VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews responded to a fire at a bar in Rock County on Monday night. Lakeside Fire & Rescue say crews received a call around 7 p.m. for reports of a fire at Snuffy’s Still. Officials say the fire started in a storage shed on the deck of the bar. It is a place where patrons can go outside and smoke.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

A three-alarm fire engulfed a historic vacant church Monday night in St. Louis. The St. Louis Fire Department responded at around 8:45 to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St., in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. The building is designated as a St. Louis City Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis

When former Concord firefighter Chris Andrews introduced himself to city councilors, he described himself as “a cancer survivor — at least for now.” At the outset of his career, new types of protective gear, including the addition of breathing equipment and innovations in boot and pant materials, had made Andrews feel safer than his predecessors.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Concord Monitor - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: After thousands of tumbleweeds buried homes in Eagle Mountain, crews have been conducting controlled burns to eliminate piles of them. Unified Fire Authority conducted their second burn on Monday morning in a coordinated effort with the Eagle Mountain City Streets Department. They said it was intended to "efficiently dispose of the tumbleweeds" that accumulated along Eagle Mountain Blvd.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City

Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar outfits. They were smokejumpers with the United States Forest Service, the agency that directs the majority of the nation’s efforts to manage wildfires.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ProPublica

PHOTOS: One person was flown to a hospital with burns following a house fire in Hixton. According to Hixton Fire and Rescue, they were called to the former United Methodist Church of Hixton a little after 3 a.m. Monday morning for a fire. The former church is now used as a house. When they arrived, they found heavy flames in the ceiling and walls.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 9:34:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO: Potentially dangerous fire conditions continue around the state this week. Waupaca County is one of the counties in Northeast Wisconsin where the outdoor fire risk is considered very high. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported in the past week it had to put out 72 wildfires across the state, including one in Waupaca County where our news team could see a significant amount of tall, dry brush and crunchy grass.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Friday, at 10:32 p.m., Marshfield Fire and Rescue responded with 9 personnel to a report of an oven fire with heavy smoke filling the apartment at Laurel Gardens Apartments. Residents of the apartment complex were found outside when personnel arrived. According to a Marshfield Police Officer, a fire extinguisher was used on the stone.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

VIDEOS: The driver of the car who wrecked with a Tulsa firetruck on Feb. 26 is facing five counts of manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence, according to court documents. The wreck happened around 5:30 p.m. when 28-year-old Keiosha Rucker, driving a white Hyundai, pulled in front of a Tulsa fire truck that was responding with lights and sirens to a call.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa

VIDEO: The sound of bagpipes and snare drums could be heard up and down Denver’s Market Street throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend. "We are raising money for what we do all year long,” said Paulette Diaz, member of Colorado Emerald Society Pipes and Drums. “It’s an honor because we’re honoring our fallen firefighters and fallen police officers and fallen medics.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC/MyNetworkTV 9 Denver

PHOTOS: The red paint of the 1923 Maxim fire engine glistened in the afternoon sunlight as it stood in front of the Northborough fire station. “It’s more than just a truck. It’s more than just steel on wheels,” said Shay Bailey. Members of the Northborough Firefighters Association are celebrating the engine’s 100th birthday.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Community Advocate

Lake-effect snow showers will bring another half inch to an inch of snow to Vilas County tonight. Roads will be snow or ice covered in some areas, resulting in locally hazardous travel conditions. Motorists should be alert for slippery spots and reduced visibilities in snow showers. Special Weather Statement 2024-03-17T20:32:00-05:00 2024-03-17T20:32:00-05:00 2024-03-17T20:32:00-05:00 2024-03-18T01:00:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Observed Vilas SAME 055125 UGC WIZ005 AWIPSidentifier SPSGRB WMOidentifier WWUS83 KGRB 180132 BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS EAS-ORG WXR

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A 19-year-old Wisconsin woman is at home recovering after she suffered severe burns from a bonfire someone had tossed accelerant into on a night in February. Ryen Reif said she was attending her friend’s birthday party on February 12. The group had gathered around a bonfire that evening when Reif said a friend tossed lacquer thinner, an extremely volatile and flammable liquid, onto the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2024 1:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Three families were pushed from their apartments, and several pets had to be rescued from a three-unit apartment building in Green Bay. Firefighters say they responded after 2:15 a.m. for smoke coming from the building. Once they arrived, smoke and flames were spotted coming from the windows. Firefighters went inside, and it took them about 20 minutes to get this fire under control, because it was spreading through the walls.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

VIDEO: Two first responders from southeast Wisconsin are competing on the 36th season of "The Amazing Race." Sunny Pulver and Bizzy Smith are best friends and firefighters. Pulver works for the Madison Fire Department and Smith works for the New Berlin Fire Department. The two quickly became best friends while receiving their training and are now ready to race into a new challenge.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The Forest County Sheriff’s Office has released new details about an incident that sickened dozens and prompted an evacuation at the Crandon School. In all, 39 people received medical care after becoming ill. Two had elevated levels of carbon monoxide. Authorities said a mechanical issue with the furnace created elevated levels of carbon monoxide inside the school.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

Crews worked throughout the day Thursday to get a FedEx tractor trailer off I-90 and onto the road below, after a crash in the morning sent the truck over the railing on a bridge, barely hanging on above Pittsford Mendon Center Road. The truck was removed from I-90, the state Thruway, shortly before 5 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHEC-TV NBC 10 Rochester

VIDEO: Some Tempe firefighters who were enjoying a pickleball game between calls Tuesday had to abruptly end their break when a car almost ran them over in their station’s parking lot. The first responders quickly shifted from play to work mode to take care of the driver after he crashed into parked vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale

VIDEO: Fort Myers Firefighter Sean McNamara said they're getting used to a special truck that can attack difficult situations unlike any in their fleet. It's been about 100 years since they had to use a truck like this, but this one is modern. "This truck is a 107-foot straight stick ladder, it is different from our other ladder trucks," McNamara said.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 20 Fort Myers

VIDEO: Two first responders from southeast Wisconsin are competing on the 36th season of "The Amazing Race." Sunny Pulver and Bizzy Smith are best friends and firefighters. Pulver works for the Madison Fire Department and Smith works for the New Berlin Fire Department. The two quickly became best friends while receiving their training and are now ready to race into a new challenge.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee