VIDEO: Inside a locker at Fire Station 3, Brian McCluney's clothes are exactly as he left them. It's been three years since he worked here, but signs of him are everywhere. “That is his helmet shield, the emblem that was on the front of his helmet,” Stephanie McCluney, his widow, said pointing to a fire truck.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: First Coast News

VIDEO: Dennis Jenkerson remembers the moment he thought he was going to lose two firefighters like it happened an hour ago. “When I say trapped, I mean they had nowhere to go,” Jenkerson said. “They were hanging out the window and the fire was blowing out the window above them.” That was 19 years ago.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis

Firefighters battled a smoldering fire for nearly five hours at Elmet Technologies at 1560 Lisbon St. Monday afternoon before employing a duct-taped pole to reach burning material in a duct and extinguish it. At 4:19 p.m., the department responded to reports of heavy smoke blowing out from a duct near the top of the building.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lewiston Sun Journal - Metered Site

VIDEO: A firefighter in Rockwall County, who was also an organ donor, is being remembered for his commitment to service and passion to help others. Clifford Haney,45, was taken off life support on Tuesday. He sustained major injuries after he fell while at his off-duty job as an HVAC tech last week.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

Wisconsin home fire deaths are trending high in 2022, with 33 people killed this year so far – including one death in Marshfield. In 2021, this is especially heartbreaking because there were only 40 civilian home fire deaths in Wisconsin in 2021, and that was down from 52 in 2020. “The trend is continuing in that direction and we definitely want to prevent it in our community,” said Everett Mueller, Marshfield’s Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention and Area 9 Chairperson for WSFIA.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: On Focus

Multiple fire departments responded to a fire at 7th and Michigan in The City of Sheboygan Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 5pm, and one person was inside the home at the time. The victim reported hearing an explosion, then seeing an orange ball of light, and quickly escaped from the second floor as the fire spread from the garage to the rear of the building, and then engulfed both structures.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHBL-AM 1330/101.5 FM Sheboygan

Students in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District are getting a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to work as a first responder. Monday was the first day of a week-long Summer Youth Academy hosted by local law enforcement agencies. Organizers said the event is not only a great way to learn about the different elements involved in law enforcement but also serves as a way to build community relationships.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A fire at a chemical plant in Madison Village caused massive fireballs to shoot into the air Monday night. The fire took place at ChemMasters located at 300 Edwards Street. According to Madison Village, dispatch crews were called to the scene about 9:50 pm. The fire chief at the scene told 19 News that the fire initially started in a storage unit where plastic containers were housed.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Shaker Heights

VIDEO: Some local police and fire departments have a new employee at the station. Just like a football or basketball team, there's now an athletic trainer working full-time, embedded at the police station or firehouse. It's a program that's growing throughout central Indiana, keeping first responders healthy and saving taxpayers money, too.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

VIDEO: An increase in fires caused by lithium-ion batteries has sparked a call for better education and enforcement efforts from New York City leaders. There were 104 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in 2021, leading to 79 injuries and four deaths, according to the FDNY. This year, that number is already up to 126, with 74 injuries and five deaths.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

The HELPER Act is a bipartisan legislation bill and home loan assistance program backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff to allow law enforcement, firefighters, EMS and educators of grades K-12 to purchase homes in the communities they serve. The HELPER Act, or Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder, would provide civil servants a one-time-use home loan at a 3.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

VIDEO: A new tool to treat those suffering from trauma-related injuries in Brevard County is now available as they fly to the hospital. Health First was the first hospital in the state of Florida to begin using what’s known as “whole blood” on its air ambulance helicopters. Rob Spivey, the trauma program manager at Holmes Regional Medical Center and First Flight nurse manager, said there is a growing movement in the U.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 13 Orlando

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Vilas, Oneida, Lincoln, Langlade, Marathon and Wood Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. Dense Fog Advisory 2022-08-15T04:10:00-05:00 2022-08-15T09:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Oneida; Vilas; Wood FIPS6 055067 055069 055073 055085 055125 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ030 WIZ035 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.FG.Y.0005.220815T0910Z-220815T1400Z/

...Areas of Dense Fog Early This Morning... Areas of dense fog has developed over much of the area early this morning with visibilities occasionally falling to 1/4 mile at times. The fog will likely persist through about 7 am and will impact the morning commute. Drive with caution early this morning and be prepared for rapid Special Weather Statement 2022-08-15T04:10:00-05:00 2022-08-15T06:45:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Oneida; Portage; Vilas; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055067 055069 055073 055085 055097 055125 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ030 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ045 VTEC

The Bellevue Fire Department accepted a donation from the Frisbie family at a small ceremony on Friday, Aug. 12. "This donation was made in honor of the late Ron Frisbie and was presented to members of the Bellevue Fire Department and the Bellevue Public Safety Foundation by Ron’s wife Jan and his daughter Anne and son John," Phil Davidson, the City of Bellevue's community relations coordinator, said in a Facebook post.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellevue Leader - Metered Site

A family was removed from their home and two dogs died after a house fire in Chilton on Sunday afternoon. According to the Chilton Fire Department, just after 2 p.m., crews responded to a house fire in the 300 block of East Brooklyn Street. At the time of the initial call, officials said the home was reported as being occupied, however, when crews searched the home no one was found inside the residence.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Winston-Salem firefighters battled an inferno at a house on Sunday morning. Video shows crews attempting to put out the blaze that engulfed the house on Patterson Avenue completely in flames at 3:15 a.m. A person with The Habitat Homeless Veterans Transition Project, LLC tells FOX8 that the house was one of their homes.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV FOX 8 High Point

VIDEO: It’s been 35 years since the tragic crash of Northwest Flight 255. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metro Airport back on Aug. 16, 1987, killing 156 people -- with just one person surviving, a four-year-old girl. Hank Winchester talked with Captain John Thiede of the Romulus Fire Department, the firefighter who pulled that child from the wreckage that night.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

Palm Bay High School’s new firefighting academy is serious business — and not just because, as instructor Chester Bombriant quipped, “everything in that classroom could hurt you.” It’s also a college-level course, and it’s the first of its kind in Brevard County. About 100 students are in the program.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Florida Today - Metered Site

VIDEO: Sitting in the heart of downtown Anderson is a new memorial dedicated to the firefighters who were killed in the line of duty. “This monument stands as a symbol of strength, courage, dedication, brotherhood and sacrifice,” Anderson Fire Chief Charlie King said. “I’m sure that no one on this memorial would have ever known they were answering their last call,” Dr.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSPA-TV CBS 7 Spartanburg