PHOTOS: Hundreds watched Sunday afternoon as firefighters rescued Santa Claus from the roof of the New York City Fire Museum in Hudson Square. The family event looked to kick off the holiday season with excited cheers as children and adults alike gathered outside of 278 Spring Street to witness the dramatic rescue.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AM New York Metro

VIDEO: Jon Lockwood is the father of two: the daughter he has at home and the firetruck he has at work. “This is my baby,” Jon says with a laugh in front of his truck. As a firefighter with the Iona-McGregor fire district, Jon couldn’t be held in higher regard by his peers. “I could compare him to the Michael Jordan of firefighting,” Lt.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 2 Fort Myers

VIDEO: A firefighter’s job is grueling, but it’s not just physically dangerous. Seeing so much death and destruction is mentally and emotionally wearing. However, in a profession like firefighting, vulnerability can be tough to come by. That’s why the San Antonio Fire Department just held a Mental Health Stand-Down Week, to put this tough topic front and center.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

The Green Bay Metro Fire Department has announced who will take over as their next fire chief. Matthew Knott from the Rockford (IL) Fire Department is to become the Green Bay Metro Fire Department leader after being selected by the Police and Fire Commission. According to the City of Green Bay, Knott has more than 25 years of public service in career and volunteer fire departments and law enforcement.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 9:31:26 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Brain Gehrig and The Pine Lake Fire Department is participating in the “Keep the Wreath Green" campaign, a way to bring public awareness to fire safety. "We have been doing this every year for the past several years, where we would put up a wreath at each one of our stations," said Chief Brian Gehrig.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 2:30:00 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

A storage building caught fire from heated grease in the Town of Holland Sunday afternoon. At 2:26 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Holmen Area Fire Department say in a release that they were dispatched to N8141 Amsterdam Prairie Rd, where they found heavy smoke and fire coming from inside the building. No one was injured, but the building sustained heavy smoke and fire damage.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 5:54:05 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

A Christmas tree caught fire in a home near Poynette early Saturday morning. The Poynette Dekorra Fire Department responded to a single-family home for a Christmas tree on fire on Tipperary Road in the Township of Dekorra just before 4 a.m. Poynette Fire and EMS, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Alliant Energy, and MG&E assisted at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:03:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Ten people, mostly firefighters, suffered minor injuries as a five-alarm fire tore through the top floor and roof of an apartment building overnight in Hamilton Heights. The fire started at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, when most people who live there were fast asleep, CBS2's Christina Fan reported. Firefighters spent hours battling heavy flames on top of the six-story apartment complex on West 141st Street and Broadway.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Many around Massachusetts paused Saturday to remember the Worcester 6. Twenty-three years ago, on December 3, 1999, six firefighters were killed in the Worcester Cold Storage fire. Lt. Thomas Spencer, Lt. Timothy Jackson Sr., Lt. James Lyons III, and firefighters Jeremiah Lucey, Paul Brotherton and Joseph McGuirk died after becoming trapped in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

VIDEO: The fire raised numerous questions. Among them is how Oakland conducts its fire inspections and just how many properties have been improperly converted into housing. KRON4 spoke with the area’s city councilman about the challenges that continue to this day. This is what it looked like in 2016 years after when fire raced through this Oakland warehouse killing 36 partygoers.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV MyNetworkTV 4 San Francisco

Two West Metro firefighters were taken to the hospital after a reported stolen Jeep crashed into the station ambulance, Lakewood Police said. Around 5:40 p.m., Lakewood agents approached a reported stolen Jeep to contact the driver and people inside at W. Colfax Avenue and Reed Street. The driver took off and the agents did not initiate a pursuit.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

Junior firefighters will now have an earlier opportunity to access the training they need to become full firefighters across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Carolyn Comitta said. Act 155 of 2022 allows junior firefighters, age 17, to train on live-burn, interior firefighter modules. Currently, only those 18 and older are allowed to enroll in this training program.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury

VIDEO: Several members of the Wausau Fire Department were seen training for how to rescue people from icy waters Friday. The exercise was part of the department's regular training regiment, in an effort to keep everyone's skills sharp and apply knowledge in a simulated event. It took place at D.C. Everest Park on Lake Wausau, where the ice was projected to be around an inch thick, where there was ice.
- PUB DATE: 12/3/2022 4:59:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

...LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... Falling temperatures have caused wet surfaces to freeze, leading to icy spots on untreated roads, sidewalks and parking lots. West winds gusting to 30 to 45 mph were also creating hazardous travel conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on north to south oriented roads. Special Weather Statement 2022-12-03T05:42:00-06:00 2022-12-03T10:00:00-06:00 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

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... Light snow will taper off early this morning, but falling temperatures will cause wet roads to freeze in spots, leading to icy spots on untreated roadways. West winds will also gust to 35 to 45 mph this morning, creating hazardous travel conditions for high profile vehicles, especially on north to south oriented Special Weather Statement 2022-12-03T03:15:00-06:00 2022-12-03T07:00:00-06:00 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

The Sheboygan Fire Department saved one person after being trapped on the rear porch during a Friday morning fire. According to a release, around 7:00 a.m. on December 2, the Sheboygan County 911 Center received a report of a residential structure fire on the 500 block of Geele Avenue with one person trapped.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 9:53:25 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

...LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT... Snow is moving across central and north-central Wisconsin just behind a cold front late this evening. As this precipitation moves east, rain may mix in with the snow across northeast Wisconsin. Accumulations of one half to one inch of snow is possible across central and north central Wisconsin for the rest of the night. Special Weather Statement 2022-12-02T22:45:00-06:00 2022-12-03T07:15:00-06:00 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

...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT... A cold front will produce scattered snow and rain showers this evening. A small accumulation of snow is possible, especially across central and north central Wisconsin. Some roads and sidewalks could become slippery by late evening. Gusty west winds will follow the front, and continue through Special Weather Statement 2022-12-02T19:00:00-06:00 2022-12-02T23:15:00-06:00 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

Four dogs were killed in a house fire in Jackson County Thursday morning. The incident happened just after 11:00 a.m. in the township of Northfield. Hixton Fire & Rescue received a report of a structure fire on Winger Rd. On scene, firefighters found a two-story home engulfed in flames. The home is a total loss.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 3:30:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

A massive fire broke out at a Salvation Army store in Union City Thursday night. Newscopter 7 was over the scene as firefighters battled the raging inferno at the Salvation Army thrift store and donation center located at 900 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. The fire devoured the roof with shooting flames that destroyed the building.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City