An Oshkosh firefighter was injured while extinguishing a fire Saturday afternoon. Firefighters say around 4:38 p.m., they responded to the report of a house on fire at 143 Arthur Ave. in Oshkosh. The Oshkosh Fire Department said the firefighter suffered minor injuries, but will be okay. No other injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2019 7:43:14 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

At the Village of Bellevue’s Village Board meeting this week a unanimous vote was made for a major change, at the Village of Bellevue’s Fire and Rescue Department. The board approved a three-year contract with Bellevue firefighters to staff the department at all times with personnel. The Fire Chief, Jack Mlnarik says the move will significantly cut response times for firefighters arriving to emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 4:37:43 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 Green Bay

According to Fond du Lac Fire Rescue, the September 19 deadly fire was accidental. Preliminary findings of the investigation show the fire was consistent with, ‘improperly discarded smoking materials’. The home has been turned over to the property owner and their insurance carrier. Authorities have identified the three people that died in the fire: Taylor J.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 6:05:43 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

Firefighters extinguished a house fire Wednesday night in Wood County. Fire crews responded to the blaze around 8:40 p.m. on Park Lane in the village of Arpin, according to Arpin Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Officials said there was smoke showing when firefighters arrived, and the kitchen was fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 3:51:46 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald

On Wednesday, October 23rd, the Wamsutter Volunteer Fire Department was working an accident scene of a single vehicle rollover off the north side, westbound Interstate 80 at mile marker 170. The pickup truck involved in that incident had just been towed away and the driver had escaped with minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SweetWaterNow

A raging wildfire that forced massive evacuations in Northern California scorched thousands of acres in hours -- and is expected to keep growing. The Kincade Fire ignited Wednesday night in Sonoma County, and burned 16,000 acres by Thursday night. It was fueled in part by high winds that had already prompted California electric utilities to intentionally cut power to thousands of residents.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVZ-TV NewsChannel 21

VIDEO: Firefighters came face to face with a man holding a machete during an early Thursday morning house fire call. Police said crews were called out around 3 a.m. for a fire at Crestview Terrace. Firefighters found 51-year-old Edwin Aviles outside the home carrying a knife and a machete. According to police, the man seemed to be suffering from mental health issues, and refused to drop the weapons.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

Directors of TEEX, Texas A&M Forest Service, and the governor of Luxembourg, Belgium, met in Aggieland Thursday to learn more about how to control forest fires in the province. "We are hosting the Belgium, Luxembourg governor here to talk about emergency response fire schools and how we do it in Texas," said Texas A&M Forest Service Director Tom Boggus.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBTX-TV CBS 3 Bryan

An alarming reminder from the Oshkosh Fire Department to make sure you have enough smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home -- and if you do, make sure they're working. Oshkosh firefighters went into south-side neighborhoods on their "Detector Trek" over 3 days earlier this month. They installed 130 new smoke detectors and replaced 35 batteries in existing detectors.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 9:49:18 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

PHOTO: There is now a $5,000 reward for information in an arson at a Madison baseball stadium last week. Firefighters were called out to the Madison Mallards stadium. They arrived to find the gift shop at the stadium on fire. The building suffered significant damage, including a collapsed roof. No one was injured in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 7:39:36 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Nobody was injured when a fire destroyed a home Wednesday night. The Marshall Assistant Fire Chief says nobody was home when the fire started. It’s still under investigation. Firefighters are battling a fire at a mobile home in Marshall. The home is on the 100 Block of Blue Spruce Lane. The call came in to Dane County 911 dispatchers just after 9:00 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 2:56:29 AM - SOURCE: WIBA-AM 1310 News Talk

A small grease fire at Smith Bros. Coffee House Monday morning left two downtown businesses closed early this week. Duluth Trading Co. sustained some water damage but was expected to reopen Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 23, or early Thursday, Oct. 24, Assistant Manager Bill Connolly said. “We’re good to go,” he said Tuesday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 2:26:17 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press

More firefighters have died by suicide than in the line of duty over the past year, according to the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance. The numbers are staggering. According to Jeff Dill, founder of FBHA, in the past seven days, eight firefighters across the United States have taken their own lives.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road. Minutes later, powerful winds blew the flames across a hillside and into a mobile home community, killing two people and destroying dozens of homes. No California law governs how trash haulers respond to a fire in their truck, leaving it to the waste industry to provide guidance.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

The state House has voted to exempt volunteer fire departments from Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law, which journalists and the general public can use to request information from public entities. Supporters of the bill say it is a needed correction to a burdensome system, but opponents say it just makes the departments needlessly opaque.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Essential Public Radio 90.5 WESA

A free specialized plate proposed for firefighters and emergency responders was intended to be free for the duration of an individual’s volunteer service, not just for the first year, according to an opinion just issued by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. The opinion was sought by Senate Transportation Committee Member David Rust, R-Tioga, and House Transportation Committee Chairman Dan Ruby after questions were raised during the 2019 biennium related to implementing Measure 4, approved by voters in 2018.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Williston Herald

EMS structure in urban areas varies to fit the need of the community. It is often part of the Fire Department – but may be a third service separate from police and fire – or follow a public utility model privately contracted to provide EMS services. In more suburban and rural areas EMS often follows a fourth model, with volunteers providing part or all of the EMS care in that county.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: JEMS.com

PHOTO: First responders were able to pull two people out of an SUV after the vehicle rolled over in Mount Pleasant. Police and firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of State Highway 31 and Timber Drive at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities found a Ford Escape rolled onto its passenger side after colliding with another vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2019 7:41:59 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4

“Ever since I was adopted, the first toy we actually got taught us how to walk, and it was a firetruck,” said Elijah Iselin. Elijah, now 18 years old, knew as a young child that being a first responder was what he wanted to do with his life. It's a career path he's on with his twin brother, Eli. Both are now probationary firefighters with the Sun Prairie Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2019 7:48:53 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

No one was injured, but Gehl Foods in Germantown was evacuated during an electrical box fire on Oct. 18. The Germantown Fire Department responded to a call at Gehl, at Fond du Lac and Church avenues, at about 4:50 a.m. While firefighters were still en route, dispatch notified them that the fire was out.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2019 5:59:34 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel