The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding residents that fire danger remains high across the state. On Saturday, there were 36 fires burning over 100 acres. Five structures were burned and several more were threatened. Fire danger is expected to remain high to very high across the state.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 1:02:35 PM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times

Fire destroyed a detached garage and a vehicle inside it in the 12100 block of 222nd Avenue southwest of Lake Shangri-La Tuesday night. A resident who lives behind the structure called 911 at about 7 p.m. after hearing a bang and noticing light smoke coming from the eves, according to Salem Lakes Fire Chief Mike Slover.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 1:03:37 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site

Dry conditions continue to play a role in grass fires around the area. Crews spent Tuesday at a fire south of Eau Claire, just off Priory Road. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has Eau Claire County and La Crosse County listed at a “high level” for wildfires. The DNR reports around 100 wildfires have broken out across the state during the past two weeks, burning more than 183 acres.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV Fox 25 La Crosse

VIDEO: A woman was rescued from a four-alarm commercial fire just moments before flames engulfed the building in downtown Oklahoma City, fire officials said. Crews were called out to check smoke at the structure just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening in the 800 block of NW 4th St. Responding crews reported seeing visible flames and heavy smoke at the vacant structure.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City

Nearly 24 hours after a firefighter went missing in a suburban New York assisted living home fire, his body has been found. Rockland County volunteer firefighter Jared Lloyd was the second casualty in the blaze that gutted the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley early Tuesday, according to Rabbi Yisroel Kahan of the county's Human Rights Commission.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

VIDEO: Lieutenants Joe and Jennifer Linnenkugel completed their final shift at the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department on Tuesday. Both have been members of the department for years and knew each other well before joining. Jennifer had been a stay-at-home mom before her husband transferred to Toledo.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo

VIDEO: For those with mental or physical disabilities, moments of crisis and high-stress situations can causes panic or unpredictable responses. That’s why Mankato Public Safety is using an app that can help them approach those with special needs. The Vitals App provides first responders with medical data and other critical information when they come into contact with a vulnerable person.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYC-TV CBS/Fox 12 Mancato

VIDEO: The Lexington Fire Department is saying goodbye to a reliable and trustworthy member of the team. For more than 60 years, firefighters knew their ladder truck would get them to the fire. Thousands of miles later, it’s time to retire the truck. Lexington Fire Chief Paul Jarrett is going over the retiring ladder truck for the last time.
- PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGHP-TV Fox 8 High Point

Portage firefighters put out a fire in a motel room Monday evening before it was able to spread to any of the adjacent rooms. First responders were dispatched to the Sunset Motel at 2617 New Pinery Rd. shortly before 6:30 p.m. for a report of a fire in one of the rooms. When they arrived, crews found smoke coming from room 4.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 7:39:17 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

VIDEO: One firefighter remains missing after fire burned through a Spring Valley assisted living facility, killing one resident and prompting dozens of middle-of-the-night rescues. "We have numerous teams looking through the rubble" for the missing firefighter, said Rockland County Director of Fire and Emergency Services Chris Kear.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: A young man who serves the community is now officially a part of it after a naturalization ceremony on Monday. It’s a day Artur Lutsyk dreamed about since he was a little boy. “It’s a whole lot of emotions of excitement and nervousness,” Lutsyk said while standing in front of a fire truck before he took the U.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

VIDEO: The Stevens Point Fire Department is now using augmented reality to show the importance of fire safety in a way previously not possible. Augmented reality is an interactive experience where real-world environments are enhanced by computer-generated content. The new augmented reality fire extinguisher training allows users to see what it would be like to extinguish a fire without the presence of actual flames.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Jovon Newman always had a passion for music, but as he got older and his successes stalled he set it aside and joined the service to provide for his growing family. "I've actually been in several different music projects--groups and duos. I've been doing it for a while now. I had to take a break from it because I joined the service.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 1150AM & WDEL.com

March 2021 marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic upending our lives and the economy here in the United States. Pre-pandemic, Americans were doing well financially, with major markers like unemployment, reaching 50-year lows. Post-pandemic, however, things are looking wildly different. During the second quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, our nation’s real GDP fell by a whopping 31.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mooresville Tribune

Efforts remain ongoing to recruit more people of color to the Beloit police and fire departments, as both chiefs gave an update to the Police and Fire Commission on Monday. Commissioner Dennis Murphy requested an update from both departments on their recruiting efforts to make both departments representative of Beloit’s diversity.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 8:28:36 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

Kaukauna firefighters now have a new life-saving device at their disposal. It’s called the LUCAS CPR device and it will help provide higher quality CPR. The department now has two thanks to three area organizations. The device can be the difference during a life or death situation if someone is under cardiac arrest.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 7:08:44 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

With the exception of four north central counties in the moderate category, the Wisconsin DNR lists fire danger across the entire state as high. Conditions are ripe for wildfires. Dry, dead brush, low humidity, with very little rain and high winds, are exactly the conditions that increase the risk of wildfire danger across our area each spring.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 5:37:23 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

An open door helped fan the flames of a large house fire that destroyed a Reedsburg home. According to the fire department, firefighters responded to the home, along Dessa Rain Drive, around midnight to try to contain the blaze. As they arrived, crews could see flames shooting through the roof. Reedsburg Asst.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 11:43:59 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

The Stevens Point Fire Department is now using augmented reality to show the importance of fire safety in a way previously not possible. Augmented reality is an interactive experience where real-world environments are enhanced by computer-generated content. The new augmented reality fire extinguisher training allows users to see what it would be like to extinguish a fire without the presence of actual flames.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 11:31:11 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

The Waupun Fire Department responded early Monday morning to a barn fire at N10533 Highway 151. Crews were called out at 1:31 a.m. Monday morning after a passerby noticed a building was on fire. Upon arrival, crews encountered two buildings that were fully engulfed and a third building that was in immediate danger.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 5:41:26 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM Fond du Lac