VIDEO: Fire Station 17 on Milwaukee's south side has been up and running for about two weeks now, after shutting down due to budget cuts. The Milwaukee Fire Station 17, located at 4653 S. 13th St. closed in 2021 and funding, thanks to a new Wisconsin law known as 'Act 12,' allowed its reopening on Jan.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2024 7:07:56 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: The Southern Ozaukee County fire chief confirmed Thursday that a mother and son died following a house fire in Mequon late Tuesday night. The police have not yet released the victim's identities, but the woman was in her 80s. The Southern Ozaukee Fire Department responded to the home around 11:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

A machine shed fire at a family farm in Pine River is a total loss after a early Thursday morning fire. At 2:20 a.m. the Pine River Fire Department responded to a fire on County Highway P in Pine River with a fully engulfed machine equipment shed. Upon arrival, crews found the building, which was used to store farm implements fully engulfed with the sidewalls starting to collapse.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

PHOTOS: A Washington, D.C. day care center full of children was safely evacuated shortly before a gas explosion ignited a fire on the floor above and collapsed the building next door. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly spoke with reporters Thursday at the scene of the fiery blast in the 1200 block Marion Barry Avenue as firefighters continued to douse the flames with water.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTTG-TV FOX 5 Washington, D.C.

VIDEO: Atlanta Fire Station 15 on Tenth Street in Midtown is being planned with apartments on top of it. Some who live and work in the area found that surprising. "Why put it on top of the fire station? That don't even make no sense," said Nile Hollis. "I think it's different. You'll see a mall or a Starbucks, underneath apartment buildings, but a fire station?" said Terrance Rodney Lucas.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta

Fire and EMS departments nationwide are struggling to find volunteers, including in York County. “It’s more of a crisis than people realize it is," said Chad Deardorff, president of the York County Fire Chiefs and Firefighters Association. That’s why the county is taking big steps in an effort to help.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York

As Brittany Jones and her fiancé Mike Freeland drove down a road in Jacksonville on Aug 16, 2019, they spotted a car on fire. As a seasoned newsperson, Jones was familiar with pulling over to cover spot news, but this situation was different. She was not working. While her Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighter fiancé also was off duty, there was no way he was going to pass a motorist in great distress and not help.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Florida Courier

PHOTO: Fire departments from four different counties responded to a barn fire Thursday, January 18, 2024 near Campbellsport. At 3:14 pm, The Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a 911 call from a passing snowmobiler, reporting that a piece of equipment in a barn was on fire at W4027 Swallow Lane in the Township of Ashford.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 7:13:00 PM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450/FM 100.7 Fond du Lac

PHOTO: Anyone who knows Mukwonago Fire Chief Jeff Stien probably knows he is a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. On Monday morning when Stien got to work he found his new uniform for the day, a Green Bay Packers jersey. Stien insisted that the Green Bay Packers would lose to his favorite team on Sunday night.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 2:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Waukesha Freeman

22 assisted living residents are without a home after a fire broke out at North Crest Assisted Living Wednesday night. Fire officials say the call came out at around 10:45 p.m. They arrived on scene to see smoke coming from the roof of the building. Stevens Point Fire Department Battalion Chief Jared Hopfensperger told NewsChannel 7 that he was the first to arrive on scene, and decided to update the call because he could see and smell smoke.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Emergency services in Kansas City rendered aid to 69 people, many for “hypothermia symptoms,” during the Chiefs’ Super Wild Card playoff win over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, a fire department chief told CNN. Conditions at Arrowhead Stadium during the Chiefs’ 26-7 win were tough for players and coaches to deal with, as well as fans: the temperature at kickoff was -4 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -20 degrees, making it the fourth coldest game in National Football League history, CNN has reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is in Washington D.C. this week to address the pressing issue of unregulated lithium-ion batteries. Joining “Mornings On 1” Thursday via video conference call from the nation’s capital, Kavanagh said she will be meeting with lawmakers and the U.S. Conference of Mayors to emphasize the need for urgent action on these potentially deadly devices often used in electric bikes and scooters.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Chico Fire Department (CFD) is utilizing a new alert system they say can cut down their response time when called to emergency situations. The new system, called MACH Alert, will make the dispatching process consistent across all fire stations in Chico, and create a more rapid response to calls.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 Redding

VIDEO: Butte firefighters, police, and members of a local history group braved the bitter cold on Monday afternoon to remember the lives lost in a devastating explosion and fire that took place almost 130 years ago in the Mining City’s warehouse district. The Kenyon-Connell Warehouse fire of 1895 took the lives of all but two Butte firefighters when illegal dynamite exploded.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLF-TV CBS 4 Butte

PHOTOS: The dairy barn of a family farm in central Wisconsin is considered a total loss following an early morning fire where one calf died during the incident. A release from the Lyndon Station Fire Department states that firefighters received reports of a fully involved barn fire in the Town of Lemonweir, near Mauston, around 4:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 11:59:40 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

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VIDEO: A new, all-terrain vehicle could help save countless lives during ice and water rescues in our area. The Boom Bay Volunteer Fire Department gave our Action 2 News team a first look. The vehicle is called a ‘Sherp,’ and it can travel through almost anything to rescue people. Boom Bay Fire Chief Dave Platta said it can tackle nearly everything from lakes to ice to swampy marshes.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: The Madison Area Fire Fighters Ice Ball is taking over the Overture Center on January 27. This is the 8th Charity Ball for Fire Fighters Local 311. The mission of Fire Fighters Local 311 Charities is to not only support members during their own tragic and unforeseen circumstances, but also support those in the community through donations, events, fundraisers and hands-on assistance.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTO: Electric vehicles (EV) can be a major risk if they catch on fire. Retired Everett Fire Captain Gerry O'Hearn has a new invention to fight those fires. He calls it the Gerry Pipe. "We got to cool down the battery underneath," O'Hearn told WBZ-TV. "The key is no one gets hurt." The trouble with EV fires is their lithium batteries can burn for as long as 24 hours.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: The Los Angeles Fire Department will mark the 30th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake Wednesday by urging residents to prepare for future temblors and other natural disasters, reminding them of the devastation that resulted from the historic shaker. The magnitude-6.7 Northridge Earthquake struck in the early morning hours of Jan.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles