PHOTOS: A man has been hit with several charges, including DUI, after crashing into a Chesterfield fire truck that was responding to another emergency on Interstate 95 Saturday night. Four people were injured in the crash, including two firefighters. According to Chesterfield Fire & EMS, just before 10:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV ABC 8 Petersburg

VIDEO: A man has been taken into custody after a massive fire that destroyed a house in Hamilton Township on Friday afternoon. According to the Hamilton Township fire chief, crews were dispatched to a fire and a man with a gun in the 800 block of Sunrise Ridge Court around 2 p.m. The man proceeded to have a standoff with police for around an hour before firefighters could begin to knock down the flames.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Oneida and Vilas Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery or icy road conditions. Winter Weather Advisory 2024-03-30T03:28:00-05:00 2024-03-30T03:28:00-05:00 2024-03-30T03:28:00-05:00 2024-03-30T10:00:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas; Oneida SAME 055125 SAME 055085 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 300828 NWSheadline WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-240330T1500Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-03-30T15:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.51a09970b9d77744711bc1f19331a5a5fc347b7e.002.1,2024-03-29T14:38:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c97fc228ba8e90c731862030698450a02f7f190.001.1,2024-03-29T11:57:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7006f9a88ac670c5a316160376934a12a2d2fc6c.001.1,2024-03-29T04:11:00-05:00

VIDEO: The Portage Fire Department has found a potential solution to an immense staffing shortage in emergency medical services (EMS) thanks to a recent referendum in the community and a grant from the state. The department purchased two new ambulances to begin offering its own medical transport services in January 2025.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2024 1:14:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations around one a tenth or two of an inch. * WHERE...Oneida and Vilas Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Winter Weather Advisory 2024-03-29T21:15:00-05:00 2024-03-29T21:15:00-05:00 2024-03-30T02:00:00-05:00 2024-03-30T05:15:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas; Oneida SAME 055125 SAME 055085 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 300215 NWSheadline WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0007.240330T0700Z-240330T1500Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-03-30T15:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c97fc228ba8e90c731862030698450a02f7f190.001.1,2024-03-29T11:57:00-05:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7006f9a88ac670c5a316160376934a12a2d2fc6c.001.1,2024-03-29T04:11:00-05:00

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches and ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Oneida and Vilas Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Winter Weather Advisory 2024-03-29T14:38:00-05:00 2024-03-29T14:38:00-05:00 2024-03-30T02:00:00-05:00 2024-03-29T22:45:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas; Oneida SAME 055125 SAME 055085 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 291938 NWSheadline WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0007.240330T0700Z-240330T1500Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-03-30T15:00:00+00:00 expiredReferences w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7006f9a88ac670c5a316160376934a12a2d2fc6c.001.1,2024-03-29T04:11:00-05:00

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 2 inches and ice accumulations up to 0.15". * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, and Menominee Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery or icy road conditions. Winter Weather Advisory 2024-03-29T11:57:00-05:00 2024-03-29T11:57:00-05:00 2024-03-30T02:00:00-05:00 2024-03-29T20:00:00-05:00 Actual Update Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas; Oneida; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 291657 NWSheadline WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.EXT.KGRB.WW.Y.0007.240330T0700Z-240330T1500Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-03-30T15:00:00+00:00

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to 0.15". * WHERE...Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, and Menominee Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery or icy road conditions. Winter Weather Advisory 2024-03-29T04:11:00-05:00 2024-03-29T04:11:00-05:00 2024-03-30T00:00:00-05:00 2024-03-29T12:15:00-05:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Vilas; Oneida; Lincoln; Langlade; Menominee SAME 055125 SAME 055085 SAME 055069 SAME 055067 SAME 055078 UGC WIZ005 UGC WIZ010 UGC WIZ018 UGC WIZ019 UGC WIZ020 AWIPSidentifier WSWGRB WMOidentifier WWUS43 KGRB 290911 NWSheadline WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0007.240330T0500Z-240330T1500Z/ eventEndingTime 2024-03-30T15:00:00+00:00

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Every year the Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM) works with first responders to train for disasters. That training took place Thursday at Central High School. La Crosse law enforcement agencies, medical professionals, Western Technical College EMS students, and La Crosse Area students and staff all participated in the staged active shooter drill.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO: The first public health vending machine in Outagamie County was unveiled Wednesday. The initiative was spurred primarily due to opioid overdose deaths, which the county saw 95 from 2019-22. “Almost every single death has fentanyl in it. It’s, in the majority of the deaths that we see, causing these fatalities,” Outagamie County Public Health community health educator Cassy Stefl said.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO: Tragedy in Whitewater is prompting change a year after a newborn was found dead in a field. Two municipalities are getting Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Both communities hope this will help parents in distress. An anonymous climate-controlled Safe Haven Baby Box will soon be placed on a wall on the side of the Whitewater Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: Forty-five years ago, Central Pennsylvania suffered a historic tragedy when one of the nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island experienced a partial meltdown. The accident, which occurred at the Generating Station along the Susquehanna River on March 28, 1979, went down in history as the most serious nuclear power plant accident in United States history.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHP-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW 21 Harrisburg

Vincent Dransfield turns 110 years old Thursday, but the lifelong Passaic County resident doesn’t seem to be slowing down. He still lives at home, socializes with a wide range of friends and family, keeps up with the New York Yankees — opening day is his birthday — and even continues to drive his Hyundai sedan on local errands.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Advance - NJ.com

PHOTOS: Montgomery County ESD 1 firefighters often are asked why their fire trucks are blue. "Our trucks are easy to be spotted," said Fire Chief Jason Oliphant, standing next to the Sierra Blue fire truck, which earned the trucks and the department "The Smurfs" nickname, according to the agency's website.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Courier of Montgomery County - Metered Site

The government is warning people to immediately stop using a fire-extinguishing device shaped like a ball. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says Elide fire-extinguishing balls can fail to extinguish a fire, leaving people at risk of injury and death. However, the CPSC says Elide Fire USA has not agreed to recall the balls or help customers with a fix for the products.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNW-TV NBC 8 Wichita

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) visited La Crosse Tuesday to sign a bill legalizing xylazine testing strips into law. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, there was a 19% increase in opioid related deaths between 2020 and 2022. In recent years, health officials have found the animal tranquilizer xylazine mixed with other opiates.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

A garage fire in Green Bay Wednesday required assistance from a HAZMAT team after two propane tanks were damaged in the blaze. Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to 1321 Argonne Drive on the city's west side at 10:45 a.m. for a fully-involved two-stall garage fire. Crews arrived on scene to find flames coming through the roof and heavy black smoke.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

PHOTOS: Massive flames could be seen shooting from an abandoned Cleveland church early Thursday morning. The building was fully engulfed as SkyFOX was over the scene shortly before 7:30 a.m. The church, located near the corner of E. 91st Street and Miles Park, has been identified as the former Pentecostal Determine Church of God.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

A fake firefighter with a garden hose refused to leave the scene of a deadly blaze in North Carolina, officials told news outlets. Early March 27, the Morganton Department of Public Safety said its crews were called to the fire and spotted a 37-year-old man wearing a New York City Fire Department outfit.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Charlotte Observer - Metered Site

VIDEO: This week the United Soybean Board announced the first and only soybased fire suppressant had been certified safe for sale. But what do firefighters think about the new product? Firefighters from across the U.S. participated in a fire demonstration at the Dalton, Georgia, fire department looking at the effectiveness of Soyfoam.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Farm Journal