VIDEO: Commuters in Philadelphia and commercial truckers alike are bracing for what could be months of traffic disruptions due to the destruction of a section of Interstate 95, a critical artery for regional transportation. An elevated section of I-95 collapsed Sunday after a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp and caught fire, igniting a blaze that caused the northbound lanes to collapse and severely damaging the southbound lanes.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAU-TV NBC 10 Philadelphia

A road closure and an evacuation order have been rescinded following a natural gas leak on Madison's east side Wednesday. According to a Madison Fire Department spokesperson, the gas leak started at about 7:30 a.m. in the 3800 block of Atwood Avenue. The spokesperson said the leak occurred because of construction in the area.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 4:23:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ALL BUT LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until noon Thursday. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Air Quality Alert 2023-06-14T10:26:00-05:00 2023-06-15T12:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Brown; Calumet; Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; 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 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until noon Thursday. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Air Quality Alert 2023-06-14T10:26:00-05:00 2023-06-15T12:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055078 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC

The new Beaver Dam Fire Department training facility is beginning to take shape. Assembly started Tuesday morning at the facility’s location in the 600 block of South Center Street. The building was manufactured in Illinois, where American Fire Training Systems is based. The company designs and constructs fire training towers for departments and military installations around the world.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 7:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

VIDEO: Mishicot volunteer firefighter John Tulachka was recognized by the state legislature last week for being named earlier this spring the Wisconsin Firefighter of the Year by the State Firefighter’s Association. In the early morning hours of February 25th, 2022, John was driving a snowplow for the city of Mishicot when he got the call for a house fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:13:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

An extremely aggressive fire broke out Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's South Side. The Bronzeville building fire has since been put out, though firefighters have continued to pour water on it and are keeping an eye on hot spots. The Chicago Fire Department got the call around 3:40 p.m., and by then, the fire was on all floors of the three-story home in the 4500 block of South Michigan Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

Two Maine firefighter organizations hope to enroll volunteers from the state’s more than 400 departments in a new retirement program by the end of this year. Three quarters of the state’s fire departments are run by volunteer fire chiefs, who along with other volunteers, are not eligible for retirement benefits because they do not work as full-time firefighters, according to the Maine Fire Chiefs Association.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News - Metered Site

The Brewster Fire Department has a message for the motorists who “screamed at, cursed at and flipped the bird” at firefighters while they were working the scene of a car crash last week. On Wednesday, June 7, crews shut down a road near the intersection of state Route 241 and U.S. Route 30 and rerouted traffic after a minivan struck a motorcycle, seriously injuring one person.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

In a Stanislaus County town with a population of 23,000 people, there’s one thing families may not know. Oakdale has a rich history in the fire engine industry, with one family business in town being the only fire engine manufacturer on the West Coast. In fact, Stanislaus County recently celebrated the centennial of the fire engine industry.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

PHOTOS: One hundred firefighters battled a fire at a vacant warehouse in Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood. Heavy black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky when the fire was reported around 4:22 p.m. Monday at the intersection of South Jackson and East Caldwell streets. Louisville Fire Battalion Chief Maj.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville

It happens after all the big fires — the Nashville Fire Department calls a news conference and gives tips on ways to prevent this from happening again. "Turning off that stove, not grilling within 10 feet of a home, or not grilling on that balcony patio," said Kendra Loney, Public Information Officer for NFD.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The community relies on its first responders to save lives in an emergency. Remaining calm during chaotic situations is imperative and it's a skill being taught at a first-of-its-kind training for the Washington metro region. As a Level 1 trauma center, the ambulance bay for the emergency room at Inova Fairfax Hospital is always busy.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington, D.C.

Gary Weiland vowed that his leg amputation wouldn’t be his end. The Denton firefighter went in for partial knee replacement surgery in 2018, where complications during the operation resulted in the decision to amputate his left leg to save his body. And just like that, Weiland’s entire life changed. “I made the decision pretty early on that this wasn’t going to beat me,” Weiland said.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Metered Site

Hennepin EMS will now carry Suboxone, a drug effective in treating opioid withdrawal symptoms, in its ambulances. Dr. Nicholas Simpson, an emergency and Hennepin EMS physician, highlighted this step as significant for patients experiencing opioid withdrawal after they are administered naloxone, the antidote that reverses opioid overdoses.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

In the case of an emergency, first responders say every second counts. It’s why local fire officials are encouraging people to install what’s called a Knox Box outside their homes to cut down the time it takes to get inside a home and potentially save lives. In most cities, commercial building fire codes require safe boxes to be installed in businesses, but it’s not required for homes.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2023 11:37:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Speeding is believed to be a factor in a deadly crash over the weekend in the Township of Hancock, the Waushara Co. Sheriff’s Office reported. According to the statement from the Sheriff’s Office, authorities received a 911 call around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday about a car on fire near trees along 4th Street.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2023 4:09:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

It’s the call no one wants to make... but it’s the call that changed Door County 911 dispatcher Marisa Anderson’s life. “All I heard was kids yelling ‘Mom!’ and I thought maybe it was kids yelling for their mother,” Marisa said while describing the call she picked up. Marisa quickly realized the coordinates pointed directly to her neighborhood.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2023 12:57:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Repairs on Interstate 95 are expected to take "months" after an elevated section collapsed in Philadelphia on Sunday morning when a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire beneath the overpass, officials said. "With regards to the complete rebuild of I-95 roadway, we expect it to take some number of months," Pennsylvania Gov.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

When Greg Rhinehart, a 37-year-old firefighter/paramedic at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, woke up at 5:30 the morning of Jan. 7, he found he couldn't speak. Not a word. Rhinehart, who was sleeping on base because he was on duty, was the victim of a stroke. But even as a paramedic, he said it took a while to put together the symptoms he was experiencing.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seacoast Online - Metered Site