VIDEO: Most volunteer firefighters have a full-time job that doesn’t involve putting out fires. But when a call comes in, they step away from work to respond. Now, a newly established program with the Southmont Volunteer Fire Company will reimburse them for every incident they respond to. “So volunteers are unpaid, of course.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAJ-TV CBS 10 Altoona

More than 40,000 people were killed last year in traffic crashes, according to preliminary data released Monday, remaining above pre-pandemic levels but slightly down from their peak in 2021. The new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration adds to concerns that little is being done to address one of the most common causes of preventable deaths.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Eight people were displaced by a fire at a Green Bay apartment on Thursday morning. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to an apartment on Imperial Lane around 10 a.m. for a report of a fire. On scene, crews found smoke coming from the roof and eaves of the building. Firefighters entered the apartment and extinguished the fire in under 20 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 2:26:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: A house in the town of Seymour is considered a total loss following a fire Wednesday. The home is on Indian Hills Drive near North Shore Drive/County Highway QQ. Multiple fire departments were on scene. According to a News 18 reporter on scene, flames and smoke could be seen around 2:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

The Milwaukee Fire Department says they rescued two people from a burning duplex on the city's northwest side Tuesday night. According to Milwaukee Fire, the fire broke out a little before 10 p.m., and crews initially received calls for help for one person trapped inside the home. When crews arrived, they found two people were trapped inside the burning building.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Minneapolis crews are battling a fire at a vacant apartment building early Thursday morning. The fire started just before midnight at the corner of Fifth Avenue South and 19th Street, just south of downtown. Firefighters say flames were burning from the top floor of the boarded-up building. Crews tried to put out the fire from inside, but they had to get out when the top floor started to collapse.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

PHOTOS: Larry Lechmanski opened the door and there the four beauties posed, shining, immaculate, waiting for their next public event. Four Shelter Island Fire Department vehicles, ranging in years from 1929 to 1964, were right at home in the Cobbetts Lane Firehouse, the brick structure built into the side of the hill and known as the Potato House, from the time it was used to store harvested potatoes, once a profitable cash crop for the Island.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shelter Island Reporter - Metered Site

Thursday marks one year since the massive warehouse fire in West Easton. We'd be hard pressed to find someone in the Easton area who doesn't remember this day last year. You either were far enough away to just see the smoke, or you were close enough where you could smell it. Some had soot and ash falling on your cars and homes.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new rule on Tuesday requiring two-person crews on railroads in a move to bolster safety as rail regulation has come into the spotlight after the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment last year. "This is a good day for the safety of rail workers, rail passengers and every American who lives near a rail line all across this country because America's rails are safer today than they were yesterday," Buttigieg said at a news conference on Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: They work together to protect their communities. But all bets are off once police officers and firefighters hit the basketball court. "Our adrenaline gets going a little higher because we get there first usually," said New Berlin Police Sergeant Ryan Straus, who shared a subtle burn as he practiced on the court.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 9:12:45 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. Winter Storm Warning 2024-04-03T10:56:00-05:00 2024-04-03T10:56:00-05:00 2024-04-03T10:56:00-05:00 2024-04-03T13:00:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Severe Likely Vilas SAME 055125 UGC WIZ005 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 031556 NWSheadline WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240403T1800Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-04-03T18:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d48521c4c2a95ae5da735598a5c0b12f415412ec.001.1,2024-04-02T22:06:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce719945eea4d081d392ae14c9ea5836c513e739.001.2,2024-04-02T15:06:00-05:00

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph, causing areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches and cause sporadic power outages. Winter Storm Warning 2024-04-03T03:33:00-05:00 2024-04-03T03:33:00-05:00 2024-04-03T03:33:00-05:00 2024-04-03T11:45:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Severe Likely Vilas SAME 055125 UGC WIZ005 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 030833 NWSheadline WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240403T1800Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-04-03T18:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce719945eea4d081d392ae14c9ea5836c513e739.001.2,2024-04-02T15:06:00-05:00

PHOTOS: "It's basically a firefighter in a can." That's how John Holland, public information officer for the Oshkosh Fire Department (OFD), describes the Stovetop Firestop. OFD partnered with the Oshkosh Area Community Food Pantry to distribute the gadgets Tuesday, free of charge, to pantry visitors 60 years old and above.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

PHOTO: A late morning fire has heavily damaged Advanced Automotive in Minocqua Tuesday. Nine fire departments along with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources were on the scene on Frank Drive for several hours. Minocqua Fire Chief Rich Carani said they were dispatched out at 10:45 a.m. returning to quarters at about 2:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander

Three people are in the hospital after a massive house fire in Federal Way. Video shot by a KIRO 7 photographer shows the house fully engulfed in flames. South King Fire tells KIRO 7 the fire started around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday afternoon off 4th Avenue SW and 371st. The conditions of the three people who were hospitalized are not known.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: The Proctorville Volunteer Fire Department’s station sustained extensive damage in Tuesday’s storms. According to our crew at the scene, a rear block wall collapsed along with part of the roof. Despite that damage, the department’s main fleet of vehicles didn’t sustain damage. Proctorville firefighters told us they have had help from the Chesapeake and Rome Township volunteer fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAZ-TV NBC 3 Huntington

“When I started we had a kind of a tradition that you sent the new guy in, or new girl in, to do all the dirty work, or all the unfavorable work, so to speak,” Brian Thompson with the Sutter County Fire Department says in a scene from the new documentary “Yes, There is Hope” directed by Dean Tokuno of Yuba City.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Appeal Democrat - Metered Site

The City of Janesville announced Friday that it has moved forward with three finalists for the position of Fire Chief of the Janesville Fire Department. The finalists are as follows: John Kolarik - His most recent position includes the Deputy Fire Chief for the Glenside Fire Protection District (2021-2022).
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2024 9:54:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate to heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. The highest snowfall amounts will be in the eastern portions of each county. * WHERE...Marathon, Wood, Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. Winter Storm Warning 2024-04-02T22:06:00-05:00 2024-04-02T22:06:00-05:00 2024-04-02T22:06:00-05:00 2024-04-03T06:15:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Severe Likely Vilas; Oneida; Lincoln; Marathon; Wood SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055069 SAME 055073 SAME 055141 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ030 UGC WIZ035 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 030306 NWSheadline WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240403T1800Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-04-03T18:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.777bd0241450d16b0b85f003ae9b7e7953553c93.001.2,2024-04-02T11:44:00-05:00

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 5 and 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. The highest snowfall amounts will be in the eastern portions of each county. * WHERE...Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. Winter Storm Warning 2024-04-02T15:06:00-05:00 2024-04-02T15:06:00-05:00 2024-04-02T15:06:00-05:00 2024-04-02T23:15:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Vilas; Oneida; Lincoln; Marathon SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055069 SAME 055073 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ030 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 022006 NWSheadline WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR VTEC /O.EXA.KGRB.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240403T1800Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-04-03T18:00:00+00:00