VIDEO: A Wisconsin firefighters group will bring its Burn Camp back in person Aug. 8-14 near East Troy to help children who have suffered serious burns. The Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation’s week-long camp has been virtual during the past two years because of COVID-19. The camp at Timber-lee is open to children ages 7 to 17 who participate in activities such as fishing, hiking and other outdoor sports and activities.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 6:57:20 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 La Crosse

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Vilas and northwestern Oneida Counties through 830 PM CDT... At 734 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Squirrel Lake, or 19 miles southeast of Turtle Flambeau Flowage, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Special Weather Statement 2022-07-18T20:09:00-05:00 2022-07-18T20:30:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Oneida; Vilas 46.06,-89.71 45.78,-89.39 45.62,-89.68 45.86,-90.04 45.87,-90.03 46.06,-89.71 FIPS6 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 VTEC

The Portage Fire Department continues to improve response times in the city and the surrounding coverage area. Fire Chief Troy Haase recently said the times are improving but he remains concerned about the number of crew members who respond to emergency situations. Haase continues to search for more paid on-call members.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Portage Daily Register

...PATCHY DENSE FOG COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING... Areas of fog will continue across north central Wisconsin early this morning. The fog could become dense and reduce the visibility to less than 1/4 mile in some places, resulting in locally hazardous travel conditions. Dense fog is especially likely in Special Weather Statement 2022-07-18T03:00:00-05:00 2022-07-18T08:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC

Educators Credit Union joined with the South Shore Fire Department to celebrate Educators Credit Union’s $10,000 donation for the purchase of new CPR equipment on June 30. The South Shore Fire Department will now be able to host CPR training on-site and within the community. “We were able to essentially double the size of CPR equipment to provide more in-house training and training to neighboring agencies and people in the public,” said Mike Wienke, battalion chief of the South Shore Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye

Community motorcyclists are taking a ride to help others. The 10th annual ‘Burn Camp Ride’ started Saturday morning in West Salem. Riders then made stops at communities throughout the area. And It’s more than just a good time, money raised supports the Burn Camp coming in August in eastern Wisconsin.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 La Crosse

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The North Las Vegas Police Department confirmed on Sunday afternoon that there was a plane crash at North Las Vegas Airport. Police said they received the call at around 12:04 p.m. The Clark County Department of Aviation provided a statement saying that at the airport, there were two general aviation aircraft that resulted in multiple fatalities.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTNV-TV ABC 13 Las Vegas

PHOTOS: The schematic design for a new campus that would include a new city hall and fire station was updated and presented to Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday, July 12. Principals from Davis Partnership Architects, who are designing the new fire station, and Anderson Hallas Architects, the designers of the new city hall, were present at Tuesday’s work session to bring City Council up to speed on the designs’ progress.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Steamboat Pilot & Today

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Baltic firefighter Wayne Troyer held the fire hose in his right hand and placed his left on his co-worker's shoulder. The referee started the countdown. "Three!" Troyer looked up at the barrel. It was attached on a line that ran above him. Opposite his team were their opponents: three firefighters from the Winesburg Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Record - Metered Site

VIDEO: Drug overdoses are taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year in the United States. Law enforcement agencies are throwing all of their resources at drug dealers to put a stop to the trafficking of killer drugs, while local firefighters are trying to train the public in reversing the effects.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV 4 Jacksonville

...PATCHY DENSE FOG COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN-CENTRAL WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT... Conditions are favorable for the formation of fog across northern Wisconsin overnight. The fog could become dense and reduce the visibility to less than 1/4 mile in some places, resulting in locally hazardous travel conditions. Dense fog is especially Special Weather Statement 2022-07-17T23:25:00-05:00 2022-07-18T03:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS... Small clusters of showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue across north-central Wisconsin through 8 pm. The showers and storms will be mainly north and west of a line from Merrill to Antigo to Iron Mountain, Michigan. At 640 pm, the greatest Special Weather Statement 2022-07-17T18:39:00-05:00 2022-07-17T20:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC

A Janesville resident was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in their garage Sunday. Janesville Fire Department crews were called to the garage in the 4100 block of North River Road just after 11 a.m. The structure was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the home, but the soffit and a part of the attic above the garage were damaged.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2022 3:10:38 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

No one is hurt after a Saturday morning fire at a Rice Lake business. The Rice Lake Fire Department said that crews were called to a fire at the American Excelsior Company plant on Pioneer Avenue at 8:05 a.m. Saturday, according to a release. The fire was in a silo at the plant, which manufactures packaging materials, including wood fibers.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2022 1:30:00 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low or rapidly changing visibility will make driving Dense Fog Advisory 2022-07-16T00:40:00-05:00 2022-07-16T09:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely 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 /O.NEW.KGRB.FG.Y.0003.220716T0540Z-220716T1400Z/

...FOG EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT SOME LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT... Conditions are favorable for the formation of fog overnight. The fog is expected to become fairly widespread after midnight. It could become dense and reduce the visibility to less than 1/4 mile in some places, resulting in locally hazardous travel conditions. Special Weather Statement 2022-07-16T00:40:00-05:00 2022-07-16T03:00:00-05:00 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 Green Bay Metro Fire Department’s fire chief is retiring by the end of this year after almost 40 years in firefighting. David Litton sat down in the studio with Action 2 News at 4:30 anchor Chris Roth to reflect on decades fighting fires and the years he’s led Green Bay’s department. He talks about the challenges Green Bay Metro F.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A West Side lab was evacuated Tuesday morning after a chemical container leaked a hazardous substance, the Madison Fire Department reported. The evacuation of Mirus Bio, 5602 Research Park Blvd., began after the container holding a chemical known to be toxic and flammable became compromised, causing a leak and chemical vapors reportedly to waft through the hallways and to another floor via the building’s ventilation system, Fire Department spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal - Metered Site

The Janesville Fire Department had multiple units on scene Wednesday afternoon at the City of Janesville Landfill for a garbage fire. In a Facebook post, the Janesville Police Department stated they are not sure of what caused the fire. The fire is located on the northwest corner of the property. The smoke can be seen from miles away, according to police.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Firefighters responded to an auto parts yard in south Sacramento after two cars caught fire early Friday morning. The fire started just after 3 a.m. near 25th Avenue and Florin Perkins Road. Crews got to the scene and found the fire in the middle of an auto dismantler yard. Apparently, two vehicles that had just shown up at the yard after some recent accidents had caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento