...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Forest, southeastern Vilas and northern Florence Counties through 1130 PM CDT... At 1042 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Kentuck Lake Campground to 7 miles southeast of Eagle River. Movement was east at 65 mph. Special Weather Statement 2023-08-16T21:41:00-05:00 2023-08-16T23:30:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Vilas 46.02,-88.82 46.01,-88.68 45.99,-88.67 45.99,-88.62 46.02,-88.6 46.01,-88.59 46.02,-88.53 45.99,-88.5 45.98,-88.42 45.99,-88.38 45.96,-88.33 45.94,-88.16 45.82,-89.05 45.9,-89.05 45.9,-89.18 45.86,-89.18 45.86,-89.29 45.9,-89.32 46.09,-89.26 46.12,-89.04 46.02,-88.82 FIPS6 055037 055041 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ALL OF WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory from 6 AM CDT Thursday until 6:00 AM CDT Monday. This advisory affects the entire state of Wisconsin. Smoke originating from wildfires in Canada will move into the state from the northwest Thursday morning and travel south Air Quality Alert 2023-08-16T21:41:00-05:00 2023-08-17T08:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown 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

VIDEO: A fire escape collapsed at Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Aug. 16 – and two workers were hurt as a result. When firefighters arrived on the scene around noon, they found two people that fell from the fire escape on the roof of the building. One person suffered a broken leg – the other a broken hand.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 4:42:59 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Two pets are dead after a residential fire on the 100 block of West Scott Street in the City of Fond du Lac. According to a release, crews from the Fond du Lac Fire & Rescue were sent to the residence shortly after 6:45 p.m. for a report of a fire in a two-story single-family home. Upon arrival, firefighters found fire showing from a first-floor window and heavy smoke emitting from the entire building.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 4:38:17 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO: Fire Chief Adlord Talbot died back in 1941, but never received the honor and recognition he should have, until today. Bells tolled in Merrill Tuesday morning, and members of the fire department showed up in full dress uniform to honor one of their own: Fire Chief Adlord Talbot. "The family was left without a father, and the fire department was left without a leader.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 12:08:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

PHOTOS: Wausau police officers and firefighters busted out the grills to give away free lunches as a way of saying 'thank you'. The two departments partnered up for the city's 8th annual Community Thank You Cookout' on the 400 block Tuesday in downtown Wausau. Wausau's patrol captain says events like these give staff of both departments a chance to connect with the community and show them who they are behind those badges and helmets.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEO: Firefighters from around the world will be in Kansas City this week. It's part of a massive International Association of Fire Chiefs Fire-Rescue International Conference and Expo. The 150th IAFC anniversary event, held in KC this year, draws in around 10,000 fire chiefs and company officers.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City

A law that went into effect this month in New Hampshire makes all types of cancer among firefighters a presumptive occupational disease. The new statute is aimed at making it easier for firefighters with cancer to receive workers' compensation. Research shows firefighters are at a higher risk of contracting the disease than the general population, and they deserve the presumption that it was caused by their work, Brian Ryll, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire said in an interview.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Hampshire Public Radio

VIDEO: Wednesday marks 35 years since the deadliest plane crash in Michigan history. On August 16, 1987, Northwest Flight 255 took off from Romulus headed for Arizona — it didn’t make it far. Investigators blame a number of pilot errors on the crash, but the most important takeaway is the lives lost: 156 people were killed that day, all but one person on board and two people who were in vehicles near I-94 and Middlebelt Road.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has launched a new guide aimed at helping first responders understand and deal with battery storage safety incidents. Including recommendations for pre-incident planning and incident response, the guide addresses potential hazards such as fire, explosions, arc flash, shock and toxic chemicals.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Energy Storage News

...PATCHY DENSE FOG EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING... Patchy dense fog, with visibilities of one quarter of a mile or less, will continue across north-central Wisconsin during the morning hours. The dense fog is expected to continue through mid morning before slowly lifting. Special Weather Statement 2023-08-15T04:39:00-05:00 2023-08-15T08:00:00-05:00 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

Milwaukee firefighters have found another way to help the community, using their green thumbs to grow fresh food year round. It's part of a pilot program called "Gardens for First Responders," but fire crews aren't the only ones getting their hands in the soil. "I knew that our community needed growth; I knew we had food deserts," said Andre Lee Ellis with Community Agricultural Growing Experiences.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters have found another way to help the community, using their green thumbs to grow fresh food year round. It's part of a pilot program called "Gardens for First Responders," but fire crews aren't the only ones getting their hands in the soil. "I knew that our community needed growth; I knew we had food deserts," said Andre Lee Ellis with Community Agricultural Growing Experiences.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Akron, like many state and local governments, has used recent federal stimulus windfalls to grow its cash reserves during a pandemic that didn't hurt income tax receipts in the city the way some had feared. Finance Director Steve Fricker has managed a cash reserve in the general fund that's nearly tripled since 2020.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal - Metered Site

VIDEO: Two volunteer firefighters in Laurens County are proving that age is just a number. Jean Swanson and Ann Jenkins have a combined 62 years of volunteering at the Hickory Tavern Fire Department. “Dedicated. Loving. Friends,” said Chief Lance Roper. Swanson joined the department 44 years ago. Since then, her husband and son have served as chief.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNS-TV FOX 21 Greenville

U.S. auto safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a fatal crash in Virginia involving a Tesla suspected of running on a partially automated driving system. The latest crash, which occurred in July, brings to 35 the number of Tesla crashes under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since June of 2016.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

Five people were killed and several others injured in a house explosion Saturday in Plum, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The explosion destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said. A person who was initially unaccounted for after the explosion was among the five dead, officials said Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

PHOTOS: New Bedford Fire Chief Edward F. Dahill changed the way firefighters fight fires. Dahill dedicated 59 years of service to the department from 1888 to 1947, and left behind an invention that made an extremely difficult job less difficult for all firefighters. He invented the first aerial ladder hoist, called the Dahill hoist, in 1902.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Bedford Standard-Times (South Coast Times) - Metered Site

VIDEOS: A Maryland man led police on a wild chase from behind the wheel of two different trucks and then a stolen ambulance Saturday afternoon, striking multiple vehicles across three different highways, police said. The suspect caused a multi-car crash on I-395 in a stolen truck before stealing an ambulance that was responding to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.

VIDEO: An apartment fire in Whitewater sent one person to the hospital. The fire, at 137 W Center St., began around 2:20 p.m. Saturday. It began on the roof of the building and was contained there, Whitewater Fire Department explained. A witness said he was walking his dog when the fire broke out. “Next thing you know, it’s truck after truck after truck, ambulance safety team and response team, EMS, all that left and right, and I mean just filled the surrounding blocks,” Matthew Richardson said.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2023 11:23:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison