VIDEO: Everyday firefighters like Jarrett Beshears of Plano Fire-Rescue suit up in their bunker gear to fight fires. But as they are saving lives, they could be putting their own at risk. "It's what we sign up for, that's what part of the job is, we risk our lives to help people," said Beshears. According to the CDC, cancer is the leading cause of death in firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Monday, Feb. 27, marked a somber day in Asheville as firefighters honored one of their own who was taken too soon. The Asheville Fire Department remembered the fifth anniversary of the death of engineer Will Willis on Monday. Willis' death was the result of occupational cancer. The father of four’s death was a factor in Asheville firefighters launching an effort to improve cancer benefits for North Carolina firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetworkTV 13 Asheville

PHOTOS: With the strong smell of smoke in the air, Charlotte Griggs walked briskly with her father up Clay Pit Road on April 20, 1963. As they got closer, the smell of burning wood and smoke made it hard to breathe. What the pair saw next stopped them in their tracks, and brought tears to their eyes.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SILive.com

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Some Sandy Springs firefighters decided to go to the top of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite to do some training. As they rappelled down the 80-foot building, they made some new friends along the way. As they lowered themselves floor-by-floor, they would pause at the windows and wave to the tiny patients.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta

...SLIPPERY ROADS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... Patchy light snow and light freezing drizzle will taper off from west to east overnight, with little overall impact. However, falling temperatures will cause wet roads to freeze, resulting in continued hazardous travel conditions, which may linger into the Tuesday morning commute. Special Weather Statement 2023-02-28T05:20:00-06:00 2023-02-28T05:00:00-06:00 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

An electrical issue caused a fire in a basement near Main Street in Racine on Monday morning, Feb. 27. Firefighters responded to the fire around 8:30 a.m. A resident noticed an electrical failure in one room and smelled smoke in the basement. Firefighters attacked the fire located behind a baseboard heater and checked for extension.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 7:31:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

...SLIPPERY ROADS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... Light snow and patchy freezing drizzle will taper off in most areas by midnight. However, falling temperatures will cause wet roads to freeze overnight, resulting in continued hazardous travel conditions. Motorists should anticipate snow or ice covered spots on roads Special Weather Statement 2023-02-27T20:48:00-06:00 2023-02-28T00:00:00-06:00 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

Two people are out of their home after a kitchen fire on Green Bay’s east side. Firefighters were called to the 500-block of Cornelius Drive shortly after 9 a.m. for a fire on a glass-top stove that spread to the kitchen cabinets. Firefighters had the flames out 5 minutes after they arrived, but by then the fire caused $35,000 in damage.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 5:15:07 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

More than a half million post-9/11 veterans have been diagnosed with cancer due to exposure to toxic burn pits in the Middle East. The disease took the life of Appleton police investigator Dominic Hall in September. Four months later, the community is coming together to raise awareness and save veterans’ lives.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 3:57:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, and Forest Counties. Winter Storm Warning 2023-02-27T11:23:00-06:00 2023-02-27T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-230228T0000Z/

...LARGE AREA OF MODERATE MIXED PRECIPITATION MOVING RAPIDLY INTO THE AREA... A band of mixed freezing rain, sleet and snow will continue to push north across the area this morning. The mixed precipitation will change over to snow during the morning reducing visibilities to less than a mile and creating hazardous road conditions. Special Weather Statement 2023-02-27T11:23:00-06:00 2023-02-27T12:15:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Door; Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas FIPS6 055029 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055078 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC

The Fitchburg Fire Department responded to an apartment fire Sunday evening. Dane County Public Safety Communications notified the Fitchburg Fire Department of a structure fire at 2229 Rosenberry Rd. around 3:45 p.m. after a resident reported seeing flames in the building. According to officials, the first fire personnel to arrive on the scene did not see any visible smoke or flames.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 2:36:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches, and ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, and Forest Counties. Winter Storm Warning 2023-02-27T09:00:00-06:00 2023-02-27T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0003.230227T1500Z-230228T0000Z/

Two people are dead after a fire at a home in the Township of Menomonie. According to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, the fire happened at a duplex on 410th Avenue around 5:20 a.m Sunday morning. It was reported to the sheriff’s office there were two people in the building at the time of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

Boston firefighters were battling an aggressive fire Sunday night at a triple decker in the city's Roxbury neighborhood that had spread to a nearby home, injuring one firefighter and displacing 15 people, including two children. The Boston Fire Department said they were called to 41 Quincy Street around 8:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NECN

VIDEO: Lolita Jackson was at her 72nd-floor desk in the World Trade Center, feeling like she worked at the top of the world. Then came the boom, and smoke started curling in from an elevator shaft. Unsure what was happening, she joined thousands of other office workers on a harrowing trek down dark, smoky stairs, emerging into the scene of a terror attack.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York City

VIDEO: Roy City Fire and Rescue Station 31 replaced its aging fleet with two new ambulances. And on Saturday, KSL got an inside look at the new ambulances. The station went into service last week and has already gone out on calls. They said this gives their firefighters and first responders a way to provide better patient care.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

Five generations of Schellhammers have passed through the ranks of Cover Hill Volunteer Fire Co., which is celebrating 100 years of battling fires, floods and other tragedies. The Schellhammers and others recognize the strong bond among the families that have labored side by side since 1923 in Conemaugh Township, Cambria County.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tribune-Democrat

VIDEO/PHOTOS: At least nine tornadoes were reported in Kansas and Oklahoma on Sunday night as a massive winter storm moves east across the U.S. One tornado destroyed a home, toppled trees and knocked over power lines in Liberal, Kansas, near the state line with Oklahoma, according to local authorities.
- PUB DATE: 2/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

Multiple fire departments in northern Wisconsin responded to a structure fire after reports of a porch fire that quickly spread to the entire home. A Facebook post from the Pine Lake Fire Rescue details the incident that occurred just before 7:30 p.m. on February 25 on Camp Four Road in the Town of Sugar Camp.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2023 9:14:42 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay