On May 1, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A Tucson Fire captain was attacked Monday while trying to give aid a patient, according to the Tucson Fire Department. At about 9:20 a.m., officials were called to the 1500 block of West St. Mary’s Road for a possible fall injury. As they treated the patient, two bystanders who offered advice were told to leave, according to a TFD news release.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVOA-TV NBC 4 Tucson

Five women, all paramedics, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing their superiors of sexual harassment and alleging that the Chicago Fire Department “directly encourages” the illegal behavior by failing to “discipline, supervise and control” its officers. Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously acknowledged a “code of silence” in the Chicago Police Department in the unrelenting furor that followed release of video played around the world of white Police Officer Jason Van Dyke firing 16 shots that killed black teenager Laquan McDonald.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times

One year after being shot twice responding to a call in South Dallas, Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighter and paramedic William An is still recovering. His memories of that day remain hazy, largely pieced together by stories of others who were there. “I do remember being in the back of the cop car, because he (the officer) was constantly asking me what hurts to keep me conscious and talking and I remember telling him my arm, my leg, I can’t breathe,” said An.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas - Fort Worth

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released NFPA 3000TM (PS), Standard for an Active Shooter / Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program to help communities holistically deal with the fast-growing number of mass casualty incidents that continue to occur throughout the world. Serving as the first of its kind, NFPA 3000 provides unified planning, response and recovery guidance, as well as civilian and responder safety considerations.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

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