PHOTO: One person is dead and "several adults were injured" in a Schofield apartment fire Monday morning. The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) State Fire Marshal’s Office is conducting a fire investigation in Schofield, Wis. that occurred Monday morning, according to a DOJ release.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Fire crews from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and local agencies contain a fire that burned about 6.5 acres at Roche-A-Cri State Park in Adams County. The Stairway Fire began in late Sunday afternoon at the park on top of the Roche-A-Cri Mound stairway. The fire burned mostly leaves and pine needles.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

A group of Wisconsin firefighters are waiting to see if they’ll be deployed to Florida to help with rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Milton. They’re part of Task Force 1 — a statewide search and rescue team. Sixteen members returned to Wisconsin over the weekend after working in western North Carolina, following Hurricane Helene.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAQ-AM 1360 Green Bay

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire destroyed a Washington County hair salon over the weekend. It burned for hours before someone driving by noticed the smoke. Everything, from the products, to the tools are gone. The stylists are trying to get back on their feet as the fire department is working to figure out how it started.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A massive multi-alarm fire destroyed a Catholic school building in Springfield Township, Delaware County. The call came in around 5 p.m. Monday for flames showing from the St. Francis of Assisi School, which is located on Saxer Avenue. Chopper 6 was overhead as plumes of heavy smoke billowed from the roof of the building.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO: Three people died after a medical helicopter crashed in northern Kentucky, and a report from the Federal Aviation Administration has released information about what may have happened. The crash happened around 5:37 p.m., in Owen County, near State Route 22, about two miles north of Owen County High School.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville

Charlotte Fire Department officials said they have a plan to improve rescues and avoid fires like the SouthPark blaze that killed two workers trapped on an upper floor. CFD Chief Reginald Johnson on Monday presented an after-action report of the five-alarm SouthPark fire to the Charlotte City Council’s Housing, Safety and Community Committee.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Charlotte Observer - Metered Site

VIDEOS: The Tropicana Las Vegas is just days away from joining the list of Las Vegas hotels that have been blown up over the years. At 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, the implosion button will be pressed to bring down the historic resort's two hotel towers. They're expected to collapse within a matter of seconds, according to recent information from Bally's Corporation, which owns the hotel.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTNV-TV ABC 13 Las Vegas

October is Fire Prevention Month, and the Kronenwetter Fire Department kicked off the month by showing the community who they are and what they do. With a focus on kids, the goal was to make them more comfortable if life throws their family a curveball. Theresa O’Brien, Fire Chief, said, "Kids in general are afraid when they see you know somebody comes in all dressed up in gear that they've never seen before.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 1:48:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

A Walworth County community is shaken after a large house fire on Saturday night, Oct. 5. The fire started just before 6 p.m. in a rural area east of Elkhorn. "I was really worried because a lot of people were panicking," said neighbor Addison Howe. "Very sad." A man who identified himself as the property owner said two adults died.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

With extended dry conditions and gusty winds, people in northeast Wisconsin are being advised to continue to take precautions to avoid fires. The majority of the state is under a High Risk advisory. Some southern counties are at a moderate risk, while the risk of an outdoor fire in Oconto and Marinette counties remains very high.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: Life-threatening storm surges are expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast this week with the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which was upgraded Monday afternoon into a Category 5 hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico. The storm first strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane by 7 a.m. and by 9 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO: Flames and smoke were seen coming from a plane that made a hard landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. Frontier Flight 1326 landed in Las Vegas around 3:40 p.m. after “The pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency,” a spokesperson for Frontier Airlines confirmed to CBS News.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas

VIDEOS: The Elk River overflowed due to heavy rain from Hurricane Helene, leading to significant flooding that swept away the Elk Mills Poga Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) station and one of its fire trucks. Fire Chief Michael Walsh said members of the VFD were already responding to emergency calls when the station started flooding.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHL-TV CBS/ABC 11 Johnson City

VIDEO: The New Orleans Fire Department is being troubled with what officials are calling an "epidemic" of thefts involving Fire Department Connections, or FDCs, located on commercial buildings in and around the Central Business District and French Quarter. According to the NOFD, the FDCs allow response crews to connect to the standpipe and sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings and other commercial structures.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans

PHOTOS: A firefighter from Aurora who had previously set the state record for the heaviest pumpkin has beat that record with another pumpkin weighing over one ton. Brad Bledsoe, a fire medic with Aurora Fire Rescue, broke the state record with a pumpkin that weighed 1,955 pounds late last month. The next weekend, another grower presented a pumpkin that was 21 pounds heavier.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

VIDEO: Life-threatening storm surges are expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast this week with the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which was upgraded Monday afternoon into a Category 5 hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico. The storm first strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane by 7 a.m. and by 9 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

* WHAT...Temperatures dropping into the lower to middle 30s will result in frost formation. A few locations across north-central Wisconsin could drop as low as the upper 20s for a few hours on Monday morning. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Frost Advisory 2024-10-06T21:46:00-05:00 2024-10-06T21:46:00-05:00 2024-10-07T01:00:00-05:00 2024-10-07T09:00:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee; Northern Oconto County; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Waushara; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 SAME 055083 SAME 055073 SAME 055115 SAME 055141 SAME 055097 SAME 055135 SAME 055137 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 UGC WIZ021 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ031 UGC WIZ035 UGC WIZ036 UGC WIZ037 UGC WIZ045 UGC WIZ073 UGC WIZ074 AWIPSidentifier NPWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS73 KGRB 070246 NWSheadline FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.FR.Y.0010.241007T0600Z-241007T1400Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-10-07T14:00:00+00:00

* WHAT...Temperatures will drop into the lower to middle 30s will result in frost formation. A few locations across north-central Wisconsin could drop as low as the upper 20s for a few hours on Monday morning. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Frost Advisory 2024-10-06T14:05:00-05:00 2024-10-06T14:05:00-05:00 2024-10-07T01:00:00-05:00 2024-10-06T23:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee; Northern Oconto County; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Waushara; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 SAME 055083 SAME 055073 SAME 055115 SAME 055141 SAME 055097 SAME 055135 SAME 055137 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 UGC WIZ021 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ031 UGC WIZ035 UGC WIZ036 UGC WIZ037 UGC WIZ045 UGC WIZ073 UGC WIZ074 AWIPSidentifier NPWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS73 KGRB 061905 NWSheadline FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.FR.Y.0010.241007T0600Z-241007T1400Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-10-07T14:00:00+00:00

At 817 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lac Du Flambeau to 6 miles east of Squirrel Lake to near Newbold to near Harrison to near Birch Trails Girl Scout Camp. Movement was northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Rhinelander, Lac Du Flambeau, Newbold, Woodboro, Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, and Rainbow Flowage around 820 PM CDT. Eagle River and Boulder Junction around 830 PM CDT. Johnson Lake Barrens Natural Area around 835 PM CDT. Phelps and Kentuck Lake Campground around 845 PM CDT. Headwaters Wilderness around 850 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Gagen, Luna-White Deer Campground, Sayner, Anvil Lake Campground, Lower Tomahawk River Natural Area, Harshaw, Hazelhurst, Upper Buckatabon Springs Natural Area, Goodnow, and Trout Lake. Special Weather Statement 2024-10-05T20:17:00-05:00 2024-10-05T20:17:00-05:00 2024-10-05T20:17:00-05:00 2024-10-05T21:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida; Forest 46.14,-89.09 46.04,-88.85 45.46,-89.08 45.47,-89.42 45.56,-89.43 45.56,-90.04 45.9799999,-90.05 45.9799999,-89.93 46.3,-89.93 46.14,-89.09 SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 060117 NWSheadline STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FOREST...VILAS AND ONEIDA COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM CDT eventMotionDescription 2024-10-06T01:17:00-00:00...storm...234DEG...53KT...45.95,-89.94 45.85,-89.76 45.73,-89.55 45.5,-89.57 45.29,-89.64 maxWindGust 40 MPH maxHailSize 0.88 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR