VIDEO: Fayetteville Tech Community College opened a state-of-the-art swift water rescue training facility. Officials said the facility will help expand job opportunities in the area. The new facility on Tom Starling Road is the only swift water rescue training facility on the East Coast. It will help teach countless trainees how to save lives.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham

VIDEO: On Nov. 11, firefighters in Benton County discovered a Dodge brush fire truck from inside the firehouse on E. Highway 94 in Monte Ne had been stolen. Later that morning, the Benton County Sheriff's Office found the truck in Springdale outside the home of the man who allegedly stole it and drove home the night before.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSM-TV CBS 5 Fort Smith

VIDEO: The City of Coronado is testing out a new emergency alert system. Coronado already has sirens positioned around the island, but the technology on the sirens is old. They’re unable to broadcast messages to go along with the siren. On Tuesday, the Coronado Fire Department tested out a new system, which has the capability of doing both.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW/MyNetworkTV 8 San Diego

VIDEO/PHOTO: Water supply challenges initially made it difficult for firefighters to knock down a fire at an office building on Madison’s east side. The fire erupted around 4 a.m. on Tuesday and flames could be seen ripping through the roof of the business, which is in the 1300 block of Mendota Street.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 1:01:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Multiple fire crews responded to a large structure fire on Madison's east side Tuesday morning. Mendota St. was closed due to the fire. Crews responded to a fire at a one-story building at 1310 Mendota St. after receiving a call at about 4:08 a.m. The building is behind the Hy-Vee near East Washington Ave.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

PHOTOS: Mayor Jim Paine had the honor of throwing the switch to take Superior Fire Department headquarters off the grid. The city’s first municipal solar array system, located on the roofs of the fire hall and an outbuilding at 3326 Tower Ave., was commissioned Thursday, Nov. 9. Construction of the solar array that will generate about 171,000 kilowatt-hours per year started in September.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site

VIDEO: The city's fire chief explained Monday how the devastating apartment fire in northeast Atlanta was an absolute "anomaly," requiring crews to shift response. The fire destroyed much of The Reserve at LaVista Walk complex after it was sparked by what police said might have been two people setting off fireworks late Friday night.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

IMAGE: The Middlefield Fire Company has a new logo that brings "aspects from our fire company history as well as a few details about our town." The logo is separate from the company's traditional patch and seal, which will still be displayed on uniforms. The new logo allows "our members to come together and display their company pride," according to a Facebook post from the fire company.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Durham-Middlefield Patch

VIDEO: Aurora Fire Rescue crew members are completing de-escalation training to help crew members respond to people experiencing a crisis. Despite paramedics regularly responding to these types of calls, de-escalation training is pretty rare within fire departments. “I’ve been doing this for 34 years and it’s nothing we’ve ever formally done, and it seems like the right time and place to bring this to life,” said Aurora Fire Rescue’s training chief, Commander Mark Hays.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

A fire broke out at Shark's Fish and Chicken, located near 60th and Villard in Milwaukee, causing significant damage to the building, according to the Milwaukee Fire Dept. MFD tells CBS 58 that they responded early Monday to the fire, which initially began inside the restaurant. Officials also note that the structure might not be salvageable due to the extent of the damage.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 9:40:02 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: One person is in critical condition after a fire broke out Sunday, Nov. 12 at the Cambridge Apartments in Milwaukee – located near Cambridge Avenue and Oakland Avenue. The fire was reported on the tenth floor of the building and there were multiple calls of entrapped people, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 1:28:10 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTOS: A day after providing free meals to Veterans, an Ashwaubenon restaurant is now expected to be closed for a while after a fire Sunday afternoon. Ashwaubenon Public Safety says the fire started outside Mission BBQ on Oneida Street. The fire made its way through the restaurant wall and into the ceiling area, which caused crews to knock out chunks of the ceiling.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

PHOTOS: On November 12, 2023 at 3:38 p.m., Slinger Fire Department and Lifestar EMS were dispatched to the area of STH 60 at I-41, for a multi-vehicle injury crash. Dispatch advised there were several patients and at least one required extrication from their vehicle. Additional ambulances responded to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider

Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles County Saturday night to help facilitate cleanup and repairs after a massive storage yard fire shut down a portion of the 10 Freeway in both directions. The fire was first reported at 12:22 a.m. in the 1700 block of East 14th Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

VIDEO: Family and friends said FDNY Firefighter Billy Moon had the biggest heart. Thursday night, his widow, two young children and parents got to hear that heart again in the chest of the man who received it. Moon died after falling 20 feet during a training exercise in Brooklyn in December 2022. His wife Kristina Moon transferred him to LiveOnNY’s Donor Care Unit at NYU Langone Health.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City

VIDEO: A small plane crashed into a car Saturday afternoon after making an emergency landing in McKinney, city officials said. The pilot, who flew from Midland and was trying to make the emergency landing at Aero County Airport, was unable to stop the plane at the end of the runway, officials added.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

Ryan Griffin thinks he may be just a little bit of an adrenaline junkie. Griffin’s job as a driver engineer for the Johnson City Fire Department seems to lend itself to the idea. “Fighting fire itself is definitely an adrenaline rush,” Griffin said. “I don’t wish a fire on anybody, but if there is a fire, I want to be there putting it out.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kingsport Times News - Metered Site

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT... Accumulating snowfall will impact areas north of a line from Merrill to Iron Mountain through the early overnight hours. Brief heavy snowfall will reduce visibility at times and produce slick roads, producing hazardous travel conditions. Some icing on Special Weather Statement 2023-11-12T01:07:00-06:00 2023-11-12T04:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVERNIGHT... Accumulating snowfall will impact areas north of a line from Merrill to Iron Mountain through the early overnight hours. Brief heavy snowfall will reduce visibility at times and produce slick roads, producing hazardous travel conditions. If temperatures drop Special Weather Statement 2023-11-11T22:07:00-06:00 2023-11-12T01:15:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Northern Marinette County; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055075 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ013 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... Accumulating snowfall will impact areas north of a line from Merrill to Iron Mountain starting this evening and lasting through the early overnight hours. Brief heavy snowfall will reduce visibility at times and produce slick roads, producing hazardous Special Weather Statement 2023-11-11T14:33:00-06:00 2023-11-11T21:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Florence; Forest; Langlade; Lincoln; Oneida; Vilas FIPS6 055037 055041 055067 055069 055085 055125 UGC WIZ005 WIZ010 WIZ011 WIZ012 WIZ018 WIZ019 VTEC