VIDEO/PHOTOS: Eight people were killed and 40 others hospitalized in a crash involving a bus carrying farm workers in Marion County Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, a 2010 International Bus carrying around 53 farm workers collided with a Ford truck. Troopers said ‘for reasons to be determined,’ the two vehicles collided in 'a sideswiped manner.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa

VIDEO: San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the country to issue a ban on firefighter clothing manufactured with so-called forever chemicals. Local lawmakers are expected to pass an ordinance on Tuesday prohibiting the use of protective equipment made with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Lawmakers are considering spending $6 million to test the use of "sprint" paramedics in three northern Minnesota counties and confront the state's worsening rural emergency response. The hope is that paramedics, roving the Iron Range and northwest lakes region in cars and trucks, could shave minutes off response times, and sort out calls that don't need fully loaded ambulances in the first place.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AOL.com

VIDEO: The Roswell Fire Department (RFD) is shifting to a new schedule designed to promote firefighter health and efficiency. Through a pilot program, firefighters will now work a 48/96-hour work cycle and will have a later start time. The department made the move based on health risks associated with prolonged sleep deprivation, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and mental health disorders like PTSD and anxiety.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

VIDEO: An Appleton firefighter who was shot and killed five years ago is being honored with a week of memorial activities. Mitch Lundgaard was shot on May 15, 2019, while rendering aid to a man who suffered a drug overdose on a bus at the Valley Transit Center. He was 36 and a 14-year veteran of the Appleton Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 9:56:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until 10:00 AM CDT today. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago and Wood. The first round of Canadian wildfire smoke of 2024 is currently impacting the region. Air quality will be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) to Unhealthy PM2.5 AQI categories. Smoke will continue moving from northwest to southeast behind a cold front, and is expected to eventually impact the entire state later today. Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) AQI PM2.5 concentrations are anticipated today before transitioning back toward Moderate to Good AQI later today into Tuesday. The current Air Quality Advisory will be updated this morning after the situation is reassessed. Since the air quality index could reach the UNHEALTHY level, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion. Everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. For more information on current air quality, please see: https://airquality.wi.gov Air Quality Alert 2024-05-13T04:26:00-05:00 2024-05-13T04:26:00-05:00 2024-05-13T04:26:00-05:00 2024-05-13T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee; Northern Oconto County; Door; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Outagamie; Brown; Kewaunee; Waushara; Winnebago; Calumet; Manitowoc; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 SAME 055083 SAME 055029 SAME 055073 SAME 055115 SAME 055141 SAME 055097 SAME 055135 SAME 055087 SAME 055009 SAME 055061 SAME 055137 SAME 055139 SAME 055015 SAME 055071 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 UGC WIZ021 UGC WIZ022 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ031 UGC WIZ035 UGC WIZ036 UGC WIZ037 UGC WIZ038 UGC WIZ039 UGC WIZ040 UGC WIZ045 UGC WIZ048 UGC WIZ049 UGC WIZ050 UGC WIZ073 UGC WIZ074 AWIPSidentifier AQAGRB WMOidentifier AEUS73 KGRB 130926 NWSheadline AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

PHOTOS: A firefighter seriously injured while responding to a deadly house fire last month returned home from the hospital Friday afternoon. The Milwaukee Fire Department announced Ryan McMenamin was released Friday afternoon from Ascension St. Mary's Hospital. McMenamin suffered serious burns when he got trapped fighting an April 14 fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

A family was able to escape a destructive blaze that took down their home in Orono on Sunday. Three family members were inside the home when the fire began just before 7 p.m. All of them were able to safely escape the burning structure along with the family dog, an emergency responder on the scene told KARE 11.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

PHOTOS: Friday night’s crash on Interstate 95 in the White Marsh area resulted in a brand new fire engine sustaining damage and eight members from Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company being injured. At around 9:00 p.m. on May 10, units responded to southbound I-95 in White Marsh for a reported medical emergency.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NottinghamMD.com

VIDEO: A 23-year-old Miami firefighter is grateful to be alive following a scary incident during a training exercise. Reece Blake was a recruit in a class, training to become a SWAT medic in Miami. SWAT medics respond to incidents involving police officers in moments of crisis. On March 5th, Reece was running from Lummus Park to Virginia Key as part of a training day when he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

VIDEO: The Colorado Springs Fire Department is working to bring the responsibility of ambulance services to them, instead of relying primarily on private companies. This is something Fire Chief Randy Royal and Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade have said has been in the works for a while. On social media, CSFD posted a statement from Chief Royal announcing that they will go before City Council on Monday to present their proposal.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until 10:00 AM CDT Monday morning. This advisory affects people living in the following counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago and Wood. The first round of Canadian wildfire smoke of 2024 is currently being observed in Minnesota and far northwest Wisconsin. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) to Unhealthy PM2.5 AQI will be possible as the smoke plume moves into the state behind a cold front. PM2.5 concentrations are likely to remain elevated through Sunday afternoon and evening across northwest Wisconsin. Smoke will then continue moving from northwest-to-southeast behind the cold front Sunday night into Monday morning and is expected to eventually impact the entire state come Monday. Currently, Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) AQI PM2.5 concentrations are anticipated Monday before transitioning back towards Moderate to Good AQI later Monday into Tuesday. The current Air Quality Advisory will be updated Monday morning after we reassess the situation. Since the air quality index could reach the UNHEALTHY level. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. For more information on current air quality, please see: https://airquality.wi.gov Air Quality Alert 2024-05-12T15:11:00-05:00 2024-05-12T15:11:00-05:00 2024-05-12T15:11:00-05:00 2024-05-13T11:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Vilas; Oneida; Forest; Florence; Northern Marinette County; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee; Northern Oconto County; Door; Marathon; Shawano; Wood; Portage; Waupaca; Outagamie; Brown; Kewaunee; Waushara; Winnebago; Calumet; Manitowoc; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055041 SAME 055037 SAME 055075 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 SAME 055083 SAME 055029 SAME 055073 SAME 055115 SAME 055141 SAME 055097 SAME 055135 SAME 055087 SAME 055009 SAME 055061 SAME 055137 SAME 055139 SAME 055015 SAME 055071 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ011 UGC WIZ012 UGC WIZ013 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 UGC WIZ021 UGC WIZ022 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ031 UGC WIZ035 UGC WIZ036 UGC WIZ037 UGC WIZ038 UGC WIZ039 UGC WIZ040 UGC WIZ045 UGC WIZ048 UGC WIZ049 UGC WIZ050 UGC WIZ073 UGC WIZ074 AWIPSidentifier AQAGRB WMOidentifier AEUS73 KGRB 122011 NWSheadline AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST, AND WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS

VIDEO: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire biology student Albert Lin did not expect his undergraduate experience to include fighting fires and saving lives. The Evansville native attended UW-Eau Claire with plans to focus primarily on his academics. But he soon learned of a public-service opportunity from a peer in his chemistry course about becoming a firefighter for the Altoona Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2024 9:04:09 AM - SOURCE: University of Wisconsin System

PHOTO: The Newburg Volunteer Fire Department recently acquired a shiny new fire truck. According to NVFD Lieutenants Tony Scholten and Chuck Roethke, the department got the new truck in April, but has only used it for trainings thus far. The truck features a 3,000-gallon tank, which is larger than any of the other vehicles the department uses, as well as a pump that allows firefighters to spray the water directly from the truck, without needing a hydrant.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2024 2:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site

PHOTO: Wisconsin's 2024 "HazMatter Of the Year" is our very own Lt. Michael McCartney! This statewide recognition is granted to just one person each year. The Wisconsin Association of Hazardous Materials Responders (WAHMR) honored Lt. McCartney at their 2024 conference. McCartney joined the MFD Hazardous Incident Team, as a team leader, in 2016.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Madison

PHOTOS: Anthony Burgard was sworn in as the new chief of the Hartford Fire and Rescue Department Wednesday during the city’s Police and Fire Commission meeting. Burgard, 41, was chief of the Richfield Volunteer Fire Company for the past four years. He started with that department in 2004. After taking the oath of office, administered by City Clerk Shanna Kreilkamp before a crowd of family, friends and colleagues, Burgard thanked those who helped him through life, "whether it be my family that physically raised me, my fire family that taught me (especially past Chief Terry Kohl of Richfield), and my beautiful wife and children that have helped support me and everything that I’ve done in the past.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site

VIDEO: Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed a home near Irma on Thursday morning. The Merrill Fire Department responded to the home located at N5621 State Road 107 in the Town of Rock Falls at 4:35 a.m. The fire caused a portion of Highway 107 to temporarily close. Merrill FD Battalion Chief Phil Skoug said in a news release that as crews arrived on scene, heavy fire was seen at the home along with an unattached garage.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

Video showed an 18-wheeler go up in flames on a roadway in southwest Miami-Dade early Thursday. The truck's cab became fully engulfed in flames at the intersection of Krome Avenue and Southwest 200th Street around 3 a.m. The driver said he had been refueling the truck with diesel when he noticed it catch fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami

An instructor is recovering from some serious burns after an accident during a training exercise at the Nassau County Fire Academy. The fire, which happened Thursday morning, is considered an accident. It happened at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy during a set up for a training exercise on a mock boat-like ship.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

PHOTOS: Naper Settlement commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Naperville Fire Department with the new sitewide exhibit, “A Strong Back and A Strong Mind: 150 Years of the Naperville Fire Department.” Now on view at Naper Settlement through December 2024, the exhibit highlights the evolution of the Naperville Fire Department and the unique ways it serves the community while recognizing the courage, physical strength, and extensive knowledge firefighters must have to perform the job.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald - Metered Site