Sheriff Craig Apple is setting up a program to train jail inmates to become volunteer firefighters. “We are giving them an opportunity to give back to the community they have been polluting,” Apple said of SHIFT – the Sheriff’s Inmate Fire Training Program. Certified trainers will teach the low level offenders basic fire fighting skills, basic first aid and how to administer CPR and Automated External Defibrillator.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spotlight News

On May 1, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: The remains of two people were found inside a burned home west of Neenah following a shooting and suspicious fire, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday afternoon. "When we initially responded to the scene, it was reported that there were two people unaccounted for," Captain Lara Vendola-Messer said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 2:29:30 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

VIDEO: Residents are displaced after an apartment building fire in Seymour. The Outagamie Co. Sheriff's Office says firefighters were called to North Manor Apartments, 421 N. Main St., just before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officials say the fire started in the attic of the 8-unit apartment building. However, they don't know how the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 1:52:25 PM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

Human remains have been found at the scene of a house fire in Winnebago County. Sheriff's deputies say they are looking for a "person of interest" in the case. Sheriff's officials say they were called to 3302 Breezewood Ln. in the Town of Clayton just before 7 a.m. Deputies found what they describe as a "very chaotic scene.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 7:38:12 AM - SOURCE: FOX 11

VIDEO: Multiple fire departments battled a massive fire at an auto salvage yard in Sullivan on Tuesday morning. The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. at Auto & Truck Salvage Parts on Highway 18 near Pioneer Road. News Chopper 12 over the scene and saw firefighters trucking water in. Crews had ladder trucks up to keep the blaze under control.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 6:21:06 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

PHOTO: Multiple departments were called to a house fire Monday afternoon. The fire at N5505 State Road was reported about 3:50 p.m., according to Sgt. Alex Krueger of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department. He did not have any reports of injuries as of 6 p.m. There was no further information available as of Monday evening.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 2:47:48 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com

Multiple fire departments and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources teams battled a wildfire Monday at Devil’s Lake State Park. The blaze damaged about 2 acres of forest near the base of the Potholes Trail on the south end of the park’s east bluff. Baraboo Fire Chief Kevin Stieve said authorities responded to the fire shortly after 5 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baraboo News Republic

A Lawrence Fire Department (LFD) firefighter passed away Monday after the department’s annual physical assessment training. Jeff Holt, 60, had been with the department since 1996. He was previously a Lafayette firefighter. The department says the physical assessment includes turnout in full gear. Shortly after 10 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV Fox 59 Indianapolis

It was just after 10 a.m. on Monday when dispatch said the words many people in Howard County did not want to hear, “End of watch for Tommy Sullivan.” Tommy served as a volunteer firefighter for Howard County for 35 years, but he was much more than that to many that worked alongside of him. Sullivan was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer back in March and had been dealing with health issues after having part of his right leg amputated in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXXV-TV ABC 25 Waco

The book is officially closed on a years-long dispute between the city of Providence and its firefighters now that the city paid $6.1 million to settle state and federal lawsuits regarding overtime payments in recent years. Victor Morente, a spokesperson for the Elorza administration, confirmed more than 450 current or former firefighters received payments ranging from $10.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12

More than 100 people filled the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in York City on Sunday, April 29, to honor the York City firefighters who died during the past year. The event is in its 142nd year, and for the first time in nearly 50 years, attendees honored firefighters killed in the line of duty. "It's different this year — it's different," the Rev.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: York Dispatch

For Emily Switalski, graduating from Western Michigan University was bittersweet. Her father Comstock Township Fire Chief Ed Switalski was killed in the line of duty in June. He was hit by a vehicle while responding to an accident call on I-94. “You know, after these things happen, life keeps moving on and you have to kind of just roll with the punches,” Emily Switalski told 24 Hour News 8 Monday.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids

VIDEO: Dozens of emergency responders and photographers were on-scene in downtown Wausau Monday afternoon. It was day two of a three-day photo workshop called After Dark 1274. Photographers from across the U.S. and Canada took pictures of emergency responders, including the Wausau Police, firefighters, and the Marathon County Bomb Squad at the 400 Block.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2018 9:08:16 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

The city of Merrill has appointed Josh Klug as fire chief. Klug most recently served as Wausau Fire deputy chief and has also been chief at Mosinee. Klug replaces former Merrill Fire Chief Dave Savone who abruptly retired in March. An official start date has not yet been decided.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2018 8:54:41 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

On April 29, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 28, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: Firefighters had a busy day Saturday with three major fires breaking out within two hours of each other in Kenosha. No one was hurt, but houses, condos, garages and vehicles were destroyed or damaged. Firefighters were back at the scene of the condo fire twice yesterday as the flames rekindled.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2018 7:31:45 AM - SOURCE: WLIP-AM 1050

VIDEO: A wildfire has burned 20 acres near Bruce Mound Winter Sports Complex in Clark Co. as of Sunday afternoon. Fire officials said several homes needs to be evacuated because of the blaze, however they were allowed to return home late Sunday night. That's just one of several wildfires reported in the county.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2018 7:19:10 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

Environmental monitoring is continuing Sunday after an explosion and series of fires at Husky Energy's oil refinery caused a temporary evacuation Thursday. Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the company continue to monitor air and water quality around the refinery.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2018 7:17:20 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio