Everywhere you go just south of the Andover Road and US Highway 400 intersection in Andover you see the same thing. Houses destroyed and debris everywhere. That is what is left in wake of a EF-3 tornado that hit the southeastern part of the city Friday night, leaving a swath of destruction. During a news conference Saturday at 4:30, just under 24 hours since the twister first touched down, first responders had several updates on the status of the city.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KAKE-TV ABC 10 Wichita

VIDEO: Two years ago, the Decatur Fire Department made a name for itself when it became the first and only fire department in the country to hold an all-female command. Today, they continue to hold that title, and last weekend the department celebrated a personal stride on Instagram when every one of their responding fire units had a woman as their fire apparatus operator.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

VIDEO: Pinnacle Mountain State Park has more than 22 miles of trails and more than 14 miles of mountain bike trail-- along with those trails come some emergencies. "Here at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, we do handle some of the highest numbers of emergency services calls of any state park," Cale Davenport, Assistant Superintendent for Pinnacle Mountain State Park said.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTHV-TV CBS 11 Little Rock

In the early 1980s, Indianapolis firefighter Tom Hanify was part of a training exercise using foam spray to put out a controlled house fire. After Hanify and the crew contained the blaze, they stuck around just to play in the foam. He said that at the time, the firefighters were just having fun. Now, looking back, there was nothing funny about it.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jeffersonville News & Tribune

Firefighters on Sunday, May 1 responded to the scene of barn fire on 317th Avenue in the Town of Wheatland in Kenosha County. The call came in around 8 p.m. According to deputies on the scene, horses in the barn were rescued by the homeowners and appear to have no injuries. One of the homeowners was transported to an area hospital for possible smoke inhalation.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2022 5:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian will ask the City Council to approve a referendum to exceed the state-mandated property tax levy so the city can hire more police officers and firefighters. The City Council will consider the matter during Monday night’s meeting at the Municipal Building, 625 52nd St. The city hopes to hire 10 additional police officer positions with associated equipment to “enhance the police department’s ability to fulfill all of the department’s response and preventative responsibilities.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:45:00 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site

One person is dead after a fire late last night near 18th and National on Milwaukee’s south side. The Milwaukee Fire Department says it was called to the apartment complex at 1817 West National Avenue around 10:30 last night. Once firefighters extinguished the flames they found a deceased victim in one of the units.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 3:07:22 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee

As Syracuse firefighter Chris Duffy scaled down the side of the Jamesville Quarry he was calm as could be, despite hanging more than 80 feet over the base of the quarry. “I don’t think it could have gone any better,” Duffy said. Duffy and several other members of the Syracuse Fire Department were called to the quarry at 9:13 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse.com

A Hamilton firefighter was injured Thursday when he fell out of a fire truck while en route to a call in the Mercer County town on Wednesday. The firefighter was in the front passenger’s seat of the rig with its lights and sirens on just before 1:30 p.m. when the passenger door opened and he tumbled to the ground near the corner of Nottingham Way and Donald Drive, Hamilton police said.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Advance - NJ.com

VIDEO: Junior Fire cadets in New Market were getting in one last training session Thursday evening before heading off to the Warren County Junior Firefighter Competition in North Carolina this weekend. Market Junior Cadets are the reigning champions of the nationwide competition. It will be the first competition since 2019 after it was put on pause because of the pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville

Throughout the early centuries, fires would rage in growing wooden-structured urban communities across the United States. Over the years, fire departments would begin with bucket brigades, pump, and eventually steam engines. But, as costly as fires are, the resources to fight them are as well. The Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair and Parade began both as revelry and a way to fund the fire department.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGNO-TV ABC 26 New Orleans

Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue answered to fire and water flow alarms coming from the Essity paper plant at 190 Third Street Thursday afternoon. The first crews were on the scene about 3 minutes after the call at 3 o’clock and found significant smoke in an area near the dock doors. As more firefighters were called for a structure fire, the initial crews found the fire originated in the processing area of the plant and it was already contained.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 5:33:14 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Wausau Fire Department is working to make sure mental health, wellness, and staffing shortages are a top priority for the department. This comes after Chief Bob Barteck, reviewed the fire department and asked staff about the things they would like to see changed. “Fire and EMS service is an extremely stressful job,” said Chief Barteck.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 4:51:32 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Had the emergency scenario area that officials spent four days training for been real, Waupun residents would have been evacuated to Beaver Dam. As it was just an exercise, life went on as normal. People shopped for groceries. Exercise classes were held. Church women got together to make blankets for charity.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 1:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTOS: La Crosse firefighters are at an active fire scene this morning at the corner of 4th and King in downtown La Crosse. Images from the scene show a building on the 300 block of S. 4th Street housing the restaurant India Curry House is largely destroyed, with its top floors collapsed. Debris and fire apparatus currently occupy the street.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 7:15:00 AM - SOURCE: La Crosse Tribune - Metered Site

Spring in Wisconsin is wildfire season, and most people don’t realize is that 98% of wildfires in Wisconsin are due to human activity. "This is not uncommon, typically after the snow melts and prior to vegetation greening up, that’s the peak of fire season," said Catherine Koele. Catherine Koele is a DNR Wildfire Prevention Specialist for Woodruff, she said when you are out burning, it’s all about safety.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

VIDEO: An overnight fire caused major damage at a vacant factory building in Hickory, according to the Hickory Fire Department. The department said firefighters responded after midnight to the 1600 block of 11th Avenue NE where a large fire could be seen coming from the building. Fire officials said no injuries were reported, but damages “are considered major.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte

VIDEO: Priceless items of golf history were saved from inside the Oakland Hills Country Club as it burned in February. The fire caused $80 million in damage. Most of the building and priceless pieces of memorabilia and art were destroyed -- but some items were saved. For the first time Local 4 is showing footage from inside the clubhouse.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

Phones have been busy at Hire UAV Pros in Denver. "We had probably somewhere in the order of 300 to 400 requests for the 4th of July," Graham Hill, the business' owner, said. His company does synchronized drone light shows like the ones you might see at the Super Bowl. Now, towns in fire-prone areas are reaching out to inquire about a replacement for traditional fireworks.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver

Tom Herman is a collector with an addiction. The career firefighter first got into collecting as a teen. "I got into collecting fire memorabilia and just kind of never stopped," Herman, now known as an authority on almost all things fire service related, said. "I don’t know how this happened but it just kind of morphed over a 40-year time period.
- PUB DATE: 4/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond