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Racine County: Semi-trailer fire on I-94 destroys six vehicles

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PHOTO: A fire that engulfed six vehicles on an auto carrier completely shut down Interstate 94 Tuesday afternoon while authorities worked to put the fire out and clean up the wreckage. At 2:17 p.m., the Racine County Sheriff’s Office responded to I-94 near Kraut Road after multiple callers reported the fire, according to a press release.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 4:49:24 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

Milwaukee woman who pleaded guilty in fatal arson caught on camera, sentenced to 22 years in prison

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VIDEO: A Milwaukee woman who pleaded guilty to starting a fatal fire last June has been sentenced to prison. A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Java Wright to 22 years with 15 years of extended supervision on Tuesday, June 19. According to a criminal complaint, Wright started a fire in a building near 12th and Wright on June 16, 2017.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 1:51:36 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Stuck in tree, UW student shows that what goes up doesn’t always come down

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Climbing the tree was the easy part. When it came to getting back down, one University of Wisconsin student was stumped. That was the scene late Thursday afternoon, as Madison firefighters rescued a 20 year-old woman from a tree near the downtown area. According to the Madison Fire Department, the woman climbed a tree on the 400 block of Henry Mall before realizing she did not know how to get back down.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 3:08:13 AM - SOURCE: Badger Herald

Virginia firefighter dies following training exercise

National Fire News -

Firefighters in Amelia County are mourning the loss of one of their own after he died during a recent training exercise. Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department Company 1 Chief Justin Wargofcak said William Moore IV, 48, of Amelia County, suffered a medical emergency and went into cardiac arrest Thursday, June 14.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWBT-TV NBC 12 Richmond

9 Charleston firefighters killed in Sofa Super Store blaze honored for 'unthinkable sacrifice'

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The crowds hadn't yet arrived at Charleston 9 Memorial Park on Monday when Jacqueline Drayton introduced her son to the site where his grandfather died fighting a massive blaze 11 years ago. They stopped at the memorial for Drayton's father, Charleston Firefighter James "Earl" Drayton. And one by one, they visited the plaques honoring the other eight Charleston firefighters who perished on June 18, 2007.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charleston Post and Courier

California city paying $440K to helicopter medics to settle overtime lawsuits

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San Diego is paying seven helicopter rescue medics a total of $442,000 because they didn’t receive overtime pay despite regularly working 56-hour weeks. Federal law requires overtime pay of one and a half times the regular wage for all hours worked over 40 in one workweek, but there is an exemption for government workers engaged in fire suppression.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Diego Union-Tribune

Ohio firefighters suspended for allegedly making porn recording on city property

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Two romantically involved Akron firefighters are on paid leave for possibly getting too hot in a firehouse. City administrators have suspended Lt. Art Dean and Provisional Lt. Deann Eller after receiving a tip that the pair of officers allegedly produced pornographic videos on city property, then posted their flames of passion on the internet.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal

Importance of TIM, physical health highlighted by NFPA 2017 LODD Report

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The recently released NFPA report of 2017 firefighter fatalities is both encouraging and troubling. Clearly, the efforts of many of our industry partners have had an effect on reducing our mortality numbers – the 60 on-duty deaths reported reflect the lowest number reported in over 40 years. However, some of the unexpected shifts identify room for improvement.
- PUB DATE: 6/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

One person is dead after a house fire near North Prairie

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PHOTO: A house fire near the village claimed the life of one person on Monday, June 18. Multiple area fire departments were dispatched to the fatal fire, which was reported at about 5:30 p.m. The blaze was under control by 8 p.m. and firefighters were clearing the scene by about 9 p.m., according to a photographer at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 11:20:48 PM - SOURCE: Livinglakecountry

Milwaukee Police: 2 children shot inside car

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VIDEO: Two children were hospitalized after they were shot inside a car, Milwaukee's deputy fire chief said Monday night. It happened near N. 26th St. and W. Concordia Ave. around 8:30 p.m., police say. An unknown suspect in the area fired multiple shots, one of which hit the car the two children were traveling in.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 7:58:24 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4

Man injured in diving accident on Lake Wazeecha

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Few details were available Monday about a man injured Sunday in a diving accident on Lake Wazeecha. A caller reported a man not breathing and lying on White Sands Beach, 5600 Wazeecha Ave., Grand Rapids, at 3:54 p.m. Sunday, according to the Wood County dispatch log. A Grand Rapids officer reported the man said he was tingling from the neck down, according to the report.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 3:42:32 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Woman arrested in arson fire near Marquette campus

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A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of arson after a Sunday evening apartment fire near the Marquette University campus, police said. Firefighters got the call at 7:55 p.m. for the fire near North 29th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue. There was no immediate word if anyone was hurt. The case will be turned over to the Milwaukee County District Attorney.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 8:16:32 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Fire forces 2 families from apartment building in Fox Crossing

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Two families were forced from their homes overnight as a result of a fire at an apartment building in Fox Crossing. Firefighters say they were called to 2211 Southwood Dr. just before 10 p.m. Sunday. Crews discovered the fire in a wall of a first-floor apartment. Firefighters isolated the fire to a small section of the wall.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 7:47:13 AM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

Louisiana fire district's investigation into complaints against former chief turned over to Sheriff's Office

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Documents from a five-month investigation of Steve Krentel, the former chief of St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 12, have been turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, which issued a warrant for the more than 4,000 pages last month. Krentel's wife, Nanette Krentel, was found dead of a gunshot wound in the couple's burned-down home nearly a year ago.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Advocate

Officials: 20 FDNY Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze That Started At Fire Marshal’s House

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Several firefighters were injured battling a five-alarm blaze Saturday on Staten Island. The flames broke out shortly after 7 p.m. at a fire marshal’s house on Steinway Avenue in the New Springville section. “One of the houses is one of our fire marshals’. Fortunately, his family and his baby were down at the Jersey Shore for the weekend, but he was at work to come home and find that his house was destroyed,” Chief of Department James Leonard said.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS New York

Louisiana fire district's investigation into complaints against chief turned over to Sheriff's Office

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Documents from a five-month investigation of Steve Krentel, the former chief of St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 12, have been turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, which issued a warrant for the more than 4,000 pages last month. Krentel's wife, Nanette Krentel, was found dead of a gunshot wound in the couple's burned-down home nearly a year ago.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Advocate

Tennessee firefighter hospitalized after SCBA face piece dislodges at warehouse fire

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A Knoxville Fire Department firefighter was hospitalized after suffering smoke inhalation while battling a warehouse fire in West Knox County Saturday evening. According to KFD spokesperson Captain D.J. Corcoran, units were dispatched to 1737 Louisville Dr. at 8:27 p.m. Saturday amid reports of smoke showing from the Aquarium Life Support Systems building from a Knoxville Police Department officer.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Knoxville News Sentinel

Florida fire captain demoted for stripping off shirt, daring homeless man to fight

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Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Jeremy Finney was, by all accounts, a model firefighter — until he lost his cool. The outburst cost him two ranks. Finney has served nearly 16 years in the department and was a member of the Tactical Medical Response Team, which accompanies SWAT teams on dangerous missions. He helped kids learn about firefighting through the department’s Explorer program.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay.com

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