...EXTENDED PERIOD OF MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING AND HIGH FLOWS, ALONG WITH AREAS OF LOW-LAND FLOODING, EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEK... An unseasonably warm airmass allowed for a quick snowmelt last week, with only far northern Wisconsin still reporting snow on the ground. Due to the anomalously high snowpack that was in place, a Hydrologic Outlook 2023-04-14T21:08:00-05:00 2023-04-17T05:15:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Marinette; Menominee; Oconto; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIC037 WIC041 WIC067 WIC069 WIC073 WIC075 WIC078 WIC083 WIC085 WIC087 WIC097 WIC115 WIC125 WIC135 WIC137 WIC139 WIC141 VTEC

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy, wet snow and mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations in excess of 6 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Winter Storm Watch 2023-04-16T16:00:00-05:00 2023-04-17T19:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ018 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.A.0006.230416T2100Z-230418T0000Z/

Significant progress was made by firefighters to contain the Arcadia Fire by Saturday. A statement released by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Offices says that the fire has been extinguished. Fort McCoy officials had stated on Friday already that the fire burning on its north border was fully contained, with a spokesperson from the DNR clarifying that the Arcadia fire was at 99%.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2023 6:23:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

A massive fire destroyed a barn in far west suburban Sugar Grove Thursday. Firefighters from Elburn and Countryside assisted in containing the fire in the barn at 3-S-598 Bliss Rd. The fire was in a rural area with no fire hydrants, requiring tanks of water to be shuttled in. The barn was destroyed in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: The Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS team has a new way of treating patients dealing with pain, that's also addressing the state's opioid epidemic. It's called the Nitronox and it's inside every AMFEMS ambulance. It's a portable machine that uses a mix of oxygen and nitrous oxide to treat patients for pain while they're on a scene or in the back of an ambulance headed toward the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville

VIDEO: A team effort was underway in Escondido to rescue one of their trucks from an "active sinkhole" that formed beneath the truck Thursday evening. Escondido police said they heard the radio call for assistance around 4:40 p.m. from a firefighter who said their engine had partially succumbed to a sinkhole in a church parking lot in the 1000 block of West Country Club Lane.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS 8 San Diego

VIDEO: Like many kids, current Middlebury senior Emily Jones was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records as a child. "I thought it was cool and wanted to have a record," said Jones. While sifting through an extensive list of records months ago, Jones found a section of categories all having something to do with firefighting.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTZ-TV NBC 5 Plattsburgh

VIDEO: Firefighters and high schoolers from around the state gathered Wednesday at the Missouri Capitol for Firefighters Day. This annual event honors both current and past firefighters while encouraging the future to fight on. Hundreds of firefighters filled the Capitol rotunda with joy. Even though the majority of the room was filled with official firefighters, the real stars were the students admiring their work.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMU-TV NBC/CW+ 8 Columbia

A fire north of Fort McCoy is now 50% contained. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says about 3,000 acres have burned in Monroe County. A vast majority on the Fort McCoy base, only 70 acres were off base. Another 85 structures were threatened by the fire, so a larger area was evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 10:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEO: The Green Bay Metro Fire Department says 3 adults and 3 children are out of their home after a fire on the city’s west side overnight Thursday. The fire in the two-story home was reportedly shortly before 4:30 a.m. on the 800-block of Division St. They found the fire burning in the ceiling between the first and second floors.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:32:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

...CONTINUED MELTING SNOW PACK AND RUNOFF TO LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING INTO THE WEEKEND... The unseasonably warm airmass will remain in the Great Lakes through Saturday, resulting in daytime temperatures climbing to 15 to 30 degrees above normal. Snow water equivalent values are anomalously high across far northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Excessive Hydrologic Outlook 2023-04-14T08:12:00-05:00 2023-04-15T05:15:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Marinette; Menominee; Oconto; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIC037 WIC041 WIC067 WIC069 WIC073 WIC075 WIC078 WIC083 WIC085 WIC087 WIC097 WIC115 WIC125 WIC135 WIC137 WIC139 WIC141 VTEC

After over 80 years later - Merrill's former Fire Chief Aldord Talbot's death is recognized as having been in the line of duty. Talbot died October 7, 1941, originally documented as having happened in the fire house - but unrelated to a call. That's where Merrill Historian Michael Caylor discovered this searching through old funeral home obituaries.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:35:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

A Wisconsin DNR Incident Management Team spokesperson said one wildfire is under control and another is still burning Thursday morning. Mike Hillstrom told 27 News that a fire in Necedah, dubbed the Jack Pine fire, and a fire near Fort McCoy are being fought together as the "Black River Complex." The DNR's Incident Management Team is leading the response to both.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Part of S. 19th St. on Milwaukee's south side was blocked off Wednesday night after several houses were destroyed in a fire. The fire started around 4 p.m. at a home near S. 19th St. and Burnham St. "So windy outside. So, I just checked out the window, and I saw the noise, where it was coming from, and I saw the house on fire," said neighbor Delia Velez, who told CBS 58 she heard a loud boom before seeing the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Uber is funding a new program that aims to get electric bikes with dangerous non-certified lithium-ion batteries off New York City streets. The company said on Wednesday it will soon allow the thousands of New York City delivery workers who use e-bikes the ability to trade-in their bikes for newer, safer models.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Business

PHOTOS: Niles firefighters saw a 1940s-era fire truck — one steeped in local history — rejoin the village’s fleet last month. On May 1, 1941, the village of Niles purchased a Model 21 Pirsch Triple Combination Fire Engine for $6,150. Last month that engine, with its designation of “Niles Fire Dept. No.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal & Topics

VIDEO: An explosion, early Tuesday morning, rocked a garage in Erie while firefighters were inside. It was so powerful, it completely blew off the garage door. Fire officials have issued a warning about electric vehicles and electric modifications at your home. A total of three Mountain View Fire Rescue firefighters were inside the garage when water made contact with the electric vehicle’s battery, officials said, causing that explosion.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

VIDEO: With law enforcement's swift actions front and center, we're beginning to hear first-hand accounts from those first to respond to Monday's mass shooting. "It's horrifying once you realize that it's real, it is happening here," Jesse Yarbrough, chief of Louisville EMS, said. "I think it strikes you when you arrive at the scene and see everyone doing what they've been trained to do and realize that [it's] not a training, it's a real event.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville

PHOTOS: Fire crews responded to a three-alarm fire that damaged four homes near 19th and Burnham in Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon. According to the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD), three of the homes are a complete loss. The other home has significant damage but is still standing. No injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 3:52:54 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews responded Tuesday night to a fire in rural Outagamie County. Firefighters responded to Cicero Road before 7 o’clock. That’s northeast of Seymour. On the way to the scene, an Action 2 News crew reported being able to see heavy smoke billowing into the air from the highway. The fire appears to be affecting several buildings on farm property.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 2:43:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay