Everyone is safe after a fire broke out at an attached garage in Janesville but a lot of damage was left behind, according to the Janesville Fire Department. Battalion Chief Josh Uecker said the fire happened Sunday at about 7:15 p.m. in the 2600 block of Doe Court. When crews arrived, they saw smoke coming from the eaves and roof of the house.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEOS: A dramatic video 8 News Now obtained captures a person dangling out of the second-floor window of an apartment building that was on fire. The fire happened on Sunday night in the 3900 block of Spencer Street at the Riverbend Village Apartments near Flamingo Road. According to the American Red Cross, Sunday’s deadly fire displaced 19 residents but that number could rise.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas

VIDEO: It's been five months since three first responders were killed in the line of duty in Burnsville. Police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, along with firefighter and medic Adam Finseth, were shot as they responded to a 911 call for help on Feb. 18. There are reminders everywhere at Burnsville police headquarters; in hallways and offices; and even the garage.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4 Minneapolis

VIDEO: A pair of bills recently signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer seek to help address the EMS Staffing Crisis. HB-4613 and HB-4614 stretch "temporary licenses" for medical first responders from 120 days to a year and allow them to work on ambulances as long as they're supervised. Genesee County has been struggling especially during the shortage.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJRT-TV ABC 12 Flint

Very moist air from recent rainfall and clear skies have allowed areas of dense fog to form early 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 2024-07-30T01:29:00-05:00 2024-07-30T01:29:00-05:00 2024-07-30T01:29:00-05:00 2024-07-30T05:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Lincoln; Langlade; Marathon; Wood; Portage SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055073 SAME 055141 SAME 055097 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ035 UGC WIZ036 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 300629 NWSheadline AREAS OF DENSE FOG COULD SLOW TRAVEL THIS MORNING BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

VIDEO: Surviving a fire is one thing, but healing physically and mentally is something that takes years. It’s the reason Jeffrey Jordan shares his story to help raise awareness and money at the Paul Davis Invitational. Monday was the 20th annual golf outing at Maple Bluff Country Club in Madison. It was put on by UW Health Wound Healing Services, Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety and Paul Davis.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 5:19:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

PHOTOS: An empty Woonsocket mill went up in flames and is now reduced to rubble as bricks lay in piles where the building once stood. "I’m sure everybody is shocked that building has been there for a long time,” said Woonsocket resident Robert Hayes. Firefighters say they got a call around 1:00 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence

The Grand Chute Fire Department (GCFD) was dispatched to Woodman’s Grocery Store on North Westhill Blvd. after receiving reports of what is called a ‘suspicious’ fire just after 4 p.m. on Friday. According to the release, the dispatchers in Outagamie County were informed that black smoke was seen in a store bathroom and people were evacuating as the fire alarm sounded.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

PHOTOS: An empty Woonsocket mill went up in flames and is now reduced to rubble as bricks lay in piles where the building once stood. "I’m sure everybody is shocked that building has been there for a long time,” said Woonsocket resident Robert Hayes. Firefighters say they got a call around 1:00 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAR-TV NBC 10 Providence

VIDEO: Firefighters now have a new vehicle fire simulator that is safer for firefighters and the environment. “Vehicle fires are intense and dirty,” said Chief of Training Tom Schloemer. “The plastic or synthetic interior and fuel create hot, toxic smoke which is harmful to both firefighters and the environment.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Shaker Heights

VIDEO: Deputies responded to two separate car burglaries Saturday night, with both incidents occurring at different fire stations in East Baton Rouge Parish. Firefighters returned from a late night call to find someone had broken into multiple employee vehicles at the East Side Fire Department on Old Hammond Highway.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRZ-TV ABC 2 Baton Rouge

VIDEO: At the Henrico Fire Department Training Facility off Woodman Road, fire crews got an extra hand from nearly 60 young girls who they hope to one day possibly recruit to the force. It was all part of their two-day summer camp called Girls on Fire. The camp is the creation of Ronny Martin, the Lieutenant of Recruit Training with Henrico Fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond

Two people were rescued from the water in De Pere after officials say their boat went over the dam at Voyager Park. De Pere Fire Rescue got the call Saturday night around 5 p.m. They say a small inflatable boat was seen near a fishing pier with two people inside. Both were rescued after firefighters threw a rope to the couple and pulled them to shore.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2024 4:10:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: If you saw emergency vehicles in the parking lot at Lambeau Field on Tuesday, there was no immediate danger. Local first responders gathered at Lambeau for a combined training. Officials participated in a simulated event that helped them prepare for the upcoming Packers season. Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis says this practice helps with communication and learning where to prioritize resources for all public safety, fire, and EMS workers at large public events.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: On Thursday, the La Crosse Fire Department held an open house for its new Fire Station 4. After nearly a year of construction, the station is now open on Gillette Street. It is the department's second new station in the past 14 months, joining Station 2 on the UW-L campus. The new building houses several response and specialty vehicles, seven full-time firefighters, and a new north side police office.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

PHOTOS: At least 1,500 vehicles, if not more, inside of an estimated 20-acre junkyard in the Antelope Valley burned in a three-alarm blaze Thursday. Firefighters responded to reports of a “yard fire” at 421 W Ave I off of Sierra Highway in Lancaster just after 3 p.m., L.A. County Fire confirmed to KTLA.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

VIDEO: According to the Environmental Protection Agency, PFAS (or forever chemicals) can be found in almost every American’s bloodstream. Based on your career, though, you could be more exposed than others. The National Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study is starting its research into PFAS and firefighters’ health in North Carolina.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington

PHOTO: Escambia County EMS is showing off their new ambulances and they have a different look. Four new ambulances are now wrapped with a Blue Angels theme. The county says the design was developed by an employee and retrofitted by a company to be applied to the ambulances' shape and model. "Being here in Escambia County and Pensacola, the Blue Angels are a pride and joy of this area," Training Supervisor Houston Harvell said.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAR-TV ABC 3 Pensacola

VIDEO: If you saw emergency vehicles in the parking lot at Lambeau Field on Tuesday, there was no immediate danger. Local first responders gathered at Lambeau for a combined training. Officials participated in a simulated event that helped them prepare for the upcoming Packers season. Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis says this practice helps with communication and learning where to prioritize resources for all public safety, fire, and EMS workers at large public events.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO/PHOTOS: An Appleton park honoring a fallen firefighter is showing off its upgrades. The city held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Lundgaard Park on Lightning Drive Wednesday. It features a fire station-themed playground and basketball and pickleball courts. The park is dedicated to Mitchell Lundgaard, a 14-year veteran of the Appleton Fire Department, who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center in May of 2019.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay