VIDEO: Firefighters at Tucson Fire Department say they see their workplace as family. For captains Crystal and Cyprian Ortiz, that sentiment happens to be true. Crystal and Cyprian are siblings. Crystal Ortiz had wanted to become a firefighter since she was a little girl. Her initial hesitation gave way when she thought her younger brother, Cyprian, would be a good fit.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: An atmospheric river storm slammed California Sunday and Monday, dropping several inches of rain in the state and leading to flash flooding across San Diego. Floodwater ran off quickly and overwhelmed low-lying areas, causing creeks and rivers to rise quickly. With the higher snow levels, rain falling on fresh snow from last week also exacerbated inland flooding concerns.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX Weather

VIDEO: While the weather outside is warming up, subfreezing temperatures still can affect critical jobs, like the work of firefighters. According to two firefighters at the Eau Claire Fire Department, the biggest difference between warm weather and cold weather firefighting is speed of their work. They have to work slower to ensure they don't slip on ice and injure themself, which could make a situation worse.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2024 2:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The sporadic change in the weather is making ice conditions dangerous. So before you head out to fish or snowmobile, first responders are sharing life-saving warnings. Dozens of firefighters from Racine and Kenosha counties, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, trained for ice rescues over the weekend at Eagle Lake.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2024 12:37:47 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Massive flames were seen shooting out of every window of a home on Second Street in Brownsville. Captured video shows heavy black smoke and the intensity of that fire just minutes after it started. "The house of origin was completely destroyed. The alpha and delta side exposures both suffered heavy damage," said Ron Barry, South Brownsville Fire Chief.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh

Through most of his career, Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock would absorb the news of mass shootings with the discerning eye of a first responder, but with understandable detachment. His department trained. He cared. His instinct was to think “what if it happened here.” But year after year, shooting after shooting, they never did.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pasadena Star-News - Metered Site

VIDEO: A 10-year-old boy turned tragedy into triumph after a TikTok challenge left him with devastating burns. Channel 9's Almiya White spoke with the boy who formed an extraordinary bond with the firefighters who came to his rescue. Charlotte Fire Captain Garry Barham said the fire started with a social media challenge.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-21T00:00:00-06:00 2024-01-21T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Brown; Calumet; Florence; Forest; 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 055037 055041 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 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0005.240121T0600Z-240121T1500Z/

VIDEO: Two people suffered injuries when a fire broke out at an apartment on Madison's east side Saturday morning. Spokesperson Eric Dahl said the fire was reported just before 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of Commercial Avenue. Firefighters arrived a short time later to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the front door and windows of the building.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2024 6:21:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Sunday. Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-21T00:00:00-06:00 2024-01-21T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Brown; Calumet; Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; 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 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0005.240121T0600Z-240121T1500Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Sunday. Wind Chill Advisory 2024-01-21T00:00:00-06:00 2024-01-21T09:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Brown; Calumet; Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; 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 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055075 055078 055083 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ021 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ073 WIZ074 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0005.240121T0600Z-240121T1500Z/

...COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... Wind chills of 10 to 20 below zero is expected much of the region this morning. The coldest readings will be found across central Wisconsin. Wind chills this cold can cause frostbite on exposed skin in about 30 minutes. If you will be outdoors this morning, be prepared for continued Special Weather Statement 2024-01-19T19:26:00-06:00 2024-01-20T03:45:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Brown; Calumet; Langlade; Lincoln; Manitowoc; Marathon; Menominee; Oneida; Outagamie; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Winnebago; Wood FIPS6 055009 055015 055067 055069 055071 055073 055078 055085 055087 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055139 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ038 WIZ039 WIZ045 WIZ048 WIZ049 WIZ050 VTEC

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