The first of more planned advanced Critical Care Rescue Units are operating on Jacksonville’s streets now, funded from Jacksonville’s 2023 budget. Along with the usual advanced life-saving equipment when someone is injured in a fire, crash or other incident, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department’s two new rescue units also carry high-level critical care medications like blood clot stabilizers and drugs to lower rapid heart rates.
- PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJCT-FM 89.9 Jacksonville

VIDEO: The neighbors of a man who was asleep when his house started on fire on Tuesday was rescued by two neighbors who entered the home and alerted the resident that the house was on fire. According to a press release from the Beaver Dam Fire Department, dispatch received the report of a fire at 414 E.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 3:30:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A fire in Sheboygan County caused moderate damage to a two-story home on Monday evening. Around 7:30 p.m., the Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a homeowner on the W3000 block of County Road V in the town of Lima. The homeowner explained to dispatch of a chimney fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 4:16:05 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV & WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department was reaccredited for a third time by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. Taking place every five years, the accreditation process looks at the department and its programs as a whole but it also requires documentation and sitting before the accreditation board.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:23:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

Firefighters on Monday, Oct. 17 responded to the scene of a barn fire on Saylesville Road in the Town of Genesee. Upon arrival, deputies reported the barn was fully engulfed. Lake Country Fire requested mutual aid. On scene deputies encountered an individual who suffered burn injuries to his face.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The indoor use of a space heater is being blamed for causing a house fire Monday afternoon. One civilian and one fire department member sustained injuries. The Racine Police Department and Racine Fire Department were called to the 2000 block of Wisconsin Street at 12:56 p.m. Monday, the RPD said. The fire, smoke and extinguishing efforts caused extensive damage to the interior and exterior of the structure.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times

A monstrous fire devoured a factory in Queens' Long Island City early Tuesday, spewing thick black smoke into the air as bright orange flames leaped into the pitch-black sky overnight. The blaze erupted at a commercial laundromat on 30th Street, near Hunters Point Avenue, around 2:30 a.m. and quickly escalated, triggering a fourth alarm -- which means more fire companies are called in -- a few hours later.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

Tracy Williams got started in the fire service at a young age. “They asked me if I wanted to be a part of the junior program. Well, I said yeah just something new, getting ready to get out of high school I’ll just try it. From that day on, I’ve been hooked,” he explained. That was nearly 40 years ago for the current Assistant Fire Chief and Fire Marshal at the Westview-Fairforest Fire Department in Spartanburg County.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHNS-TV FOX 21 Greenville

VIDEO/PHOTO: A lack of oxygen can reduce even the most furious flame to smoldering ash. But when fresh air rushes in, say after a firefighter opens a window or door to a room, the blaze may be suddenly and violently resurrected. This explosive phenomenon, called backdraft, can be lethal and has been challenging for firefighters to anticipate.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tech Explore

33 years ago the Bay Area was rocked by the Loma Prieta earthquake. Experts warn it's not a matter of if a major quake will strike again, it's a matter of when. First responders have an important message. Emergency responders are urging all of us to take this time to reflect on the past, and prepare for the future.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland

An effort is underway in Outagamie County to collect firefighting foam waste containing dangerous PFAS. The foam can seep into the ground, causing environmental problems. PFAS is linked to cancer and is known as a “forever chemical” because it doesn’t degrade in the environment. “When firefighters or airports have to train they use PFAS.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 5:39:45 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... SNow showers will continue at times overnight, with additional accumulations of an inch or two possible. Winter Storm Warning 2022-10-17T18:34:00-05:00 2022-10-17T19:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.EXP.KGRB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-221018T0000Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. Winter Storm Warning 2022-10-17T11:13:00-05:00 2022-10-17T19:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-221018T0000Z/

...LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TODAY... .A cold north flow across Lake Superior will generate periods of lake-effect snow showers today. The combination of snow and some blowing and drifting snow, and this being the first significant snowfall of the season will likely result in hazardous travel conditions. Winter Storm Warning 2022-10-17T04:13:00-05:00 2022-10-17T19:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-221018T0000Z/

The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office says an unknown number of people gathered for a bonfire at the residence on Cedar Drive in the Town of Maple Grove in Pulaski. Authorities say an accelerant was poured onto the fire, causing it to expand out of control, leaving several students in the Pulaski area needing medical treatment.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Six people are displaced after a fire on Milwaukee's northwest side. The Milwaukee Fire Department said a call came in shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday for the fire at 57th & Silver Spring. Officials said the fire was on the building's first and second floors. The fire department told 12 News the Red Cross was called and is helping the people find a place to stay.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

The Vilas County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of a 57-year-old man killed over the weekend in a UTV accident. Investigators said Mark Balas, of Winchester, was operating a UTV through a wooded area around 1:30 a.m. Saturday night when he drove off of an embankment, struck a rock and flipped.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Evansville and Henderson fire crews are on the scene of a business fire at the corner of East Franklin Street and Morton Ave. Firefighters say they saw smoke coming from the Morton Warehouse as they approached the building and were able to determine it was coming from the warehouse. Evansville police are also on the scene.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEHT-TV ABC 25 Evansville

A recently retired firefighter is using social media to give people a front row seat to the local action. From car fires, truck fires, house fires, Albuquerque firefighters have seen it all. “Wildfires are a big thing here now, hazardous material calls, medical calls, the old fallen and I can’t get up thing.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque

VIDEOS: A firefighter was among at least six people injured in a serious multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said. Illinois State Police said troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash at about 5:54 a.m. While they were on the scene, a silver Infiniti struck an ISP squad and a Chicago Fire Department truck at about 5:29 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago