Two medical teams in Michigan are working together to launch the "nex gen" defibrillator. Life EMS, a West Michigan-owner provider, is anticipated to be the first emergency service organization in the nation to use Stryker's newest medical device, LIFEPAK 35, according to officials. The device is expected to use technology that can reduce how many pauses there are during chest compressions.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWMT-TV CBS 3 Kalamazoo

VIDEO: You can find a lot on Facebook Marketplace, even a long-lost fire truck. A 1947 Dodge pumper truck belonged to the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department decades ago but in the 90s, it disappeared after the shop where it was being worked on closed. Fast forward 30 years and a lucky scroll through the social media platform’s shop turned up the 77-year-old missing truck.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWNY-TV CBS 7 Carthage

A sprinkler system helped save lives and limit property damage after a fire broke out in a senior housing facility on Tuesday, according to the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called around 3 p.m. to the 900 block of North High Point Road for a smoke detector going off and smoke in an apartment.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 9:36:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles south of Boulder Junction, or 19 miles west of Eagle River, moving northwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lac Du Flambeau, Squirrel Lake, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Trout Lake, and Sayner. Special Weather Statement 2024-08-01T15:45:00-05:00 2024-08-01T15:45:00-05:00 2024-08-01T15:45:00-05:00 2024-08-01T16:30:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida 45.97,-89.43 45.77,-89.91 45.9099999,-90.01 46.12,-89.51 45.97,-89.43 SAME 055125 SAME 055085 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 012045 NWSheadline STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN VILAS AND NORTHWESTERN ONEIDA COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT eventMotionDescription 2024-08-01T20:44:00-00:00...storm...156DEG...8KT...46.0,-89.64 maxWindGust 40 MPH maxHailSize 0.88 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

At 318 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Newbold, or 11 miles northwest of Rhinelander, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Eagle River, Newbold, Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, Rainbow Flowage, Minocqua, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Sugar Camp, Hazelhurst, and Lake Tomahawk. Special Weather Statement 2024-08-01T15:19:00-05:00 2024-08-01T15:19:00-05:00 2024-08-01T15:19:00-05:00 2024-08-01T16:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida 45.77,-89.2 45.61,-89.67 45.83,-89.91 46.04,-89.34 45.77,-89.2 SAME 055125 SAME 055085 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 012019 NWSheadline STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL VILAS AND NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT eventMotionDescription 2024-08-01T20:18:00-00:00...storm...153DEG...15KT...45.73,-89.63 maxWindGust 40 MPH maxHailSize 0.75 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

VIDEOS: Crews responded to a fire at Procter & Gamble in Green Bay early Thursday morning. The fire started in the air handling system for two paper machines. “Fire crews were chasing fire through the duct system... when a large fireball erupted from the vent on the roof of the building,” the Green Bay Metro Fire Department reported.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Fire crews responded to a house fire in Oregon early Wednesday morning. Oregon Fire Chief Glenn Linzmeier spoke to WKOW on the scene and said a fire was reported at about 4:55 on the 6100 block of Knollwood Drive. An elderly woman was sleeping in the home when her smoke detectors started going off.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

No one was injured following a Tuesday afternoon fire in Brown County that resulted in an estimated $65,000 in damages. According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, on July 30 around 12:30 p.m., crews responded to a reported fire near the area of the 1800 block of Commercial Way in Bellevue. When crews got near the scene, dense black smoke could be seen.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO: Home surveillance video from a Tulsa living room shows a dog chewing on a power bank with a lithium-ion battery inside. Suddenly, there is a flash, and a fire breaks out within minutes, leaving the two dogs and a cat in danger. "The thing that's important about this situation is how fast you see this fire progress,” said Andy Little with the Tulsa Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

VIDEO: Outside the track of the AAU Junior Olympics in Greensboro, a beige tent is there for young athletes or spectators in need of medical attention. The tent is Guilford County Emergency Medical Services’ new EMS Medical Tent. Staffed with 12 personnel and stocked with everything found in an ambulance, Guilford County EMS says it’s prepared to take on what the AAU Junior Olympics may throw its way.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXII-TV NBC 12 Winston-Salem

