On November 7, 10 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 6, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 5, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

PHOTO: Investigators said weather was a factor in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in the Town of Stettin near Marathon. The crash was reported around 8:45 a.m. Friday near the intersection of County Highway U and 136th Avenue. The area received snow early Friday morning. Investigators said no one was injured.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

A series of fast-moving wildfires are racing up and down California early Friday, destroying thousands of structures in their paths and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate through flame-lined streets. Fanned by high winds and low humidity, the fires spread rapidly Thursday and overnight Friday.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

First responders who died of Ground Zero-related illnesses are eligible for a federal medal honoring Sept. 11 heroes under a new law signed by President Trump. The law, introduced last year by Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens), makes firefighters, cops and emergency service officers fatally sickened by the toxic debris pile eligible for the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

Fire ripped through a South Side house, causing a collapse and the need to rescue a trapped Chicago firefighter Friday morning. The fire broke out in the 7800-block of South Sangamon Street and there was heavy fire coming from the north side of the building, the Chicago Fire Department said. Firefighters went inside to rescue residents.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

Not many people know that Central Pierce Fire & Rescue saves lives with what used to be a beer truck. The vehicle is used as a makeshift rescue rig, carrying equipment for the fire department’s most technical emergency calls, including rescues involving structural collapse, trenches and confined spaces.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune

The daughter of a fallen Tennessee firefighter sang him "Happy Birthday" while clutching a pillow with his photo on it - and the video will melt your heart. Video shows 3-year-old Korbyn belting out her best birthday wishes to fallen hero Lawrenceburg firefighter Jason Dickey, singing, "Happy Birthday, Dada.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVC-TV ABC 9 Chattanooga

VIDEO: If you drive through Brown Deer, heads up! There will be a major road closure next week, Nov. 12-16. Part of Brown Deer Road will be fully closed for railroad repairs and it will impact more than just drivers. "Plan ahead and save yourself a little bit of time," said Officer Nick Andersen, Brown Deer Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2018 10:53:23 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

On November 7, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A wise man once said an ounce of protection is worth a pound of cure. Emergency services will be able to continue their focus on prevention, instead of purely mitigation, after voters passed a referendum Tuesday allowing a 1.73 percent tax levy increase for the Kenosha police and fire departments. The increase covers the roughly $900,000 needed to hire five additional police officers and two firefighters for 2019.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2018 1:43:45 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

The assistant chief of the Van Wyck fire department in Lancaster County was killed Tuesday while directing traffic at a wreck scene, police and coroner officials said. Dennis Straight, 59, of Lancaster died around 8 p.m. at Springs Memorial Hospital, said Lancaster County Deputy Coroner Jennifer Collins.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State

Twelve people including a police officer were killed by a gunman at a crowded bar in Thousand Oaks, California, late Wednesday, officials said. Several hundred people were inside the venue, which was hosting a "college country night" for students, police said. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean described the incident at the Borderline Bar and Grill as a "tragic, tragic situation.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

The president of Utica’s firefighters union is threatening legal action against the city as to how the Utica Fire Department’s assistant chief, once retired, was reinstated to his former job. A few months after Asst. Chief George Clark retired in April, Mayor Robert Palmieri requested his reinstatement by the Utica Civil Service Commission as he named Scott Ingersoll — Clark’s successor — the department’s new fire chief.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

One day after Houston voters approved a sweeping pay raise for the city’s firefighters, union officials called for an end to “divisive politics” and a return to collective bargaining, even as Mayor Sylvester Turner said the ballot initiative’s passage would force him to downsize the Houston Fire Department, cause response times to rise and endanger public safety.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

VIDEO - Picture everything in your building blowing sky high, the ceiling caving in, and everything landing in a jumbled pile. Now, imagine digging through that pile, perhaps multiple stories of debris, to find a gravely injured colleague. Welcome to the world of collapse rescue, which firefighters and paramedics may face at a moment’s notice.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Chicago

VIDEO: If you get into a car accident, you could have an unexpected bill headed your way. More cities are adopting a new fee that could affect you even if you didn't cause the crash. On his way to take in the sights of the Wisconsin State Fair, an East Troy man became an unexpected attraction on Greenfield Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2018 9:01:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: A La Crosse Fire Department ladder truck crew multi-tasked in low-30s temperatures that seemed colder because of blustery conditions Wednesday at Riverside Park, helping string Christmas lights on a tree for Rotary Lights and practicing with equipment at the same time. Two firefighters took large spools of lights up in the bucket and unwound them as they maneuvered the bucket above the watchful eyes of an earthbound firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2018 3:22:55 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

On November 6, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.