The Montezuma Fire Protection District commission, confirmed to be under investigation by the Solano County District Attorney’s Office for possible open meeting law violations, met Monday to appoint an acting fire chief but took no action. Joe Rosewall was fired July 26 as chief. He could not be reached for comment.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Republic

A new Fire Chief Search Committee will help the town administrator find a new chief after the abrupt resignation of Fire Chief David E. Zinther. The chief's resignation letter is dated July 19, the day after he last addressed the Board of Selectmen and asked for approval to hire a ninth full-time firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

When Phoenix Fire paramedic engineer Kim Packenbush learned her daughter wanted to follow her footsteps as a fire paramedic, Kim was thrilled and scared. “I grew up with four brothers so I was pretty much a tomboy,” Kim said. Kim worried her daughter might have a difficult time adjusting to the culture of a fire station.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 12news

The massive Soberanes Fire was caused by someone who lit an illegal campfire, Cal Fire unit chief Brennan Blue said Tuesday. The wildfire sparked in Garrapata State Park on July 22 before it burned more than 44,300 acres, destroyed 57 homes, and led to the death of a bulldozer operator on Green Ridge.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSBW-TV Salinas

Firefighters and fire officers who retired over the last 12 months will collect pensions averaging $119,866 a year, according to data released Tuesday. The Empire Center, a government watchdog, said its analysis of 15,556 former FDNY members determined that the pensions of new retirees — which already exceed six figures — would be increasing another 6 percent.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

When Joshua Warren collapsed while exercising while on duty back in June, his death stunned fellow firefighters because they said he was a man who was health conscious. The reason he died also has them stunned. “Really couldn’t believe it,” said Mike Turner, an assistant fire chief at East Lincoln Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV NBC 17

On August 2, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

Representatives from the Milwaukee Fire Department and On Purpose Journey, a non-profit that provides support for military, firefighters, law enforcement and veterans, today announced a collection of events to pay tribute to the upcoming 15th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. "This year, we were asked by fire departments, law enforcement agencies and military veteran groups around the country to stand for their fallen, and we are excited and humbled and honored to answer that call," said Mollie Manhattan, founder of On Purpose Journey, at Tuesday's press conference, held outside of Milwaukee Fire Department Engine House 2, 755 N.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 8:39:15 PM - SOURCE: OnMilwaukee.com

As the propellers grew louder and Flight for Life came nearer, a massive crowd of parents and children ran to watch the helicopter land, then wait for a look inside. Flight for Life, along with numerous Fond du Lac police officers and firefighters, was present at the fairgrounds for National Night Out, an event celebrated around the world Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 7:33:35 PM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter

Police are investigating two deaths that occurred after a fatal fire in Hilllsboro early Monday morning. The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office received two phone calls around 6:53 and 6:56 A.M. from citizens driving by the residence and reporting a fully engulfed structure fire that was almost burnt to the ground.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 7:54:49 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

City public safety leaders say they will need more police officers, firefighters and a third ambulance to keep the growing Sun Prairie community safe. Sun Prairie Fire Police Chief Chris Garrison said needs are being met with calls volume on the east side of town but more westside growth could see service to that area could fall in the future.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 5:18:42 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star

On August 1, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Omaha Fire Department Interim Chief Dan Olsen announced Monday that Battalion Chief Joseph Salcedo has been placed on paid administrative leave for sharing "inappropriate content on his personal Facebook page." The department released this statement: "It was recently brought to the Omaha Fire Department’s attention that Battalion Chief Joseph Salcedo had shared potentially inappropriate content on his personal Facebook page.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOWT-TV NBC 6 Omaha

A six-member jury has ruled against a volunteer firefighter who sued for pain and suffering from the loss of his leg after being hit by a car as he rushed to an emergency call in Seaford. On Nov. 14, 2010, Steven Hochman was hit by a car driven by Kevin McCarthy, of Seaford, a retired NYPD officer. Besides McCarthy, Hochman sued his fire captain at the time, Thomas Cattone, saying Cattone had parked his pickup truck on the sidewalk across the street from the firehouse, blocking Hochman from seeing the oncoming vehicle, and the driver from seeing him step from the sidewalk as he hurried to the firehouse.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firerescue1

A man who was days away from being voted in as an active member of the Francestown Fire Department died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency. Francestown officials said Cole Wohle, 18, died Saturday night in Vermont. He recently graduated from high school and was a member of the Fire Department's Explorer Program.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester

Crews battled a large structure fire near the Loop 101 and Tatum Boulevard in Phoenix early Tuesday morning. The second-alarm fire started around 3:30 a.m. at a hotel under construction behind a Holiday Inn Express. Eighty firefighters were working the fire. The glow of the fire could be seen for miles.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 5 AZ KPHO

The sirens sound the same, but the fire engine serving Cherry Valley the past few days is dressed with a Rockford Fire Department logo. Blame it on the curse of three. For the Cherry Valley Fire Protection District, the curse struck when its trio of fire engines all wound up in the shop. "Everything broke at the same time, it seems," said Allen Geeser, battalion fire chief for the district.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rockford Register Star

Dodge County and local fire departments may be closer to an agreement about purchasing water safety equipment over the next few years. Beaver Dam Fire Chief Alan Mannel and Clyman Fire Chief Eric Howlett attended the Dodge County Board of Supervisor’s Executive Committee meeting Monday to broach a proposal about the county contributing to the expense of water rescues in the area.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2016 6:50:05 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

Authorities in Madison say an automatic sprinkler system helped put out an apartment fire after a candle was left burning in a bedroom on the city's south side over the weekend. According to the Madison Fire Department, people who live in an apartment on the 4700 block of Jenewein Rd. left the candle burning just after 11:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2016 9:43:19 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

VIDEO: Crews responded to an overnight fire at Hog Wild Bar in Two Rivers. Crews got the call around midnight to a bar on the 2500 block of Woodland Drive. Fire officials activated Mavis which is common for a fire of this size. The fire chief said they were able to get the fire out and under control around 3 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/1/2016 7:17:34 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay