VIDEO: New cutting-edge technology to help firefighters and first responders was developed right here in the Bay Area. It's called "C-Thru" and it allows firefighters to see through thick smoke when battling fire -- and a man from San Francisco came up with the idea. The Menlo Park Fire Department has tried the technology and say it's a game changer.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV 4 San Francisco

It was an accident that changed policy and the way firefighters protect us. Four Cincinnati firefighters were putting out a fire 28 years ago, when all of a sudden the ladder they were on snapped. Almost three decades later, for the first time, one of those firefighters is talking about that day and the changes that followed.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati

A Ford Explorer and a Honda Civic collided just after 11 p.m. on a rainy Wednesday night at the corner of State Street and Douglas Avenue, just west of Downtown, resulting in an apparent serious injury to a passenger in the Explorer. Initial reports to dispatchers indicates that an individual was unresponsive and trapped in the Explorer and the Honda Civic may have caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 10:43:16 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

Jerry Biggart is fully aware of the dangers paramedics face when they're on the job. “A lot of people go to work and it’s a relatively routine job,” said Biggart, a firefighter with the Oak Creek Fire Department near Milwaukee. “Every time that tone goes off, we have no idea what it’s going to be." Sometimes, the danger is obvious — an active-shooter situation, for example, or a building collapse, or even a car crash in heavy traffic.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 7:26:29 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

Members of the community continue to step up in this tough time of mourning one week after firefighter Mitch Lundgaard died in the line of duty. Fallen firefighter remembered as selfless public servant The community has stood together throughout the last week and it continues to stand together. "We needed to do something for the fire department and knowing that food is always welcomed,” says Leah Suprise.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 3:14:17 PM - SOURCE: NBC26

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is recognizing the efforts of the highly trained men and women who work to serve their communities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with prompt and effective emergency services. This recognition comes as communities across the country celebrate EMS Week and honor those in the chain of survival.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 9:03:15 AM - SOURCE: Dane County

At the Capitol, legislation would provide tax credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs. The majority of the state's hundreds of fire departments rely on volunteers, but state Senator Pat Testion of Stevens Point notes it's getting tougher to attract and retain them -- with notable consequences: "In 2006 the average age of a volunteer firefighter was 50 years old.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 4:27:53 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Radio Network

VIDEO: Legislation passed the New York State Senate Monday that would allow law enforcement and firefighters to carry EpiPens to help save lives. Under current law, they’re not allowed to carry or administer EpiPens. “There are a certain number of individuals who are identified in the law, which says you can carry an EpiPen and they weren't on the list unfortunately,” said Senator Jim Tedisco (R).
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYT-TV NBC 13 Albany

The Phoenix Fire Department is mourning the loss of a 31-year-old Phoenix firefighter who lost his battle to occupational cancer on Sunday morning. Brian Beck Jr., a third-generation firefighter, was an eight-year veteran with the Phoenix Fire Department, while mostly working at Fire Station 33 in north Phoenix, according to the United Phoenix Firefighters, a nonprofit organization.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AZ Central - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Ankeny Fire Department is hosting its first Special Needs open house for people with disabilities. The idea to have a separate night for families with disabilities came when community members saw a need for it. Ankeny Fire Department Public Education Coordinator and Firefighter Karen Peters said, “They really are a high-risk group as far as fire and fire safety.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHO-TV NBC 13 Des Moines

Less than 700 feet from Millvale’s Ethel M. Taylor Academy, a Cincinnati public elementary school, bombs have been going off for years and a building is often on fire. Don’t call emergency responders. They already know. For years, the Cincinnati Fire Department has been setting cars and a specially-designed $3 million building alight to train fire recruits at 1898 Mill Creek Road.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CityBeat

VIDEO: The Navarre Beach Fire Department wants to become a state-recognized fire district. Right now, they're privately owned. Fire Chief Danny Fureigh is asking the county to approve a non-binding referendum on the county's special election ballot in August to gauge how voters feel. Fureigh said state lawmakers want to know they have the community's support before they ask the legislature to make the Navarre Beach Fire Department state-recognized.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAR-TV ABC 3 Pensacola

First responders rescued an injured construction worker from a site in Fitchburg Tuesday morning, officials said. The Fitchburg Fire Department said firefighters and FitchRona EMS responded to a report at about 9:30 a.m. of an injured man. A Dane County dispatcher said the incident was reported in the 5400 block of East Cheryl Parkway.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 4:46:23 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

Chippewa Falls is looking for a new fire chief. Mike Hepfler on Tuesday announced to the city that he will be retiring as chief of the Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services Department on July 22. Hepfler, a McDonell Central High School graduate, started with the department in July 1985 as a reserve firefighter, was hired as a full-time firefighter/emergency medical technician in 1989, just as the fire department took over the ambulance service from a private contractor.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 2:53:10 PM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald

Placing equal values on education and experience, Town of Beloit Deputy Fire Chief Emeterio - "Emett," as he's known - Harold said one of the biggest lessons he's learned is to diversify his resume. It's one of the reasons that after 33 years, he's ready to retire from the township's fire department.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 9:26:15 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

One person was found dead after a house fire in Racine. Fire crews responded about 4:20 a.m. Tuesday to a house near Coolidge Avenue and Webster Street in Racine. A neighbor captured images of flames shooting from the windows before firefighters arrived. After firefighters extinguished the fire, they found one person and a dog dead inside the home.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 6:44:30 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

On May 19, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On May 18, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: Fargo police officer and president of the city's police organization Mike Clower "absolutely" thinks action taken Monday night, May 20, to raise salaries for most police officers and firefighters in the city will help attract and retain employees. Clower, interviewed after a 4-1 favorable Fargo City Commission meeting vote, said he believes officers will be "quite pleased" with the decision to increase step pay for workers in the two departments with increases starting in the second year and continuing until they reach a maximum salary after about eight years.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: INFORUM

Jacksonville Beach city leaders met Monday night and voted in favor of a plan to merge the city’s fire department with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. The City of Jacksonville still has to vote. If the merger happens, JFRD would provide services to people living in Jacksonville Beach. The proposal has been faced with opposition.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 4 JAX