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A ‘medical emergency’ caused a crash in Dandridge Wednesday morning after a firefighter passed out while driving. Dandridge Fire Chief Andy Riley shared that the driver and a lieutenant with the Dandridge Fire Department were out around 10:30 a.m. to do a weekly check of the department’s fire boat in Douglas Lake when the driver passed out behind the wheel.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville

San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to lower the retirement age from 58 to 55 for the city's firefighters, who risk cancer and death as part of their job. If more than half of voters on the Nov. 5 ballot approve the amendment to the city charter, members of the San Francisco Fire Department hired after Jan.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

Very moist air from recent rainfall and clear skies have allowed areas of dense fog to form this morning across portions of central and north-central Wisconsin. The fog is patchy, so watch out for rapidly changing visibility if you are driving this morning, especially during the morning commute. The fog should dissipate by 9 am. Special Weather Statement 2024-07-31T05:43:00-05:00 2024-07-31T05:43:00-05:00 2024-07-31T05:43:00-05:00 2024-07-31T09:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Waushara SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 SAME 055073 SAME 055115 SAME 055141 SAME 055097 SAME 055135 SAME 055137 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ031 UGC WIZ035 UGC WIZ036 UGC WIZ037 UGC WIZ045 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 311043 NWSheadline AREAS OF DENSE FOG COULD SLOW TRAVEL THIS MORNING BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

VIDEO: Authorities in Appleton say an early Wednesday morning house fire caused an estimated $350,000 in damages. According to a release from the Appleton Fire Department, crews responded at 2:49 a.m. to the 4100 block of South Woodendale Way for reports of a house on fire. Officials say the initial fire call indicated an exterior fire and upon arrival, heavy smoke was seen coming from the eaves all around the home.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Construction on the new Watertown fire station is progressing on schedule. The facility will replace the city’s current station, which was built in 1964 and is no longer suitable for the fire department’s needs and is not cost effective to renovate. Fire Chief Tanya Reynen says the agency was in dire need of a new building.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

VIDEO: Seventeen firefighters suffered heat-related injuries and were treated at the scene of a fire Tuesday afternoon at a business plaza in Monroe Township. One firefighter was hospitalized and is described as being in "stable condition," according to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo

VIDEO: A new program at the University of South Florida aims to better protect first responders from infectious diseases. The multi-million dollar project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firefighters and EMS personnel risk their lives every day to protect people. The program is researching ways to better protect them.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) will open the doors to all 24 fire stations across the city, welcoming the community to meet their neighborhood firefighters, as part of Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings Initiative. “Mental Health is an important topic in my department. I understand the heaviness mental health can bear on our community and fully support Mayor Yemi’s initiative in helping our neighbors feel less alone,” said Fire Chief Randy Royal.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXRM-TV FOX 21 Colorado Springs

On July 27, 2024 at 8:48 a.m., the Slinger Fire Department was dispatched to a residential carbon monoxide alarm in the Village of Slinger. As volunteers arrived and prepared to respond to the incident, one of our firefighters experienced a severe medical emergency. Other firefighters quickly assessed the situation and initiated lifesaving efforts.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 4:33:06 PM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider

Very moist air from recent rainfall and clear skies have allowed areas of dense fog to form this morning across portions of central and north-central Wisconsin. The fog is patchy, so watch out for rapidly changing visibility if you are driving this morning, especially during the morning commute. The fog should dissipate by 9 am. Special Weather Statement 2024-07-30T04:53:00-05:00 2024-07-30T04:53:00-05:00 2024-07-30T04:53:00-05:00 2024-07-30T08:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Waushara SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 SAME 055073 SAME 055115 SAME 055141 SAME 055097 SAME 055135 SAME 055137 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ031 UGC WIZ035 UGC WIZ036 UGC WIZ037 UGC WIZ045 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 300953 NWSheadline AREAS OF DENSE FOG COULD SLOW TRAVEL THIS MORNING BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR