...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Oneida, Vilas, Florence, and Forest Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 11 AM CST Tuesday. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-01-16T18:00:00-06:00 2023-01-17T11:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0006.230117T0000Z-230117T1700Z/

...FREEZING RAIN TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .A weather system will spread freezing rain and a little snow across the advisory through late this morning. Sub-freezing surface and road temperatures will allow precipitation to freeze on contact and create slippery and icy roads. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-01-16T08:59:00-06:00 2023-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230116T1800Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Light freezing rain. Ice accumulations up to 0.10 of an inch. Light snow amounts of a few tenths are also possible. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, Northern Marinette County, and Northern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...Until Noon CST today. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-01-16T05:17:00-06:00 2023-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-230116T1800Z/

...A WINTRY MIX TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE... .An approaching weather system will spread freezing rain and a little snow across the advisory area late tonight. Sub-freezing surface and road temperatures will allow precipitation to freeze on contact and create slippery or even icy roads. Motorists are urged Winter Weather Advisory 2023-01-16T04:00:00-06:00 2023-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0005.230116T1000Z-230116T1800Z/

...A WINTRY MIX TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE... .An approaching weather system will spread freezing rain and a little snow across the advisory area late tonight. Sub-freezing surface and road temperatures will allow precipitation to freeze on contact and create slippery roads, impacting the morning commute. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-01-16T04:00:00-06:00 2023-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ021 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0005.230116T1000Z-230116T1800Z/

No one is injured after a fire destroyed a vehicle in the Town of Leon. The vehicle caught fire while in the woods, just a mile off Kale road. “The only way to access the fire was with four wheel drive and our all wheel drive engine. Once we finally got to the vehicle it was fully engulfed– the occupants of the vehicle were out in the woods and were going to do some wood cutting,” Sparta Fire Chief Mike Arnold said.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2023 1:44:12 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 Milwaukee

...FREEZING RAIN COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... A low pressure system moving from Kansas to Wisconsin will bring a mixture of light freezing rain and snow to Northcentral Wisconsin late tonight through Monday morning. Roads and sidewalks could become very slick, and make travel hazardous. Road and air travel Special Weather Statement 2023-01-15T02:09:00-06:00 2023-01-15T12:15:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055083 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ021 VTEC

Long-time Madison Fire Department member and leader John Fleming retired after 29 years of service this month. The department said Fleming was inspired to join the profession after watching his father and other family friends enjoy the career. According to the fire department, after Fleming graduated from the recruit academy in 1994, he was assigned to Fire Station 9.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2023 7:46:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

The Howard and Suamico Fire Departments are recruiting future firefighters at Bay Port High School. Both agencies were among the only 2 others in the state to receive a $25,000 grant to purchase the protective equipment for their new program, ‘Building Up Future Firefighters.’ Chief Joe Bertler with the Suamico Fire Department says, “It’s a great opportunity for not only us but community-wide.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2023 1:32:32 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

People see firefighters protecting the area all the time, but each got their start in the classroom. Western Technical College in Sparta has several students hoping to graduate and become full-time members of the firefighting profession. The latest recruits say that they chose the career for a variety of reasons.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2023 12:15:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

VIDEO: Fire crews continue to monitor for hotspots after a huge fire destroyed a Schaumburg commercial building Thursday night. Fire officials said Friday they will continue to watch for hotspots and they plan to determine if the building is structurally sound. It took about two-and-a-half hours to get the fire under control Thursday after it broke out at around 6:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

VIDEO: The Orono Fire Department is going to be riding around in style thanks to the work of one of their own. “Art has always been a passion of mine. My twin brother and I, even through grade school, we were in art class and what not,” said Dennis Bean of the Orono Fire Department. “My high school art teacher actually encouraged me to attend an art school in Boston.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS/CW+ 5 Bangor

PHOTOS: The Chatsworth sinkhole that made national news this week when it swallowed two vehicles and led to the harrowing rescue of a mother and her daughter, was created by pounding torrential rain in the San Fernando Valley on Jan. 9. Now city crews are investigating how it happened. A mom and daughter in their Nissan, and a male driver and his passenger in a pickup truck, escaped from the dark, gaping, flooded hole on Monday night after their vehicles fell, without warning, into a cavernous gap in Iverson Road just yards from the 118 Freeway in northern Chatsworth.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury News - Metered Site

VIDEO: It was stepped up training for first responders as they learned to spot human trafficking at airports. Miami-Dade firefighters are helping combat a sad reality. “It does exist, it is a daily crime that is hidden right in our backyard,” said Jessica Barriel, of the Miami-Dade Police Department Human Trafficking Squad.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami

The Norristown Fire Department will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by serving the community of Norristown on Jan. 16 with its 5th Annual Smoke Detector Blitz. In partnership with the American Red Cross and students from Ursinus College, all on-duty fire department staff will conduct a neighborhood Smoke Detector Blitz from 10 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times Herald

The Janesville Fire Department responded to a residential fire Wednesday that sent someone to the hospital. The department posted on Facebook the fire took place at the second-floor apartment of a multi-family home on Prairie Ave. Firefighters quickly entered the upper apartment, finding and extinguishing a fire that had "engulfed the kitchen.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2023 7:57:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Multiple crews responded to a fire on the 3300 block of Mid Valley Drive on Thursday morning that caused smoke to cover a section of I-41 south. Local 5 was on the scene and confirmed that the fire was at the Macht Village Offices, the primary location of Macht Village Programs. Macht Village Programs assists children and young adults with severe emotional and behavioral problems.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2023 5:58:01 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The City of Beloit Fire Department reorganized their leadership levels and hired three new battalion chiefs to oversee their own divisions. From firefighters all the way up the leadership ladder to fire chief, every department is made up of different people with different titles and responsibilities.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2023 5:15:07 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

West Salem firefighters are trading fire hoses for cocktail shakers– and they’re doing it to benefit the kids. The volunteer fire staff worked behind the Westview Inn bar between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Every tip they earned went to West Salem School District’s “Random Acts of Kindness” account, which helps support kids from kindergarten to senior year.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2023 3:26:02 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Altoona and Eau Claire already share ambulance services. Now. a merger between the Eau Claire Fire Department and the Altoona Fire Department may be in the works, and that would mean changes for both departments. With both cities growing at high rates, the Eau Claire Fire Department and the Altoona Fire Department could soon merge together.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2023 3:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC18 Eau Claire