A respiratory virus that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading across the U.S., raising concerns about another possible rise in polio-like illnesses. Wastewater samples have detected a significant escalation in an enterovirus called D68, which, in rare cases, has been linked to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.
- PUB DATE: 9/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Members of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department took part in a training exercise Tuesday, practicing what is known as a "high-angle rope rescue." GBMFD Captain Quincy Koltz says a range of scenarios may require this type of specialized rescue. "This would apply for any type of tower or bridge rescue, buildings or high-angle rescue in wilderness areas," Koltz said.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

A fire at Jefferson East Elementary School early Tuesday morning meant no classes for students. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said a fire started in the basement of the school. The Jefferson Fire Department said the first floor of the school had heavy smoke damage. "The fire is in the generator room, so there's an emergency generator for this building, backup power, and the fire was clearly in and around the generator," said Jefferson Fire Chief Ron Wegner.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Buffalo Firefighter's responded to a two-alarm fire on Buffalo's west side early Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to Pooley Place just around 4:30am for a report of a fire at 62-64 Pooley Pl. The duplex was fully engulfed in flames and quickly spread to neighboring houses. Two civilians and two firefighters were injured, but none of their injuries are life threatening.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo

VIDEO: After months of negotiations, the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association (SAPFA) have struck a deal on a new collective bargaining contract. The new contract will give firefighters and EMS a 20% raise over the next three years. It's the first legitimate pay increase that they've received in the last decade, and it's the first time they've been able to vote for their contract in over 15 years,” SAPFA president Joe Jones said.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOAI-TV NBC/CW 4 San Antonio

The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department has had its 119th firefighter die in the line of duty since 1887. A firefighter-paramedic with the department died during a training exercise on Tuesday. KSHB 41's Isabella Ledonne learned the majority of firefighter deaths are from medical emergencies, including the most recent death from KCFD's very own.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City

VIDEO/PHOTOS: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Tuesday declared a state of emergency in southeastern counties as more than 50 roads along with many schools and businesses were still closed after a no-name storm hit the coast, spawning a tornado and dumping nearly 21 inches of rain near Wilmington Monday.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV CBS 17 Goldsboro

An off-duty Fond du Lac police officer is credited for spotting a fire on a porch of a home on S. Peters Avenue – and alerting the family inside. The fire was spotted by the off-duty officer just after midnight on Monday, Sept. 17. A news release says he quickly notified the sleeping residents inside – and called the fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Random Lake School District Administrator Mike Trimberger and Ozaukee County Sheriff Christy Knowles praised the response from first responders and community members following a car versus bus crash Monday morning. The two held a press conference to provide more details on the situation and steps going forward.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

De Pere Fire Rescue and the Fox River West Fire District were dispatched Sunday morning after a passer-by noticed smoke and flames coming from a speculated vehicle or building on Red Maple Road. Upon arriving to the scene, firefighters located flames spreading between a painting shop and plumbing shop, both being located inside connecting metal buildings.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

Nearly 24 hours after a pipeline in Deer Park burst into flames, that fire was still intensely burning. The temperature from the fire was so intense it torched a nearby playground. Firefighters hosed down their equipment and nearby homes, but that wasn’t enough to fight back against the radiant heat.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

VIDEO: Boise is growing up and out, which is making for more homes and more fires for our firefighters to battle. So, is all the growth making you less safe? We talked to Boise's Fire Chief to find out. Growth is a fact of life in the Boise area. The population exploded by more than 50% in the past two decades.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVB-TV NBC 7 Boise

VIDEO: In Forrest County, the McLaurin Volunteer Fire Department welcomed a new fire truck, but this one has a deeper meaning. Stationed near Camp Shelby, the sides of the new McLaurin fire truck feature the American flag and a silhouette of a soldier kneeling. On the back is an emblem that reads, ‘Honoring those who served,’ with a 22 in the middle that signifies the number of veterans that commit suicide daily in the United States.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAM-TV NBC/ABC 7 Laurel

Four people and two cats are without a home after a fire tore through their apartment, which sits atop a café in Madison. The Madison Fire Department says they responded to an electrical fire on the 2700 block of Atwood Avenue just before 10:00 p.m. Sunday night. Officials say flames were spotted crawling up the side of the building when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

An 8-unit apartment complex in Beaver Dam is "uninhabitable" after a fire on Saturday, according to the Beaver Dam Fire & Rescue Department. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office received reports of smoke in the area of Lake Crest Drive around 11:45 p.m. Upon arrival, crews determined the smoke to be coming from 113 Lake Crest Dr.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Vanderburgh County dispatch confirms there was a working commercial structure fire Saturday at Pike’s Mattress. According to dispatch, the call came in at 4:09 p.m. Black smoke seen even from the Lloyd Expressway filled the sky and sirens started to fill Division Street in Evansville as Pike’s Mattress became engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFIE-TV NBC 14 Evansville

PHOTO: If you’re driving through Avenel, New Jersey, you might just slam on the brakes and say, “What on Earth is THAT?” That’s because you’ll catch sight of a hulking, metal figure standing tall—a bizarre yet impressive sculpture that seems ready to charge into a burning building, ax in hand. Meet “The Smoke Eater,” a larger-than-life firefighter tribute that looks like the lovechild of the Tin Man and a Transformer.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shore News Network

VIDEO: Monday marks five years since the explosion in Farmington that devastated the community and killed Fire Capt. Michael Bell. Six firefighters and LEAP maintenance manager Larry Lord were seriously injured in the blast on Sept. 16, 2019. Firefighters were called to the LEAP building on Route 2 in Farmington at 8:07 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTW-TV ABC 8 Poland Spring

A Waukesha firefighter was hurt while responding to an apartment fire on Friday afternoon, Sept. 13. It happened on Pebble Valley Road off University Drive around 3:20 p.m. Officials said a passerby called 911 after seeing black smoke coming from a second-floor window of the apartment building. Residents were leaving the building as firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 11:56:06 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: Firefighters in southeast Wisconsin were kept busy on Wednesday by responding to a whopping 13 separate incidents. According to a social media post from Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue on Sept. 11, 2024, crews kept moving all day. During the 24-hour shift, crews responded to 13 separate incidents.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay