The union representing the city’s firefighters has filed a complaint against the city and state over unfair promoting practices, compensation and unpaid raises. International Association of Fire Fighters Local 198 filed the complaint Monday in state Superior Court alleging the city and the state Department of Community Affairs and Division of Local Government Services have failed to “act in good faith” when promoting firefighters to captains and failed to pay contractually mandated step raises.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press of Atlantic City

On March 7, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Deadly levels of carbon monoxide (CO) sent a family of four to the hospital. It happened on Milwaukee's northwest side. "They were having symptoms of headaches and a bit disoriented," said Battalion Chief James Hardy, with the Milwaukee Fire Department. A carbon monoxide leak brought firefighters out on a cold day to a home just north of 79th and Hampton.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 10:27:07 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A man accused of killing a Lake Mills firefighter was officially charged in Dane County Court Thursday. Originally, Cremers was arrested on a tentative charge of homicide by drunken driving. He blew a .079 during a breathalyzer test, which is below Wisconsin’s legal limit to drive. Cremers is now charged with knowingly operating a vehicle with a suspended license.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 8:05:16 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

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

On March 5, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Although he isn’t completely used to the title yet, James Schulenburg has been preparing for his role as Prairie du Sac’s new fire chief ever since former Fire Chief Jim Hambrecht started talking about retiring. “Jim started talking about retiring last year,” Schulenburg said. “We knew it was coming and he’s been preparing us.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 11:41:58 AM - SOURCE: Wisc News

The man accused of hitting and killing an off-duty firefighter during a New Year's Eve crash will not be charged with drunk driving. Court records filed Wednesday show that Samuel Cremers will instead be charged with knowingly operating a vehicle while his license was suspended causing death. Cremers allegedly caused the crash that killed Lake Mills Fire Captain Chris Truman after Truman had pulled over to help a stranded motorist along the Beltline.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 8:15:06 AM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

Mike Nevin figured it was a prank. There's no way the city is now requiring firefighters and medics to clean up blood from crime and accident scenes without the proper training or equipment, the president of the Detroit Fire Fighters Association told himself. “I thought it was a joke when I first saw it,” Neven tells Metro Times.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit Metro Times

An Atlantic City firefighter filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the department’s chief and deputy chief after learning he would be suspended without pay unless he shaved his beard, which he has grown out for religious reasons. Alexander Smith, who has worked for the fire department for more than 15 years and makes $115,000 a year as an air mask technician, is a born-again Christian who began growing out his beard in December as an expression of his faith, according to a lawsuit filed last week.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

The Pueblo Fire Department's newest class of firefighter recruits consists of six men who were selected to serve Pueblo residents based on their "experience, merit, and fitness for the position," but it's also making history for the department. Terrence Fantroy-Hankins will be PFD's first black firefighter when he completes the academy class, which started March 1.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRDO-TV

VIDEO: A 5-year-old boy in Addison has taken it upon himself to help out his local volunteer fire department. After discovering they were missing a certain piece of life-saving equipment, the little guy knew he had to help. Eleni Wakeman, Asst. Fire Chief for Addison Fire Department says, "There was a call for a woman who had fallen through the ice.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI 5

VIDEO: Virtually every item on the Houston City Council's agenda Wednesday was postponed by Councilman Dwight Boykins in a parliamentary protest over un-sworn firefighter cadets. It appears the months long debate over firefighter cadets who have not been sworn in has finally boiled over. On Wednesday morning, 68 firefighter cadets are at the Houston Fire Department Training Academy.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

In Oshkosh, it was the good guys vs. the good guys Wednesday afternoon. The Oshkosh Fire Department, and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office faced-off in the Boots vs. Badges charity basketball game. But for some, being on the court was foreign to them. “I know nothing about basketball!” said Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz who was also the Badges’ head coach for the game Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2019 10:51:16 PM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

Fire departments train almost every day. “We want the visibility to be what we think we’re going to go into when we go into an actual fire,” said Janesville Deputy Fire Chief James Ponkauskas. “That’s what we’re looking for when we’re training.” While cancer prevention has come to the forefront for many departments battling real fires, Ponkauskas says only recently has the Janesville Fire Department looked at the dangers they face while training.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2019 8:59:22 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Firefighters in far northern Wisconsin are living their worst nightmare after their own firehouse burned down Tuesday night. According to a Facebook post from the Pine River Fire Department, firefighters of the La Pointe, Wisconsin Fire Department in Madeline Island lost their firehouse. Initial reports suggest the building and everything inside was destroyed including firetrucks and firefighting equipment.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2019 9:54:48 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Firefighters say cold weather caused gear to freeze up as they battled a fire at a Neenah-area business. Crews from Town of Vinland and Town of Neenah responded at about 11 p.m. to a fire at Geffers Construction, 7276 Commerce Plaza Dr. Photos posted on the Town Of Neenah Fire Department's Facebook page show smoke and structural damage.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2019 9:03:21 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On March 5, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A Milwaukee firefighter was hurt late Tuesday night while responding to a fire near 35th and Hadley. According to the department, crews were responding to a fire in a vacant house when a firefighter fell through a hole in the floor. The firefighter had minor injuries, was treated and is expected to return to work.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2019 6:09:41 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

On March 5, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.