On November 1, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Appleton firefighters were busy Monday morning as they battled two detached garage fires. The first fire happened shortly after midnight in the 100 block of E. Harris St. Power lines fell at the scene. The garage and the vehicle inside are total losses. The second garage fire was reported around 1:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 6:42:41 AM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

The cold and rainy night on Sunday seemed fitting in the town of Magee, given the sad and mournful emotion felt throughout the community, since Saturday's accident which killed 34-year-old volunteer firefighter Dustin Grubbs, while on his way to fight a structure fire. Black ribbons are seen adorned all along the outside the Magee Fire Dept.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJTV Jackson

Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk has selected retired Atlanta Fire Chief Joel Baker to be the next head of the Austin Fire Department, replacing former Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr, who retired this summer. Baker was selected from a pool of 84 candidates, who included finalists Laredo Fire Chief Steve Landin and Fire Chief Kevin McGee of Prince William County, Va.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Austin American-Statesman

A Costa Mesa fire captain who was struck and critically injured in a crash involving a suspected DUI driver while cycling over the weekend has died, officials announced Monday. Costa Mesa Fire and Rescue Capt. Mike Kreza with was riding a bicycle shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday on Alicia Parkway near Via Burgos in Mission Viejo when he was struck by the driver of a van.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV WB 5 Los Angeles

The motorist who ran over a fire hose at the scene of an Oct. 23 house fire in Geistown is on the hook to pay for any damage to the hose and faces a fine of up to $300, authorities said. Fire broke out at 6 a.m. in the 200 block of Karen Way. A 4-inch, cotton sleeve, large-diameter hose was connected to a hydrant and laid across the road when a man driving an SUV ran over the hose.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

The Augusta Fire Department has been sent at least three letters of complaint from the local firefighters association stating concerns about safety. The letters by the Augusta Professional Firefighters Association Local 3357 have been sent since Sept. 21. An additional letter was sent by the International Association of Fire Fighters complaining about the way the city of Augusta has attempted to suppress the organization’s voice.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Augusta Chronicle

VIDEO: An ordinance passed by the Milwaukee Common Council last year mandates smoke detectors with non-renewable 10-year lithium batteries be installed in Milwaukee homes -- and officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department are working to spread the word about the new requirement. "We had nine fire deaths this year.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2018 9:14:40 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

The Racine Fire Department and Ascension All Saints Hospital are collaborating to create a program to have paramedics check in on patients who have been recently discharged from the hospital. Fire Chief Steve Hansen spoke to the City Council’s Committee of the Whole about the Mobile Integrated Health program during the committee’s Oct.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2018 4:44:54 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

While Kenosha’s growth is a boon to the city, it has created a staffing dilemma for the police and fire departments dealing with a much higher volume of calls. Officials say they have to use overtime and some creative ways to maintain the appropriate level of service, often relying on help from neighboring communities.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2018 1:48:11 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

Area firefighters received some critical, life saving training Saturday morning. The Suamico Fire Department held a training burn at a house on East Deerfield Drive. The department released video on their Facebook Page Saturday of the final controlled burn down of the home. Officials say the exercise is a live drill that allowed the firefighters to practice extinguishing fires.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2018 4:23:33 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

On November 2, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Several area fire departments responded to a house fire Friday morning near Custer. The home is located on the 6900 block of Esker Road in the Town of Stockton. Crews from the Town of Stockton, Park Ridge, Amherst and Plover all responded to the scene. Portage County ambulance and the Portage County Sheriff's Department also responded.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 7:35:23 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

A contractor that specializes in locating and marking underground utilities to prevent accidents failed to properly mark a natural gas line that was struck by a communications construction firm, which led to a massive explosion in downtown Sun Prairie in July that killed a fire department captain, according to a search warrant unsealed in Dane County Circuit Court.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal

She’ll make less money and will have to report to a new person in a high-ranking job she previously held, but Toledo fire Chief Brian Byrd said Karen Marquardt’s bump from assistant chief to battalion chief isn’t a demotion. Regardless of how it’s characterized, Assistant Chief Marquardt’s pending move down to a lower rank means there are no women left in the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department’s top five positions.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Toledo Blade

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of six leaders in public safety, technology and network financing to serve on the Board of the FirstNet First Responder Network Authority. The new members bring the FirstNet board to a full complement, with 12 non-permanent members selected by the Commerce Department and three permanent seats filled by the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Commerce.Gov

A sexually explicit video of a Las Vegas firefighter was circulated among her coworkers without her knowledge, according to a human resources complaint obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The woman learned in June that her colleagues had the video, according to the complaint. She said in the complaint that the video was sent last year to her ex-boyfriend, a Henderson firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal

The call load for firefighters has tripled and variety of their training and responsibilities has significantly expanded in the last few decades, while the personnel population at the Peoria Fire Department has remained relatively flat. Those factors, combined with the continued dwindling of tax revenue flowing into city coffers, create a stark reality, according to the president of the local firefighters union, Ryan Brady.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Journal Star

VIDEO: With hunting season quickly approaching, hunters are not the only ones getting prepared. So is the Black River Falls Fire Department. "We did a scenario with a tree stand with one of our training mannequins in it. And the scenario for our firefighters was that the person had a medical emergency and wasn't able to climb down the stand on their own," said Black River Falls Fire Department Captain Frank Koresh.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 6:30:35 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

Only two items on the agenda resulted in a short meeting for the Town of Peshtigo Fire Commission on Monday, Oct 29. This meeting was immediately followed by the Board of Appeals meeting which lasted for roughly 10 minutes with only one item on the agenda for discussion. Town of Peshtigo Fire Chief, Mike Folgert updated the committee on the 2019 Budget Proposal, stating the Fire Department operating amount will remain the same as 2018 at $98,795.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 1:05:03 PM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times