VIDEO: It’s been 41 years since Peoria firefighter Vernon “Butch” Gudat died in the line of duty, but Friday, the department and his family members celebrated his legacy. John Smith worked for the Peoria Fire Department for 29 years. After he retired, he picked up woodworking. Smith’s hobby of building tables started when Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger asked Smith to build a table for the new firehouse, Station 4.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEEK-TV NBC/ABC/CW+ 25 Peoria

PHOTO: Surveillance video captured the moment an Albany fire truck overturned on Friday. The fire truck overturned on South Harding Street Friday afternoon. Crews worked over an hour to get it back turned over and cleaned up. “I heard a big old boom. That’s it. I just can’t even believe it,” said Angel Caldwell, a witness.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WALB-TV NBC/ABC 10 Albany

The Howard and Suamico Fire Departments, in tandem with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), are helping to empower young students to become firefighters through the high school program, Building Up Future Firefighters (BUFF). The Suamico Fire Department first attended the Bay Port High School career fair two years ago with little hopes of finding many students willing to participate in a firefighting internship.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Times

The firefighting community and neighbors in West Bend, WI are offering up prayers as word spreads about the passing of former West Bend Fire Chief Ray Roskopf. Andy Gonring was president of the Police & Fire Commission when Roskopf was hired. “Awesome guy,” said Gonring. “Great asset to the community.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider

The Howard and Suamico Fire Departments, in tandem with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), are helping to empower young students to become firefighters through the high school program, Building Up Future Firefighters (BUFF). The Suamico Fire Department first attended the Bay Port High School career fair two years ago with little hopes of finding many students willing to participate in a firefighting internship.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Times

PHOTOS: A year ago, a massive pileup near Beloit left dozens hurt. On Jan. 27, 2023, all lanes of I-39/90 were shut down after the crash. One after another, cars smashed into each other. Initial reports from that day show roughly 50 cars crashed, but an investigation shows more than quadruple that were involved.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

VIDEO: The latest state statistics from 2020 shows less than 10 percent of firefighters in our state are female. One of those women just broke a huge ceiling: Lyn Mikolajczak, Brookfield's first female fire lieutenant. At our darkest hour, your life or a loved one's may one day be in Mikolajczak's hands, which is why the physical standard to be a Brookfield firefighter remains so high.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2024 9:30:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Fire departments across Portage County are encouraging healthy habits in an effort to prevent cardiac arrests. It's an initiative called "Keep the Heart Red," lasting through the month of February, similar to "Keep the Wreath Green" efforts that take place in December, encouraging people to prevent house fires.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

VIDEO: Our warm weather is having an impact on many outdoor winter events. That includes the 2nd annual "Smoke Eaters Slam." It's a fishing derby and fundraiser for the Little Suamico Fire Department. On Thursday morning, it was a place where dwindling ice cover meets waves lapping water. "At 6 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

Three people died after a small plane crashed into a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park and set homes on fire Thursday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The victims include one person on the aircraft and two on the ground, according to the FAA. The crash happened around 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

PHOTOS: It's known to those who served there as the "Pride of the Points." Denver Fire Station 3. The oldest Denver firehouse still in service, built in 1931. And the only station where Black firefighters were assigned until the Denver Fire Department desegregated in 1957. Today the children of these earliest public servants have a deep appreciation for Station 3's commitment to excellence, and the pride that came in serving Denver's Five Points community.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver

VIDEO: Cleanup is expected to last through Thursday night into Friday morning after fire suppression foam was "inadvertently" released at about 5:30 a.m. at one of the United Airlines hangars that dot a public service road at Bush Intercontinental Airport. It happened just off Wright Road, in a hangar adjacent to the flight attendant training facility.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

Perimeter Solutions, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality fire retardant, announced today the appointment of Jim Karels as its new Agency Liaison. Karels, with over 45 years of experience in wildland fire and forest management, is set to succeed Ron Raley, who retired in late 2023. Karels’ career spans roles with the US Forest Service (USFS), the Florida Forest Service, and the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), where he served as the National Fire Director.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire and Safety Journal Americas

VIDEO: Earlier this week, I brought you the story of local election workers receiving active shooter training. They aren't the only ones making sure they're prepared for a worst-case scenario. I'm your Howard neighborhood reporter Pari Apostolakos, here with why the fire department just got some new equipment they hope to never have to use.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2024 8:32:00 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

VIDEO: Multiple fire departments from Brown County responded to the scene of an apartment fire in Howard late Wednesday night. An Action 2 News reporter on the scene tells us that crews got the fire under control shortly after arriving and began looking for any remaining hotspots. The fire was contained to one unit and one family was displaced.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A Williamstown volunteer firefighter is recovering after being caught in a ceiling collapse and flashover at a fire that broke out on Humes Ridge Road Tuesday evening. Matt Combs is seen on the body cam of another firefighter rolling out of the burning building, still on fire. “Matt’s coming out of the structure.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati

A Colorado woman and her family have made a petition to create a fallen firefighter specialty license plate in honor of her husband who died in 2021. Yuma firefighter Darcy Stallings was responding to a fire in October 2021 when he was involved in a deadly car crash. Darcy was described as a highly respected firefighter and a person who loved every minute of his job.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

VIDEO: A hangar collapse at Rickenbacker Street and Luke Street near the Boise Airport left three people dead and nine people injured Wednesday evening, according to a Boise Fire Department news release. Boise Fire said the incident occurred around 5 p.m. when a privately owned hangar was under construction and collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVB-TV NBC 7 Boise

Snohomish County has a new tool for 911 response that will help free up emergency responders. It’s called the Snohomish County Nurse Navigation Program. A nurse will now handle some medical calls. If a 911 call comes in that’s considered a non-emergency, the caller will be directed to a nurse who will help them decide the best course of action, such as a virtual visit with a doctor or a trip to a clinic or urgent care center.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO/PHOTOS: One person was lightly injured and a mobile home is considered a total loss following a fire Tuesday afternoon. The cause, according to Marshfield fire officials, was a child playing with matches in a back room. Crews were called out to the 2200 block of S. Maple Avenue in Marshfield, at the mobile home park near Wildwood Park, just after 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2024 7:44:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau