A photo of a Wisconsin fire chief is getting a lot of traction online, as crews continued to fight fires in subzero temperatures. Wednesday, one of the firefighters on scene of a house fire in the Village of Cameron Fire snapped a photo of Chief Mitch Hansen, covered in ice from fighting the fire in the frigid wind chills.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 9:53:35 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

A basement wall caught fire Wednesday night after a resident used a heat gun on some pipes that were frozen, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called around 6:05 p.m. to a house in the 4100 block of Mineral Point Road for reports of a basement fire, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 7:42:58 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

A basement wall caught fire Wednesday night after a resident used a heat gun on some pipes that were frozen, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called around 6:05 p.m. to a house in the 4100 block of Mineral Point Road for reports of a basement fire, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 7:42:58 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

PHOTO: The Crivitz Fire Department has shared several pictures on their Facebook page following Tuesday's fire at Crivitz Lumber and Rental. The pictures show everything from frozen water hoses, firefighters putting the blaze out, the community supplying food for the crews, to the aftermath of the damage done.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 6:54:49 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

PHOTO: The Crivitz Fire Department has shared several pictures on their Facebook page following Tuesday's fire at Crivitz Lumber and Rental. The pictures show everything from frozen water hoses, firefighters putting the blaze out, the community supplying food for the crews, to the aftermath of the damage done.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 6:54:49 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

For nearly the past two years, a small but dedicated group of local leaders and public safety professionals have been studying fire and emergency medical services (EMS) in Walworth County. Several years ago, a number of municipalities and towns requested the county’s help in organizing an effort to improve emergency services.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 1:43:38 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

For nearly the past two years, a small but dedicated group of local leaders and public safety professionals have been studying fire and emergency medical services (EMS) in Walworth County. Several years ago, a number of municipalities and towns requested the county’s help in organizing an effort to improve emergency services.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 1:43:38 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

Barberton may not save money by laying off firefighters and could end up paying more in firefighting costs because of overtime, the head of the city’s fire union says. “I don’t understand how layoffs are going to help the city because to keep services, that’s going to require a large amount of overtime,” International Association of Fire Fighters Local 329 President Rick Schwenning said Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ohio.com

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday directed a team of fire chiefs to push ahead with a plan for a possible countywide sales tax measure this fall to pay for more firefighters, equipment and stations. The board also authorized spending $1.6 million a year to help fund the county’s newest fire agency, to be formed from the consolidation of four existing departments that cover Santa Rosa’s outskirts and Windsor.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Democrat

Emergency-medical-service (EMS) paramedic units for AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., will be able to leverage the e-Bridge Mobile Telemedicine application from General Device (GD) and Sonim Technologies’ XP8 ultra-rugged smartphones in an effort to save critical treatment time for patients.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

In a move designed to increase safety, communication and oversight, the Philadelphia Fire Department is putting more chiefs in the field through the restorations of Battalions 5 & 6 and Division 3. In the same way police operate in districts, the Fire Department divides the city into battalions. Each one is led by a Battalion Chief, who responds on emergency calls to supervise firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Philadelphia

Remember those annual reminders to check your smoke alarm batteries when you turn your clocks back? Those will become a thing of the past when a new state law takes effect April 1. The law requires that all new or replacement smoke detectors sold in New York state be either powered by a 10-year, sealed, non-removable battery, or hardwired to the home.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Elmira Star Gazette

Barberton may not save money by laying off firefighters and could end up paying more in firefighting costs because of overtime, the head of the city’s fire union says. “I don’t understand how layoffs are going to help the city because to keep services, that’s going to require a large amount of overtime,” International Association of Fire Fighters Local 329 President Rick Schwenning said Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ohio.com

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday directed a team of fire chiefs to push ahead with a plan for a possible countywide sales tax measure this fall to pay for more firefighters, equipment and stations. The board also authorized spending $1.6 million a year to help fund the county’s newest fire agency, to be formed from the consolidation of four existing departments that cover Santa Rosa’s outskirts and Windsor.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Democrat

Emergency-medical-service (EMS) paramedic units for AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., will be able to leverage the e-Bridge Mobile Telemedicine application from General Device (GD) and Sonim Technologies’ XP8 ultra-rugged smartphones in an effort to save critical treatment time for patients.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

In a move designed to increase safety, communication and oversight, the Philadelphia Fire Department is putting more chiefs in the field through the restorations of Battalions 5 & 6 and Division 3. In the same way police operate in districts, the Fire Department divides the city into battalions. Each one is led by a Battalion Chief, who responds on emergency calls to supervise firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Philadelphia

Remember those annual reminders to check your smoke alarm batteries when you turn your clocks back? Those will become a thing of the past when a new state law takes effect April 1. The law requires that all new or replacement smoke detectors sold in New York state be either powered by a 10-year, sealed, non-removable battery, or hardwired to the home.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Elmira Star Gazette

VIDEO: Almost a dozen fire departments responded to a fire on Ridgeline Trail on Wednesday afternoon. The bitter winds and extreme cold made it hard for crews to combat the fire. "The weather is making it very difficult to conduct firefighting operations. We were lucky all the hydrants worked, but the smaller hand lines are still very hard to keep flowing water," Menomonee Falls Battalion Chief Kurt Harthun said.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 10:22:24 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Almost a dozen fire departments responded to a fire on Ridgeline Trail on Wednesday afternoon. The bitter winds and extreme cold made it hard for crews to combat the fire. "The weather is making it very difficult to conduct firefighting operations. We were lucky all the hydrants worked, but the smaller hand lines are still very hard to keep flowing water," Menomonee Falls Battalion Chief Kurt Harthun said.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 10:22:24 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee

Janesville firefighters and police officers continue to patrol the streets despite the record-setting low temperatures. Glen Hageman, who has spent close to two decades of winters as a police officer, says working through the cold is part of the job. "We still have crimes being committed," he said. "Criminals still think like criminals.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 9:24:14 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison