PHOTO: Airport fire crews at Central Wisconsin Airport hit the tarmac Thursday morning for annual training sessions. Though airplanes have been created to be safe experiences for passengers, in the event something goes wrong, the crews on the ground need to be ready. Communication, hand-eye coordination, and efficiency were among the top skills prioritized, especially since fires or crashes can happen at any time.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Emergency crews in southeast Texas were clearing debris and assessing flooding early Friday after powerful storms tore through the state, killing at least four people and knocking out power to nearly 800,000 customers. The winds — which reached 100 mph — were reminiscent of 2008's Hurricane Ike, one of the costliest natural disasters in American history, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said in a briefing Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

VIDEO/PHOTOS: We’re approaching one year since a deadly fire at a construction site in Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood. Anchor Erica Bryant spoke with some of the heroes who were right in the middle of it. It’s an interview that none of the firefighters really wanted to do, mainly because May 18, 2023 is a day that’s hard for them to think about.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte

VIDEO: Firefighters from agencies across the western region are competing for the top seed at the 2024 West Regional Classic Firefighter Challenge. The Sparks Fire Department and Sparks Firefighters Local 731 will host the event, also known as “The Toughest 2 Minutes in Sports.” “It’s a qualifier for Worlds.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLO-TV ABC/CW+ 8 Reno

PHOTOS: A piece of Leetsdale fire department history has made its way back to the borough. Mary Jane Wasco, daughter of the late Fire Chief Charlie Wasco, donated the bell of a 1937 Ahrens-Fox fire truck that was driven by her father for many years. She presented it to council and borough firefighters May 9.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sewickley Herald

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Emergency crews in southeast Texas were clearing debris and assessing flooding early Friday after powerful storms tore through the state, killing at least four people and knocking out power to some 800,000 customers. The winds — which reached 100 mph and included some tornadoes — were reminiscent of 2008's Hurricane Ike, one of the costliest natural disasters in American history, Houston Mayor John Whitmire told a briefing Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

PHOTOS: The city has always been known for its furniture industry. On April 19, 1982, an epic explosion at the Thonet plant, sparked by sawdust, leveled the plant. The Sheboygan County Historical Research Center said the boiler used to fire the dry kilns and supply heat throughout the plant was, at times, natural gas fired.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 7:09:00 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press - Metered Site

The tipping point, according to Aaron Lipski, was the Molson Coors shooting. On Feb. 26, 2020, Lipski, then assistant chief of the Milwaukee Fire Department, was in a Wauwatosa fire station, meeting with firefighters from around the region in preparation for the Democratic National Convention, when a radio on one of their belts went off.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Magazine

We now have a first-person dramatic look at the Clark Memorial Bridge crash that left a semi-truck driver hanging over the Ohio River on March 1. Video from inside and outside the truck's cab was played in court Wednesday morning as the man charged in the crash appeared in court. The dashcam video shows 33-year-old Trevor Branham's pickup truck swerving out of his lane to avoid hitting an electric vehicle that stalled on the bridge.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Clackamas Fire Department is getting some major upgrades thanks to virtual reality or VR. The station's brand new VR simulation program was funded by the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant. The department is now the second fire agency to use this program in the U.S., a department in Oklahoma was the first.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is celebrating the successful Congressional passage of lithium-ion battery regulation, achieved through collaborative advocacy efforts with local, state, and federal partners. “This bill is the first step in what must be a long-term, nationwide conversation,” Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of New York Fire Department

PHOTO: The ride to school looked quite a bit different for a number of Maine Elementary School students Wednesday. One student from each grade K-5 were picked to get picked up and taken to school in a Maine fire truck. It was part of their "Fired Up for Reading" challenge. For every 30 minutes students read outside of school, they earned a ticket.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 9:40:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

It took more than two hours for La Crosse firefighters to put a fire out and overhaul a south side residence to make sure the flames were completely out. Chief Blane Neher said crews were sent to the home at 1502 10th St. South shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Heavy smoke and fire were coming from the back of the home when firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 8:02:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO: Five years ago, a hero fell in the line of duty. On the anniversary of that tragedy, we remember Mitch Lundgaard. In 2019, the 36-year-old responded to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center. He helped administer Narcan to a man suffering an overdose. That man then turned his gun on first responders.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 4:21:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Menomonie Fire and Police Departments were surprised with a sizable gift. On Monday, Lynne Nielsen, Trustee for the Robert B. Wigen Family Trust, gave the Menomonie Fire Department and Police Department a donation of $100,000 each. A spokesperson with the police department said this was the largest donation ever received by either department.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

The firefighter in Kewaunee County you might see responding to a call in the not-to-distant future may be one of the three students who just finished the first year of the Kewaunee County Junior Firefighter Program. The initiative is a partnership between the Luxemburg-Casco, Algoma, Denmark, and Kewaunee school districts and eight area fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News

For the third year in a row, Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 is partnering with the City of Milwaukee to host Big Truck Day on Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Red Arrow Park. The free event provides kids and families with the opportunity to explore dozens of big rigs from the Department of Public Works, Milwaukee Fire Department and Milwaukee Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Community Journal

VIDEO: Chopper 6 was over a dramatic crash rescue that unfolded in Chester County on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to a collision on the 400 block of Hilltop Road in Tredyffrin Township just after 10:30 a.m. Authorities say a man had been trapped under a red SUV for at least 30 minutes before he was freed.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

PHOTOS: The rain was pounding in the Mojave Desert on the Saturday before Easter when the first call came in about a crash along Interstate 15. Details were sketchy: head-on collision, Mercedes versus another car, a 7-year-old not breathing, a nurse on scene performing CPR. San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Capt.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times - Metered Site

PHOTOS: “New York’s Bravest” want to look more like New York. The Fire Department announced a new campaign Tuesday aiming to diversify its rank-and-file with hundreds of new recruits from all walks of life in the Big Apple. FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh announced the call to arms, dubbed “All Heroes Welcome,” at the department’s Downtown Brooklyn headquarters on May 14.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: amNY