A fire Sunday night destroyed a barn in the Eau Claire County town of Lincoln. The fire, at S6951 Morning Crest Drive just west of Fall Creek, was reported around 9:30 p.m. by property owner Jim Sadler. “Around 9:30 or so I looked out and saw an orange glow out there,” said Sadler, who immediately called 911 to report the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 11:28:28 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

From the city’s perspective, it is all hands on deck going into this winter storm. Sunday afternoon, multiple city departments gave a rundown of what to expect in the next 24 to 48 hours and what they want residents to keep in mind. “This could possibly be the third worst storm that we’ve had since 1990,” Mayor Paul Soglin said.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 3:03:42 AM - SOURCE: WIBA-AM 1310 News Talk

From the city’s perspective, it is all hands on deck going into this winter storm. Sunday afternoon, multiple city departments gave a rundown of what to expect in the next 24 to 48 hours and what they want residents to keep in mind. “This could possibly be the third worst storm that we’ve had since 1990,” Mayor Paul Soglin said.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 3:03:42 AM - SOURCE: WIBA-AM 1310 News Talk

VIDEO: Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz died Sunday following a brief battle with cancer, the department said. He was 54. Shultz's death came just one day after fellow firefighters announced he was battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He served as chief of the Garden Grove Fire Department since 2015, according to the agency.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA 5

The FDNY’s diversity monitor has billed the city a stunning $23 million in fees and expenses in his seven years — and the charges have only gotten steeper. Mark S. Cohen’s yearly tab has risen from $1.6 million in 2012 to $4.9 million in 2018, bringing his total so far to $22,923,840.36, records reviewed by The Post show.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

History was made this month by the Quapaw Nation Fire/EMS Department when it officially became the first tribal department to be accepted into the Oklahoma State Firefighters' Association that represents thousands of state and volunteer firefighters. Formed in 1894, the OSFA is the longest standing national association in the state of Oklahoma, according to Administrative Director Sheri Nickel.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Joplin Globe

Can a landmark Supreme Court case rooted in New Haven translate into compelling theater? Audiences will be the ultimate judges when Good Faith: Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department has its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven running Feb. 1-23. Yale Rep commissioned playwright Karen Hartman (The Book of Joseph) to develop a theater piece centering on a controversial labor law court case that began in New Haven in 2004 and went to the Supreme Court in 2009 in Ricci v.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Magazine

VIDEO: As ice rescues become more common across the Front Range, emergency departments are turning to a second set of eyes in an effort to save people faster. North Metro Fire has been using drones for about a year, but this week, they added a new feature: infrared technology. "What we're looking for is holes in the ice.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

VIDEO: Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz died Sunday following a brief battle with cancer, the department said. He was 54. Shultz's death came just one day after fellow firefighters announced he was battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He served as chief of the Garden Grove Fire Department since 2015, according to the agency.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA 5

The FDNY’s diversity monitor has billed the city a stunning $23 million in fees and expenses in his seven years — and the charges have only gotten steeper. Mark S. Cohen’s yearly tab has risen from $1.6 million in 2012 to $4.9 million in 2018, bringing his total so far to $22,923,840.36, records reviewed by The Post show.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

History was made this month by the Quapaw Nation Fire/EMS Department when it officially became the first tribal department to be accepted into the Oklahoma State Firefighters' Association that represents thousands of state and volunteer firefighters. Formed in 1894, the OSFA is the longest standing national association in the state of Oklahoma, according to Administrative Director Sheri Nickel.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Joplin Globe

Can a landmark Supreme Court case rooted in New Haven translate into compelling theater? Audiences will be the ultimate judges when Good Faith: Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department has its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven running Feb. 1-23. Yale Rep commissioned playwright Karen Hartman (The Book of Joseph) to develop a theater piece centering on a controversial labor law court case that began in New Haven in 2004 and went to the Supreme Court in 2009 in Ricci v.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Magazine

VIDEO: As ice rescues become more common across the Front Range, emergency departments are turning to a second set of eyes in an effort to save people faster. North Metro Fire has been using drones for about a year, but this week, they added a new feature: infrared technology. "What we're looking for is holes in the ice.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

For almost two decades, Tom Czerniak has been chief of the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department, but those days are winding down. Czerniak, 71, will step down from his position as soon as the Joint Union Grove and Yorkville Fire Commission decides on his successor. He has been with the department for 41 years and has been chief for 17.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:57:37 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

For almost two decades, Tom Czerniak has been chief of the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department, but those days are winding down. Czerniak, 71, will step down from his position as soon as the Joint Union Grove and Yorkville Fire Commission decides on his successor. He has been with the department for 41 years and has been chief for 17.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:57:37 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

VIDEO: When they need to get out the door, firefighters have enough to worry about. But sometimes winter gets in the way. "It's harder on everybody and everything," said Rich Annen, Assistant Fire Chief for De Pere. A firefighter's greatest ally can shapeshift into a nightmare. "When you play with water, you're going to get wet," he said.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 9:51:05 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

VIDEO: When they need to get out the door, firefighters have enough to worry about. But sometimes winter gets in the way. "It's harder on everybody and everything," said Rich Annen, Assistant Fire Chief for De Pere. A firefighter's greatest ally can shapeshift into a nightmare. "When you play with water, you're going to get wet," he said.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 9:51:05 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

An east Madison fire caused residents to evacuate a building Sunday morning, leaving 19 residents displaced. A resident in an apartment buildling on the 4700 block of Cottage Grove Road called authorities just after 6 a.m., reporting smoke inside of the building. When crews arrived, alarms were sounding inside the building and residents were evacuating, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:49:33 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

An east Madison fire caused residents to evacuate a building Sunday morning, leaving 19 residents displaced. A resident in an apartment buildling on the 4700 block of Cottage Grove Road called authorities just after 6 a.m., reporting smoke inside of the building. When crews arrived, alarms were sounding inside the building and residents were evacuating, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:49:33 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

The Prentice Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire with a person still inside Saturday morning at 7:48 a.m. After a firefighter that lived nearby arrived first, the person inside the house was able to get out. As the first firetruck arrived, heavy flames were coming out of the kitchen area of the house.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 8:25:41 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau