An SUV crashed into a fire truck on US 10 in Farmington Township on Sunday night. The Waupaca County Sheriff's Department says they received a 911 call about the crash near Morgan Drive. An accident report says an SUV, driven by a 48-year-old man, rear-ended a fire truck in the eastbound lanes. The truck, from the Amherst Fire Department, had its emergency lights activated.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDEZ 101.9

Fifteen employees were hospitalized early Sunday after an ammonia leak at a Birds Eye food plant in Darien, Racine Fire Chief Steve Hansen said. About 140 people were working overnight at the factory on County Road X when alarms and sensors started going off.Seventy-five workers were checked at the scene and released, Hansen said.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 12 WISN

A second firefighter has died battling the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park, officials said Sunday. The National Park Service has identified the firefighter as Brian Hughes, captain of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots. He was 33. The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park firefighter died Sunday morning after being struck by a tree on the east side of the fire, where Hughes and his crew "were operating in an area with a large amount of tree mortality," park officials said.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC Sacramento

The FDNY’s $10 million minority recruitment drive has floundered, because hundreds of black and Hispanic candidates haven’t paid a $30 application fee, The Post has learned. Normally, candidates for NYC civil service jobs can’t take the exams unless they complete the application and pay the fee. About 45,000 people took the city’s firefighter exam last September through October.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

The cause of death for six family members killed in a fire at a motel near Benton Harbor has been ruled smoke inhalation. The fire started around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, July 28, in a room on the first floor of the Cosmo Extended Living motel, according to police. The six people killed in the fire, police said, were Kiarre Curtis, 26; Marquise Thompson, 10; Gerome Randolph, 7; Samuel Curtis, 5; Savod Curtis, 4; and Avery Curtis, 2.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive

It was supposed to be a routine training exercise: firefighters climbing a ladder to the roof of a six-story building in downtown Los Angeles, as though the structure were on fire. On that June morning in 2017, firefighter Kelly Wong made it more than halfway up the ladder, leaning against the Barclay Hotel at a 73-degree angle.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

A Ridgefield Park volunteer firefighter has been suspended after allegedly taking a firetruck on a joyride two weeks ago and striking a utility pole. The firefighter, Connor O’Grady, allegedly took one of the firetrucks out for a ride at about 10 p.m. on July 13 with a firefighter from Bogota steering the rear of the rig, according to Mayor George Fosdick.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Asbury Park Press

A fire in Janesville on Saturday night caused $40,000 in damages, according to a press release from the Janesville Fire Department. Crews were sent to 802 E. Court Street around midnight. When they first got to the scene, they reported heavy smoke coming from the third floor. It appears the fire originated from there.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2018 8:14:57 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

The Middleton Fire Department hosted a block party Saturday, hoping to raise funds to buy equipment needed to keep the community safe. The event had fun things to do for the kids who got to participate in activities such as a bouncy house, dunk tank and face painting. There was also more serious activity: the fundraiser hosted a Kids Challenge Course, so they could see what it's like to be a firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2018 10:08:28 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

For Brandon Grady-Johnson, it still doesn't feel real. On Friday night, Grady-Johnson and his family were forced out of their Beloit apartment after a fire overran the building. "It feels like we can just go inside the house, but we can't. We're starting from scratch. It really hurts,” he said. Grady-Johnson's first instinct was to protect his family.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2018 8:50:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

On July 20, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The Carr Fire in Shasta County exploded in intensity early Friday morning after it jumped the Sacramento River, killing two people and forcing Redding residents to flee in hasty evacuations as homes burned in the hills on the outskirts of the city. Cal Fire confirmed that a Redding firefighter was killed Friday morning, but few details were immediately available.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Democrat

Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña said Thursday his firefighters deserve raises, but he would be hard-pressed to maintain his department budget without reducing his ranks if voters approve a measure granting firefighters “pay parity” with police. “This is not a scare tactic,” Peña told a city council committee.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

A city firefighter who was fired after being involved in a deadly hit-and-run will soon get his job back. An arbitrator decided Edward Ackerman violated the Fire Department's code of conduct, but that a lengthy, unpaid suspension is punishment enough. Ackerman was fired 15 months ago and will not be awarded any back pay for that time.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse.com

City Hall and the union that represents its firefighters are at odds over an ordinance that could change the way public safety employees are compensated after an injury. At the crux of a lawsuit filed this week in Peoria County Circuit Court by the International Association of Firefighters Local 50 is the definition of a catastrophic injury.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Star

Cadie-Marie Stapleton, 18, of Galena, has changed the course of history, becoming the first female volunteer firefighter with the Galena Fire Department since its establishment in 1877. Ever since Cadie-Marie was a young girl, she dreamed of following in her family’s footsteps in hopes of becoming a volunteer firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Joplin Globe

VIDEO: We have a new perspective on the natural gas explosion that rattled Sun Prairie on July 10. The blast was caught on nearby surveillance video. Authorities say a construction crew struck a gas main in downtown Sun Prairie on July 10, resulting in the explosion. Fire Captain Cory Barr was killed as he helped evacuate people prior to the blast.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 9:13:51 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Insurance claims filed with one company in Sun Prairie, Wis. after the July 10 explosion are totaling at least $5 million, according to an insurance company owner. While the work has just begun for insurance experts, finding calm moments following the explosion are becoming more frequent for Glass Nickel Pizza Owner Adam Bougie.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 8:46:14 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

VIDEO: Sun Prairie firefighters will have a new tool to use during gas emergencies. The department is using a $15,000 donation from Pick 'N Save to buy a new gas-detection device. The new device will use lasers to determine if an area is safe. It can be used up to 100 feet away and provide instant feedback, allowing firefighters to keep a safe distance.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 8:38:53 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

The driver who crashed into St. Monica's Senior Living Wednesday evening has also received multiple citations, according to Caledonia Police Lt. Gary Larsen. On Thursday, Larsen said that the driver, a 20-year-old male Caledonia resident who police did not name, was kept overnight for observation after being transported to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa via Flight for Life.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 8:44:56 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times