VIDEO: Firefighters were called to the 800-block of Centennial Centre Boulevard in Hobart for reports of a fire Tuesday around 6 a.m. Multiple units responded including Pulaski Fire, Hobart Fire, De Pere Fire, Suamico Fire, Howard Fire and the Lawrence Fire Departments. Brown County Dispatch confirms there are no injuries reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 11:12:38 PM - SOURCE: NBC26
Kaukauna’s fire chief plans to retire next month. Chief Paul Hirte says he’s had a successful career with the department for over 35 years. He says it’s time to move on to the next stage of his life. Hirte says one of the biggest changes during his time with the department was the new station. It opened in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 6:37:04 PM - SOURCE: WHBY-AM 1150 News Talk
Kaukauna’s fire chief plans to retire next month. Chief Paul Hirte says he’s had a successful career with the department for over 35 years. He says it’s time to move on to the next stage of his life. Hirte says one of the biggest changes during his time with the department was the new station. It opened in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 6:37:04 PM - SOURCE: WHBY-AM 1150 News Talk
VIDEO: Crews had a busy morning on Tuesday as they battled a fire at the Centennial Estates apartment complex at around 6 a.m. Local 5's Alexandra Burnley reports that firefighters had to cut a hole in the roof of the complex for smoke ventilation. At this time there's no word on any injuries or what caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 6:27:50 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
VIDEO: Crews had a busy morning on Tuesday as they battled a fire at the Centennial Estates apartment complex at around 6 a.m. Local 5's Alexandra Burnley reports that firefighters had to cut a hole in the roof of the complex for smoke ventilation. At this time there's no word on any injuries or what caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 6:27:50 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
VIDEO: The man who owns a trailer that was towed from a Walworth County property where the remains of two people were found in a burn pit last week appears to be supportive of white supremacy. Matthew Neumann, 43, hasn't been formally charged in the case but remained in the Milwaukee County Jail on Monday in lieu of $250,000 bail.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 5:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: The man who owns a trailer that was towed from a Walworth County property where the remains of two people were found in a burn pit last week appears to be supportive of white supremacy. Matthew Neumann, 43, hasn't been formally charged in the case but remained in the Milwaukee County Jail on Monday in lieu of $250,000 bail.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 5:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
The City of Fitchburg would face a “significantly higher” cost to run a combined fire and EMS department, according to a “rough estimate” provided to the Council Jan. 8. Finance director Misty Dodge compiled the numbers at the request of Mayor Jason Gonzalez following a study and Council discussion on the topic last year.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 4:36:24 AM - SOURCE: Fitchburg Star
The City of Fitchburg would face a “significantly higher” cost to run a combined fire and EMS department, according to a “rough estimate” provided to the Council Jan. 8. Finance director Misty Dodge compiled the numbers at the request of Mayor Jason Gonzalez following a study and Council discussion on the topic last year.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 4:36:24 AM - SOURCE: Fitchburg Star
The Janesville Police and Fire Commission has narrowed a list of 32 fire chief applicants to five finalists. The finalists include Interim Fire Chief Jim Ponkauskas, who is now in charge of the department after Randy Banker officially retired Friday. The commission selected the finalists during a mostly closed-session meeting Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gazette Extra
Sauk County emergency crews were able to remove a patient from an ambulance just before the vehicle went up in flames Sunday evening, according to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Department. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Department said at about 6:30 p.m. a call came in, reporting an ambulance was running in emergency mode with flames underneath on Highway 12 near Baraboo.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27
VIDEO: Florida lawmakers will try once again this year to create a system to help a particular group with a higher risk of developing cancer: firefighters.
The Centers for Disease Control found in a study that firefighters are at a 15 percent greater risk of developing cancer than the average person.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum Bay News 9
VIDEO: Buncombe County authorities said a fire truck ended up in a creek on the way to a fire early Sunday morning.
Firefighters were responding to a house fire on White Bridge Road, near Upper Flat Creek Road in Weaverville, about 12:40 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters say the home involved was engulfed in flames when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 13 WLOS
On Jan. 27, the Wilmington Fire Department will participate in the third annual BFit First Responder Challenge at T.D. Garden. The challenge is put on by the Boston Bruins Foundation, and is intended to raise awareness of health and wellness within New England.
The challenge is comprised of three divisions: the Firefighter/EMT division, the Law Enforcement division, and the Civilian division.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington Town Crier
Workplace bullying is a serious national problem. According to a survey done by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) in 2017, nearly 20 percent of American workers have personally experienced being bullied at work. Another 19 percent have directly witnessed bullying taking place. More than two-thirds of all workers are certain that bullying exists in their place of employment.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1
Nineteen cadets from the 34th Fire Training Academy Class took the oath of office in Cleveland on Friday.
According to a release, the new firefighters will serve in neighborhoods throughout Cleveland in an effort to improve service to residents.
One of the new firefighters is Justin Leon, who is the son of Wayne Leon, the Cleveland police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2000.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 8 Cleveland
The Janesville Police and Fire Commission has narrowed a list of 32 fire chief applicants to five finalists. The finalists include Interim Fire Chief Jim Ponkauskas, who is now in charge of the department after Randy Banker officially retired Friday. The commission selected the finalists during a mostly closed-session meeting Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gazette Extra
Sauk County emergency crews were able to remove a patient from an ambulance just before the vehicle went up in flames Sunday evening, according to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Department. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Department said at about 6:30 p.m. a call came in, reporting an ambulance was running in emergency mode with flames underneath on Highway 12 near Baraboo.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27
VIDEO: Florida lawmakers will try once again this year to create a system to help a particular group with a higher risk of developing cancer: firefighters.
The Centers for Disease Control found in a study that firefighters are at a 15 percent greater risk of developing cancer than the average person.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum Bay News 9
VIDEO: Buncombe County authorities said a fire truck ended up in a creek on the way to a fire early Sunday morning.
Firefighters were responding to a house fire on White Bridge Road, near Upper Flat Creek Road in Weaverville, about 12:40 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters say the home involved was engulfed in flames when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 13 WLOS
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