responder who can provide aid anywhere in the county in times of disaster. According to Chief Dave McCoy the search and rescue department is already an obligation of all fire departments, with everybody being responsible for their own area with fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Morning Journal - Metered Site
...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... Areas of fog, which may be locally dense in spots with visibilities around a quarter of a mile or less, will burn off by 9 am. If you are traveling across north-central and far northeast Wisconsin, slow down and use your low beam headlights if you
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...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... The combination of clear skies and light winds has allowed for areas of fog to develop early this morning. The fog may be locally dense with a visibility around a quarter of a mile or less. The fog is expected to linger through sunrise, then burn off by 9 am.
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VIDEO: A piece of metal - from the World Trade Center in New York. The Grand Chute Fire Department was fortunate to receive this artifact as a gift.
The New York Deli in Appleton announced that it will close permanently on Friday, August 25, 2023. The owners said they knew all about the struggle and sacrifice firefighters go through and called them up to ask if they would accept the gift.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 4:40:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, and Northern Marinette County Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
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VIDEO: Personnel working at Marathon Petroleum Refinery in St. John the Baptist Parish, along with local emergency officials, responded to a chemical spill and fire at a storage tank at the company’s Garyville refinery on Friday, Aug. 25.
The spill and fire have been contained within the refinery’s property, according to the company.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAFB-TV CBS 9 Baton Rouge
Personnel working at Marathon Petroleum Refinery in St. John the Baptist Parish, along with local emergency officials, responded to a chemical spill and fire at a storage tank at the company’s Garyville refinery on Friday, Aug. 25.
The spill and fire have been contained within the refinery’s property, according to the company.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAFB-TV CBS 9 Baton Rouge
VIDEO: The Sacramento Fire Department is now officially in charge of the city’s homelessness response.
Assistant Fire Chief Brian Pedro is leading the newly established Incident Management Team, which follows the same emergency response structure used in disaster situations like wildfires and severe storms.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXTV ABC 10 Sacramento
The Owensboro Fire Department is sharing some favorite firehouse recipes through their new Facebook cooking show called “Food on Fire.” The show gives viewers a look into the kitchens inside the fire stations.
OFD Captain Bobby Grant said since the stations are like second homes for the firefighters, they often cook most of their meals there while on the clock.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Owensboro Times
PHOTOS: At the 11th annual back-to-school bash in D.C.’s Bellevue neighborhood, groups of students devour hot dogs by the dozens, and kids line up for free haircuts and face paint. An ice cream truck attracts a line that stretches all the way down Atlantic Street SW as city employees try to set up a stage for live music in the scorching August sun.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAMU-FM 88.5 Washington, D.C.
VIDEO: Around 100 volunteers scattered themselves on the ground at Austin Straubel International Airport Thursday, acting as victims of a plane crash during a disaster drill from 7 a.m. to noon.
“We’re used to doing car accidents, fires, cats in a tree but we’re not as familiar with airline accidents and nuclear bombs,” Brown County Emergency Management Director Daniel Kane said.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 9:04:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
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