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

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