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

VIDEO: A fire that started in the kitchen of a Tomah home on Wednesday morning ends up causing damage throughout the residence. Tomah Fire Chief Tim Adler said they were called about 8:30 a.m. for the fire at 826 Cranberry Circle. Heavy smoke was coming from the front windows on the first floor. Once inside, crews found that the fire had spread to the upstairs part of the home.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

A large commercial fire in Rosemead sent up thick plumes of black smoke visible from throughout the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles. The three-alarm fire was burning on River Avenue just south of the 10 Freeway at a pallet yard where 55-gallon drums were also being consumed by flames. The exact nature of the materials on fire was not immediately known, but a hazardous materials team was responding to the scene, By around 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: In Gwinnett County, EMS first responders do a thorough inspection of each ambulance in their fleet every day. It’s protocol before responding to an emergency call. Fire Chief Frederick Cephas said it’s critical to keep his medic units in top mechanical shape, and the time has come to replace a dozen of them before they break down.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WANF-TV CBS 46 Atlanta

VIDEO: Research indicates firefighters are at a higher risk of getting and dying from esophageal cancer. The Fort Worth Fire Department wants to get ahead of it. On Wednesday, the department began esophageal cancer testing at its training facility, which will last through the end of next week. “We’ve done some other cancer screenings, but the previous cancer screenings that we do do not detect the esophageal cancer, which… with our job… we’re at a greater risk than the general public," said Jason Cearley, a battalion chief with the department.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth