...COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY... The combination of cold temperatures and west winds will produce wind chills as cold as 15 below to 25 below zero through early Wednesday. The coldest readings are anticipated in north central and central Wisconsin. Wind chills this cold can cause frostbite on exposed skin in Special Weather Statement 2022-12-21T09:00:00-06:00 2022-12-21T06:00:00-06:00 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

Camron Vollbrecht was on top of a mountain when he got the call he was going to be Superior’s next fire chief. “I was in northwestern Colorado on an elk hunt with some buddies from college,” said Vollbrecht, who currently serves as a battalion chief for the Superior Fire Department. He got the call from outgoing fire chief Scott Gordon.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 3:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE AREA THIS WEEK... .A winter storm moving across the Midwest will bring rounds of snow, wind, blowing snow, drifting snow, and subzero temperatures to the area from Wednesday evening into Saturday morning. There will be two distinct periods of impacts, first from the snow on Wednesday night Winter Weather Advisory 2022-12-21T18:00:00-06:00 2022-12-22T18:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely 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 /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0024.221222T0000Z-221223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.A.0005.221223T0000Z-221224T1200Z/

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE AREA THIS WEEK... .A winter storm moving across the Midwest will bring rounds of snow, wind, blowing snow, drifting snow, and subzero temperatures to the area from Wednesday evening into Saturday morning. There will be two distinct periods of impacts, first from the snow on Wednesday night Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T18:00:00-06:00 2022-12-24T06:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible 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 /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0024.221222T0000Z-221223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WS.A.0005.221223T0000Z-221224T1200Z/

An Amish home was destroyed by fire on Monday night. An Amish elder asked News 8 Now not to shoot footage of the fire. We honored their request, which is why you only see footage of firefighters. Genoa-Harmony Fire Chief Mike Hanson said winter weather caused several problems. It took longer than normal for crews to reach the home on Runge Lane because of slick roads.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 5:47:50 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

...A STRONG WINTER STORM COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... An intensifying storm system is expected to track from the Plains to the Great Lakes region during the middle to latter part of the week. The storm will result in periods of snow and increasingly windy conditions. Travel conditions from late Wednesday into the Special Weather Statement 2022-12-21T12:00:00-06:00 2022-12-20T11:00:00-06:00 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

When plows come to push the snow off of the road, they may be pushing it onto your fire numbers, which can make it difficult for first responders to find their way to your home if necessary. To avoid having first responders waste critical time in an emergency, area fire departments encourage residents to clear those signs.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 2:47:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

A horse in Wisconsin owes its life to some neighbors who sprang into action when it got into trouble on Sunday. The animal had fallen through ice on a frozen lake, and rescuers had to think fast to get him to safety. At Big Wood Lake, because of the fresh snow, you can’t see the horse’s tracks. But what you can see, all the footprints from the people who came to his rescue and a flat area where the horse was dragged to shore150 yards from where he fell in the ice.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Monday was the day the Green Bay Metro Fire Department calls its favorite of the whole year. Firefighters delivered to the Salvation Army nearly 700 gifts for Brown County teenagers in need. The items delivered Monday were collected from the Gifts For Teens parades and shopping days that took place during the last couple weeks.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

VIDEO: Two people were hospitalized Monday morning after swimming to shore to escape a massive fire that destroyed several boats near a marina in Hollywood. Hollywood Police said officers arrived at the scene at 700 Polk Street in the middle of North Lake just before 1:30 a.m. after reports of at least three boats in flames.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

VIDEO: A tractor-trailer hit a fire engine on Monday while crews were on the scene of a crash on Interstate 85, according to the Greensboro Fire Department. No one was inside Engine 61 when it was hit. No one was hurt, including the driver of the tractor-trailer. The fire truck was heavily damaged, but crews were able to drive it back to the fire station.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

A Buffalo firefighter returns to work this week after he settled his wrongful termination lawsuit with the City of Buffalo and the fire department, which terminated him in 2021 for testing positive for cannabis despite being a registered medical patient. Scott Martin, an Air Force veteran who served two tours in the Middle East, was a Buffalo EMT and firefighter for over a decade, when he got suspended in December 2020 for testing positive for cannabis on a random workplace test.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIVB-TV CBS 4 Buffalo

PHOTOS/VIDEO: The block parties and judging contests in the SF Fire Department holiday decoration contest are scheduled for Wednesday, and these five SF Fire stations are decked out with gushers of yuletide razzle-dazzle that you won’t want to miss. The last two holiday seasons have harked and heralded back to the late 1940s, as in that era, an old-time holiday decorations contest lit up San Francisco Fire Department stations all over town.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFist

Two people are displaced after improperly discarded coals caused a house fire Sunday morning. Madison Fire Department (MFD) spokesperson Cynthia Schuster reported crews responded to Stevens Street near Grand Avenue just after 10 a.m. for a fire on the back porch of a home. Schuster said firefighters noticed heavy smoke from two blocks away and, upon arrival, saw heavy brown smoke coming from the eaves and flames from a window on one side of the house.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 7:05:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

PHOTO: The Cross Plains Fire Department said crews were able to successfully extinguish Sunday's house fire. According to the Cross Plains Fire Department, it was extinguished by 5:45 p.m. The Cross Plains Fire Department said several neighboring agencies helped them extinguish the fire. They added that snow and ice made for difficult firefighting conditions.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 4:23:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

A fire at a home in Janesville killed two people Friday afternoon, city officials said. The fire broke out at a home in the 2300 block of Hawaii Drive just before 1:15 p.m. An initial report said flames were visible and people were trapped inside, according to a news release. When firefighters got to the scene, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the house.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Fire crews in Maple Grove knocked down a large fire early Sunday morning that burned at a building belonging to a soil supplier. The Maple Grove Fire Department was called just after 4:30 p.m. for a report of a fire at a campground on Brockton Lane North. However, when crews arrived they determined the fire was actually burning at a building belonging to a soil supplier called Commercial Black Dirt Inc.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

The Unified Fire Authority's newest station in Midvale was designed with mental health in mind. Station 125, located at 655 W. Center Street, not only features private rooms and bathrooms for firefighters working long hours, but also larger common rooms. Capt. Kelly Millard said those areas will help to build a sense of connection throughout his team.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

VIDEO: Thirty-six people were injured Sunday, including 11 seriously, when a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu hit severe turbulence about 30 minutes before landing. The turbulence sent passengers flying out of their seats. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians treated patients — ranging in age from 14 months to adults — for a long list of injuries, including serious head injuries, cuts, bruises, nausea, and loss of consciousness.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hawaii News Now

Matt Greer of Brookhaven was driving home from his shift at the Mississippi Center for Emergency Services, where he works as a flight nurse, when he got a call from his younger sister. A few days earlier, she had given birth to a healthy baby girl after an uncomplicated pregnancy. Now, she told him she had a headache.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mississippi Today