A team of 10 firefighters from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources arrived Sunday to help the Michigan DNR and cooperating agencies battle the Wilderness Trail Fire southeast of Grayling. The DNR says firefighters continue to secure and suppress the fire, which started with a campfire on private land.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC/FOX 6 Marquette

Fire crews have put out a large fire that engulfed several boats at the Lake Powell marina on Friday afternoon. The blaze started at the B Dock at Wawheap Marina. Video shows heavy black smoke and flames covering some boats docked and several floating in the water. Officials say between 10 to 12 boats have burned so far.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

PHOTOS: Firefighters have to keep up with their training and the Atascocita Fire Department decided to try out a new training method to improve their performance: sumo. On Sunday, firefighters took to the ring with Shogeki Sumo Wrestlers to hopefully learn new techniques to apply when fighting a fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRIV-TV FOX 26 Houston

Niagara is the latest county to provide property tax breaks as a way of attracting volunteer firefighters and emergency service workers. The county legislature approved a new law allowing a 10% property tax exemption on property owned by a member of a volunteer fire company, fire department or voluntary ambulance service, or spouse of a member, at its May session.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Niagara Gazette - Metered Site

VIDEO: On June 2, 1983, 23 passengers died in a fire onboard Air Canada Flight 797. The flight was coming from Dallas, Texas, and heading to Toronto, Canada, when the cabin crew discovered smoke in a rear lavatory. According to the aircraft accident report, the crew attempted to extinguish the hidden fire before contacting air traffic control and declaring an emergency.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXII-TV NBC 12 Winston-Salem

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Over the last week, several local agencies spent time in Sparta learning the ins and outs of flying a drone. The La Crosse County Sheriff's Department, La Crosse Fire Department and Emergency Management all took part in the training. The 32-hour training session was led by retired Wisconsin State Patrol captain Chris Jushka, who is also founder of Quantum Leap Unmanned Aircraft Solutions.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2023 11:26:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until 08:00 AM CDT Monday morning. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Air Quality Alert 2023-06-04T08:52:00-05:00 2023-06-05T08:00:00-05:00 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

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until 08:00 AM CDT tomorrow morning. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Air Quality Alert 2023-06-04T08:52:00-05:00 2023-06-05T08:00:00-05:00 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: We first told you about a dramatic school bus fire Wednesday morning. The driver of that bus is now sharing what happened. Striking video shows a school bus in Milwaukee up in flames. Imunek Williams says she was the driver and had more than 30 students on-board right before the fire. "I just feel like I had to stay calm, like it is with my job to stay calm," said Williams.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Firefighters in Casa Grande received concerning test results when nearly half of a hazmat team tested for elevated levels of arsenic during their annual heavy metal testing. None of the seven firefighters knew they had high levels of the naturally occurring chemical that can cause cancer. Six of the seven are stationed at the same firehouse in Casa Grande.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

VIDEO: There are currently about 45 fire trucks and engines in service with the Denver Fire Department. But one engine in particular, that no longer fights fires, holds a job that might be comparable in importance. And there was a time that it might have been lost forever. “If it could talk, it would be a bedtime story that would last a decade,” retired Denver firefighter Dan Farley said, smiling when referencing his 'passion' for nearly 15 years.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver

VIDEO: Firefighters save lives. But Friday night, the team at Chesterfield Fire Rescue in Burke County had no idea they’d be saving one of their own. A call came in sending firefighter David Hart to a camper trailer fire on Bristol Creek Avenue this past Friday. Hart was first to arrive and was preparing the water pumps when he noticed he didn’t feel right.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTV CBS 3 Charlotte

Firefighter Andrew Burton won the title of 2023 World's Strongest Firefighter at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, competing against firefighters from as far away as Great Britain and the Czech Republic. "Firefighting and being a strongman are both important to me," Burton said. "I don't only want to identify with my work.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Red Lake Nation News

With the help of local businesses and organizations, the Cedarburg Fire Department was able to create a workout room for its volunteers. This is the first-ever workout space for the Fire Department, which is located at Station 1. The project was spearheaded by CFD firefighter/ AEMT Jason Peterson, who believed it was important for the Fire Department to have a place for volunteers to work out.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2023 1:30:00 PM - SOURCE: Ozaukee County News Graphic - Metered Site

A garage fire that spread to a house on Lost Dauphin Rd. in De Pere caused an estimated $200,000 in damage Wednesday night. The fire department was called at about 8:15 p.m. to the 1200-block, where they found a garage engulfed and partially collapsed. The fire had extended to the east side of the one-story house, and smoke was coming through the attic space.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2023 1:24:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Ozone which will remain in effect until 11:00 PM CDT tonight. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Air Quality Alert 2023-06-01T11:54:00-05:00 2023-06-01T23:00:00-05:00 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

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... The latest satellite imagery indicated that scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the area by mid afternoon. The greatest concentration of storms is expected west of a Wautoma to Iron Mountain line. The strongest storms are expected to produce wind gusts to around Special Weather Statement 2023-06-01T11:54:00-05:00 2023-06-01T14:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC

Six townhomes caught on fire in Cecil Township on Wednesday. Crews were called to the scene at Georgetown Estates on Farm Road near Valley Brook Country Club. The call came in around 3:45 p.m. Four townhomes were destroyed while two others were damaged. Officials said the fire started in the garage of an end unit.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

PHOTOS: In the hands of 17-year-old Cristian Sciaudone, tiny pieces of plastic become collectible objects of memorabilia. During the pandemic, the North Andover teenager decided that he was going to create a Lego model of a firetruck from each of the 363 fire departments in Massachusetts. As of this spring, he’s made it to more than 240 departments and pieced together more than 250 trucks.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle-Tribune - Metered Site

VIDEO: On June 1, 2008, an enormous fire at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in California destroyed a massive collection of irreplaceable recordings by some of the greatest musicians in American history. Nobody was seriously injured in the fire, but The New York Times referred to the disaster as "The Day the Music Burned.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento