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

Firefighters found smoldering clothes in a dryer Tuesday night when responding to a fire call on Madison’s east side, according to a release. Crews were called around 9:45 p.m. to the 500 block of North Star Drive after a dryer caught fire, officials said. The resident used a fire extinguisher on the fire before crews got there, but they weren’t sure if the fire was entirely out, according to the release.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 8:15:50 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

VIDEO: Milwaukee police officer was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect wanted on drug and gun offenses, Police Chief Alfonso Morales said Wednesday. The suspect has been arrested and was not wounded in the shooting, Morales said. A weapon was recovered at the scene, he said, and there are no other suspects.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Garden City Village Board voted Tuesday night to eliminate its paid fire department. The board voted 6-1, with trustee Stephen Makrinos dissenting, to abolish the paid department effective Aug. 27. All paid firefighters were placed on administrative leave and told not to report to work Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday

After voluntarily shutting down in March due to outdated equipment discovered during an investigation by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Northfork Volunteer Fire Department reopened Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the fire marshal. Over the past four months, the department invested in new airpacks — the breathing apparatuses used by firefighters in structural fires — and sent all its trucks away for upgrades and maintenance, said John Adams, who began serving as chief of the Northfork VFD a little over a month ago.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charleston Gazette-Mail

The highest-ranking fire chief punished in the aftermath of a drinking and test-cheating scandal at Cal Fire’s academy in 2014 could get his job back. A San Francisco Superior Court judge this month ruled that former Cal Fire Assistant Chief Michael Ramirez should get another chance to return to work three years after the department dismissed him.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sacramento Bee

Tapping reserves. Reducing spending. Hiring more firefighters and police officers. Those are some of the measures the City of Newburgh is discussing to plug an expected hole in this year’s $44.6 million budget and then reduce fire and police department overtime that is on pace to fall far short of more than $700,000 in hoped-for cuts, Mayor Torrance Harvey said.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times Herald-Record

A man was arrested on suspicion of setting multiple fires in southwest Riverside County on Wednesday, including one that burned homes and forced evacuations in the Idyllwild area, officials said. Temecula resident Brandon N. McGlover, 32, is accused of sparking a series of blazes along Highway 74 in the San Bernardino National Forest, according to a news release from officials at the national monument.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ktla.com

Emergency medical technicians provided medical care to Nathaniel Medina, 3, within minutes of arriving at the scene of a single-vehicle crash July 15, according to Pewaukee Fire Chief Kevin Bierce. That account is at odds with previous news stories, which questioned whether Nathaniel's treatment was delayed while rescue workers tended to his parents, Nicholas Dischler and Kellie Deal, who were also injured in the crash Dischler fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a tree around 5:50 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 9:54:55 AM - SOURCE: Livinglakecountry

On July 24, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On July 23, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On July 22, 10 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Flanked by firefighters and their families, Governor Charlie Baker formally signed legislation at Broadway Fire Station Tuesday afternoon that will designate cancer as a work-related injury for firefighters across Massachusetts. The new law — championed by State Representative Daniel Cahill, a Lynn Democrat — will cover all medical treatments for firefighters diagnosed with cancer as well as their time missed because of the illness.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Globe

The city of Spokane will discipline five firefighters after concluding its investigation into allegations of harassment and bullying at Spokane Fire Department Station 2. In a joint statement released Tuesday, the firefighters union and city officials said they were “committed to a workplace free from harassment, discrimination, or retaliation of any kind” and they “firmly believe in treating everyone with dignity, respect, and professionalism.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

A peer-support program meant to help San Francisco firefighters and paramedics process the stresses of their jobs could see its first major expansion in nearly two decades. The program, often described as effective but lacking resources, is seen by many within the department as critical to helping first responders manage the lingering post-traumatic stresses that can accompany their often harrowing work.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle

After a Portland man fell 60 feet from a steep trail in Acadia National Park, rescuers spent eight hours getting him to safety. The hiker suffered broken bones and lacerations, but his injuries are not considered life-threatening, park officials said Wednesday morning. The 26-year-old man, whose name has not been released, fell Monday while hiking up the Precipice Trail on the East Side of Champlin Mountain.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News