After more than 100 years, the Stone Bank Fire Department will close. The fire chief says the move took them completely by surprise. This comes after the Town of Merton Board decided not to renew its contract with the Stone Bank Fire Department for 2020. "They're not eliminating them, they're just becoming a bigger group, incorporating into a bigger group," said chairman of the town of Merton board, Tim Klink.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 5:47:42 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

A family member of fallen Appleton Fire Department Driver-Engineer Mitch Lundgaard is working on a sculpture to honor Lundgaard, other Appleton Fire Department members killed in the line of duty, and firefighters in general. “The Final Alarm” will take shape out of a block of limestone placed outside Appleton Fire Station One, 700 N.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 4:47:51 PM - SOURCE: NBC26

Governor Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that ensures continuing healthcare coverage for the families of fallen state and local law enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMS first responders. Earlier this month, the State Assembly approved a bill requiring the state, municipalities, and universities to continue paying health insurance premiums for immediate survivors of those killed in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 1:46:39 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

An Edgerton family and its pets were able to safely escape a house fire. The fire broke out around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the family's laundry room, according to Randall Pickering, the chief of the Edgerton Fire Protection District. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the laundry room, but other rooms experienced extensive smoke damage, Pickering said.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 7:46:15 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

VIDEO/PHOTOS: All lanes on northbound I-94 were temporarily closed at County G Wednesday morning, Oct. 16 due to a semi fire near Oakwood Road. Additionally, two lanes were closed on southbound I-94 at Oakwood Road. The southbound ramp to Ryan Road was also closed. At 10:15 a.m., the interstate reopened at County Highway G in Racine County.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 6:42:04 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

In an emergency, a quicker response can save lives. Fox Crossing Fire Department will soon be ready to act immediately if something happens, specifically on the weekend. "Our response time is quite a bit different than if someone were staffed here at the station ready to go when the call came in," Fox Crossing Fire Chief Brian Harbison said.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 11 News

Eleven New York City firefighters were taken to hospitals and one other person was injured after two fire trucks collided while responding to a call in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, officials said. The 11 firefighters were transported to hospitals as a precaution after the fire engine and ladder truck collided just before 10 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

Two chemical storage tanks caught fire and three others were threatened at an energy storage facility in Contra Costa County Tuesday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze burned the two tanks to the ground and damaged two others at the NuStar Energy facility in Crockett, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, which got the first call at about 1:50 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

Every day, more than 1 million U.S. firefighters put their lives on the line to protect us. Not only by putting out fires, but by responding to all types of emergencies. On top of that, their shifts often last a full 24 hours. Inspired by the heroism of firefighters, the safety experts at Frontpoint examined government data to report how career firefighters’ salaries compare across the nation.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)

The president of the union representing Youngstown firefighters said he was surprised to learn the city plans to close a fire station and eliminate three battalion chiefs through attrition. Charlie Smith, who is also a battalion chief, said the plans were revealed in a Tuesday morning meeting with Youngstown City Law Director Jeff Limbian.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WYTV ABC 33

They're called "forever chemicals." Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, PFOS, and PFOA, are man-made chemicals that are all around us. It's expected that the average person has some exposure to the chemicals in their lifetimes whether it's through food containers or the water we drink.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEL 101.7 FM

VIDEO: The ABC11 I-Team obtained videos that are the first examples of what Person County officials call their "game-changing" technology for 911 callers. The videos are from live calls and were recorded at Person County Emergency Management's offices in Roxboro. "This is wonderful. This makes 911 dispatchers the true first responder," Brett Wrenn, Person County Emergency Communications Manager, told ABC11.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham

A new program designed to help former offenders pursue a career in firefighting made its first deployment over the weekend to help battle the Saddleridge Fire in the San Fernando Valley. The Ventura Training Center Firefighter Training and Reentry Program began teaching its first class of participants in October 2018, according to the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which developed the project with Calfire and the California Conservation Corps.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV WB 5 Los Angeles

Passaic County Fire Academy welcomed the largest and most diverse class of recruits on Monday. The 47 trainees, who will be ready to fight fires by March, hail mostly from Paterson and Passaic - and that's no accident. Paterson's 34 recruits who walked into the fire academy in Wayne, were found by a specially created committee that helped its Fire Department scour the city for eligible individuals.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com - Metered Site

Firefighters now have the ability to send an EKG of your heart within seconds of arriving at your location in an emergency. “Oh, it could save someone’s life. Matter of fact, actually it’ll change their outcome.” Travis Hollis, the City of Cape Girardeau’s fire chief, is talking about a new feature on their Zoll monitor and defibrillator machines.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFVS-TV CBS 12 Cape Girardeau

The Washington Department of Ecology announced Monday it will begin collecting and incinerating stockpiles of a toxic fire retardant foam that was used by fire departments for decades before the state restricted its use in 2018. The same type of foam was long used at Fairchild Air Force Base and blamed for contaminating West Plains water supplies, including the city of Airway Heights' tap system.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wenatchee World

A New Auburn woman has been charged in Barron County court after her house was fully engulfed. A criminal complaint shows 45-year-old Tonia Morrison has been charged with arson of a building. Barron County Sheriff’s Department responded to a fire on Aug. 12 around 2:25 a.m. where they found smoke coming from the residence as they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 5:12:25 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a Madison assisted living facility Monday afternoon. Dane County dispatch said nine units were sent to the Sebring Assisted Care Residence in the 7700 block of Brookline Drive at 3:07 p.m. after receiving a report of a fire alarm. Madison Fire said the lower level was filled with smoke when they arrived, but the fire was put out at 3:21 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 4:46:42 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

A new scholarship is being offered at Fox Valley Technical College in honor of fallen Appleton firefighter Mitch Lundgaard. As we reported last May, driver-engineer Lundgaard was fatally shot by a man who had a drug overdose on an out-of-town bus at the Valley Transit Center. Lundgaard left behind a wife and three young sons.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 2:54:42 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

There’s something you don’t see every day: Police say a pick up truck launched into the air and landed on the roof of a house in Beloit on Saturday. At approximately 4:26pm on October 12, 2019 the Town of Beloit Fire Department and Town of Beloit Police Department were dispatched to 2919 S Park Ave in the Town of Beloit for a car vs house.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 7:35:49 AM - SOURCE: WLAX & WEUX-TV Fox 25 & 48