A driver called 911 after noticing flames inside his car Sunday, according to Monona’s fire chief. Chief Jeremy McMullen said the driver was coming off of the Beltline (Highway 12/18) near South Towne Drive. He reported the fire to emergency services at 6 p.m. Minutes later, when crews arrived, the flames had fully engulfed the vehicle, the chief said.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2023 6:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * 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/

Lake Mills Fire Chief Todd Yandre’s family, friends, firefighters and those he helped remember the life of a man who cared about his community. The Lake Mills Fire Department held a memorial service for Chief Yandre at the Lake Mills Elementary School on Sunday. Yandre died unexpectedly due to a heart issue on February 15th, 2023.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2023 4:43:03 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Snow, sleet and freezing rain expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches and ice accumulations of a tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, and Forest Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM CST Monday. 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.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0003.230227T1500Z-230228T0000Z/

...HEAVY WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY... .A strong low pressure system will spread heavy mixed precipitation across central and northern Wisconsin late tonight into Monday. Significant ice and snow accumulations are possible. Strong east winds will develop late tonight into Monday, then shift to the Winter Storm Watch 2023-02-27T06:00:00-06:00 2023-02-28T00:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Florence; Forest; Northern Marinette County; Southern Marinette County; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055075 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ073 VTEC /O.EXB.KGRB.WS.A.0003.230227T1200Z-230228T0600Z/

...SNOW COVERED ROADS CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT... Light to occasionally moderate snow will continue overnight, then then taper off from southwest to northeast between 4 am and 7 am. The highest snowfall accumulation rates will generally be south of a line from Green Bay to Marshfield. A total accumulation of 2 to 3 inches of powdery snow can be expected across most of the Special Weather Statement 2023-02-25T00:28:00-06:00 2023-02-25T03:30:00-06:00 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

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT... Light to occasionally moderate snow will quickly overspread the region from southwest to northeast through midnight. The snow will persist into the overnight hours, then taper off from southwest to northeast between 3 am and 6 am. A total accumulation of 2 to 3 inches of powdery snow can be expected across most of the area. Special Weather Statement 2023-02-24T21:22:00-06:00 2023-02-25T00:30:00-06:00 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

The flags of the United States and Wisconsin will fly at half-staff on Sunday in honor of Lake Mills Fire Chief Todd Yandre. Gov. Tony Evers announced the order Friday. Yandre passed away suddenly during a cardiac event last week. He was a 41-year veteran of the Lake Mills Fire Department. "Chief Yandre was by all accounts a caring and loyal friend, mentor, coach, husband, father, and grandfather who was dedicated to serving his community," Evers said.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 5:42:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Two people were displaced by a fire in an apartment building on Green Bay’s east side Thursday. At about 9:45 p.m., Green Bay Metro firefighters were called to a three-unit building at 1100 N. Van Buren St. Crews found smoke in the upper and lower apartments. They used thermal imaging cameras to find fire within walls and void spaces.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 5:01:11 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Holmen Area Fire Department is getting a new chief. The board of directors for the department voted unanimously to appoint Ryan Ostreng as its chief. Ostreng will step into the role on April 3rd. He's currently a captain and deputy city emergency management director for the City of Rochester, Minnesota.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:06:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

PHOTOS: Two people are confirmed to have died in a two-alarm house fire in the Makiki area, Thursday afternoon. Honolulu firefighters were called out to the scene in the 900 block of Spencer Street just before 1 p.m. When crews arrived they could see flames shooting from the roof of a two-story building.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KITV ABC 4 Honolulu

The American Heart Association hosted dozens of CPR trainings throughout February's Heart Month with a focus on training those in minority communities. This focus has been years in the works for the American Heart Association (AHA). American College of Cardiology recently found that Black and Hispanic individuals were 41% less likely than white individuals to receive CPR when suffering cardiac arrest in public and 26% less likely to receive CPR when the cardiac arrest occurred at home.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville

Norfolk Southern announced Friday that they are donating over $1 million combined to the East Palestine school district and fire department. According to the press release, a $300,000 donation will be given to the East Palestine City School District, while $825,000 will be given to the Village of East Palestine Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBN-TV CBS 27 Youngstown

It’s difficult to pinpoint how Dr. Leonard Cobb came up with the idea to train firefighters in emergency medical care, but friends and family believe one particular afternoon more than 60 years ago played a role. Cobb and his wife, Else, had stopped at a market in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood for a frozen snack when they noticed a man slumped over in a nearby car.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: It’s not every day you see a 40-foot fire hydrant carried down the streets of downtown Columbia — or anywhere, for that matter. The “Busted Plug” sculpture, an iconic piece of public art by artist Blue Sky, was moved from its longtime home on Taylor Street on Thursday. Bucket truck crews had to lift up power lines as a flatbed carried the core of the hydrant along Taylor and Bull streets.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State

After 29 years in the La Crosse Fire Department, Division Chief of Training Todd Adams will retire on Friday, the LCFD announced Thursday. Adams joined the La Crosse Fire Department in 1994 as a firefighter recruit. He went on to be a leader of both local and state Urban Search and Rescue teams, as well as become a member of a nationally recognized Extrication Team, HAZMAT team and Water Rescue team.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2023 11:27:00 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A parking structure at Bayshore mall in Glendale partially collapsed Thursday afternoon, damaging two cars but leading to no apparent injuries. "We're fairly confident there is no one in that space," North Shore Fire Department Chief Robert Whitaker told reporters, as authorities were able to view security video and spoke with owners of the two damaged vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2023 11:11:24 AM - SOURCE: Herald Times Reporter - Metered Site

...SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WHILE SNOW TAPERS OFF ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN... Periods of snow, possibly still briefly moderate to heavy at times, will across northern and far northeast Wisconsin into this afternoon. The steadier precipitation should transition to Special Weather Statement 2023-02-23T09:28:00-06:00 2023-02-23T12:00:00-06:00 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

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy Snow. Additional snow accumulation of 2 to 5 inches, with the highest totals near the Upper Michigan border. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, Northern Marinette County, Northern Oconto County, and Southern Winter Storm Warning 2023-02-23T10:13:00-06:00 2023-02-23T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Southern Marinette County; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ021 WIZ073 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230224T0000Z/

Firefighters are continuing to battle a house fire on State Highway 153, in the Village of Elderon this morning. State Highway 153 west of State Highway 49 is currently closed because of the fire. The Marathon County Sheriff's Office is asking drivers to find an alternate route to avoid the area. Around 4 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2023 6:34:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander