A fire ignited at an auto salvage yard in Grapeview Wednesday, according to Chopper 7 video from the scene. Live video from the scene showed several piles of tires on fire, with flames extending to the largest building on the property. According to Washington State Patrol Trooper Katherine Weatherwax, seven 500-gallon drums of oil caught on fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: At her school’s recent career day, Penelope Montenegro knew immediately what she wanted to be: a firefighter. She came to class dressed like her father, Paul, who works for the Fort Myers Beach Fire District. But some older kids in Penelope’s school didn’t understand how a girl could be a firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 2 Fort Myers

Quincy officials are looking for state lawmakers to approve a request that would allow retired firefighters to come back on board for support duties. The Quincy City Council supports giving the fire chief the power to appoint retirees as “special firefighters” who’d help cover detail assignments. A home rule petition the council filed this week requires approval from the state Legislature for such positions to be created.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

VIDEO: National Arson Awareness Week is May 7- May 13. Fire officials are using it as a reminder to educate on the dangers of fire. It comes as youth fire setting continues to be a problem throughout the United States. Juveniles account for more than 50% of all arson arrests in the United States, according to Burn Prevention Network.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXMI-TV FOX 17 Grand Rapids

Firefighters in Sheboygan helped to rescue a person who was trapped on the roof of a home that was on fire on Tuesday night. According to the Sheboygan Fire Department, crews first received reports of a structure fire just before 10:40 p.m. on May 2. The first crews to arrive at the home in the 1900 block of South 13th Street say they noticed ‘heavy fire’ coming from the second story of the home and one person trapped on the roof.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 2:54:32 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

It’s the end of an era for the Onalaska Fire Department. Fire Chief Troy Gudie is turning in his fire helmet for a fishing rod. What do you want to be when you grow up? Most kids will tell you: a firefighter. Gudie didn’t think of himself as a firefighter – but his wife did. “She found a newspaper article that was looking – it said Onalaska Fire Department is hiring part time, paid, on-call firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 2:05:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A man was badly burned and a DTE Energy worker was injured when a house exploded Tuesday in Inkster. The explosion happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, at a house in the 26000 block of Penn Street in Inkster, near the border of Dearborn Heights. “I was in my living room watching TV and I heard some ‘boom,’ and I thought someone was in my house,” neighbor Alina Boudi said.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

A new program to treat traumatic brain injuries in veterans and first responders is coming to Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin following a $12.5 million donation from a national nonprofit. Advocates for the program, known as Building Resilience through Action in Veterans and First Responders and shortened to BRAVE, say it's the first of its kind in the Midwest.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio

Fires caused by lithium-ion batteries are presenting an unprecedented challenge for New York City firefighters who are battling an increasing number of these blazes that quickly get out of control and are stubbornly hard to extinguish. In large part, the technology that is used to manufacture the type of rechargeable battery commonly used in electric bikes and electric scooters makes the batteries dangerous to handle when they catch on fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

PHOTOS: The Denton Fire Department unveiled a new fire engine, but instead of sporting the traditional fire engine red, it was painted to better suit the colors of one of the city's universities, the University of North Texas. Engine 3 was decked out in green after the "Mean Green" of UNT, with the university's flag, a green-tinted Texas flag, on display in the truck's front grille.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

PHOTOS: Dozens of fire rescue squads across Florida are putting their skills to the test competing against an international group of emergency responders for the Palm Beach State Invitational. David Hamel, director of Palm Beach State College’s fire academy, said the friendly competition gives emergency responders a chance to hone their skills and learn from each other.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVX-TV CW 34 Fort Pierce

Firefighters responded to a report of fire alarms and smoke filling an apartment building in Sheboygan Tuesday morning. Crews arrived within 4 minutes of the emergency call at 6:20 a.m. and found a fire on a second-floor porch that spread into an apartment and into the walls of the building on the 2300-block of Hillshire Drive.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 3:02:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-05-02T06:48:00-05:00 2023-05-02T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-230502T1800Z/

The Sun Prairie Fire Department hosted the first demonstration of the first fully electric fire truck in North America. First launched in 2021 by the REV Fire Group, the EV REV Vector is able to respond to calls and pump for four hours straight on a single battery charge. The company said in addition to being energy efficient, it also eliminates exhaust and cancer-causing risks for first responders.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 3:47:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-05-02T03:28:00-05:00 2023-05-02T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-230502T1800Z/

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A huge fire totally engulfed and destroyed a Bedminster Florist this past weekend. The Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department was called to the fire at 15 Tuttle Ave. at the corner of Route 2o2 in Bedminster on Saturday, April 29 at 12:10 a.m. Firefighters arrived at 12:16 a.m. to a fully involved structure fire and two partially involved secondary structures, according to Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Basking Ridge Patch

The Kittitas County Fire Chiefs Association has raised their concerns about existing road variance procedures within Kittitas County’s government. According to a letter obtained by a Daily Record public records request sent April 13 to Kittitas County’s Dan Carlson, the director of Community Development Services and the Variance Committee from the Kittitas County Fire Chiefs Association President Brandon Schmidt, the fire chiefs are seeing variances granted “strictly for aesthetic or economic reasons with no consideration as to mitigation of risk.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Record

VIDEOS: A dust storm in central Illinois led to a pile-up crash of more than 70 cars that killed six people and injured more than 30 others Monday. Crushed vehicles lined the expressway south of Springfield, closing a nearly 20-mile stretch of I-55. Authorities continued to work to clear that stretch of the expressway, which they said was back open to traffic shortly after 6 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

VIDEO: Manchester Fire Department paramedics and EMTs can now fill in as substitute school nurses, via a partnership with the Manchester School District. The agreement aims to alleviate shortages being experienced in the district. Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Gillis explained in a press release that filling all nursing positions continues to be a challenge, so the district has had to fill these gaps from outside staffing companies.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester

VIDEO: Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed legislation that allows Arizona's 911 dispatchers to receive free trauma therapy. Police officers and firefighters already qualify for a program that funds therapy sessions for public safety workers who undergo traumatic experiences while on the job. State law allows an officer or firefighter to get 12 free counseling sessions if they witnessed a person's death, was subjected to deadly force, or were involved in a case where children were victimized.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix