The National Transportation Safety Board has been unable to determine the ignition source that sparked the explosion in a Silver Spring apartment complex meter room, where natural gas had been building up for at least three hours. Seven people were killed and 65 were sent to the hospital after the explosion and fire at the Flower Branch Apartments on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM

VIDEO: The wife of a fallen police officer thought she would be getting help - but found out her family won't be getting the benefit of help with tuition bills. A law in the books is supposed to take care of in-state college tuition for the families of fallen officers and firefighters, but there's a loophole that two freshman lawmakers want to tie up to make sure no family is left behind.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 2 News Detroit

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

One person is in a hospital after an explosion in a laboratory on the east side, according to authorities with the Madison Fire Department. Crews responded to a report of a loud explosion in a laboratory at 3587 Anderson Street at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday. Fire officials said the explosion took place inside a laboratory hood and was contained.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 3:03:27 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

On April 22, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Two fire districts in southern Arizona will become the first in the area to put to use new methods to help sick or injured children. Golder Ranch Fire and Northwest Fire District's firefighters will train to use the Handtevy Pediatric Emergency Standards. The standards will allow for firefighters to act quicker and more efficiently when it comes to treating the smallest patients.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN 9 Tucson

For years, most of the Santa Fe Fire Department’s work has not been fighting fires but delivering emergency medical services. It’s finally working on a long-awaited reorganization to better reflect that. When Fire Chief Paul Babcock took over the department in the fall, he made it a priority to create a new EMS division alongside the operations and support services divisions.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Fe New Mexican

The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home. “I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,’ ” Oney Carrell said. A few days later, they learned otherwise. The Carrells’ home survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history with a couple of warped window frames, a partially charred down spout and a stubborn smoky smell inside.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee - Metered Site

If the state of Alabama doesn’t update state law regarding the public employees retirement system, it may end up having a negative impact years down the road for the Vestavia Hills Police and Fire departments, leaders from both departments said. In the 2012 legislative session, the Alabama Legislature changed the way employees were classified, with employees starting their jobs on or after Jan.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vestavia Voice

Lower Burrell Council is exploring a local tax incentive for city firefighters to boost their thinning ranks and properly reward their community work. Councilman Joe Grillo is looking at city firefighters forgoing the city’s earned income tax or other possibilities. A course for young firefighters is also under consideration.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TribLIVE

One person is displaced and there is extensive damage after an apartment fire on Madison's east side, according to a news release from the Madison Fire Department. Officials said a woman alerted her neighbors of the fire and called 911. She told everyone they needed to get outside. Firefighters responded to the fire in the 900 block of Vernon Drive at 3:06 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 9:29:22 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

The wife of a volunteer firefighter killed in an explosion in downtown Sun Prairie is being sued for $138,000 due to the money owed on the local bar they owned together, according to lawsuit documents. Capt. Cory Barr was a firefighter, local business owner and father. He was killed in an explosion in downtown Sun Prairie last summer.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 4:50:09 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

On April 20, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 19, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 17, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

One person was found dead inside a Marquette County home after crews put out a fire Saturday, officials said. The Marquette County Sheriff's Office said deputies and fire crews responded to a report of a fire at a structure on Cass Street in the city of Montello. According to the report, the home was engulfed in flames when crews arrived.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 8:59:25 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

On Sunday, April 21, 2019 at about 12:16 p.m. the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office responded to an EMS call of a reported sky diving accident at 6482 CTH K, , Chippewa Falls, WI. The address was that of the Bateman Airport in the Town Of Lafayette. Based on the investigation, a male, later identified as Chad R.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 8:50:49 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

On April 20, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

In Marshfield, a new "School to Work" program is being developed by the city's fire and rescue department, and Relief Lieutenant Erik Jonas says all it's part of an effort to buck a national trend that's seeing new recruits down by around 80-to-85% in some locations. "The Marshfield Fire Department has recognized the need to actively recruit local people," Jonas explained.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 3:09:44 AM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

David R. Short II was remembered as having a larger-than-life personality. According to friends, he was easy to talk to and well-liked in his community. The 26-year-old Indianapolis Fire Department recruit firefighter was killed Friday evening in a four-vehicle crash near the Indianapolis Regional Airport in Hancock County.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Indy Star