...PATCHY DENSE FOG MAY FORM OVER PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING... Patchy fog is expected to develop early this morning, and may become dense in localized areas. Visibilities may drop to a half mile or less in spots. The fog will continue through 8 am or 9 am before mixing out. Special Weather Statement 2022-08-21T00:00:00-05:00 2022-08-21T09:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Door; Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas FIPS6 055029 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055115 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC

Sheboygan fire crews were called to the scene of two different house fires in a matter of three minutes early Sunday morning. The first happened around 12:37 a.m. near 14th Street and New York Avenue. Crews arrived on the scene in two minutes to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the second-story window with three people trapped on the second-story porch.
- PUB DATE: 8/20/2022 5:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Responding to crisis after crisis, day after day takes a toll on the mental health of firefighters and paramedics. Even veteran first responders struggle with their mental health throughout their careers. To address the issue, the Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Department is developing new initiatives to address mental health in their team.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 5:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

One person was taken to the hospital after a Germantown house fire Thursday, Aug. 18. According to Fire Chief John Delain, the fire happened on Starlite Drive off of Pilgrim around 12:45 p.m. Two people were treated for smoke inhalation, one of home was taken to the hospital. The chief said an oven fire inside the one-story home spread to the kitchen cabinets.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Firefighters responded to the scene of a fire at a commercial building early on Thursday, Aug. 18 in the area of Commerce and Pennsylvania in Sheboygan. The first crews arriving on the scene reported heavy smoke and flames coming through the windows and roofline of the building. Due to the intense fire conditions, crews initiated a defensive fire attack on the building.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The state fire marshal is investigating a raging fire that tore through a warehouse in Dudley, Massachusetts, Thursday night. Massive flames ripped through the warehouse on Roberts Road at 11:30 p.m. Firefighters who have been on the scene for hours were ordered out of the building due to extreme, hazardous conditions.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

VIDEO: Firefighters in San Francisco are crediting mobile technology for a rescue. It's a piece of technology that most people walk around with every day, and now first responders are using it to lead them to people who need help. Fort Funston in San Francisco is a beautiful place to hike, but after dark, it can get disorienting.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV FOX 2 Oakland

VIDEO: A charter school in St. Paul attracts students with unique needs from around Minnesota and across the country. And the building's safety plan is so successful, the state hopes other schools will follow suit. Every inch of Metro Deaf School was carefully thought out. "We had a deaf architect working alongside hearing architects," said Melissa Sweetmilk, the school's principal.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis

VIDEO: It's a sad day for Americans as what some would argue as being the most important museum in the country has closed their doors forever. Wednesday, August 17, was the final day of operation for the 9/11 Tribute Museum in New York City. According to NBC New York, the decision was brought on after a sharp drop in visitors since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBUF-FM 92.9 Buffalo

On Saturday, New Hanover County firefighters will test both physical and mental boundaries. “Our job is very physical but it’s a lot of mental too,” says Jason Sinclair with NHCFR. “Especially in a hurricane deployment or if we have to work all 24 hours, it’s not just physical ability, it’s a lot of mental.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWAY-TV ABC/CBS/CW+ 3 Wilmington

Sheboygan Fire Department Thursday morning was battling "heavy smoke and flames" in a structure in the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene at around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, the department said in a news release. Crews were using "defensive tactics" until the building became safe for fire crews to enter, the department added.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 7:20:28 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press

A new lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) is looking to shore up healthcare benefits for Racine Police Officers after a state ruling opened the door for municipalities to stop providing health care benefits for law enforcement and firefighters. “They said whether a public employer in Wisconsin even provides health insurance to its employees is completely at their discretion,” Jim Palmer, Executive Director of the WPPA, said.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Lake Country Fire and Rescue reported an external fire at the Fiberesin manufacturing plant on East Wisconsin Avenue was extinguished Wednesday morning before it could damage the building. Garrett Herzberg, a battalion chief with Lake Country Fire and Rescue, said the call for service was received at 7:01 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Freeman

A joint meeting of the Baraboo District Ambulance Service and Baraboo City Council revealed the potential changes proposed by the ad hoc consolidation committee aimed to help the fire and EMS services combine into one agency. One was the budgetary process, as explained by contracted City Attorney Steve Zach.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

VIDEO: Four people, including firefighters, were injured in a massive fire that destroyed two buildings in Beaver County early Thursday. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Brighton Avenue in Rochester. Rochester Assistant Fire Chief Mike Mamone said the fire started in an apartment and then spread to an antique shop and other parts of the buildings.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPXI-TV NBC 11 Pittsburgh

VIDEO: Sit down and talk to J.C. Defeats, as his friends call him, and you'll immediately see his humble nature. The former U.S. Air Force pararescueman, and now Oldsmar firefighter and paramedic knows how to handle stressful situations. Little did he know he would be in the center of one. "That thing was huge.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

With close to 25% of its roster comprised of women, the East Tawas Fire Department (ETFD) exceeds the national average for the percentage of female firefighters. According to the most recent available data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), females account for roughly 8% of the overall firefighter population in the United States.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IOSCO County News-Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: Responding to crisis after crisis, day after day takes a toll on the mental health of firefighters and paramedics. Even veteran first responders struggle with their mental health throughout their careers. To address the issue, the Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Department is developing new initiatives to address mental health in their team.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Authorities are warning that a more potent form of fentanyl is making its way along the West Coast after a bag of the drug was seized during the execution of a warrant in Portland recently. Deputies found body armor, $5,000 in cash, nine guns, some of which were modified and stolen, and drugs including meth, heroin, 800 pills of fentanyl and four grams of multi-colored, powdered fentanyl, often referred to as ‘rainbow fentanyl.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV-TV FOX 12 Portland

The city of Green Bay was given more than $23.5 million in COVID relief money as part of the American Rescue Plan. Tuesday night, city alders held a special meeting on where they think that money should go. There were more than 40 ARPA funding prosposals on the city's agenda. An item high on the list: a $9 million proposal to replace both Fire Station 1 and Fire Station 3 in Green Bay with a new station.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2022 12:33:28 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay