A smoldering fire on an open porch caused minor damage to a residence on Tuesday in the City of Fond du Lac. According to a release, on February 21, 2023, at around 4:30 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire & Rescue was sent to the 200 block of Ellis Street for a report of a porch fire. After arriving at the house, firefighters encountered a smoldering fire on an open porch.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2023 3:31:36 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

When Josh Bostedt was hired as chief of Oconto Fire & Rescue almost three years ago, he was interested in expanding fire education from middle school students to high school kids. Bostedt said he hoped letting students try their hand at some fire-fighting skills would not only increase awareness of fire prevention but get the teenagers thinking about pursuing firefighting after graduation.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2023 3:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio

VIDEOS: A fire Tuesday afternoon completely burned an abandoned warehouse to the ground. The Stockton Fire Department said the wind-driven fire was reported at 4:54 p.m. on Lindsay and Stockton streets. The fire went three-alarm, which means that a larger response of firefighters was required to extinguish the fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

West Virginia is considering a new bill, House Bill 2191, to provide free motor vehicle registrations and license plates to volunteer firefighters with at least five years of service. The bill was introduced by Delegate Burkhammer on January 11, 2023, and has been referred to the Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services and then Finance.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Original Newsbreak

The Susquehanna Flats are unlike any other part of the Chesapeake Bay. Where the Susquehanna River meets the upper Bay, swaths of underwater grasses make for great fishing and waterfowl hunting opportunities. But water depths can change drastically very quickly, causing boaters and paddlers to get stranded.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chesapeake Bay Magazine

The Fire Department of New York is the beating heart of New York City and has come to represent the latest benchmark WOD “New York Minute” released by CrossFit HQ. These brave men and women go head first into burning buildings to save individuals who would otherwise perish, going towards the smoke and flames others wouldn’t dream of nearing, in gear upwards of 130 pounds.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Morning Chalk Up

A Mukwonago man put out fires for decades, and on Sunday, Feb. 19, his own home burned. In retired firefighter Gregg Jablonoski's time of need, the community is returning the favor. "It was a unique house," said Jablonoksi. Tucked away on a hill on Beulah Road in Mukwonago, the home was a total loss after Sunday's fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 8:30:58 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .An intense winter storm is expected tonight through Thursday. The first part of the storm will bring snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches to much of the forecast area tonight. The second, and more impactful part of the storm will arrive during the afternoon or early evening on Wednesday, and continue through Thursday. Heavy Winter Storm Warning 2023-02-22T18:00:00-06:00 2023-02-23T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Northern Marinette County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055075 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0002.230223T0000Z-230224T0000Z/

A fire at a home in Madison's Greenbush neighborhood Tuesday afternoon displaced two people, the city's fire department said. A passerby reported seeing smoke while walking past the home in the 1100 block of Drake Street around 1:45 p.m., according to a Madison Fire Department incident report. The man then knocked on the door to alert anyone inside before calling 911; no one was inside at the time the fire broke out.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 2:19:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .An intense winter storm is expected tonight through Thursday. The first part of the storm will bring snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches to much of the forecast area tonight. The second, and more impactful part of the storm will arrive during the afternoon or early evening on Wednesday, and continue through Thursday. Heavy Winter Storm Warning 2023-02-22T18:00:00-06:00 2023-02-23T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Florence; Forest; Northern Marinette County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055075 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 VTEC /O.UPG.KGRB.WS.A.0002.230223T0000Z-230224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.W.0002.230223T0000Z-230224T0000Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .An intense winter storm is expected tonight through Thursday. The first part of the storm will bring snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches to much of the forecast area tonight. The second, and more impactful part of the storm will arrive during the afternoon or early evening on Wednesday, and continue through Thursday. Heavy Winter Storm Watch 2023-02-22T18:00:00-06:00 2023-02-23T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Door; Florence; Forest; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas FIPS6 055029 055037 055041 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0002.230223T0000Z-230224T0000Z/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 11 and 14 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon. Winter Storm Watch 2023-02-22T18:00:00-06:00 2023-02-23T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.EXP.KGRB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-230221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0002.230223T0000Z-230224T0000Z/

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire Sunday evening in the town of Ripon resulted in the total loss of a building for a Ripon business, but no injuries. The Ripon Area Fire District (RAFD) was dispatched to Hahn Trucking, N8405 Douglas St., at 4:56 p.m. and the first unit arrived at 4:58 p.m. First-arriving police and fire units reported a building heavily involved with fire and began a defensive fire operation to protect exposures and assist the owner, Dave Hahn, in moving trucks and vehicles away from the fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ripon Press

Fire departments across the state are sounding the alarm. They're dealing with a shortage of volunteer and full time firefighters, causing some worry. The Grand Chute Fire Department says the shortage is real. "In Wisconsin, we definitely have an issue with paramedics and firefighters in short supply," said Grand Chute Fire Chief Steve Denzien.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

VIDEOS: One person is dead following an explosion at an Oakwood Village manufacturing plant Monday afternoon, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office confirms. Officials are expected to provide new details during a 2 p.m. press conference today, which we will stream live. Multiple crews from across Greater Cleveland and Akron responded to the I.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYC-TV NBC 3 Cleveland

PHOTOS: Clean up for a crash on a northern California freeway turned deadly Saturday after a Tesla plowed into a fire truck that was shielding first responders who were working another accident. The driver of the Tesla Model S was killed when the car hit the truck that was parked on Interstate 680 around 4 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

Seventy-five years ago this month, Cape Girardeau lost its "true community center." On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1948, fire destroyed the 21-year-old Houck Field House on the State College campus. Not only was the field house the home of the Indians' basketball games, it also housed hoop competition for Cape Girardeau Central High School, College High School and the Sunday School League.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Southeast Missourian

VIDEO: Five months after 100 people lost their lives in the Station nightclub fire, Rhode Island lawmakers passed the most sweeping changes to its fire code in state history. And despite some early calls to ease the requirements of the new code by businesses who felt the rules were overly burdensome, the law has remained largely intact.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. For Winter Weather Advisory 2023-02-21T01:51:00-06:00 2023-02-21T06:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-230221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0002.230223T0000Z-230224T0000Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. For Winter Storm Watch 2023-02-22T18:00:00-06:00 2023-02-23T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-230221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WS.A.0002.230223T0000Z-230224T0000Z/