Fire departments in the Coulee Region are taking part in the 12th annual 'Keep the Wreath Green' fire prevention campaign. "The day after Thanksgiving, we put a wreath up, and it's covered in green lights, outside of City Hall here and in every one of our surrounding communities," said Onalaska Fire Department firefighter and EMT Jack Hubbard.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 3:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

Firefighters were battling a building fire in an industrial area at 10930 W. Randall Street in Shadow Hills Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and was still burning by 6:30 a.m. Two large one-story commercial buildings, a vehicle, vegetation and debris were reportedly involved.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles

VIDEO: The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport now has its first ever fire station on its airfield. It's called the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) building. During Tuesday's ribbon cutting, two new fire trucks were also unveiled and they're unlike any emergency vehicle around. "These types of fire trucks are not really necessary outside of the airport.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBMA-LD ABC 33/40 Birmingham

PHOTOS: Rising star Mike Ryan recently encountered a scary situation on the road when his tour bus caught fire. The independent country singer took to social media to share the devastating news with his followers early Tuesday morning (Nov. 29) alongside three photos of the aftermath of the tour bus fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Music Mayhem Magazine

More than a dozen bars in Texas will soon be stocked with naloxone and bartenders will be trained as “first responders” to administer the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced on Monday. “Today, I’m excited to share how we are taking life-saving steps that are more inclusive and meet people where they are,” Brown said during a press conference at the Star Bar in Austin.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Epoch Times

Flu season is intensifying in the U.S. with more than 6 million cases confirmed so far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Monday. The federal health agency said in a weekly update it has already recorded more than 53,000 hospitalizations and 2,900 deaths from the flu this season, as of the week ending Nov.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Hill

Firefighters in Door County had their hands full last weekend as they battled a massive fire in the town of Gibraltar. According to the Gibraltar Fire-Rescue Association Inc., on Sunday at around 5:30 p.m., crews were sent to a structure fire located on the 9200 block of Sugar Bush Court. Upon arrival, the home, which was unoccupied, was found to be fully engulfed by flames, so a Mutual Aid Box Alarm was activated for additional resources.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 9:58:43 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING... .A low pressure system will bring moderate to heavy snowfall to north central Wisconsin this evening and taper off. The snow will mix with rain at times. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST Winter Storm Warning 2022-11-29T20:03:00-06:00 2022-11-30T00:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-221130T0600Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...Until Midnight CST tonight. Winter Storm Warning 2022-11-29T11:47:00-06:00 2022-11-30T00:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-221130T0600Z/

The Eagle River Fire Department is participating in the "Keep the Wreath Green" fire safety campaign. From now until New Year's Day, a bulb will be changed from green to red for every structure fire that the Eagle River Fire Department responds to. The goal of this program is to keep the wreath green.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 5:41:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

VIDEO: The La Crosse Fire Department is taking advantage of three buildings that the City acquired for redevelopment. Using controlled burns, firefighters practiced real-life fire scenarios in three properties on South Avenue. The crews have been training in them for the last couple of months. They will continue to keep using them for training until the buildings are torn down.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 2:27:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY... .A low pressure system will bring moderate to heavy snowfall to north central Wisconsin, especially from mid-morning through mid-evening. The snow will mix with rain at times. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST Winter Storm Warning 2022-11-29T06:00:00-06:00 2022-11-30T00:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0009.221129T1200Z-221130T0600Z/

VIDEO: A shell of a house remains after a late-night fire burned through a home near Concord Road and Wisconsin Avenue in Oconomowoc. Western Lakes Fire District reports the first calls came in just after 1 a.m. Monday. When law enforcement arrived at the scene, heavy flames were seen from the front and back of the first floor of the home.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

A crash on Sunday left two people dead after a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 18 in western Wisconsin. According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, around 11:22 a.m., deputies were notified of a two-vehicle crash in the township of Bridgeport, between the bridges of Prairie du Chien and Marquette, Iowa.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEOS: A woman was killed when her car was sandwiched between two tractor trailers and went up in flames in a horrific crash that caused delays in both directions on the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx. The victim's sedan collided with a tractor trailer, contracted by the U.S. Postal Service, in the westbound lanes at around 12:35 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: The Charlotte County Fire and EMS headquarters is about to become a hot place. Tuesday, the county will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new $9 million Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting training facility. It’s a simulator, that looks like a normal-sized passenger jet, sitting on the county property behind the fire administration building.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTX-TV FOX 4 Cape Coral

VIDEO: We're talking between 40 to 60 fake 911 calls a day, coming into the Summit County Dispatch Center. Team members expect this only to get worse as the season picks up for skiers. Summit County Director 911, Trina Dummer, was more than happy to sit down with CBS News Colorado to get a message out to the public before a big gift-giving holiday begins.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver

Ford’s latest major recall affects nearly 522,000 of its popular Escape and Bronco Sport mid-size SUVs. The issue involves a fuel leak inside the engine compartment. Affected vehicles include model-year 2020-23 Escapes and model-year 2021-23 Bronco Sports equipped with 1.5-liter engines. The issue is with the fuel injector, which may crack and leak; as a result, fuel or fuel vapor may accumulate near a hot surface on the engine or around exhaust components, potentially causing ignition and an underhood fire, increasing the risk of injury.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cars.com

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY... .A low pressure system will bring moderate to heavy snowfall to north-central Wisconsin Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... Winter Storm Warning 2022-11-29T06:00:00-06:00 2022-11-30T00:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0009.221129T1200Z-221130T0600Z/

Firefighters put out a shed fire believed to have started by a nearby outdoor wood burner in Almond on Monday morning. Early Monday morning, a homeowner reported a fire in their shed outside. When firefighters arrived on scene, they quickly extinguished the fire before it spread to any other structures.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2022 5:21:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau