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

VIDEO: It's time to sharpen up their skills, first responders trained for a real life situation in the water. Behind Martin State Airport in Baltimore County a group of 50 people conducted an airplane rescue. "This is not anything a school can teach you or you can learn to do in a book, you just have to get in the water in different conditions with different people,” said Brian Key, who is Corporal with the Maryland State Police.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMAR-TV ABC 2 Baltimore

* WHAT...Low temperatures from 32 to 37 degrees will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, Northern Marinette County, and Northern Oconto County Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Frost Advisory 2024-05-14T21:06:00-05:00 2024-05-14T21:06:00-05:00 2024-05-15T00:00:00-05:00 2024-05-15T07:00:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Northern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055083 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ021 AWIPSidentifier NPWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS73 KGRB 150206 NWSheadline FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.FR.Y.0002.240515T0500Z-240515T1200Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-05-15T12:00:00+00:00

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Florence, Forest, Northern Marinette and Northern Oconto Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Frost Advisory 2024-05-14T14:29:00-05:00 2024-05-14T14:29:00-05:00 2024-05-15T00:00:00-05:00 2024-05-14T22:30:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Northern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055083 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ021 AWIPSidentifier NPWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS73 KGRB 141929 NWSheadline FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.FR.Y.0002.240515T0500Z-240515T1200Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-05-15T12:00:00+00:00

PHOTOS: Authorities in southern Wisconsin say one driver suffered only non-life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash on I-41 left them stuck inside their vehicle Monday afternoon. According to a release from the Slinger Police Department, officers, as well as crews from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Slinger Fire Department, and Life Star Rescue, responded at 2:56 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

A fire Sunday evening has damaged a silo at a grain mill in Buffalo County. Shortly after 9 p.m., a fire was reported at La Crosse Milling at 105 Highway 35 in Cochrane. The Buffalo County Sheriff's Office said that the fire was in an oat silo and the fire was contained to an auger. The building was evacuated when emergency crews arrived.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse