Firefighters responded to a person who fell through the ice 100 yards from the shore of Beaver Dam Lake on Friday. Around 4:30 p.m., Beaver Dam Fire Department units were dispatched to the lake after a bystander saw someone fall through the ice. A firefighter wearing an ice rescue suit made their way onto the ice first and was able to reach the individual.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2023 9:02:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

...SLIPPERY ROADS TONIGHT... Light snow and snow shower activity this evening along with air temperatures near freezing has created some slippery roads across the area especially along and north of Highway 8. If you have travel plans tonight, slow down and allow a little extra time to reach your destination. Locally hazardous driving Special Weather Statement 2023-12-09T21:55:00-06:00 2023-12-09T22:45:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 VTEC

VIDEO: The Marinette Firefighter who was injured while trying to save several pets during a fire at a home received a hero’s welcome back. Jason Lemire was the firefighter who had to be transported to St. Mary’s in Milwaukee for the injuries he sustained during the incident. Authorities say that Lemire was attempting to rescue pets that were still trapped inside the home when he suffered burn injuries due to a flashover, otherwise known as an instance of a fire spreading very rapidly across a gap because of intense heat.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 9:04:02 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

VIDEO: Bay Port High School and the Howard-Suamico Business Professionals Association hosted their third annual career fair. The event featured more than 60 employers and nearly 2,000 students. Bay Port High School student Rylie Dickie says attending the career fair helped her get a head start on her career.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 1:25:08 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Since the turn of the century, Wisconsin mothers who wanted to turn over their unwanted babies, had to do it in person at hospitals and law enforcement buildings, but lawmakers say it did more harm than good. Now, mothers can do it anonymously. Governor Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill into law this week.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 1:16:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

A fuel tanker truck crashed, exploded, and erupted in flames on Florida's Turnpike in west Boynton Beach on Friday morning, shutting down all lanes of the highway and causing major traffic backups for miles. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said the fiery wreck happened on the Hypoluxo Road overpass, just north of Boynton Beach Boulevard, shortly before 6 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach

VIDEO: All lanes of Highway 41 at Minter Road are open again after being closed for hours by a crash involving a Spalding County fire engine and a utility truck Thursday afternoon, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. The crash occurred at 1:55 p.m. on Highway 41 northbound just south of Minter Road, the department said.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta News First

VIDEO: Emergency crews across Las Vegas knew exactly how to handle an active shooter because they did it before on October 1, 2017. After 60 people were killed, departments across Clark County studied what could have been done differently. Departments developed specific protocol and training in the years following what would become the deadliest mass shooting in the country.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson

VIDEO: The North Haven Fire Department wants you to stay safe this holiday season, so they’re raising awareness about potential hazards in your home. The department hosted a public safety demonstration on Thursday, where they converted a shipping container into a makeshift home with a Christmas tree.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTNH-TV ABC 8 New Haven

PHOTOS: A barn fire in Calumet County Thursday left one person and dozens of cattle suffering from smoke inhalation. At 9:21 a.m., the Chilton Fire Department responded to a barn fire in the town of Charlestown at N3035 Irish Road. When crews arrived, they observed smoke coming from all sides of the barn, with flames on the south end where the upper portion was full of hay.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 7:31:57 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

VIDEO: Firefighters battled a large apartment fire Wednesday in Wauwatosa. It started Wednesday around 4 p.m. at a two-story, 12-unit apartment building in the 9600 block of West Hampton Avenue. Smoke from the fire could be seen a mile away. Milwaukee's assistant fire chief expects four units on the west side of the building to be impacted.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Firefighters responded to a rowhome fire in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday morning. The fire started at about 8 a.m. at a home on the 6300 block of Cardiff Street. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was pouring out of the two-story home and flames were seen at the back of the house. Initial calls were that someone was trapped inside the home, so firefighters made entry on the second floor.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO: Three major structure fire responses in just four days got support from the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s new Special Operations Division. The support from the division formed back in August is visuals and infrared images from drones. “We have just been evolving pretty much every week since we've been stood up,” said Captain JJ Halsey with Colorado Springs Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 Pueblo

VIDEO: With the help of helpful local residents, three people were pulled from a sailboat in distress close to the shore in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, firefighters said. Video from the scene shows the sailors jumping into the choppy surf, where people bundled in cold weather gear were waiting in the water to shuttle them to the beach.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-CD NBC 10 Nashua

VIDEO: Firefighters in Louisville are getting tools to help them have better ways to cope with the difficult calls they respond to. This week on Monday and Tuesday, firefighters with Louisville Fire and civilian employees participated in an International Association of Fire Fighters training focused on peer support.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville

PHOTO: Antigo Visual Arts (AVA) teamed up with the Antigo Fire Department (AFD) for an art display in the AFD apparatus bay, led by AVA artist Vicki Eldridge. Vicki is a creative artist who often uses recycled materials to make carved, award-winning totems and arts displays in the AVA gallery of the Langlade County Historical Museum.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 11:38:00 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

VIDEO: Kenosha Fire is putting its youthful department in the hands of one of its most experienced leaders. Kenosha's Police and Fire Commission has chosen Deputy Chief Dan Tilton as Kenosha's next fire chief. The 27-year veteran is set to replace Kenosha Fire Chief Christopher Bigley this spring. Bigley is retiring on April 1, 2024.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 7:18:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A house fire on Tuesday morning has left a family without a home and a firefighter with serious injuries. In Marinette the community is reacting to the tragedy. Jessica Wille lives across the street from the fire. "It just makes me want to cry,” she said. "I couldn't believe, honestly, the smoke and the flames.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

A second leak in the heating and cooling system in as many school days resulted in the brief evacuation of Neenah High School. According to a note to parents, the refrigerant leak was from the same unit that caused Friday’s evacuation. As happened on Friday, the leak triggered the building’s fire alarm.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440/FM 101.9 Green Bay

Arson investigators are looking into the cause of a massive fire that tore through a home in Point Loma early Tuesday, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Brian Raines. Both San Diego Fire and San Diego Police were alerted to the fire at about 5:30 a.m. by a call reporting a burglary and a fire at the home on Liggett Drive just north of Point Loma Park.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego