On April 19, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: In 2016, Ashland hired three additional firefighters for the first time since 2001 in response to service demands. Due to a $2 million budget deficit, those brand new positions could be eliminated in the 2019-2021 budget. Ultimately, that would affect service levels in the city and reduce the number of staffed crews from about 10 members to a maximum of nine members.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVL News 10

VIDEO: Concerns over title transfers and insurance lead the City of Howardwick to file a lawsuit against the volunteer fire department that protects it. In a recent lawsuit, the City of Howardwick contends a former city secretary improperly transferred the titles of three fire trucks and an ambulance to the Howardwick Volunteer Fire Department instead of to the city.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFDA News 10 Amarillo

The Talcott Volunteer Fire Department sits proudly with its engines in line. It was in June of 2016 when the department was closed by state officials who cited lack of crew members and equipment testing. As the community had to rely on other departments as far away as Alderson to respond to calls, Chief Bill Costomiris and board members were forced to build from the ground up to get recertified.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVNS-TV FOX 59

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