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

VIDEO: A new 20-minute video has been released by the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board involving the 2018 Husky refinery explosion and fire in Superior. The goal of the board is to “drive chemical safety change through independent investigations to protect people and the environment.” The 2018 incident injured 36 workers, caused roughly $550 million in damage to the facility and released 39,000 pounds of flammable hydrocarbon vapor into the air.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Duluth

As the 2023 hurricane season officially begins, state legislatures have so far kept pace with related legislative activity of prior years. Disaster resilience bills enacted so far reflect a range of topics both similar to and divergent from 2021-22 trends. These results, and the methodology behind them, can be found in a December report on the 2022 legislative session from Columbia Climate School’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Climate School

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures from 31 to 36 degrees will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, and Forest Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM CDT Monday. Frost Advisory 2023-06-12T01:00:00-05:00 2023-06-12T07:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.FR.Y.0005.230612T0600Z-230612T1200Z/

PHOTOS: A single-family home in Evansville is likely a total loss after an overnight fire, Chief Bob Fahey told 27 News. Rock County Communications told 27 News the call for the fire on the 100 block of North Sixth Street came in around 3:45 Sunday morning. Fahey says there were five people inside the home at the time of the fire, who were all able to escape.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2023 2:46:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Neighbors helped a resident escape off the roof of a home after a fire Thursday night in Beaver Dam. The report of a porch fire came in to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office around 7:25 p.m. on the 200 block of E. Third Street. Crews reported seeing the fire on the first and second floors of the home when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2023 5:45:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... Very dry conditions, with relative humidity falling into the 15 to 25 percent range, will result in elevated fire potential this afternoon. The areas of greatest concern are the sandy soil regions of northern and central Wisconsin. Persistent dry weather has caused an increase in fire activity in recent days. Special Weather Statement 2023-06-09T04:20:00-05:00 2023-06-09T20:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed 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

Flames lit up the sky over southwest Phoenix Thursday night as firefighters battled a massive blaze that broke out at a wood pallet facility near 35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. According to Captain Todd Keller with Phoenix Fire, crews were called to the area around 8 p.m. after receiving a call about a fire coming from the business.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)

VIDEO: The Dickinson Fire Department has been actively engaged in a series of rigorous training activities this summer. While their schedule is not atypical for their firefighters, the number of eyes witnessing the behind-the-scenes efforts is new. Throughout the year, Dickinson firefighters participate in a diverse range of training exercises, including bailout drills and downed firefighter CPR, which aim to enhance their skills and better serve the community by ensuring their readiness for emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Dickinson Press - Metered Site

VIDEO: Twenty five years ago Thursday, what at the time was the world’s larges grain elevator exploded southwest of Wichita, killing seven and injuring 10. The results and recovery efforts by emergency crews at the DeBruce Grain elevator went on for weeks. On June 8, 1998, Sedgwick County firefighters Ray Hensley and Robert Timmons responded to the hectic scene southwest of Wichita.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWCH-DT CBS 12 Hutchinson

VIDEOS: When Ina Garten, the celebrated host of Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa, steps into the kitchen, culinary magic happens. But what transpires when she dons her apron not in her classic Hamptons home, but in a bustling fire station? In the episode “Drill Dinner,” Garten combined her culinary prowess with a local hero to whip up a decidedly un-Barefoot Contessa meal for East Hampton’s bravest.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers have reached a bipartisan deal in a plan that gives more tax money to local governments and saves Milwaukee and Milwaukee County from a looming fiscal crisis. The city would be allowed to raise its sales tax by 2% and the county by .04% to cover ballooning pension costs.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2023 11:23:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY... Very dry conditions, with relative humidity falling into the 15 to 25 percent range, will result in elevated fire potential this afternoon and again on Friday afternoon. The areas of greatest concern are the sandy soil regions of northern and central Wisconsin. Persistent dry weather has caused an increase Special Weather Statement 2023-06-08T03:03:00-05:00 2023-06-08T20:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed 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

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Temperatures in the lower to middle 30s will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, and Northern Marinette County Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. Frost Advisory 2023-06-08T03:03:00-05:00 2023-06-08T07:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055069 055075 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230608T1200Z/

The Amherst Fire District has some new digs for work in the field. The AFD’s 24-foot-long Mobile Medical and Incident Command Center was unveiled last month at the department’s annual pancake breakfast. Assistant Fire Chief Adam Meshak on Wednesday said that the department was awaiting some final implements, but the trailer will be ready for action at the MREA’s annual Energy Fair later this month.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Point/Plover Metro Wire

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire tore through a large industrial building in the Salmon Creek area north of Vancouver late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning and destroyed at least seven businesses, according to a news release from Clark County Fire District 6. There were no reported injuries. Dispatch records show crews were initially called to a commercial fire at 14615 NE 13th Court at around 10:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland