VIDEO: Eight west Valley firefighters are recovering following an explosion at an APS substation in Surprise on Friday night. Four Peoria firefighters who were injured are "doing good," according to a department's spokesperson. In a post on the Peoria Fire-Medical Department's Twitter page, officials say Engineer Justin Lopez, who was in critical condition and taken into surgery following the explosion, "is awake and doing as well as can be expected.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC15 Arizona

Volunteer firefighting companies are calling on the state legislature to pass a law that would allow them to charge for the ambulance services that they provide. Last week, the Firemen's Association of the State of New York and its members held a legislative outreach event at the Cambria Volunteer Fire Hall to vouch for such a bill.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Niagara Gazette

The city’s fire department has proposed a budget that would allow it to devote more money to replenish the department’s Narcan stock, train incoming firefighters and cover costs for computer services. In a budget meeting Tuesday night, the city’s Emergency Operations Center and police and fire departments laid out their budget requests and fielded questions by the budget committee.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Post

VIDEO: A crew of Shreveport firefighters is working together to bring the mysteries of the firehouses to light and to network television. "Cooking with Fire," an original series created by Shreveport Fire Department's Captain Allen Dantes, is a documentary-reality style food and travel show. SFD fireman, chef and host Mark Myers Jr.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shreveport Times

Firefighters were on scene of a two-alarm fire at an apartment building near Fond du Lac and Good Hope Sunday night, April 21. It happened around 8:30 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., the flame were extinguished -- and FOX6 News was awaiting word on any injuries. Two residents leaving the scene said everyone made it out OK -- but there were concerns that a woman may have been injured.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2019 8:12:54 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Officials say a barn was badly damaged after a fire in Monroe County. It happened at a farm on Independence Rd., between Sparta and Tomah, around 5:00AM Sunday morning. Officials say the property owners woke up after hearing a small explosion outside. That’s when they called 911. The Sparta Area Fire District and Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene to a barn fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2019 2:47:23 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

On April 20, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 19, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

The man accused of burning down a Wausau laundromat and flower shop last week was charged with arson Friday afternoon in Marathon County court. According to court documents Azeez Hakeem, 31, of Wausau, admitted to officers at the scene that he started the fire that destroyed Rainbow Laundry and Blossoms and Bows during the early morning hours of April 9.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 2:01:59 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

VIDEO: Middle school students in Neenah are learning about what it takes to be a firefighter, but the drills are more than just a lesson in physical fitness. Shattuck Middle School gym classes are a little different this week. In addition to promoting health and physical fitness, the 7th and8th graders are getting a hands-on lesson about the physical demands firefighters face.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 8:56:47 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

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

On April 17, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A firefighter responding to the High Plains fire south of Jewel Cave on Wednesday died of an apparent heart attack. Custer County Sheriff Marty Mechaley reported that Dwayne Hudson of the Argyle Fire Department was a passenger in a fire response vehicle and suffered a medical emergency while en route.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Custer County Chronicle

The state House Judiciary committee tabled Wednesday a bill opening a three-year window for workers’ compensation benefits to be provided for all Montana volunteer firefighters. Senate Bill 29 cleared the Senate Jan. 29 but was not referred to a House committee until last week. The bill calls for all volunteer fire departments in Montana to provide workers’ compensation coverage by October 2022.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Independent Record

The drinking water in Paradise, California, where 85 people died last year in the nation’s worst wildfire in a century, is contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene, officials said. Officials said they believe the contamination happened after the November firestorm created a toxic combination of gases in burning homes that got sucked into the water pipes as residents and firefighters drew water heavily, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV WB 5 Los Angeles

VIDEO: The families of two San Antonio firefighters have filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of a device that might have saved one of the men and prevented injuries to another, according to a law firm. The lawsuit also names the owner of Spartan Box Gym for allegedly setting the fatal fire at his business.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV 12 News

After four years in legislative purgatory, a bill that would grant firefighters cancer coverage — in a stunning reversal brought about by sustained public pressure and allegations of political vendettas — is being fast-tracked to clear the Legislature this year. The bill cleared a key hurdle Thursday morning when the House State Affairs committee agreed unanimously to advance the proposal, after more than an hour of discussion marked by teary testimony and lawmakers’ vocal support.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Miami Herald - Metered Site

On April 18, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

According to a news release from the Waupaca County Sheriff's Office, a fire just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday damaged the Log Cabin Bar on Highway 54 in the Town of Mukwa. Firefighters say they found heavy smoke coming from the basement, below some living quarters, at the back of the bar. The basement was destroyed by the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2019 8:34:51 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

It's a powerful demonstration of the effectiveness of fire sprinkler systems. The Wisconsin Fire Sprinkler Coalition on Thursday, April 19 featured a live fire demonstration of fire sprinklers. "Fire sprinklers buy time and save lives," said Michael Wos, Executive Director of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2019 3:54:19 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6