One extra body makes a difference when responding to a fire. Paducah’s fire chief says it takes everyone on a shift to respond to a fire. A report by the International Association of Firefighters, a union representing firefighters in the U.S. and Canada, says the city of Paducah is recommended to have 24 people per shift.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPSD-TV NBC 6 Paducah

VIDEO: It seems like an unimaginable act- a parent leaving or forgetting their child in a locked car. However, the Fayetteville Fire Department says it happens, more often than it should. "This year we've responded to nearly 70 kids that have been locked into vehicles here," said Fire Chief Mike Hill.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham

Firefighters on the front lines protecting their communities now have a valuable tool for recording and providing evidence of work-related exposures to help protect them against deadly cancers and other occupational hazards in the fire service. The new National Fire Operations Reporting System (NFORS) Exposure Tracker is now available as an app for firefighters, paramedics or officers to create a personal diary for logging exposure and incident details in a private, encrypted and secure online environment.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal of Emergency Medical Services

The Milwaukee Fire Department rescued a 17-year-old who fell down an embankment on Wednesday. It happened around 8 p.m. near Valley Park. According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, the teen fell down the hill near the train tracks. He was assisted by firefighters and taken to Children's Hospital.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 6:41:17 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The Wausau Fire Department broke ground on their new fire station Thursday morning. Station 2 has served the west side of Wausau for numerous decades, but its structural deficits have proven too much for the department to overcome. The current building is located on S. 32nd Avenue, the new facility will be nearby, just south of Seymour Lane.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 2:48:46 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty, Katy Fire Chief Russell Wilson said. To help his staff with the stress of their jobs, he has brought a comprehensive mental health initiative called Operation Resilience Program to the Katy Fire Department. It includes a peer support program, family days, workshops and evidence-based training on coping techniques.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Community Impact Newspaper

VIDEO:When there's a hazardous spill with the potential to harm human life or the environment, the Hazardous Materials Response Team takes over. Michael Heffner, with the Office of State Fire Marshal says “ we are very focused on over the highway transportation emergencies,” but added that they support their various response partners with “instance then we radio-logical materials, biological incidence and other toxic industrial chemicals.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMTR-TV NBC 16 Eugene

The $11.8 billion budget passed by Arizona lawmakers Monday will double a revolving account set up in 2016 to pay local fire agencies that respond to fires on federal land. Fire agencies throughout the state have long sought an increase to the $10 million stabilization fund and are pleased to see the fund boosted to $20 million, Green Valley Fire District Chief Chuck Wunder said Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Valley News

A fire broke out at an Oceanside Fire Station Tuesday morning and left behind a building that its battalion chief called “uninhabitable.” A driver reported the fire just before 10 a.m. after passing by Oceanside Fire Station 3, located on Oceanside Boulevard. The fire started inside the station’s sleeping quarters, Oceanside Fire Department Battalion Chief Scott Stein said.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC San Diego

New research shows that many drivers are profoundly distracted by their phones when they're going past first responders working accidents on the roadways. New research from the National Safety Council found 71% of drivers admitted to taking photos and texting while driving by emergency workers; that's nearly triple the 24% who admitted to doing it under normal driving conditions.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS This Morning

On May 28, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

A paramedic from the Madison Fire Department fixed his neighbor's wheelchair last weekend. Firefighter and paramedic Mike Resiman saw that one of the tires on the man's wheelchair was broken, and he could not cross the street. A Twitter post from the Madison Fire Department showed Reisman kneeling on the sidewalk as he sorted through his ambulance toolbox.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 6:22:30 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Firefighters dedicate themselves to saving homes, businesses, and most importantly, the people in the communities they serve. An already difficult job gets even tougher when they're saving people from their home town. Merrill Battalion Chief Steve Hintze always took pride in that fact. He served his hometown for 27 years.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 5:29:46 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

When Mike Hepfler became Chippewa Falls EMS/fire chief in April 2014, one of his top goals was obtaining a new fire station that met the needs of the department. The existing station, connected to city hall, opened in 1952. “I had my list of goals that I wanted to accomplish in my three to five years (as chief),” Hepfler said.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 5:18:10 PM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald

A bronze statue honoring a Sun Prairie firefighter who lost his life during a 2018 explosion will be placed in front of the Sun Prairie Fire Department. The Sun Prairie City Council approved a $20,000 budget amendment on May 21 to purchase and install the $30,000 commemorating the loss of Captain Cory Barr.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 8:09:14 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On May 25, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 23, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

All across Wisconsin, in practically every community of more than 100 people, there’s a downtown district full of cool old buildings just waiting to catch fire and burn. It happens infrequently, but when it does, it usually ends up being a fire of historic proportions that permanently changes the face of the downtown.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 6:10:37 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Firefighters are on the scene of a fatal house fire at 16th and Hadley in Milwaukee. Officials say they were dispatched to the scene shortly after 4:30 a.m. -- and had a report of people trapped inside. Crews arrived on the scene -- and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor of the home.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 3:47:24 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A Fort Worth firefighter died Friday from pancreatic cancer caused by heat and smoke exposure. Capt. Keven Teague was a firefighter in Fort Worth for 24 years, Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said in a Facebook post. Teague, 46, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two weeks ago and was being treated at a local hospital.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram