PHOTOS: More than 2,000 residents are under an evacuation order after a large fire broke out at an Indiana recycling plant on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Any resident within a half-mile radius of the plant in Richmond, Indiana, has been ordered to evacuate due to the "large industrial fire," local officials said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: A legacy FDNY firefighter took his final ride with his Brooklyn firehouse after 40 years on the job. Throughout his career, 65-year-old Robert Thomas broke barriers and turned his job into a family affair. "I said when I'm leaving I'm going to have claw marks on the floor," Robert Thomas said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: A new alerting system has been installed across all Spokane Valley Fire Department stations, with the goal of reducing response times and improving overall firefighter health. “It’s easy when you love the job. We love what we do, certainly there are stressors,” SVFD Station 7 Firefighter/Paramedic Jeff Smetzler said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

VIDEO: Like many states, Texas still faces a shortage of people in emergency medical services. As a way to help get more to join the field, Acadian Ambulance is offering a short 11-day, entry-level course. “The more credentialed individuals that we have on the street means that there’s more trucks on the street.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

A November investigation by the United States Department of Labor has uncovered that a Pennsylvania Dollar General willfully exposed workers to dangerous safety standards. The store, located in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, subjected workers to safety hazards that included blocked emergency exit routes and electrical panels.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJET-TV ABC 24 Erie

On a Monday afternoon in early March 2018, an explosion at an apartment building made Beaver Dam — a small city of about 16,000 people in southeast Wisconsin — a hub for local, state and federal agencies. The single casualty of the blast at 109 Knaup Drive was the resident of a second-floor unit who, authorities later discovered, was crafting homemade explosives.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2023 6:41:59 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald - Metered Site

...CONTINUED MELTING SNOW PACK AND RUNOFF TO LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING THIS WEEK... An unseasonably warm airmass will continue to build into the Great Lakes this week, resulting in daytime temperatures climbing to 20 to 30 degrees above normal. Snow water equivalent values are anomalously high across northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Hydrologic Outlook 2023-04-12T08:12:00-05:00 2023-04-13T02:00:00-05:00 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

On April 15, 2013, Dzhokar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev walked to a crowded area near the finish line of the Boston Marathon with backpacks containing homemade pressure-cooker shrapnel bombs filled with BBs and nails. The two brothers separated, each finding a spot packed with spectators to place their bombs.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Republican - MassLive

VIDEO: The EF3 tornado in Whiteland didn't just damage homes and businesses. It also made a direct hit on public safety, tearing through the community's fire station, causing serious damage. "It picked up all kinds of debris. It ripped the roof off the front side," said Whiteland Fire Chief Eric Funkhouser.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

VIDEO: Louisville Metro Police Officer Nickolas Wilt had been with the department less than two weeks before a mass shooter opened fire at a downtown bank Monday morning. He "ran towards the fire" to "save lives", and was shot in the head in the process, police said. Five victims were killed and several others -- including Wilt -- were injured in the shooting at Old National Bank.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville

VIDEO: A firefighter's shift is unpredictable. After calls, they can physically clean off debris. But the things they see can often leave a mental stain. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, six Dallas firefighters have attempted suicide since 2018. Four of them died. In their honor, the department and union are pushing for improved mental health resources.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

The Oshkosh Fire Department announced on Monday that they are teaming up with local schools to create a new playground. In a release, the Oshkosh Fire Department says they are working with Read Elementary School and Fox Valley Technical College to build an innovative public play space that comes with a unique theme.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2023 8:23:08 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Onalaska Fire Chief Troy Gudie will retire after 34 years, the City of Onalaska announced Monday. Gudie started as a volunteer in 1989 before being hired on full-time in 1993. He eventually served 17 years as the Assistant Chief and was promoted to Fire Chief in 2020. Gudie says two accomplishments that stand out over the years were the implementation of a local high school Fire and EMS Academy with Western Technical College and reaching an agreement to provide fire services for the entire Town of Onalaska.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2023 4:12:00 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Three fires broke out across Nassau County within hours of each other on Easter Sunday. Two homes and one flower shop were badly damaged by the flames. In Brookville, a two-alarm fire ripped through the upper floors of a large home on Fruitledge Road on Sunday afternoon, destroying the upper floors.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: National Donate Life Month is celebrated every April and encourages organ donor registration. In 1994, Dave Shafer was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. “Eventually, through the testing and everything else, it was determined that I needed to be on dialysis, and I was put on the waitlist and I got on the waitlist here at UPMC Harrisburg,” said Dave Shafer, kidney recipient.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg

PHOTOS: The nightmares have eased, but the images remain singed in Michael Irving’s mind. The blown-out apartment complex, its walls and roof sheared off and refrigerators and mattresses still visible inside. The mushroom cloud billowing menacingly into the North Texas sky. The single severed leg poking out of the rubble, boot still firmly on foot.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

PFAS exposure can pose a significant cancer risk. And it's present in the moisture barrier firefighters wear under the rest of their gear to repel water and oils that could pose a risk to their safety. PFAS , also known as “forever chemicals,” are human-made chemicals found in everything from carpets, to fast food wrappers, to firefighting foams on military bases — like Grissom Air Reserve Base near Kokomo.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVPE-FM 88.1 Elkhart

Stoughton Fire Department crews were dispatched after a call reporting a structure fire Saturday morning. They received a tip about a garage on fire on the 1900 block of Pleasant View Dr. at 10:44 a.m. and Stoughton firefighters went to the scene, according the Dane County Communications. Firefighters were still on the scene of an active fire as of 12:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2023 6:40:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

PHOTO: An Appleton firefighter who was previously diagnosed with Stage IV Non-Small Cell Adenocarcinoma no longer has detectable cancer in his body, the Appleton Fire Department announced Friday. According to a social post from the department, Keegan Murphy reached six months since his diagnosis on March 26.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 7:23:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Emergency crews responded to a structure fire in Stockton on Thursday night. It's at County Road K and Rolling Hills Road. A firefighter on scene said it's a metal structure with three vehicles inside and a propane tank nearby the structure. One firefighter was treated for exhaustion. A News 9 reporter on scene says there is smoke in the air.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 3:36:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV AABC 9 Wausau