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

Last year, a study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) showed that the textiles used in protective clothing worn by firefighters often contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a class of chemicals that has been linked to an increased risk of cancer and other health effects.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Phys.org

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-16T22:21:00-06:00 2024-01-17T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Brown; Calumet; Door; Florence; Forest; Kewaunee; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055029 055037 055041 055061 055067 055069 055071 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ040 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240117T1500Z/

PHOTOS: Firefighters in northern Wisconsin say they have recently seen an increase of “unusual calls to service” involving wildlife. According to Facebook posts from the Pine Lake Fire Rescue, on January 7, firefighters were called upon to respond to a deer that had fallen through the ice on the Wisconsin River near Nature Road.
- PUB DATE: 1/16/2024 7:04:50 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills from 15 to 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-16T18:00:00-06:00 2024-01-17T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Brown; Calumet; Door; Florence; Forest; Kewaunee; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055029 055037 055041 055061 055067 055069 055071 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ040 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.EXP.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240116T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0004.240117T0000Z-240117T1500Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The very cold wind chills could cause frostbite on Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-16T04:11:00-06:00 2024-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Brown; Calumet; Door; Florence; Forest; Kewaunee; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055029 055037 055041 055061 055067 055069 055071 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ040 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240116T1800Z/

Columbia County officials rescued a snowmobiler who fell through ice over the weekend on Lake Wisconsin. A caller reported to Columbia County dispatch around 11 a.m. Sunday that two snowmobiles fell through the lake in Sunset Bay, noting one person was in the water and another person was still on the ice.
- PUB DATE: 1/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

PHOTOS: Numerous fire departments responded to a massive blaze burning Saturday night at a fuel company in Epping, New Hampshire. The Exeter Fire Department said around 5:15 p.m. that firefighters had responded to 76 Depot Road in Epping for a large fire involving three oil tankers and a tractor-trailer at North Atlantic Fuels.
- PUB DATE: 1/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New England Cable News

Emergency responders in Washington on Monday were dispatched to a false alarm at the White House after a 911 caller claimed there was a structure fire in the building. Noah Gray, the chief communications officer for D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, said its units were dispatched to the White House just after 7 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Hill

VIDEO: 20 years ago Monday, the city of Bangor lost of a piece of history in a devastating fire downtown that gutted the Masonic Hall. “Unprecedented,” said Bangor Fire Department Assistant Chief Greg Hodge. “We’ve never seen anything even remotely close to that. I can’t remember the number of millions of gallons of water that was flowed onto that fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI-TV CBS/CW+ 5 Bangor

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-15T21:51:00-06:00 2024-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Brown; Calumet; Door; Florence; Forest; Kewaunee; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Southern Marinette County; Southern Oconto County; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055029 055037 055041 055061 055067 055069 055071 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ022 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ040 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240116T1800Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills from 20 to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and northeast Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-15T18:00:00-06:00 2024-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.EXP.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-240115T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.240116T0000Z-240116T1800Z/

VIDEO: One person is dead in a house fire in Milwaukee on Monday. Crews were called to the home near 9th Street and Burleigh Street around 3:30 a.m. Milwaukee Fire Department says a 62-year-old woman died, and an elderly man was hospitalized. According to MFD, the fire started in a bedroom on the second floor of the duplex, extending to the attic of the house.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2024 4:56:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-15T03:59:00-06:00 2024-01-15T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.240116T0000Z-240116T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-240115T1800Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-15T18:00:00-06:00 2024-01-16T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0003.240116T0000Z-240116T1800Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-240115T1800Z/

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .Cold temperatures and gusty winds will cause wind chills to fall to 20 to 30 below zero through Monday morning. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-14T17:38:00-06:00 2024-01-15T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-240115T1800Z/

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .Cold temperatures and gusty winds will cause wind chills to fall to 20 to 30 below zero through Monday morning. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero expected. Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-14T09:41:00-06:00 2024-01-15T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.EXT.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-240115T1800Z/

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .Cold temperatures and gusty winds will cause wind chills to fall to 20 to 25 below zero this morning. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-14T05:57:00-06:00 2024-01-14T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-240114T1800Z/

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .Cold temperatures and gusty winds will cause wind chills to fall to 20 to 25 below zero overnight through Sunday morning. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 20 to 25 below zero expected. Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-14T00:00:00-06:00 2024-01-14T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.240114T0600Z-240114T1800Z/

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .Cold temperatures and gusty winds tonight will cause wind chills to fall to 20 to 25 below zero west of the Fox Valley late tonight through Sunday morning. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-14T00:00:00-06:00 2024-01-14T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Northern Marinette County; Northern Oconto County; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0001.240114T0600Z-240114T1800Z/