Parents and medical providers are being called on to be careful with prescription cough medication as overdoses among children are on the rise. Calls to poison control centers in the United States reporting the ingestion of prescription cough medicine by children rose by 158% between 2010 and 2018, according to a study published Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Good Morning America

...SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... Occasional light snow and flurries will continue across the area this morning. Little additional snowfall accumulation is expected. But with temperatures mainly in the 20s, many untreated roads in central, north-central, and far northeast Wisconsin will remain snow covered and slippery. Special Weather Statement 2022-11-16T03:55:00-06:00 2022-11-16T09:00:00-06:00 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

A plane carrying dozens of dogs made an emergency landing at Western Lakes Golf Course in Pewaukee on Tuesday. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department said in a statement deputies responded around 9 a.m. to the golf course. The plane received "significant" damage and stopped at the third hole of the course.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: Twelve people were injured in a Wednesday morning explosion at a Gaithersburg, Md. apartment building, which sits across the street from Brown Station Elementary School, Montgomery County fire officials said. Officials said out of the injured, 10 people were hospitalized, two with critical injuries and eight with mild to moderate injuries.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore

Browsing the internet can often lead to amazing discoveries, including the discovery of a historical artifact. According to the Long Valley Fire Company, a resident recently discovered a piece of local history while browsing the e-commerce site eBay. A historic badge was recently given to the fire department after it was discovered by an anonymous resident who claimed to be looking for historic items when they came across the enclosed badge.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Long Valley Patch

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Ventura County Fire Department trains its firefighters by pumping thousands of gallons of water a minute — despite historic drought in California. On Tuesday, the agency demonstrated a water-saving system used at its Camarillo training center to cut back on water use. The department recycles water via two PumpPod devices, which recirculate supplies used in training exercises.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star - Metered Site

On her home golf course in Bloomingdale, Patti Valero is far removed from the night her life changed forever. It was 2009 and Valero was riding on her motorcycle when she was hit by a wrong-way drunk driver. Though she doesn't remember how it happened, Valero does remember waking up days later in a hospital.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT FOX 13 Tampa Bay

VIDEO: Ray Schufford spent nearly 30 years saving lives as part of Dallas Fire-Rescue. But he says his calling came to him during his last years as chaplain. "I felt like God was placing me in a position that I could help so many other people because of the things that I had gone through, personally in my own life, because I could actually speak to whatever they were dealing with," said Schufford.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

An early morning fire in Shawano County caused extensive damage to a residence on Tuesday. According to Shawano Area Fire Department Assistant Chief Chuck Felts, at around 5:55 a.m., a call came in for a structure fire on the 8000 block of Broadway Road in the town of Richmond. It was reported that all occupants inside the home had self-evacuated prior to the arrival of fire crews.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 10:44:58 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Two horses and three dogs died in a stable fire on Tuesday morning. Lake Country Fire & Rescue responded to 345 Nashotah Road at 3:14 a.m. for a report of stable fire, according to the fire department. Western Lakes began extinguishing the fire with LCFR and multiple responding partners arriving shortly after.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 9:33:00 PM - SOURCE: Waukesha Freeman

...SLIPPERY ROADS EXPECTED IN NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT... Periods of light snow will continue over north central and central Wisconsin overnight, but additional accumulations should be an inch or less in most places. As temperatures slowly fall, roads will become snow or ice covered in spots, resulting in Special Weather Statement 2022-11-15T21:28:00-06:00 2022-11-16T04:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Calumet; Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055015 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055078 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 VTEC

A Caledonia homeowner lost his garage in a structure fire Tuesday. No injuries were reported, and the fire was contained to the garage. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined by fire investigators, the CFD said in a news release. The Caledonia Fire Department and Caledonia Police Department were dispatched Tuesday at 7:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 1:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Journal Times Online - Metered Site

Lake Country Fire & Rescue responded to 345 Nashotah Road, Nashotah around 3:14am on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for a report of stable fire. The fire was confined to a stable with it being a total loss. No other property was affected. No injuries to property owners or firefighters. Two horses and three dogs were inside of the stable at the time and died in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 11:46:45 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

A Sparta restaurant is closed after a fire in the kitchen spreads to other parts of the building Monday afternoon. The Sparta Area Fire District was called to the Sparta Family Restaurant at 741 Avon Road just before 1 p.m. according to Fire Chief Mike Arnold. When they arrived, heavy smoke was coming from the roof of the building.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 1:40:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

Ascension is naming "All First Responders" as the Grand Marshal of this year's Waukesha Christmas Parade. This year's parade will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. Waukesha officials say a banner for the first responders will go directly in front of Fire Chief Steve Howard, Police Chief Dan Thompson, and Mayor Shawn Reilly.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

A fire broke out at an apartment building in Oak Creek Saturday evening but nobody was injured, according to an Oak Creek Fire Department news release. It happened in the 200 block of West Puetz Road around 10 p.m., the news release said. Firefighters who were first to get there saw fire and smoke from one of the apartment units.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oak Creek Patch

A two-alarm fire has destroyed a building on Leavenworth Street just behind the Wendy’s on Lake Avenue. Crews were called to the scene around 12:30 a.m. and worked for hours putting out the flames. They are still cleaning up debris. Rochester firefighters say they got the call for a report of heavy smoke and flames coming from a one-story commercial building.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHEC-TV NBC 10 Rochester

VIDEO: Dale Melanson wasn't ready to leave the Plymouth Fire Department when a devastating diagnosis of ALS forced him to retire earlier this year. But, part of him did stay - his helmet. Now, it's traveling from department to department across Massachusetts. This week, Braintree firefighters delivered it to the Quincy Fire Department where it rode in the fire truck, even responding to calls.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

A driver is in critical condition after a crash between an 18-wheeler and a box truck left one of the vehicles dangling over the Grand Parkway in Montgomery County on Monday morning. The latter vehicle, the box truck, ended up on the lanes below. Texas DPS said they responded to the crash at about 8:06 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

VIDEO: A new class of men and women are training to join the ranks of the Seminole County Fire Department, and more and more of the recruits are coming from a military background. For the first time, nearly a third of the new class of recruits are military veterans. Robert Garcia says he’s building a brotherhood much like what he had in the military, a group that will help him launch a career as a first responder.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 13