Wautoma’s police chief says all roads downtown are back open after a gas leak late Thursday morning. Chief Paul Mott says a private contractor hit a main gas line while digging. Fire and police departments were called to the 100-block of South St. Marie Street at quarter after 11. The courthouse, library, and most downtown businesses were evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

On a hot May morning, Garrett Lubbers is going about his daily routine. He’s checking his truck and gear to make sure it’s in good working order so he can respond quickly if called to a fire. “I’m not going to lie, the pager tone is pretty high pitched so it definitely gets your blood pumping,” Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources forest ranger and firefighter Garrett Lubbers said.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

Two drivers were taken to a hospital after a dump truck crashed into the back of an Ohio Department of Transportation vehicle on a northern Ohio interstate Thursday morning. Before 7:20 a.m., an ODOT worker was headed to pick up a street sweeper from another location and had pulled his truck over on the way when he noticed trash on the side of the highway.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBNS-TV CBS 10 Columbus

PHOTOS: I admit that I didn't remember, but my friend Lois Seymour did, that it was the 30th anniversary of a monstrous fire that broke out on May 3, 1991, at Madison's Central Storage & Warehouse Co.. It was later proclaimed to have been Madison's biggest fire ever by fire department officials. The fire at the huge food storage facility on Cottage Grove Road and Highway 51/151 in east Madison was later attributed to a forklift battery malfunction.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Farmer

The toughest two minutes in sports will be hosted in Martin County this weekend. The Firefighter Combat Challenge is a grueling course that requires strength and endurance and showcases skills that firefighters use every day. The free-to-attend contest will be held Saturday and Sunday at Stuart Beach and is a regional qualifying event for the national competition scheduled to take place in Fort Pierce in September.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLX-TV FOX 29 Palm Beach

Birmingham Stallions linebacker Scooby Wright III has been one of the breakout stars of the inaugural United States Football League season. Through four games, the Stallions are undefeated. Wright has recorded 32 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two passes defended to help Birmingham. Wright was the Stallions’ first selection in the inside linebackers portion of the USFL Draft in February.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

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VIDEO: The Fall Creek Area Fire District said a lightning strike is the likely culprit behind an overnight fire at St. James Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Fall Creek. Crews were sent to the church at 2:51 a.m. Thursday and found the bell tower of the church on fire, according to a post on Facebook from the Fire District.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ Eau Claire

Three people, including two children, died in a house fire in Barron County early Thursday, according to sheriff’s officials. Dispatchers received a 911 call about 3:30 a.m. The caller said three people were still inside the house in Barron. Firefighters were able to pull two children from the burning home and they were taken to Mayo Hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Reckless driving in Milwaukee is an epidemic. Emergency responders are getting hurt – and the wounds are more than physical. "People are screaming and crying and yelling at you to move faster, things like that," said Milwaukee Fire Captain A.J. Hornik. A group of Milwaukee firefighters recently trained for what has become a serious problem in the city.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says parts of Wisconsin have a high fire danger Thursday. West-central Wisconsin, including the cities of Eau Claire and La Crosse, are at high fire danger, the DNR’s middle category of five for wildfire risk. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the counties at high fire risk include Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, St.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ Eau Claire

Two months ago, we were comparing daily COVID-19 numbers to last summer’s lows. For the past two weeks, we’ve been comparing them to last February, coming off the omicron variant surge. Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported almost 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, the most reported on one day since February 8.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: The pool of funds intended to compensate victims of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium will increase to more than $1 billion, attorneys Wednesday told the judge overseeing the resulting class action lawsuit. Attorneys for the victims said all but one of the remaining defendants have settled the claims against them, and that company is expected to settle soon.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

Reckless driving in Milwaukee is an epidemic. Emergency responders are getting hurt – and the wounds are more than physical. "People are screaming and crying and yelling at you to move faster, things like that," said Milwaukee Fire Captain A.J. Hornik. A group of Milwaukee firefighters recently trained for what has become a serious problem in the city.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Studio Gang has completed a fire station for Brooklyn's elite force that doubles as a simulation and training facility for extreme rescue situations. The new headquarters for the FDNY's Rescue 2 unit is located in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Each of New York's five boroughs has a dedicated Rescue team. These teams are highly specialized in extreme conditions that include rappelling down buildings, navigating collapsed structures, and even deploying for underwater rescue operations.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dezeen

PHOTO GALLERY: On Pleasant Street, flaming chunks of wood were flying through the air. David Jennings stood on the corner of Pleasant and Eastern Avenue, looking west at the Flint as it was being consumed by an inferno. “The smoke and the flames … it blotted out the sun,” Jennings said. “Flames over 100 feet in the air.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald News - Metered Site

Firefighters from multiple counties extinguished a large barn fire Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office. At 3:26 p.m., the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office and the Eden Fire Department were dispatched to a barn fire at N4334 Pine Road in the town of Eden.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 8:12:40 AM - SOURCE: Fond Du Lac Reporter

Fond du Lac firefighters are warning about the dry conditions after a marsh fire Tuesday night. At about 11:13 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire Rescue responded to Lakeshore Drive north of Howard Litscher Drive. Crews found dry marsh grass on fire spreading east. The area is remote and the Brush Response ATV was called to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 3:22:15 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEOS: A raging fire at a waste management facility sent thick, black smoke into the sky for hours Tuesday in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The fire is out, but officials say one person was found dead Wednesday morning. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has learned the fire claimed the life of a person who first responders believe was a missing employee.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

People lined the streets of Kutztown for the long-anticipated return of a hand pumper used to fight fires in the mid 1800's. "Joel Bates built approximately 27 hand pumpers between the 1820's and 1850's," says Jeremy Bellois, history buff formerly of Kutztown Fire Company, who currently runs with Allentown Fire Dept.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown