A new program in Omaha is helping future firefighters get more hands-on experience as they finish their studies. “Every class you learn a lot, you know, book knowledge, but out here, you’re really putting it to use,” says Michael Molacek, a student at Metropolitan Community College studying fire science.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOWT-TV NBC 6 Omaha

Firefighters by nature of the job are giving to their communities. Between the long shifts, time away from family and putting out fires, firefighters give of themselves to the communities they serve. For Brian Rummelhart, a recently retired firefighter, service through his job was not enough. Outside of his profession, over the past 31 years Rummelhart has committed to serving the Kenosha community by assisting the Kenosha Firefighter CARE group, mentoring students at Hillcrest School, delivering Meals on Wheels, competing in charity runs and even appearing as Spiderman for birthday parties and other events free of charge.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2023 7:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

The Chippewa Falls Fire Department is saying goodbye to a long-time member. Friday marked the final day Lee Douglas held the title as Fire Chief, as he moves on to retirement. Douglas had been chief since 2019, but he had been working in the fire department for 32 years. He said that he's proud of the people he works with and how they are able to work with great professionalism and poise.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2023 1:45:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

...ICY PATCHES ON ROADS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS MORNING... Patchy freezing fog and frost deposition may lead to icy spots on untreated roads this morning. Motorists should be alert for slippery spots and locally hazardous travel conditions. Special Weather Statement 2023-01-07T01:01:00-06:00 2023-01-07T09:15:00-06:00 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 Holmen Area Fire Department is expanding. Thanks to a successful November referendum, the department will hire six firefighters this year for a full crew of about 12. The department is also in the early stages of recruiting a new fire chief. The department’s shared service agreement with the City of La Crosse ended at the end of 2022.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 1:55:24 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A firefighter was injured Thursday as a massive fire ripped through homes in unincorporated Maine Township Thursday evening, according to officials. The blaze broke out in the 9400-block of Margail Avenue, between suburban Des Plaines and Park Ridge. Doorbell camera obtained exclusively by ABC7 captured a sudden apparent explosion before flames began sweeping through the townhome.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

In 2021, Lexington Fire Department Lieutenant Joseph Sexton's son, John, got very sick. What Sexton and his wife, Katie, thought was a stomach bug turned out to be much worse. John, who was 5 years old at the time, had contracted E-Coli 0157. The E-Coli then developed into a rare disease called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington

PHOTOS: A man was rescued Tuesday afternoon after he became trapped at a Montgomery County car wash. It happened around 2:30 p.m. at the Wave Car Wash located on the 200 block of Bethlehem Pike in Colmar. Video obtained by Action News shows the moment a 77-year-old man crashed through a gate and flipped inside the car wash.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

The Fire Museum of Texas recognized Chief C.A. Pete Shelton, of Beaumont, as an inductee of the 2023 National Fire Heritage Center's Hall of Legends, Legacies and Leaders. The National Fire Heritage Center was established as a non-profit organization by a few fire protection experts in response to a mission charged by the U.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Examiner

The need for more staffing is affecting fire departments across the state. Thursday night, the Lake Country Fire and Rescue squad held a meeting to unveil their plan to get more people on the job. Lake Country Fire services seven communities in Waukesha County’s Lake Country area, covering around 28,000 residents.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 8:23:41 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a fire at a home in Janesville Thursday morning, the city’s fire department said. The fire broke out just before 5:50 a.m. at a home in the 1000 block of North Oakhill Avenue. In a news release, the Janesville Fire Department said firefighters got to the scene to find smoke visible from outside and flames visible in the home’s basement.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 4:50:19 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... A combination of light snow, freezing drizzle and falling temperatures will lead to hazardous travel conditions on untreated roads this morning. Even though snow accumulations will be an inch or less and ice accumulations will be scattered and light, freezing temperatures will result in snow or ice covered roads and Special Weather Statement 2023-01-05T05:56:00-06:00 2023-01-05T11:00:00-06:00 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

...SLIPPERY TRAVEL EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE... A combination of light snow, lingering freezing drizzle and falling temperatures will lead to locally hazardous travel conditions this morning. Even though snow accumulations will be an inch or less and ice accumulations will be scattered and light, freezing temperatures will result in snow or ice covered Special Weather Statement 2023-01-04T21:16:00-06:00 2023-01-05T09:00:00-06:00 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

A driver crashed into a fire truck on Interstate 91 south in Windsor Locks on Wednesday morning. Public safety dispatchers confirmed to Channel 3 that a Windsor Locks Fire Department vehicle was involved in the collision just before 4 a.m. State police said the fire truck had been parked in the right and right center lanes right before exit 38.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford

VIDEO: After losing his leg while responding to an accident on I-45, Centerville volunteer firefighter Colton Adams has checked off yet another box on his road to recovery and normalcy. Adams and his fellow firefighter Clint Franklin were struck and injured by a vehicle nearly seven months ago. Adams was taken by air ambulance to a hospital in Temple where he was later released and still continues rehabilitation to this day.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBTX-TV CBS 3 Bryan

VIDEO: One year after New York City's deadliest fire in decades, the firefighters who responded to the Twin Parks North West apartment complex on Jan. 9, 2022 are sharing their stories. "It was a fire that you probably respond to once in a career," said Jeffrey Facinelli, a battalion chief at the FDNY's 18th Battalion.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 The Bronx

VIDEO: A Delaware County teenager is hoping to change the way first responders interact with people with disabilities by providing them with a new tool. Jessica Smith, 19, has spent the last few years designing police communication boards, which are laminated pieces of paper to help an officer and a person who may not understand them to get on the same page.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO: Having a defibrillator on hand probably isn't the first thing many of us are thinking about when planning get-togethers. But a program from the Nevada Fire Department is letting anyone have access to a valuable tool for preparing themselves for emergencies. "We've used the AED at youth football, or we've also seen AEDs go out of state to South Dakota to a Boy Scout camping trip.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOI-DT ABC 5 Ames

An industrial fire at a central Wisconsin dairy plant caused ‘significant’ damage after it was started in a room storing butter, which then melted and spread throughout the building. According to the Portage Fire Department, firefighters responded to Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) at 301 Brooks Street around 9:15 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2023 11:59:04 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Milwaukee firefighters found a body in building Wednesday that they fought a fire at on Tuesday. The fire department said it was called Tuesday afternoon for smoke coming out of a building near Greenfield Avenue and Layton Boulevard. Firefighters extinguished the fires and conducted multiple searches of all accessible areas and investigated for cause and origin with the Milwaukee Police Department, the fire department said.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2023 8:50:00 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee