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Fire during storm causes $50,000 damage to Appleton home

Wisconsin Fire News -

Firefighters battled a fire and a storm Wednesday night, responding to a house fire on the 100-block of Atlantic St. Firefighters received the emergency call at 7:45 P.M. The people in the house were evacuating. Heavy smoke was coming from the 2nd story of the house, and fire crews discovered the fire in the attic area.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

'It was horrific': 8 unit condo under construction in California engulfed by fire

National Fire News -

A terrifying fire engulfed an eight unit condo that was under construction and surrounded by numerous occupied homes Wednesday. The fire happened near 5301 East Commerce Way and about 8 units under construction were affected by the fire, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. Residents in the surrounding area were evacuated, but have since been allowed back into their homes.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXTV ABC 10 Sacramento

Maryland State Firemen’s Association voting to change name

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Over the weekend firefighters from around Maryland are coming together to Ocean City for their annual conference. One item on the agenda is voting to rename the Maryland State Firemen’s Association to Maryland State Firefighter’s Association. 44 state fire-fighting organizations have legally changed their names to be gender inclusive.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDVM-TV 25 Hagerstown

‘Beer Rescue’: New firetruck in North Carolina catching looks for distributing beer

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VIDEO: A new firetruck in Statesville won’t be putting out fires anytime soon. In fact, it’s not even part of the fire department. A brewery in town has manufactured its own fire engine to help quench the thirst of beer enthusiasts. The owner of Red Buffalo Brewing Company in Downtown Statesville wanted to expand his business without buying another brick-and-mortar location.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHZY-TV FOX 46 Belmont

Nearly 400 Crashes Of Automated Vehicles Reported Over Past 10 Months

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Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes over a 10-month period involving vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 with Teslas, according to statistics released Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weight them by the number of vehicles from each manufacturer that use the systems, or how many miles those vehicles traveled.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

Pennsylvania House approves bill to improve junior firefighter training

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Junior firefighters are one step closer to having access to improved training after the House unanimously approved a bill by Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) to prepare junior firefighters for becoming full firefighters. “Volunteer fire companies across the nation, and right here in Pennsylvania, are facing staff shortages that is projected to only get worse if nothing is done,” Ecker, a former junior firefighter, said.
- PUB DATE: 6/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg

Search efforts continue for 3rd day in Milwaukee for missing persons swept away in drainage tunnel

Wisconsin Fire News -

Search and recovery teams continued efforts to locate the bodies of two missing men who were swept away in a drainage tunnel earlier this week. The two men were trying to save a ten-year-old boy was the first to be dragged by water and into the drainage tunnel. The body of ten-year-old Mouhammad Arman Rashidulla was found Tuesday afternoon near Pulaski Park.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 3:43:50 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Tornado Watch issued June 15 at 2:26PM CDT until June 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS

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TORNADO WATCH 371 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS WI . WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BROWN CALUMET CLARK COLUMBIA CRAWFORD Tornado Watch 2022-06-15T14:25:00-05:00 2022-06-15T22:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Brown; Calumet; Columbia; Dane; Dodge; Door; Florence; Fond du Lac; Forest; Green; Green Lake; Iowa; Jefferson; Kewaunee; Lafayette; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Marinette; Marquette; Menominee; Milwaukee; Oconto; Oneida; Outagamie; Ozaukee; Portage; Rock; Sauk; Shawano; Sheboygan; Vilas; Washington; Waukesha; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055021 055025 055027 055029 055037 055039 055041 055045 055047 055049 055055 055061 055065 055067 055069 055071 055073 055075 055077 055078 055079 055083 055085 055087 055089 055097 055105 055111 055115 055117 055125 055131 055133 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIC009 WIC015 WIC021 WIC025 WIC027 WIC029 WIC037 WIC039 WIC041 WIC045 WIC047 WIC049 WIC055 WIC061 WIC065 WIC067 WIC069 WIC071 WIC073 WIC075 WIC077 WIC078 WIC079 WIC083 WIC085 WIC087 WIC089 WIC097 WIC105 WIC111 WIC115 WIC117 WIC125 WIC131 WIC133 WIC135 WIC137 WIC139 WIC141 VTEC /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0371.220615T1925Z-220616T0300Z/

Tornado Watch issued June 15 at 2:26PM CDT until June 15 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS

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TORNADO WATCH 371 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS WI . WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BROWN CALUMET CLARK COLUMBIA CRAWFORD Tornado Watch 2022-06-15T14:25:00-05:00 2022-06-15T22:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Adams; Brown; Calumet; Clark; Columbia; Crawford; Dane; Dodge; Door; Florence; Fond du Lac; Forest; Grant; Green; Green Lake; Iowa; Jackson; Jefferson; Juneau; Kewaunee; La Crosse; Lafayette; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Marinette; Marquette; Menominee; Milwaukee; Monroe; Oconto; Oneida; Outagamie; Ozaukee; Portage; Richland; Rock; Sauk; Shawano; Sheboygan; Taylor; Trempealeau; Vernon; Vilas; Washington; Waukesha; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055001 055009 055015 055019 055021 055023 055025 055027 055029 055037 055039 055041 055043 055045 055047 055049 055053 055055 055057 055061 055063 055065 055067 055069 055071 055073 055075 055077 055078 055079 055081 055083 055085 055087 055089 055097 055103 055105 055111 055115 055117 055119 055121 055123 055125 055131 055133 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIC001 WIC009 WIC015 WIC019 WIC021 WIC023 WIC025 WIC027 WIC029 WIC037 WIC039 WIC041 WIC043 WIC045 WIC047 WIC049 WIC053 WIC055 WIC057 WIC061 WIC063 WIC065 WIC067 WIC069 WIC071 WIC073 WIC075 WIC077 WIC078 WIC079 WIC081 WIC083 WIC085 WIC087 WIC089 WIC097 WIC103 WIC105 WIC111 WIC115 WIC117 WIC119 WIC121 WIC123 WIC125 WIC131 WIC133 WIC135 WIC137 WIC139 WIC141 VTEC /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0371.220615T1925Z-220616T0300Z/

Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 5:16AM CDT by NWS

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...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Vilas and northwestern Oneida Counties through 600 AM CDT... At 516 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Squirrel Lake, or 20 miles southeast of Turtle Flambeau Flowage, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. Special Weather Statement 2022-06-15T05:16:00-05:00 2022-06-15T06:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Oneida; Vilas 45.89,-89.39 45.69,-89.98 45.76,-90.05 45.9,-90.04 46.12,-89.74 45.89,-89.39 FIPS6 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 VTEC

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue promotes in-house, names Gerritson new fire chief

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The City of Fond du Lac has revealed who will succeed Peter O’Leary as Fond du Lac’s fire chief. After a unanimous decision by the Police & Fire Commission, Erick Gerritson has been promoted to fire chief. Gerritson previously worked as assistant chief of operations for the Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue Department and has been serving as interim fire chief since O’Leary’s retirement.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Drivers killed when 2 semis collide on Union Grove highway

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Two people died in a fiery head-on crash involving two semi-tractor trailers Tuesday in southeastern Wisconsin. Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department Chief Tim Allen says a tanker truck hauling corn starch and a semi hauling plastic drain tile collided on State Highway 11 east of Union Grove. Both drivers were killed.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Fire department needed to help three stranded on La Crosse River

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Three people needed to be rescued from the La Crosse River on Tuesday, a day after heavy rain has water flowing very quickly. According to the La Crosse Fire Department, six people in four kayaks and a canoe — with two of those six in the canoe — hit a tree on the river near the Viterbo Fields area, and ended up stranded.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

Montana declares statewide disaster due to destructive flooding

National Fire News -

The Gianforte Administration has declared a statewide disaster due to destructive flooding in southern Montana. The announcement came from Gov. Greg Gianforte's social media Tuesday morning and an email to press. The executive order was signed by Lt. Governor Kristen Juras as acting governor. MTN has learned that Gianforte is out of the country and gave Juras delegated authority to act on his behalf in response to flooding in the state.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVH-DT NBC/CW+ Helena

Massachusetts town opens environmentally-friendly fire station of the future

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VIDEO: As communities try and go green, Acton is making a big investment in the environment at their fire station. One look at the brand new station in town and you can see why it's already a big hit. From the gym to the private bunk rooms, station number four has all the newest features. The glass bi-folding garage bay doors even look cool.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

North Carolina firefighter riding in NASCAR's fast lane

National Fire News -

The crowd, the noise, the powerful engines in cars that exceed 200 mph can overwhelm the senses of just about anyone at a NASCAR race. When an emergency hits, such as a car flipping in the air from an accident, the sounds come to an instant stop. A hush envelops the crowd, and the emergency team takes over.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Charlotte

There’s A Fire Museum In Ohio And It’s Just As Cool As It Sounds

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PHOTOS: Cleveland has a fascinating history. So many “firsts” happened right here in our city, from the first rock and roll concert to the first separation of conjoined twins. Clevelanders spearheaded innovations in the world of safety, too. Garrett Morgan, who was born in 1877, moved to Cleveland in 1895 and immediately began a career of tinkering.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Only in Your State

NFPA announces 'Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape' as theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, 2022

National Fire News -

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape” as the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, reinforcing the critical importance of developing a home escape plan with all members of the household and practicing it regularly. In addition, this October represents the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, the nation’s longest-running public health observance on record.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NFPA.org

Residents, two dogs displaced after fire to north Madison home’s garage

Wisconsin Fire News -

Residents of a north Madison home and two dogs were displaced Monday night after fire tore through the building’s garage, the Madison Fire Department reported. Firefighters deployed to the scene just before 7:40 p.m. after a neighbor reported seeing the fire on the 4500 block of Sherman Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke blowing out from the garage eaves.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2022 1:23:48 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

No injuries reported after food plant fire in Belmont

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: Emergency staff from several fire departments responded to a fire at Festive Foods in the town of Belmont. Many were at the scene for nearly nine hours. Festive Foods is a food processing plant that makes frozen pizzas. It’s located south of Amherst, near the Waupaca and Portage county line. According to Waupaca Fire Department, it started around 9:00 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

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