PHOTOS: It’s one of those pivotal news stories in our lives many can remember where they were when hearing the news. At the time, it was the nation’s worst single act of domestic terrorism. It was years before the unimaginable tragedies of 9-11/September 11, 2001 occurred. The country was stunned that two Americans, anti-government extremists with white supremacist, extreme right-wing sympathies; Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols had conspired to commit the crime.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAM-TV CBS 7 Pittsburg

April is National Donate Life Month, raising awareness about the importance of organ donation. Just last week, the power of community helped a local woman awaiting a transplant get to the hospital to receive her new organs. Right in the middle of severe storms we had last Wednesday, an evening phone call put the O'Daniels family on the clock.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

Michael Fearing has been a firefighter for more than 30 years. He said a typical fire hose lasts 10-15 years. They get pressure tested each year and if they fail; they have to be replaced. Over the years, Fearing has watched thousands of feet of used fire hose enter landfills. “I’ve probably disposed of miles and miles of hose.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1

...SLIPPERY ROADS REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... Light snow will continue this morning across central and northern Wisconsin. The snow could produce slippery stretches on roads. Motorists should remain alert for slippery roadways. As temperature rise above freezing late this morning this should reduce the risk of slippery conditions. Special Weather Statement 2022-04-18T05:26:00-05:00 2022-04-18T11:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055115 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC

...SLIPPERY ROADS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... Light snow will continue this morning across northeast Wisconsin. The snow could produce slippery streatches on area roads during the morning commute. Motorists should remain alert for slippery roadways this morning. Special Weather Statement 2022-04-18T05:26:00-05:00 2022-04-18T09:00:00-05:00 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

A Bayfield structure fire broke out Saturday afternoon causing fire fighters to battle the blaze for about 6-7 hours The structure fire happened around 1:00pm and then started to spread to the building behind it. The building effected spanned from Rittenhouse Avenue to Mannypenny Avenue. The fire originated in a residential building which has been deemed a complete loss.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-TV ABC 10 Duluth

A fire that destroyed a beloved historic church in Englewood reignited overnight. Bystanders Saturday morning thought to have seen smoke coming from the church, but fire officials confirmed that it was steam from the extinguished fire. The extra-alarm fire destroyed the historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on Good Friday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WANE-TV CBS 15 Fort Wayne

The New York City Fire Museum ("the Museum") opened a new exhibition, Unmasking Our Heroes, which celebrates the valiant efforts of the Emergency Medical Service workforce – the Paramedics, EMTs, and other officers of the New York City Fire Department – during the pandemic. The exhibition, Unmasking Our Heroes, will be on display from Friday, April 15, until late August 2022.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York City Patch

“Loudoun County firefighter to compete in Miss USA pageant” — there’s a headline you don’t write every day. But a big congratulations to Ashburn’s Kailee Horvath, who won the Miss Virginia pageant over the weekend. And yes, she’s also a volunteer firefighter. The Ashburn Volunteer Fire Rescue Department celebrated Horvath’s victory with a post Sunday: “Congratulations go out to Kailee Horvath, FF/EMT on being crowned Miss Virginia USA 2022.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Burn

A New Jersey firefighter has started teaching classes to firefighters, and other first responders about what to do if they respond to a situation where a person, more specifically a child, is on the autism spectrum. Donald Colarusso, president of All Hands Fire Equipment and Training in Neptune City, said it's important to make first responders aware of certain encounters where a person with autism may not welcome what the firefighters would consider a routine engagement.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKXW-FM 101.5 Trenton

Firefighters in Appleton say no one was injured after a small fire at a home north of downtown Appleton Sunday night. Around 7:45 p.m., Appleton firefighters responded to the home in the 1700 block of North Division Street. They arrived to light smoke coming out of a second-story bedroom window, and all residents having evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2022 11:51:24 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay

On Friday, April 15, community leader and founder of the "We Got This" community garden Andre Lee Ellis kicked off another community garden, this time in collaboration with the Milwaukee Fire Department. The event was supported by many Milwaukee Leaders like Mayor Cavalier Johnson, County Executive David Crowley and State Senator Lena Taylor.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 1:52:16 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

...BRIEF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS CREATING SLIPPERY ROADS OVER FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN... Scattered snow showers are expected to continue across far northern Wisconsin this morning. A few snow showers may briefly become heavy and produce strong gusty winds in excess of 40 mph. The snow is also creating some slippery stretches on area highways. Special Weather Statement 2022-04-14T21:05:00-05:00 2022-04-15T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Shawano; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055115 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 VTEC

Manitowoc firefighters responded to a business fire downtown at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Smoke and a smell of burning wood were reported in a suite in a three-story building on the 900-block of S. 8th St., which is also Highway 10. People in the suite evacuated and notified people in other suites in the building about the smoke.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Before the 1960s, funeral home hearses were used to transport trauma victims to hospitals, most heart attack patients did not live to make it to the hospital for treatment and there was no standardized training for treating patients outside of hospitals. It wasn’t until the mid-60s to early 70s that the foundations of today’s paramedic programs were formed, and Beloit was at the forefront of paramedic training.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site

VIDEO: A crash involving a fire truck and a tractor-trailer injured three firefighters on Thursday night in New Castle County, Delaware. It happened around 7 p.m. on eastbound I-295 at Landers Lane. Officials say a Minquadale Fire Company truck was responding to an accident when the truck was hit by a tractor-trailer.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

PHOTOS: A wind-driven fire tore through a neighborhood Thursday evening on the East Side, destroying or damaging five homes and multiple vehicles. Seventeen fire companies and 80 firefighters battled the four-alarm blaze on Mannering Road, just south of Euclid Avenue in the Euclid-Green neighborhood, according to a news release from the Cleveland Division of Fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com

A bill that would give Illinois emergency dispatchers more benefits and officially classify the profession as first responders could soon be sent to the governor. Senate Bill 3127 was filed by state Sen. Neil Anderson and provides that emergency dispatchers are now COVID-19 first responders. If signed by Gov.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Center Square

PHOTOS: It’s not every day that a major building in San Jose becomes consumed by a raging inferno, sending up dark clouds of smoke that can be seen for miles, forcing hundreds of people to flee for safety and captivating the nation’s attention. So when a Home Depot store in South San Jose quickly burst aflame last weekend, many residents were reminded of one of the city’s last calamitous structure fires: the 2002 Santana Row blaze.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury News - Metered Site

Emergencies follow no set schedule and can happen at a moment’s notice. So when firefighters with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department file into the Wellfit center in Chantilly, they often bring their equipment with them, leaving their gear near the entrance and trucks parked out front in case their shift is called into action.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fairfax County Times