VIDEO: The sleigh from the movie "Elf" traveled through the seven levels of the candy cane forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gumdrops and then down the Long Island Expressway and through the Midtown Tunnel. The 18-foot, one-ton sleigh -- with the Clausometer on the dashboard and Kringle 3000 jet turbine engine mounted underneath -- returned to Manhattan on Sunday for the first time since Buddy the Elf helped save Christmas two decades ago.
- PUB DATE: 12/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York City

...MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN... A strong upper level disturbance will produce quick moving snow showers across portions of central and north-central WI late this evening. While snow accumulations should be an inch or less in most places, visibilities under 1 mile, wind gusts up to 35 mph, Special Weather Statement 2023-12-17T20:10:00-06:00 2023-12-18T02:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ030 VTEC

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect snow showers expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...Until noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on snow covered and slippery road conditions, along Winter Weather Advisory 2023-12-17T18:33:00-06:00 2023-12-18T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-231218T1800Z/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect snow showers expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Monday. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-12-17T18:00:00-06:00 2023-12-18T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0031.231218T0000Z-231218T1800Z/

A Fitchburg family was displaced and their pets killed after a box alarm fire that summoned over 15 agencies Friday night. Fitchburg Fire Rescue explained in a Facebook post that a house on the 1800 block of Schuster Rd, caught fire around 8:40 p.m. The house is on the border of Fitchburg, so Fitchburg and Oregon Fire responded.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2023 6:51:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches, highest across the northwest part of the county. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Vilas County. Winter Weather Advisory 2023-12-17T18:00:00-06:00 2023-12-18T12:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0031.231218T0000Z-231218T1800Z/

...WIDESPREAD FOG, LOCALLY DENSE, WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN... Widespread fog will continue early this morning. Locally dense fog, with visibilities under one half mile, is expected at times. Motorists should be prepared for poor visibilities while traveling. Remember to turn on your low-beam headlights and allow Special Weather Statement 2023-12-17T18:00:00-06:00 2023-12-17T06:30:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed 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

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT... Areas of dense fog, with visibilities of one half of a mile or less, is expected across northeast Wisconsin overnight. Motorists traveling across the region overnight can expect rapidly changing and poor visibilities at times. Remember to turn Special Weather Statement 2023-12-16T23:58:00-06:00 2023-12-17T03:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed 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

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT... Areas of dense fog, with visibilities of one half of a mile or less, is expected across central and north-central Wisconsin overnight. Motorists traveling across the region overnight can expect Special Weather Statement 2023-12-16T20:40:00-06:00 2023-12-17T02:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Marathon; Menominee; Oneida; Portage; Shawano; Vilas; Waupaca; Waushara; Wood FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055073 055078 055085 055097 055115 055125 055135 055137 055141 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 WIZ020 WIZ030 WIZ031 WIZ035 WIZ036 WIZ037 WIZ045 VTEC

VIDEO: Two Appleton families are left without a home after a duplex fire Thursday. Earlier while I was at the scene, I talked to one of the families. They didn't want to talk about what happened on camera, but here’s what they told me. They said if it wasn’t for a neighbor running over to tell them about the fire things could’ve been worse.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

PHOTOS: A plane making a forced landing on Interstate 26 in North Carolina Thursday night caught fire and snarled traffic for hours. Several News 13 viewers have called the newsroom, reporting a crash. And video showed the aircraft on fire. Asheville fire officials confirmed the forced landing. According to the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, multiple people were taken to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC/MyNetwork TV 13 Asheville

PHOTOS: The Evanston Fire Department today unveiled a new fire engine with a distinctive Northwestern University-inspired purple and white color scheme. The university agreed two years ago to provide $800,000 to fund the purchase of the new engine. And Fire Chief Paul Polep says he started work shortly after that — meeting with firefighters at Fire Station #3 on Central Street where the new engine is housed — to come up with the new design concept for the engine — the latest of several fire and ambulance vehicles donated to the city by the university.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Evanston Now

Marking a significant milestone, a fire department in West Haven welcomed its first female firefighter, who was officially sworn in Tuesday at Minor Park Station. Samantha Trayer, a 32-year-old resident of Milford, experienced a groundbreaking moment as she was sworn in by Iris Diaz, chairwoman of Allingtown's Board of Fire Commissioners.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 New Britain

Janesville Fire Chief James Ponkauskas will retire this spring after 30 years with the agency, the city of Janesville announced Thursday. Ponkauskas began his career in the fire service in 1988 as a firefighter and EMT for the Orfordville Fire Protection District. He then served there as fire chief of 13 years, half of his time with the department.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 11:39:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

PHOTOS: Baileys Harbor firefighters celebrated homecoming recently – for the first fire truck the department ever had. For decades, Florian II and Blue Ox owners Joe and Jerry Kwaterski displayed a retired Baileys Harbor fire truck outside their supper club all summer for guests and visitors to see.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 12:26:19 PM - SOURCE: Door County Pulse

PHOTO: The greatest tragedy to befall the Fort Atkinson Fire Department occurred 100 years ago on Dec. 17, 1923. While responding to a call for help the City’s new 1923 American LaFrance fire truck and personnel were involved in a crash killing three firefighters and injuring three more. The City of Fort Atkinson Fire Department will honor the fallen firefighters at the Highway 12 crash site Thursday, Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

VIDEO: Last week, Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill that would expand the Safe Haven Law, allowing parents to anonymously and safely surrender their newborns to hospitals, fire stations, police stations. The update came months after southern Wisconsin was shaken by the news of an abandoned newborn child found dead in a cornfield just outside of Whitewater.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

An Aurora construction site erupted into flames just after midnight Thursday. Crews continued to put out hotspots hours later. The building is a planned multi-family complex off the intersection of S. Aurora Parkway and S. Addison Court. No one had moved in just yet, according to Aurora Fire Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver

VIDEO: Adults have surrendered children at fire stations in Fort Worth multiple times since September, prompting the fire department to update procedures and prepare stations for the possibility of more drop offs. The surrenders have happened at least three times, involving a total of seven children, at stations on the south side of the city.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth

The greatest tragedy to befall the Fort Atkinson Fire Department occurred 100 years ago on Dec. 17, 1923. While responding to a call for help the City’s new 1923 American LaFrance fire truck and personnel were involved in a crash killing three firefighters and injuring three more. The City of Fort Atkinson Fire Department will honor the fallen firefighters at the Highway 12 crash site Thursday, Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times