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Northwoods firefighters trained on response to propane fires

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: Firefighters have to ready for everything and when it comes to standard fire, they've had plenty of practice. But its harder to prepare for a situation that may only happen on occasion. Only around one percent of house fires are fueled by propane. While they're rare, they still happen. A specialized training in Crandon means local emergency responders now can approach flames reaching 20 feet in the air.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 1:11:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

Dinky Diner in Rhinelander a ‘total loss’ after fire, cause under investigation

Wisconsin Fire News -

PHOTOS: A fire left a popular diner in northern Wisconsin a ‘total loss’, and authorities are still working to find out the cause. According to the Rhinelander Fire Department, on March 28 around 6 p.m., crews responded to a report of smoke coming from R&T’s Dinky Diner. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was reportedly seen coming from the rear of the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO: California firefighters battling blaze scramble to safety as building collapses

National Fire News -

Dramatic video captured the moment two Orange County firefighters narrowly escaped getting crushed by a flaming storefront that suddenly collapsed. More than 40 firefighters responded to a blaze at a strip mall in the 12500 block of Valley View Street in Garden Grove just after 8:40 p.m. Thursday. Video showed the building's facade come crashing down as two firefighters battling the flames scrambled to get away.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

Railroad reimbursing fire departments for damages and losses suffered in Ohio train derailment

National Fire News -

At least one local fire department received reimbursement from Norfolk Southern for damages and losses suffered in the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday that Norfolk Southern has completed its first $1 million in reimbursements to Pennsylvania fire departments, first responders and Beaver County Hazmat.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Castle News - Metered Site

Can you pull 40,000 pounds of fire truck? South Carolina firefighters will this weekend

National Fire News -

VIDEO: For the tenth time, firefighters and other first responders from the Midlands team up to see who can pull a 40,000 pound fire truck, all with the purpose of raising money for the mission of Curing Kids Cancer. The organization, of the same name was founded in 2005, and over the years, has raised over $25 million for research, resources, treatments and more.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOLO-TV ABC 25 Columbia

A look back in New York history at the Great Flood of 1913

National Fire News -

PHOTOS: As some already know, The Great Sacandaga Lake is a manmade lake, but do you know why it was made? Its purpose began in 1913 when the country's second deadliest flood took thousands of lives across 15 states, and left a quarter of a million homeless. While the flood led to great losses, it also led to the creation of the Sacandaga Lake, (which provides a runoff area for any excess water in the Hudson River, preventing flooding) among other societal advances.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQBK-FM 105.7 Malta

Over 50,000 hoverboards recalled due to fire hazard, two deaths reported

National Fire News -

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Jetson Electric Bikes recalled their 42-Volt Rogue Self-Balancing Scoots/Hoverboards due to fire hazards that resulted in the deaths of two Pennsylvania girls. A 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister died from a fire on April 1, 2022, in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg

Winter Storm Warning issued March 30 at 9:20PM CDT until March 31 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS

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...MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong low pressure system will track from northwest Kansas this evening, to near Omaha, Nebraska early Friday morning, then to central Lake Michigan by early Saturday morning. The storm will bring a wide array of weather to the area, including a couple rounds Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-30T21:20:00-05:00 2023-03-31T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Winter Storm Watch issued March 30 at 9:20PM CDT until April 01 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS

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...MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong low pressure system will track from northwest Kansas this evening, to near Omaha, Nebraska early Friday morning, then to central Lake Michigan by early Saturday morning. The storm will bring a wide array of weather to the area, including a couple rounds Winter Storm Watch 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Firefighters respond to Milwaukee 2-alarm fire, no injuries

Wisconsin Fire News -

No injuries were reported after a two-alarm fire in Milwaukee Thursday afternoon, March 30. Fire officials said firefighters found heavy fire on the second floor of the building near 7th and Burleigh around 2 p.m. "We kept the fire contained to one building. We found no trapped victims or occupants," said Will Kowalski, MFD deputy chief.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2023 6:47:16 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Winter Storm Warning issued March 30 at 2:41PM CDT until March 31 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS

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...MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong low pressure system will track from northwest Kansas this evening, to near Omaha, Nebraska early Friday morning, then to central Lake Michigan by early Saturday morning. The storm will bring a wide array of weather to the area, including a couple rounds Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-30T19:00:00-05:00 2023-03-31T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.230331T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Winter Storm Watch issued March 30 at 2:41PM CDT until April 01 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS

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...MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong low pressure system will track from northwest Kansas this evening, to near Omaha, Nebraska early Friday morning, then to central Lake Michigan by early Saturday morning. The storm will bring a wide array of weather to the area, including a couple rounds Winter Storm Watch 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.230331T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Winter Storm Warning issued March 30 at 11:11AM CDT until March 31 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS

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...MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong low pressure system tracking from the Plains to the Great Lakes region will bring a wide array of weather to the area the next couple days. A couple rounds of significant wintry weather are possible. Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-30T19:00:00-05:00 2023-03-31T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.230331T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Winter Storm Watch issued March 30 at 11:11AM CDT until April 01 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS

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...MAJOR STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .A strong low pressure system tracking from the Plains to the Great Lakes region will bring a wide array of weather to the area the next couple days. A couple rounds of significant wintry weather are possible. Winter Storm Watch 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0007.230331T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Winter Storm Warning issued March 30 at 3:06AM CDT until March 31 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS

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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, snow changing to freezing rain. Snow accumulations of two to five inches and ice Winter Storm Warning 2023-03-30T19:00:00-05:00 2023-03-31T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0007.230331T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Winter Storm Watch issued March 30 at 3:06AM CDT until April 01 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS

Weather Alerts -

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, snow changing to freezing rain. Snow accumulations of two to five inches and ice Winter Storm Watch 2023-03-31T19:00:00-05:00 2023-04-01T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0007.230331T0000Z-230331T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.A.0005.230401T0000Z-230401T1800Z/

Children seriously hurt after falling from Governor Dodge State Park cliff

Wisconsin Fire News -

A 6-year-old and a 4-year-old were seriously injured Wednesday after Iowa Co. officials said they fell 20 and 80 feet, respectively, from a cliff. Iowa Co. officials said they received an emergency call around 2:15 p.m. for two kids that had fallen from a cliff near Bluff Point Trail in Governor Dodge State Park.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: Massive fire breaks out at vacant Detroit apartment building

National Fire News -

Fire crews battled a blaze at an apartment building early Thursday morning on Detroit’s west side. A large, vacant apartment building caught fire in a residential neighborhood in the area of I-94 and Livernois on March 30. The entire building, which is multiple stories high, was fully engulfed in flames as crews worked to extinguish it.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

First Black female fire chief to serve in New England sworn in

National Fire News -

History was made in Connecticut Wednesday as state leaders and neighbors gathered in Hartford to celebrate Shelly Carter, the first Black female fire chief to serve any fire department in all of New England. “The goal is not about me. We celebrate me, but this is for every female out there, every female on the line who’s working today," said Carter, who was sworn in as the Southbury Training School Fire Department Fire Chief under the state's Department of Developmental Services.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTIC-TV FOX 61 Hartford

Train derailment, fire causes evacuation in western Minnesota town

National Fire News -

VIDEOS: An early morning train derailment has caused residents of a small town in Kandiyohi County to evacuate on Thursday. In a statement, BNSF Railway said approximately 22 cars derailed around 1 a.m. Some of the derailed cars were carrying ethanol and corn syrup and started on fire, the sheriff's office said.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis

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