VIDEO: Firefighters across Minnesota continue to seek help for post-traumatic stress in record-setting numbers. George Esbensen, president of the Minnesota Firefighters Initiative (or MnFire), told us the number of firefighters across Minnesota who’ve sought help for post-traumatic stress and other medical issues continues to grow, with 1,400 seeking assistance in 2023 and so far through August of this year, more than 900 have asked for help.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Saint Paul

VIDEO: It's been 20 years since Smokey Bear struck a 670-foot radio tower west of Balloon Fiesta Park on Oct. 10, 2004. The hot air balloon became entangled in the 50,000-watt tower with two children and their pilot inside. Retired Los Ranchos Fire Department Lt. Dan Barela recalls the horrors of the incident when he and a PNM worker rescued all three inside.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAT-TV ABC 7 Albuquerque

VIDEO: A procession was held for a Racine County firefighter who died in a motorcycle crash in Walworth County on Thursday, Oct. 10. The procession was scheduled to go from Lakeland Aurora Medical Center in Elkhorn to a funeral home in Mount Pleasant on Saturday, Oct. 12. FOX6 had a crew stationed along the route at the Kansasville Fire Station on State Highway 11.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2024 2:42:56 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Weather observations showed patchy dense fog across portions of north-central and northeast Wisconsin early this morning. The fog is expected to persist until 8 am or 9 am before mixing out. Until then, motorists should be prepared for visibilities as low as one-quarter mile. Patchy dense fog will result in hazardous driving conditions in north-central and northeast Wisconsin this morning. When driving in fog, slow down, use low beam headlights and keep a safe distance from other vehicles. Special Weather Statement 2024-10-12T03:53:00-05:00 2024-10-12T03:53:00-05:00 2024-10-12T03:53:00-05:00 2024-10-12T07:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Northern Oconto County; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055083 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ021 UGC WIZ073 UGC WIZ074 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 120853 NWSheadline PATCHY DENSE FOG IN NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

VIDEO: Two workers were safely rescued after being trapped on a tilted scaffolding at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, prompting a swift response from the city's heavy urban rescue team. "While it is visually spectacular, it has been brought to a safe conclusion." Milwaukee fire Chief Aaron Lipski said.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Early on a frigid January morning, Firefighter/Paramedics Nicholas Mittelstedt and Justin Salsano were heading back to the firehouse. They’d just successfully revived a patient who had gone pulseless and transported that person to the ER. After restocking their medical equipment and returning to the road, they received their next dispatch: a structure fire on Commercial Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Madison

VIDEO: Emergency personnel responded to the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek to reports of multiple people trapped underground after an elevator malfunctioned on Thursday afternoon. Officials got the call around 12 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival, first responders learned there were 11 people on an elevator about 500 feet down.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

VIDEO: A Lubbock firefighter has helped create a global standard, when it comes to keeping first responders and roadside workers safe. Lubbock Fire Rescue Lieutenant Brady Robinette wants to make wearing lifesaving helmets the new norm. Before 2022, Lubbock firefighters wore their structural firefighting helmets on roadside calls.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBD-TV NBC 11 Lubbock

Communication is crucial to understanding what needs to be done in emergency situations. However, for individuals with speech disorders or for non-native English speakers, there can be barriers between first responders and those seeking help. University of Iowa Clinical Professor Krista Davidson in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has worked to develop an app that solves these issues.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Iowan

Kidde, a trusted leader in fire safety for more than 100 years, has introduced the next phase of its Cause For Alarm campaign, focused on helping families prioritize fire safety. Candid conversations about fire safety are often dismissed because many parents find it hard to imagine they will ever experience a fire in their home.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIDDE

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Evacuees were returning Friday to clean up the debris from two back-to-back hurricanes that destroyed homes and buildings and flooded neighborhoods. Hurricane Milton carved a path of destruction across a wide swath of the Florida Peninsula less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in the state.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Weather Channel

VIDEO: The Town of Brookfield Fire Department responded to a house fire on Watertown Road and Larry Court on Wednesday afternoon. Cellphone video shows flames shooting out the side of the home as fire crews arrived. The owner of the home tells 12 News his granddaughter was home when the flames broke out and that she was able to get out of the home along with two dogs.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Authorities say one fire department in Waupaca County was recently robbed and had two John Deere riding lawnmowers and other equipment stolen from them. According to a release from the Embarrass Volunteer Fire Department, thieves allegedly cut through a fenced-in area in a park and were able to gain access to a building being used for equipment storage.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Milwaukee Fire Department and West Bend Fire Department honored four individuals who helped save the life of West Bend Alderman Mark Allen after he collapsed from a heart attack. Allen suffered the heart attack on Saturday, Aug. 17 at a Revitalize Milwaukee event. Barb Charlton, Greg Lyons, Amy Zielke and Robert Prange administered CPR before firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Since 1877, when Byron Snyder of Clinton built the first above ground silo in Wisconsin, the rural skyline has become peppered with thousands of these agricultural staples. These tower-like structures are used to produce feed, also known as silage, made from plant material fermented in an oxygen-free environment.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press Gazette - Metered Site

PHOTOS: More than 60 firefighters responded to a 3-alarm fire at a vacant church in downtown Louisville. The Louisville Fire Department said the fire was in the 200 block of East Pin Alley. That's off East Broadway, not far from South Hancock Street. Capt. Donovan Sims said reports came in around 7:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville

The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is expanding its Buprenorphine Pilot Program and Seattle will be the first city in the nation with a program for firefighters/emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to administer the medicine in the field. SFD paramedics began administering the drug earlier this year, and now an initial group of firefighter/EMTs will be trained as well.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Office of the Mayor

VIDEO: Firefighters want to emphasize fire safety at a young age. The Independence Fire Department is introducing a new fire prevention video designed to inform the youngest students about safety in the home. The animated product is brand new, and will be shared with area schools soon. Firefighters in Independence have seen a challenging year, battling four deadly fires this year.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4 Kansas City

VIDEO: After making landfall Wednesday night near Siesta Key, Hurricane Milton is moving off the east coast of Florida while continuing to produce damaging winds and life-threatening floods Thursday morning. Even before Milton made landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm, outer bands from the system washed over the state Wednesday morning, sparking up tornadoes and giving residents an idea of the wrath Milton packed.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Daytona Beach

PHOTOS: First responders in Kiel were called to a garage fire and a serious injury crash within two hours of each other Monday. Shortly before 5 p.m., the Kiel Fire Department and Ambulance Service was dispatched to 623 2nd Street for a report of a detached garage fire with smoke and flames showing.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay