A Stevens Point man is facing five felony charges for committing arson in late August. Gary McDonald, 61, is charged with two counts of attempted intentional homicide, two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and one count of arson without the owners' consent. McDonald started the fires at a home he foreclosed on in the 2500 block of Simoins Street.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 8:55:41 PM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

VIDEO: Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department on Monday, Sept. 10 explained the controversial vacant structure placarding program to Milwaukee Common Council members after some aldermen expressed concerns. MFD officials told FOX6 News the placards are posted to help keep firefighters safe. A sign with one slash indicates the building is compromised and crews should enter with caution.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 4:26:49 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

On September 8, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

PHOTO: Emergency management in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties are asking for volunteers Sept. 10-14 to help clean up debris from the Aug. 28 storm. A Volunteer Reception Center is set up at the Plymouth Fire Station, 111 E. Main St., in the city of Plymouth. It will be open from 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 4:32:00 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com

A deep gouge in a gravel driveway and a smashed well house speak to the force of a propane tank explosion that took the life of a Sturgis firefighter, who perished along with another man in a raging residential fire in this quiet bedroom community Friday evening. At a somber Saturday morning news conference in Sturgis, authorities identified the firefighter as David Fischer, 43, of Sturgis.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rapid City Journal

A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit of a high-ranking Cincinnati fire district chief who claimed he was wrongfully passed over for a promotion after he brought issues of wrongdoing to the former city manager's attention. Last month, U.S. District Judge Timothy Black dismissed the lawsuit filed by Raffel Prophett, the District One chief in the Cincinnati Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati

PHOTO - The Woodlands Fire Department recently unveiled an experimental uniform dryer, which was theorized, designed and constructed by one of its own. One of the challenges all fire departments across the United States faces is drying of the heavy duty firefighting gear, often referred to in the profession as bunker gear or turnout gear.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

The chief of the Healing Springs Volunteer Fire Department says the agency ended its initial mutual aid agreement with a nearby department in Rowan County to improve insurance ratings in the district. Healing Springs Fire Chief Chris Bean sent an email to Terry Bailey, manager of the Davidson County 911 Center, on June 5, 2017, requesting that all Rowan County mutual aid be removed from calls within the Healing Springs Fire Department district.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lexington Dispatch

A Scott County judge has sided with the city of Davenport in a lawsuit challenging the reinstatement of a former fire chief who has accused the city of firing her over a workplace harassment complaint. Former Fire Chief Lynn Washburn spent nearly six years at the helm of the department until she was abruptly fired last year by City Administrator Corri Spiegel.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Quad City Times

Tuesday will mark the 17th anniversary of 9/11. On Sunday, a group in Tomahawk gathered to recognize that anniversary. The event held in Lincoln County's Veteran Memorial Park honored the first responders who lost their lives. "It's a difficult time when you have an event such as this when emergency service people do what they do every day," said Nokomis Fire Department Chief Don Richert.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2018 11:14:02 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

The Sun Prairie Fire Department and members of Sun Prairie Police & EMS will be hosting a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at 7:30 a.m. at Fire Station #1, located at 135 N. Bristol Street. "On this day we will remember all the civilians and public servants who made the ultimate sacrifice that horrible day," remarked Sun Prairie Fire Chief Chris Garrison.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2018 1:01:00 PM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star

PHOTO: Firefighters in Belleville responded to the parking lot of an apartment complex early Sunday morning after a two-car vehicle fire was reported, according to a Facebook post. Officials were dispatched at 6:27 a.m. to the complex on Hillside Lane and Old Street. The fire department said there were no injuries and no damage to the building's structure.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2018 12:54:08 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

VIDEO: One home was deemed a total loss and two others were scorched after a fire around 4 a.m. Sunday morning, Sept. 9. MFD officials said this fire is being investigated as arson. With a gaping hole in its roof and charred interior, a shell of a home was all that remained near 40th and Garfield after the fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2018 5:41:55 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A fire captain and firefighter made the rescue of an 18-month-old boy from a fire at an apartment building Thursday afternoon east of Menasha's downtown. The condition of the boy, who was not breathing when he was pulled from the building, was not released as of Friday morning. But Assistant Chief Vernon Green of Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue said more details are expected later on Friday.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2018 9:36:42 AM - SOURCE: Oshkosh Northwestern

West Salem Fire Department 125th Anniversary celebration (1893-2018). We will be celebrating with the communities of Village of West Salem, Town of Barre and Town of Hamilton which our fire district covers. There will be a breakfast in the morning, chicken Q in the afternoon and a Polka band and rock band in the evening and night.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2018 4:31:22 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

Many organizations have iconic containers for monetary donations — the Salvation Army has its Red Kettle, Unicef its Trick-or-Treat for change boxes. But the Muscular Dystrophy Association takes a unique approach to fundraising, collecting dimes and dollars in sturdy rubber boots. On Thursday afternoon, 16 members of the La Crosse Area Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 127 took turns holding out their boots to passerby, collecting donations on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2018 2:33:07 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

The FDNY added 18 names to its FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall on Thursday, honoring firefighters who died from September 11th-related illnesses. The wall now includes the names of 177 individuals. The FDNY expects the number of deaths from 9/11-related illnesses to surpass the number of deaths from the attack itself.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV PIX 11

California’s firefighting agency is running out of money in the midst of a disastrous and deadly fire season and needs another $234 million to make it through the middle of next year, officials said Thursday. Ken Pimlott, director of the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said in a letter to legislators that the agency is down to its last $11 million after spending $432 million in July and August alone.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle

The Town of Surfside Beach denied allegations that fire officials discriminated against volunteer firefighter Christopher Gallagher after a captain and fire chief allegedly said, “We’re not hiring someone who can’t read.” Gallagher filed a lawsuit in June against the town alleging he did not receive a promotion to fire engineer due to having dyslexia, documents show.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MyrtleBeachOnline.com

The assistant fire chief at the Kanosh Fire Department was charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a firefighter under his command in Millard County for the past three years. Austin Corry, 26, appeared in 4th District Court in Provo on Thursday afternoon, facing two counts of rape and two counts of object rape, all first-degree felonies.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Herald