The leader of the city’s fire department recently was recognized for his “unique commitment” to ensuring the health and safety of citizens and his firefighters. Fire Chief Jeffrey “Jeff” Johnson received the Alan Brunacini Fire Service Executive Safety Award, presented annually by the International Association of Fire Chiefs to department chiefs who go above and beyond in prioritizing fire service health and safety.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Press

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The FDNY on Wednesday lit a lithium-ion battery on fire to demonstrate how dangerous that kind a blaze can be if not handled properly. “We want the public to know, to be aware that it’s a danger,” FDNY Chief of Operations John Esposito said during the demo at the Randall’s Island Fire Academy.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

The Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (RHIC, pronounced “rick”) visits small rural hospitals throughout the Wabash Valley and 14 other sites scattered from Evansville to Fort Wayne in a mobile simulation unit capable of training healthcare providers and students on how to treat 45 different medical incidents.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pharos-Tribune

VIDEO: A new exhibit at the Gulfport Museum of History unveiled a collection entitled ‘Katrina Images Revisited.’ “This lady, Carmen, was just off Howard Avenue when I walked up and there was debris everywhere and she was sweeping and cleaning and she had this incredible positive attitude and she said ‘I am karate mamma and I will survive.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXXV-TV FOX/NBC/CW 25 Gulfport

New communication equipment is forthcoming for the Beaver Dam Fire Department dive team thanks to a gift from a local business. At Wednesday’s Police and Fire Commission meeting, the dive team received a $10,000 donation from Jahnke’s Piggly Wiggly of Juneau, which is owned by Dan and Jane Jahnke. “The Jahnkes have a long history of supporting area fire and emergency medical service organizations through substantial and consistent financial contributions,” said Beaver Dam Fire Chief Mike Wesle.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 5:45:00 PM - SOURCE: WiscNews - Daily Citizen

...PATCHY DENSE FOG MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING... Patchy dense fog developed overnight and will continue until an hour or two after daybreak. Locally dense fog with a visibility below 1/4 mile may result in hazardous driving conditions. Low- lying areas near rivers, streams, and creeks will be especially Special Weather Statement 2022-09-08T05:00:00-05:00 2022-09-08T08:00:00-05:00 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 Town of Campbell’s fire department has a new tool to fight house fires thanks to a donation from the Wisconsin Freemasons. The Freemasons donated a portable Fire Suppression Tool, an advanced extinguisher that can be deployed in a home to help quickly slow a fire. A user can pull the pin on the device and throw it into the home or structure that’s on fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse

Crews from more than a dozen departments battled a fire at a turkey farm near Galesville Tuesday morning. The fire was at Weltzien Farms northeast of Galesville. Galesville Fire Chief Lucas Teska said that at around 10 a.m., the call came in for the fire at the farm. Crews found the fire in the shop area inside one of the barns.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

PHOTOS: According to Churchill County Manager Jim Morby, the fire has burned the entire railroad tie yard and the smoke is traveling west and northeast of Fallon. Multiple agencies are working together in battling the fire, including local and municipal, alongside the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRNV-DT NBC 4 Reno

Jodie Carroll's childhood was a bit … unsettled. Born in Minneapolis, she and her mother moved with her entrepreneur father to Boston, then Georgia, then back to Minneapolis. At age 11, Carroll moved with her family to a farm near Onamia, Minn. Athletic, with a love of physical activity, Carroll found belonging in sports.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Star Tribune - Metered Site

A new photography exhibit at the New York City Fire Museum puts family members of 9/11 first responders in front of the camera as a way to illustrate the continuing impact of the attacks. The exhibition, called “One Day in September,” features a series of profound, editorial-style portraits of first responders’ family members, created by renowned photographer Richard Wiesel.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Time Out Magazine

Towering orange flames 100 feet tall. A billowing plume of thick black smoke. An aircraft engulfed in a blaze. And it’s happening along Interstate 75 toward southern Punta Gorda, not far from the highway. Don’t panic and don’t dial 911. It’s not a real emergency. In fact, this scene hasn’t even occurred yet.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charlotte Florida Weekly

It’s a busy morning as Lieutenant Anderson suits up and hits the treadmill. But it’s not some part of police training, or his morning routine, it’s part of a new enhanced cardiovascular screening program put on by Essentia Health and the West Fargo police and fire departments. They began implementing the program after a rough scare and an even tougher loss.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Valley News Live

...PATCHY DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... Patchy dense fog, with visibilities as low as 1/4 mile, can be expected overnight. The fog may linger into the Thursday morning commute. Poor or rapidly changing visibility will result in locally hazardous travel conditions overnight, and into early Thursday Special Weather Statement 2022-09-07T22:07:00-05:00 2022-09-08T05:00:00-05:00 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

...PATCHY DENSE FOG MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING... Patchy dense fog developed overnight and will continue until an hour or two after daybreak. Locally dense fog may result in a visibility below 1/4 mile, and result in hazardous driving conditions. Low-lying areas near rivers, streams, and creeks will Special Weather Statement 2022-09-07T04:29:00-05:00 2022-09-07T08:00:00-05:00 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

Two people have died in the crash of an experimental airplane in western Wisconsin, according to federal and local officials. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says the plane went down about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in a field near the Red Wing Regional Airport on Highway 35 in Bay City. Officials say the Glass Air Super II SFT had taken off at an airport in Rochester, Minnesota for a training flight.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A large apartment fire that broke out overnight in northeast Colorado Springs has displaced 64 people from 34 apartments, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The fire, which happened in the 6000 block of Olympic Park Point in downtown Colorado Springs, was under control in an hour and a half according to CSFD.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

VIDEO: It's quickly gaining a global following. Surf therapy is defined as a "method of intervention combining surf instruction or surfing and structured individual or group activities that promote psychological, physical and psychosocial well-being." Sharing this effective therapy with veterans and first responders is why West Michigan based non-profit Third Coast Rising exists.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Grand Rapids

VIDEO: With less than a week until the 21st anniversary of Sept. 11, News 12’s Greg Thompson sat down with a firefighter to speak about the memories he still has. James McCarthy remembers exactly where he was on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 – at home, on his day off. When he saw what happened, he drove to his ladder in Melrose, then headed to the World Trade Center.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 New Jersey

VIDEO: On the morning of Sept. 6, 2018, a man holding a 9 mm handgun walked into Fifth Third Center and opened fire. Omar Enrique Santa-Perez shot 35 rounds in four minutes and 28 seconds, killing three people and wounding two others. Cincinnati police arrived on scene almost immediately, and first responders did everything they could to help those shot.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati