After about four years of planning, firefighters at Station 1 will move into their new living quarters on Friday. The $2.7 million addition and renovation will provide a safer, better workspace for firefighters and a better response time to emergencies. The small, almost apartment-sized kitchen that had served the station will be replaced by a new institutional-style kitchen with a large island, window and storage space to house enough supplies to take care of a group of hungry firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune - Metered SIte

A hazardous materials crew responded to an apartment building in Monona Monday evening after first responders found a body inside, officials said. In a news release, the city’s police department said first responders were called to an apartment in the 300 block of Owen Road for a report of a dead person inside an apartment.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

No injuries have been reported in a Portage County house fire Monday night. The fire happened on Jordan Rd in the Town of Hull around 11:30 p.m. Monday. Officials with the Portage County Sheriff’s Office said the house is destroyed. Several crews responded to the fire including Wisconsin Public Service.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

VIDEO: Firefighters in Johnson County are still on the scene of a large wooden pallet fire. They had to put their battle against the stubborn blaze on hold briefly Monday night because of a tornado threat. The fire is burning at a wooden pallet plant in Lillian, which is about 30 miles south of Fort Worth.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDFW-TV FOX 4 Dallas

In 1971, a fire broke out in the vacant Heyday Shoe building, once a maker of women's wear. Smoke rose high above the old manufacturing district west of downtown. The dark column was but a foreshadow. The fire burned away the roof and windows at 2032 Locust Street, but the seven-story brick walls remained.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Steven Matto shoots some of the most intense fire scene photos ever taken. It’s just that most people don’t get a chance to see them. Matto, 54, is the official photographer for many Alle-Kiski Valley fire companies, documenting more than 700 emergencies. His photos are used by fire companies to document their responses as learning tools.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Seventy-five dogs were killed in a fire at a Texas pet resort last September. When the fire occurred, there was no staffing overnight at the time and no sprinkler system was in place. Changes to the fire codes in Georgetown, Texas, have already been approved for animal care facilities. Locally, it appears Palm Beach County's fire code for sprinklers is stricter than the state's code.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach

...DENSE FOG COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVERNIGHT... Light winds and lingering moisture from the rain and snow that fell Sunday night and Monday morning will create conditions favorable for fog formation overnight. Locations near Green Bay and the Door Peninsula are most likely to experience dense Special Weather Statement 2022-04-04T22:22:00-05:00 2022-04-05T03:00:00-05:00 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

One person is dead after a house fire Monday morning. At 10:06 a.m. Monday, a caller reported a house fire in Saratoga, according to the Wood County Sheriff's Office. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a single-family house on fire. Fire crews found a victim inside the home as they attempted to control the fire, according to the Sheriff's Office.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 2:34:02 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

...SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADS WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE... A fast moving storm system will sweep across the area this morning, and produce bands of light to moderate snow. The snow will mix with rain at times, especially south of Hwy 29. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected across much of the Special Weather Statement 2022-04-04T06:55:00-05:00 2022-04-04T10:00:00-05:00 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

...SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADS WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE... A fast moving storm system will sweep across the area this morning, and produce bands of light to moderate snow. The snow may briefly mix with rain or light freezing rain at times. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected across most of the Special Weather Statement 2022-04-04T03:22:00-05:00 2022-04-04T09:00:00-05:00 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

La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam is getting ready for his next assignment–in sunny Arizona. Gilliam, who will be on La Crosse Talk PM at 5 p.m. Wednesday, told WIZM that he’ll become the chief of the Avondale, Ari., fire department in the Phoenix area next month. He said the step up to a larger department is bittersweet, because he feels much has been accomplished during his five years in La Crosse.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

PHOTOS: Arson is looking into what started a fire at another abandoned building. The latest fire started around 3:30 a.m. Monday at a vacant home on W. Travis Street and NW 24th Street on the West Side. When firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames. They immediately put their focus on preventing the fire from spreading the neighboring homes.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABB-TV FOX 29 San Antonio

The Durham Fire Department joined the hijinks on April Fools Day with a Friday morning post that drew strong reactions from basketball fans. The department took to social media to share seemingly real designs of a new fire engine with an unmistakable paint color – Duke blue. The post said: One of our Fire Trucks is going to look a lot different! As many of you know, we recently got seven new engines that will soon be in service.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV CBS 17 Goldsboro

Hoosiers needing emergency assistance can now text 911 in their native language and have their plea for help immediately translated for a police, fire or ambulance dispatcher. The Indiana Statewide 911 Board recently announced it has partnered with INdigital to translate text-to-911 messages into English from 108 different languages.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Neighbor

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Hawks on Friday unveiled a new mural at Atlanta Fire Rescue Station 16, where 16 Black firefighters first integrated the city's department in 1963. Several of those history-making firefighters were on hand for the occasion, as was Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins and current players John Collins and Skylar Mays.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Just days after the BA.2 strain of coronavirus achieved world dominance, international health officials are already turning their attention to a new, mutant variant believed to be even more transmissible – XE. XE is a combination of the first form of omicron to spread across the globe, BA.1, and so-called “stealth omicron,” the subvariant BA.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

...SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADS WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE... A fast moving storm system will sweep across the area tonight and Monday morning. Precipitation from the storm will initially fall as rain, but the rain will change to wet snow as temperatures cool Special Weather Statement 2022-04-03T22:03:00-05:00 2022-04-04T03:00:00-05:00 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

Two chicks and a cat were rescued after a fire broke out in a Janesville home’s basement Sunday morning. According to the Janesville Fire Department, first responders were dispatched to Jefferson Avenue at around 9:30 a.m. for report of a possible basement fire. Once on scene, firefighters located the fire, and though a houseline was stretched, the fire was taken under control with a water can and did not expand to other parts of the house.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2022 10:00:13 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

A fire broke out in a Kohl’s Department Store in Janesville on Friday, causing an evacuation. According to the Janesville Police Department, the fire started in the bedding section of the store, which is located on 2500 Milton Avenue. After investigating the incident, the JPD believe that the fire was intentional.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2022 12:16:57 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison