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

PHOTO: Crews from the La Crosse Fire Department spent at least an hour battling a fire on the 600 block of Winnebago Street on Wednesday night. The department's Facebook page posted several photos from the blaze. According to fire officials, everyone got out of the house safely. Temperatures in La Crosse late Wednesday night hovered around 18 degrees below zero, which a wind chill factor of minus 30.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 9:03:20 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

PHOTO: Crews from the La Crosse Fire Department spent at least an hour battling a fire on the 600 block of Winnebago Street on Wednesday night. The department's Facebook page posted several photos from the blaze. According to fire officials, everyone got out of the house safely. Temperatures in La Crosse late Wednesday night hovered around 18 degrees below zero, which a wind chill factor of minus 30.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 9:03:20 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

On January 23, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 29, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 25, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 24, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a house fire in Franklin. There’s no word on the extent of the person’s injuries. Authorities say the fire started at a home near 116th St. and W. Ryan Rd. around 1 a.m. The Franklin Fire Department said crews had problems with engines freezing.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 6:18:41 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a house fire in Franklin. There’s no word on the extent of the person’s injuries. Authorities say the fire started at a home near 116th St. and W. Ryan Rd. around 1 a.m. The Franklin Fire Department said crews had problems with engines freezing.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 6:18:41 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

One person was taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning, Jan. 30 following a house fire in Racine. The fire broke out around 1:22 a.m. at a home on Saxony Drive. The owner and lone occupant of the home called 911 to report the fire. He later reported that he was alerted to the fire by his dog. Fire Department Paramedics treated and transported the owner to Ascension All Saints Racine for his injuries sustained due to the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:35 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

One person was taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning, Jan. 30 following a house fire in Racine. The fire broke out around 1:22 a.m. at a home on Saxony Drive. The owner and lone occupant of the home called 911 to report the fire. He later reported that he was alerted to the fire by his dog. Fire Department Paramedics treated and transported the owner to Ascension All Saints Racine for his injuries sustained due to the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:35 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

An 86-year-old man is in critical conditional following a house fire in the Township of Lisbon Tuesday night, Jan. 29. One deputy was also treated and released from the hospital for smoke inhalation. Firefighters were called out to a home on Good Hope Road around 9:20 p.m. Upon arrival, the home was fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:33 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

An 86-year-old man is in critical conditional following a house fire in the Township of Lisbon Tuesday night, Jan. 29. One deputy was also treated and released from the hospital for smoke inhalation. Firefighters were called out to a home on Good Hope Road around 9:20 p.m. Upon arrival, the home was fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:33 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

At least 10 fire crews battled both heat and dangerous cold Wednesday morning for a fire on Madison’s far east side. Dane County dispatchers say the call came in just before 3 a.m. for a fire at a home in the 4800 block of Buckeye Road. Crews said the single-family house was fully engulfed. Neighbors noticed flames coming from the roof of a home.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 2:08:26 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

At least 10 fire crews battled both heat and dangerous cold Wednesday morning for a fire on Madison’s far east side. Dane County dispatchers say the call came in just before 3 a.m. for a fire at a home in the 4800 block of Buckeye Road. Crews said the single-family house was fully engulfed. Neighbors noticed flames coming from the roof of a home.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 2:08:26 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

VIDEO: Effingham County welcomed home a fallen firefighter Tuesday afternoon. Effingham County Battalion Chief Matt Kicklighter died of natural causes over the weekend in Daytona Beach, FL, where officials say he was attending a fire and rescue conference. The rain felt very fitting during the procession.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC 11

For years lawmakers have tried to pass a bill in the state legislature that would allow presumptive care for firefighters. Each year that bill is denied and for the most part it comes down to funding. As the law stands now, it's up to the firefighter to prove his illness came while on the job. If this bill passes, it puts the burden of proof on the insurance carrier instead of the individual.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC Fox Montana

Pleas for the Unicoi County Commission to redo its advertisement for bids on a four-year ambulance service contract awarded to MedicOne Medical Response in December fell short Monday on a split commission vote that hinged on the possibility of $900,000 lawsuit. With commissioners Matthew Rice, Jamie Harris, Glenn White, Stephen Hendrix and John Mosley opposed, commissioners Todd Wilcox, Marie Rice and Jason Harris in favor and Commission Chairman Loren Thomas abstaining, a motion to put the contract back out for bids failed by a vote of 5 to 3.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Johnson City Press

A young woman who recently gave birth to twins arrived at Fire Station 302 in Hesperia and surrendered her children under the states “Safe-Haven Law”. It happened at about 8:40 pm, on January 28, 2019. San Bernardino County Fire department officials said, a woman showed up at the station and gave possession of the newborn twins to the crew.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: VVNG.com

VIDEO: It was probably the last thing Matt Olechnowicz expected when he asked a valet at a Biscayne Boulevard parking garage to get his car about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Olechnowicz told reporters that a short time later his custom 2005 Acura TL plunged down an elevator shaft and burst into flames. “When I called for the car, all the sudden I hear my car alarm going off and I hear a big bang.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Sentinel