11 people have been hospitalized amid a 3-alarm apartment fire in Detroit. The incident happened at a 5-story apartment building on La Salle Blvd. Fire crews have been battling this fire since at least 3:30 a.m. The fire was still active at 6:25 a.m. Friday and at around 7 a.m., crews were finally able to get the flames under control.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit

VIDEO: Firefighters in Fire Station 5 helped rescue the California Highway Patrol officer hit by an active shooter Thursday afternoon in Roseville. The shooting happened outside the front doors of Station 5. Firefighters heard the shots and put on their tactical gear to find the officer and bring that officer back into the station to start treating them.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Stockton

VIDEO: A lieutenant with Atlanta Fire Rescue is usually the one doing the rescuing, but yesterday he thanked the crew who rescued him. Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen was at the Shepherd Center in Buckhead where he met the team of fellow firefighters who saved the lieutenant’s life. It was a reunion of sorts outside the Shepherd Center Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta

PHOTOS: Trisha Dello Iacono was preparing to host a children’s playdate on Nov. 30, 2012, when she received a phone call from her mother, telling her to tune in to the news. A train carrying a colorless flammable gas called vinyl chloride derailed less than four miles from her home, in Paulsboro, N.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHYY-TV PBS 12 Philadelphia

VIDEO: A Massachusetts police department is issuing a warning about a new TikTok challenge — after it put almost a dozen students in the hospital. Southborough police warned students not to try Trouble Bubble gum, which is sold on Amazon. Police say it contains the same active ingredient as police pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum.
- PUB DATE: 4/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

The Green Bay Metro Fire Department is reminding people to properly dispose of smoking materials after a fire caused $25,000 damage to a house on Weise St. Thursday morning. The fire department says the call at 9 a.m. was to a two-family home on the 1100-block. Firefighters found heavy flames and smoke from the back of a two-family home.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 6:25:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A woman is dead after a house fire on 20th Street in the town of Wheaton on Wednesday. According to Wheaton Fire & Rescue, they first received a report for a medical alarm, but then the alarm company said it might actually be a fire as they could hear the smoke alarm and someone saying the word fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 4:21:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

The Stevens Point Fire Department said a home at 333 2nd St. N will be used for a fire training exercise on Saturday. The department said there will be large amounts of smoke. It may cause visibility issues for drivers in the area. According to a news release, this type of live fire training is very valuable.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

A massive two-alarm fire destroyed a former Elks Lodge in northeast Portland early Thursday morning. The fire started at about 2 a.m. at a building on Northeast 100th Avenue, near Northeast Irving Street. PF&R said crews are very familiar with this building as there have been multiple fires at the building over the past few years.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland

VIDEO: A retired firefighter is breaking records in weightlifting competitions and he’s doing it with only one arm. “I was a firefighter for the city of Franklin and we had just come back from a fire, I was guiding the truck back into the bay for the driver and it was just a freak accident I got pinned in between the truck and the wall,” said Mike Diehl.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDTN-TV NBC 2 Dayton

VIDEO: Every second matters for first responders, and Martin County Fire Rescue now has another tool that will help heighten its response time during emergencies. "Once our emergency lights are activated, it communicates through a transmitter within the vehicle, that’s going to communicate wirelessly through GPS as well to the traffic preemption cabinet," Division Chief Christian Montoya of Martin County Fire Rescue told WPBF 25 News.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBF-TV ABC 25 Tequesta

PHOTOS: In the eighteenth century, fire protection was usually by citizens rallying around the fire battling the flames with bucket brigades. Winchester required buckets on each floor of every building and fifty-gallon tubs of water placed about the town. If a fire broke out, a bell was rung and the towns folk were expected to turn out and fight the flames including women and children.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Royal Examiner

Firefighters are asking for help from the community with clearing fire hydrants of snow in case of an emergency. The Kaysville City Fire Department has been spreading the word for months with humorous posts, hoping to bring more attention to the message. Cameron McKinnon, public information officer for the Kaysville Fire Department, said it’s really helpful if people can take the extra second to clear space around the fire hydrants in their neighborhoods (preferably 3 feet around the hydrant) as they do with sidewalks and driveways.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

...PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR A QUARTER MILE... Hazardous travel remains possible through the morning due to patchy dense fog with visibility of one mile or less, with some locations near a quarter of a mile visibility. Allow extra time while traveling, slow down, and use headlights. Patchy dense fog will persist through the morning, improving this Special Weather Statement 2023-04-05T11:02:00-05:00 2023-04-05T12:30:00-05:00 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

...DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR A QUARTER MILE... Hazardous travel is possible this morning due to visibility of half a mile or less, with many places close to a quarter of a mile visibility. Allow extra time for your morning commute, slow down, and use headlights. Areas of dense fog will persist for a couple more hours, improving Special Weather Statement 2023-04-05T07:02:00-05:00 2023-04-05T10:45:00-05:00 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

Merrill Fire Chief Josh Klug announced Tuesday that the death of a former Merrill Fire Chief has officially been recognized as a line-of-duty death. On the morning of October 7, 1941 Chief Adlord Talbot, age 60, failed to join his crew for morning shift change at the now former number one fire station, which still stands at 701 E 1st St.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

150 years of stellar service. The Hudson Fire Department, joined by family, friends, partners and community members, honored its past and celebrated its future on its birthday, Monday, April 4. In 1873, the organized firefighting team was established. Since then, it has collaborated with neighbors to protect not just property, but most importantly, the people.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Star Observer

John Tulachka is a busy guy. He not only serves full-time as public works director for the village of Mishicot, but also volunteers as a firefighter for both the Mishicot and Tisch Mills fire departments. His dedication to all those roles led the Wisconsin State Firefighter's Association to name Tulachka Firefighter of the Year for 2022 at its recent banquet and annual conference.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Times Reporter - Metered Site

The City of Milwaukee, along with local officials, will be hosting a press conference Tuesday after 17 people in Milwaukee County died from an overdose since Saturday. According to a media alert from the city, the 17 deaths reported since Saturday may be the sign of a possible "bad batch." The average age of the overdose victims is 50 years old.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Firefighters battled a large blaze in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood that left 12 adults and nine children unable to return home Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. in a home on Cushing Avenue. Flames burst through the roof of the building. "Seeing their faces and trying to figure out what's going to come next.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua