The 15th of July is a day for pet owners to think about how their furry friends can be impacted by house fires. In honor of Pet Fire Safety Day, local leaders are reminding you to make an emergency plan that involves your four-legged family members. According to the National Fire Protection Association, pets accidentally start nearly 1,000 home fires each year.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

PHOTOS: A fire destroyed an East Brainerd home that was under construction and caused extensive damage to another newly built house next door that was for sale. Six other structures also sustained exposure damage from the heat. Firefighters were dispatched to the home that was fully engulfed in flames in the 1800 block of Oakvale Drive at 6:08 on Tuesday, July 16.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRBC-TV NBC 3 Chattanooga

VIDEO: The Blue Collar Brawler has struck again – but this time inside a Florida fire station. Video sent to FOX 35 from the gator trapper whose name is Mike Dragich, shows him barefoot inside a Jacksonville fire station. Firefighters called the trapper to the station because a gator wandered inside.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOFL-TV FOX 35 Orlando

VIDEO: The West Virginia Department of Health has released new protocols for emergency medical services to empower first responders and provide them with faster decision-making capabilities. The new protocols, developed by EMS leaders across the state, took effect on July 1st. According to officials, the protocols address many of the modern-day challenges faced by first responders in the state.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDTV CBS 5 Weston

The U.S. has contended with unrelenting temperatures this summer, and a map from NASA paints a dire picture of the scale of those persistent heat waves. The map, which consists of a snapshot of temperatures nationwide for July 10, used satellite images — along with a complex mathematical model known as the Goddard Earth Observing System — to create a kind of color code, with dark red showing areas that reached highs of 104 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NASA Earth Observatory, a program that examines the impact of climate change.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

There’s a new effort to boost community health services in the Green Bay area. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Brown County Public Health unveiled a new mobile integrated health division Monday. Officials say the mobile division aims to improve patient lives, lower healthcare costs, and use EMS providers to address healthcare challenges within the community.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: Madison Fire Department assisted several drivers stranded in flood waters during Sunday night’s severe thunderstorms. MFD responded to six calls in various locations. Some of these calls came in within minutes of each other. The first call came just before 7:45 p.m. between Aberg Avenue and N.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

The Clyman-Lowell-Reeseville Fire Department is two-and-a-half-years post-merger, and the conglomerate has been paying dividends for the community. Fire Chief Eric Howlett, who was appointed as the head of the Clyman Fire Commission in 2011, says that having a larger group that can respond to rural fires is crucial.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

VIDEOS: Firefighters battled a blaze for over 11 hours on Grand Rapid's west side at PADNOS' Front Street Recycling location. Investigators have now confirmed the fire was caused by a lightning strike. A PADNOS Company manager said that one employee had arrived to work early, saw the smoke and immediately called 911.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Grand Rapids

VIDEO: An online fundraiser for the family of Corey Comperatore, the man who died shielding his family from gunfire at Saturday's Donald Trump rally in Butler, has raised $1 million. Jason Bubb, the owner of Three Fit Six gym in Cabot, organized the fundraiser. He said Comperatore's daughter Allyson has been a member of his gym since day one.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh

VIDEO: A South Side organization is paving the way for the next generation to become first responders. The Black Fire Brigade recently celebrated its 6th anniversary by opening a new educational center in Washington Park. All of the students who have gone through the program have gotten jobs as firefighters or EMT's.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

Illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine continues to spread across the United States. The drug, which is increasingly mixed with fentanyl, often fails to respond to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone and can cause severe necrotic lesions. A report released by Millennium Health, a specialty lab that provides medication monitoring for pain management, drug treatment, and behavioral and substance use disorder treatment centers across the country, showed the number of urine specimens collected and tested at the US drug treatment centers were positive for xylazine in the most recent 6 months.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Medscape

Patchy dense fog has developed across parts of central and north- central Wisconsin early this morning, especially in low lying areas and in river valleys. Visibilities under a half mile are expected in some spots. The dense fog is expected to lift between 6am and 8am. If traveling, expect rapidly changing and poor visibilities at times. Remember to turn on your low-beam headlights and allow extra distance between you and the car in front of you. Special Weather Statement 2024-07-15T04:48:00-05:00 2024-07-15T04:48:00-05:00 2024-07-15T04:48:00-05:00 2024-07-15T07:30:00-05:00 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 150948 NWSheadline PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Several people had to swim to shore after their fishing boat exploded and caught fire in the Two Rivers harbor on Saturday. Just before 11 a.m., the Two Rivers Fire Department responded to an area in the harbor, just west of the Two Rivers Coast Guard Station, for a report of a boat fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: Lithium-ion batteries are becoming ubiquitous, being found almost everywhere, and when they’re used up, some may not think twice about tossing them in the trash. However, officials say that’s something you should never do. Last week, Outagamie County recycling and solid waste reported a dangerous incident in which a battery was mistakenly placed in a recycling bin.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

No one was hurt after a small fire at Chippewa Family Restaurant Friday. According to Fire Chief Jason Thom of Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services, they were called to the restaurant around 2:30 p.m. for a report of a fire in the basement. When crews arrived, they found light smoke coming from the basement and evacuated the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

PHOTOS: A firefighter was injured while putting out a massive pallet yard fire in San Bernardino County, authorities said. According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the 15000 block of Whittram Avenue in Fontana around 8:15 p.m. Saturday. When they got to the scene, crews observed a “stacked pallet yard well-involved with fire,” officials said.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

The head of the New York City Fire Department has notified Mayor Eric Adams that she intends to step down from her post in order to explore other career opportunities, officials familiar with the commissioner's plans told News 4. "My dedication to the FDNY has never and will never waver. It has been the honor of a lifetime to devote the last 10 years — five as first deputy commissioner and more than two as commissioner — to advocating for the men and women of the FDNY," Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York City

PHOTOS: Authorities say seven firefighters were injured when two tanker trucks crashed while responding to a large blaze in York, Pennsylvania. Officials said the crash occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in Spring Garden Township, about a third of a mile from the large warehouse fire in the city.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bedford Gazette

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Several departments from the Shawano area responded to a fire at the intersection of E Center Street and S Sawyer Street in Shawano on Thursday night. Fire crews tell us they arrived on-scene at around 6:30 p.m. and believe there was one person inside when the fire started. Shawano Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Chuck Felts tells us that they got out safely before crews arrived and nobody was hurt, though some rescue personnel were treated on-scene for heat exhaustion.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay