On January 14, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 13, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Seven FDNY employees — including a deputy chief and three battalion chiefs — have been fined by the Conflicts of Interest Board for accepting free tickets to the 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium, officials said Monday. Firefighter John Curatolo got 52 freebies the night before the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos from NFL vice president of community relations and philanthropy Anna Isaacson.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post

Nearly a dozen black firefighters in Jacksonville have been sent home for something they didn't do: shave. State rules require firefighters to have a clean-shaven face when they have to wear an oxygen mask. The rule falls in line with regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on wearing respirators.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV CBS 4 Jacksonville

The Harney County fire chief resigned Wednesday because he says he no longer trusts the local government. Chris Briels stood next Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed group that has taken over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, and announced he had turned in his resignation to county Judge Steve Grasty.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVAL-TV CBS 13

The owners of the Pater Avenue home where a Hamilton firefighter was killed Dec. 28 while battling a fire say they will never be able to return there even if repairs are made. “My wife won’t live there again, and I don’t blame her after the firefighter was killed there,” said Lester Parker, 66, of Hamilton.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal-News

World Trade Center responder John Coughlin of Sayville suffers from a host of conditions: heart disease that led to open-heart surgery and a pacemaker; diminished lung capacity; sleep apnea; and stomach disorders. But the 57-year-old former NYPD emergency services officer, who responded when the towers fell on Sep.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

On January 13, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 12, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 11, 14 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Members of the Fremont County Fire Protection District are mourning the loss of Deputy Chief Clarence “Speed” Hartbank. The 45-year member of the department passed away Wednesday afternoon. Hartbank was commanding a Sept. 10 grass fire on Eight Mile Road. While he was surveying damage to a ground-level bunker, he fell through a hole and into the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse

Portland Fire Chief Erin Janssens, who took the helm of the Fire & Rescue Bureau three and a half years ago, announced Wednesday she'll retire in April after nearly 28 years of city service. Janssens, 51, became the first woman to serve as chief in June 2012 when former city councilor Randy Leonard appointed her to the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the oregonian

The federal contract for a nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety is expected to be awarded in Q4 — giving AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and other wireless firms an opportunity to lease prime radio spectrum as part of a public-private partnership. The First Responder Network Authority released its request for proposals from bidders on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Investor's Business Daily

VIDEO - Wires were knocked down and a state highway was closed after a fire truck rolled over Wednesday in Effingham. Route 153 was closed near Plantation Road after the fire truck rolled over onto its roof. Effingham resident Cindy Espie said she heard the crash. "I ran to the window and looked out, and I couldn't believe what I saw," Espie said.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester

The city should have better control over money earmarked to buy Toledoans smoke detectors, the city's law director said in a report on the fund. “Better purchasing controls should be in place; some expenditures from the fund stretch permissible uses to the limit, [and] alarm fines should more properly be placed in the general fund as they are definitionally not trust fThe Blade reported late last year that Toledo Fire Chief Luis Santiago and at least one other high-ranking fire official used smoke-detector trust fund to pay for hotel rooms, conference costs, and dinners.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: toledo blade

On January 12, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 11, 17 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 10, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A 24-year-old Chatham County firefighter was killed in a traffic accident early Tuesday while responding to a call, officials said. Joshua Mequaine Woods died Tuesday, according to The North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The single-vehicle accident occurred around 1 a.m. near the 300 block of N.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNCN-TV NBC 17

VIDEO - Two young girls were killed and their mother was critically injured when flames tore through a home in Wilmington, Delaware Tuesday afternoon. The blaze erupted around 4:10 p.m. inside a home on the 400 block of North Monroe Street. Witnesses say out of nowhere the home just exploded. "I tried to get in there and all I kept thinking about was the kids," neighbor Aaron McManus said.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV 6 ABC.com