VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Clyde Fire Department performed rescues and evacuations during Hurricane Helene, but flood waters rose to historic levels. Clyde has experienced flooding from Ivan, Frances and Fred. But, it took Helene to reach the Clyde Fire Department and cause damage. “We had five feet of water in our station.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetwork TV 13 Asheville

VIDEO: West Licking Fire District invested more than $400,000 in new heart monitors. It is the only fire department in the state, and one of few in the country, to have this technology. District leaders say it will help save more lives. The new Lifepak 35 made by Stryker has a more durable touchscreen that is waterproof, and it takes 15 different pictures of the heart at a time instead of 12, like the old machines.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBNS-TV CBS 10 Columbus

Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will use air quality sensors, temperature measurements and a national database of 911 emergency medical services calls to evaluate the links between environmental exposures, such as air pollution and temperature, and EMS transports for health emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The University of Arizona Health Sciences

PHOTOS: Tacoma has a roster of historic buildings that serve as reminders of its beginnings and create a sense of place and heritage. However, many buildings from the City of Destiny’s beginnings are just footnotes after they fell over time. Some buildings among them are still the focus of conversations long after disappearing from the landscape.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Sound Talk

The Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin held the 34th annual recognition luncheon at the Overture Center in Madison on Monday. The charitable foundation recognized individuals from across the state who help support fire safety. Madison man Jason Schmitt won the Don Gengler Fire Sprinkler Advocacy Award for his work promoting sprinklers and smoke detectors with Paul Davis Restoration of South Central Wisconsin.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTO: The fall weather on Sunday brought the first annual Town of Lafayette Fall Festival. The Wissota Firefighters Association and the Chippewa Fire District Station 3 in Lafayette usually host a pancake breakfast for fire prevention week in October. This year for the first time they added a festival with a craft fair, raffles and auctions, a beer garden, kids activities, and firefighter demonstrations.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

A fire that broke out on the exterior of a single-family home in Waukesha was quickly extinguished by firefighters on Oct.13, according to the Waukesha Fire Department. The fire department said they responded to the call near Rock Street and White Rock Avenue around 5:20 p.m. They saw smoke and flames coming from the outside of the house when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Around 7:20 a.m. Monday morning, a house fire was reported in Kalamazoo. By the time fire crews were able to get to the scene at Washington Avenue and Race Street, they said the fire was fully involved. Crews worked for 30 minutes to get the fire under control. Officials said they believe all occupants evacuated safely.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Grand Rapids

VIDEO: The Knoxville Fire Department was one of many agencies that responded to CMC Recycling last week, working to clear more than 200 sticks of dynamite from a steel box. Now, after the event, KFD personnel are recounting what happened. “It’s very rare for something like this to happen. In the time I’ve been on the fire department, I don’t know if I’ve ever had a situation quite like this,” KPD Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks said.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville

Restart A Heart Day will be recognized on October 16th worldwide. It’s an initiative to raise awareness about the importance of bystander CPR, with hopes to increase the number of people who know CPR. “There are more than 300,000 cardiac deaths per year and we really want to make sure that we are increasing survival.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia

Milwaukee firefighters rescued six people, including four children, stuck in a house fire. It happened just after 6:30 a.m. Saturday near 12th Street and Atkinson Avenue. "Your house can be repaired, but I just thank God they made it out," James Clayton, stepfather of one of the residents, said. The Milwaukee Fire Department tells WISN 12 News two adults, four children and a dog were all rescued from the house.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: The Madison Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Starr Grass Drive Friday afternoon. Madison Fire PIO Cynthia Schuster said it was a structure fire reported at 3:48 p.m. at 8206 Starr Grass Drive where multiple callers reported seeing the roof on fire. Schuster said firefighters could see black smoke seen from Raymond Road.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

PHOTOS: Three mobile homes and six vehicles were damaged or destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning in Sparta. Erv's Sparta Area Fire Protection District Fire Chief Mike Arnold said they were called at around 12:26 a.m. for the fire at Lot #64 at 100 Avon Road in Sparta. Before they could arrive, he said they were told that the two mobile homes on either side were on fire along with multiple vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

A fire broke out on a boat at Silver Lake Marina in Grapevine on Sunday, damaging or destroying at least nine other boats and leaving one person injured, fire officials say. Fire investigators said a boat caught fire at about 1:15 p.m. when someone tried to start an engine. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and said it's possible the fire was sparked by an electrical short or a fuel leak.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

VIDEO: As flood waters swept through Cocke County and its surrounding areas, first responders worked to rescue those in need of help. At the Parrottsville Fire Department, they were working to make it to a home when flood waters became so high that they caused their truck to stop working. “We heard trees breaking behind us, we didn’t know what was going on.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville

VIDEO: Firefighters across Minnesota continue to seek help for post-traumatic stress in record-setting numbers. George Esbensen, president of the Minnesota Firefighters Initiative (or MnFire), told us the number of firefighters across Minnesota who’ve sought help for post-traumatic stress and other medical issues continues to grow, with 1,400 seeking assistance in 2023 and so far through August of this year, more than 900 have asked for help.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Saint Paul

VIDEO: It's been 20 years since Smokey Bear struck a 670-foot radio tower west of Balloon Fiesta Park on Oct. 10, 2004. The hot air balloon became entangled in the 50,000-watt tower with two children and their pilot inside. Retired Los Ranchos Fire Department Lt. Dan Barela recalls the horrors of the incident when he and a PNM worker rescued all three inside.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAT-TV ABC 7 Albuquerque

VIDEO: A procession was held for a Racine County firefighter who died in a motorcycle crash in Walworth County on Thursday, Oct. 10. The procession was scheduled to go from Lakeland Aurora Medical Center in Elkhorn to a funeral home in Mount Pleasant on Saturday, Oct. 12. FOX6 had a crew stationed along the route at the Kansasville Fire Station on State Highway 11.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2024 2:42:56 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Weather observations showed patchy dense fog across portions of north-central and northeast Wisconsin early this morning. The fog is expected to persist until 8 am or 9 am before mixing out. Until then, motorists should be prepared for visibilities as low as one-quarter mile. Patchy dense fog will result in hazardous driving conditions in north-central and northeast Wisconsin this morning. When driving in fog, slow down, use low beam headlights and keep a safe distance from other vehicles. Special Weather Statement 2024-10-12T03:53:00-05:00 2024-10-12T03:53:00-05:00 2024-10-12T03:53:00-05:00 2024-10-12T07:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Northern Oconto County; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055083 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ021 UGC WIZ073 UGC WIZ074 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 120853 NWSheadline PATCHY DENSE FOG IN NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

VIDEO: Two workers were safely rescued after being trapped on a tilted scaffolding at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, prompting a swift response from the city's heavy urban rescue team. "While it is visually spectacular, it has been brought to a safe conclusion." Milwaukee fire Chief Aaron Lipski said.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee