VIDEO: A new Madison fire department partnership is making sure injured firefighters get the help they need to get back on the job and keep the community safe. The department is working with Tactical Athlete Health Performance Institute (TAHPI), which connects injured firefighters with knowledgeable health care professionals more quickly than previously.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2018 7:37:44 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Heavy flames and smoke coming from the second floor of a bedroom window, that's what Two Rivers firefighters saw when they arrived at a home on 27th Street Saturday afternoon. Officials say the call came in 13 minutes before 3 p.m. and officials managed to put the fire out quickly. Firefighters were on scene for an hour and say those inside the home got out before officials arrived.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2018 6:42:49 PM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

On April 20, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 14, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 19, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

PHOTO: Firefighters on Friday morning, April 20 responded to the scene of a house fire on Milwaukee’s north side. It happened in the area of 5th and Burleigh just after 1:00 a.m. No additional details have been released — including the cause of the fire or the amount of damage sustained.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2018 7:02:23 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Michael Guitreau is still in the ICU at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport one day after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on his way to work. The 28-year-old firefighter and father of four was traveling south on Mississippi 603 near Kiln-Waveland Cutoff Road on Wednesday when he struck another vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Herald

Firefighter Andrew Needum, one of the heroes of ill-fated Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, brushed off accolades for his efforts Thursday, saying he is "no different than any other firefighter." Needum, surrounded by family members, spoke to reporters at his firehouse in Celina, Texas. He and real estate agent Tim McGinty drew national acclaim for pulling passenger Jennifer Riordan out of a smashed window during Tuesday's ordeal.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

A captain with Polk County Fire and Rescue is under internal investigation for fighting a house fire earlier this month in North Lakeland while he was off duty. A complaint has been filed against firefighter Jay Schwartz, who is also union president of the Polk County IAFF Local 3531, county officials said.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Ledger

Robert Cordani had always been there for other people. Whether it was as a firefighter in Wurtsboro, an EMT for the Mamakating First Aid Squad, or a neighbor, friend or brother. “He was one of those neighbors or friends that if you needed something, 24 hours a day, he’s down there to help you,” said his brother, Art Cordani.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: recordonline.com

How tough is Anchorage firefighter Ben Schultz? That is what he says he found out over the last several months after a devastating fall from a ladder in June in Anchorage. "I'd say the biggest positive is that I've seen the worst part of my life and seeing how I can overcome that," Schultz said while recovering in Omaha, Nebraska.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ktva.com

On April 19, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: One person is in the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire at a home in Cedarburg on Thursday. Crews were called to the 5700 block of W. Spring Street just before 12:00 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators say the person was able to get out of the house but then re-entered the building before firefighters arrived and was overcome by smoke.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2018 4:53:22 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

A special visitor stopped by the Wauwatosa Fire Department Wednesday to say "thank you." A photo shows 3-year-old Charlie and her mother with the firefighters and paramedics who saved Charlie's life. Two weeks ago, she was choking on some food and stopped breathing. First responders were able to get her breathing again and took her to Children's Hospital.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2018 4:53:22 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Thursday afternoon Fond du Lac Fire Rescue was called to 12th Street over the Fond du Lac for a report of a person in the water. When crews arrived they put on cold water rescue suits and went into the water and attached a rope around the woman so they could get her out of the water and up a snow covered riverbank.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2018 3:16:42 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

An ambulance station in Windsor remains a topic of discussion among officials, but the project is likely several years away from advancing. According to DeForest Windsor Fire and EMS Chief Steve LaFeber, the department operates one to two ambulances – depending on available staff – to cover the district’s 98 square miles.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2018 1:05:51 PM - SOURCE: DeForest Times

VIDEO: Some local heroes are hitting the ice for a good cause. "Fire on Ice" is a charity hockey tournament benefiting the Make-A-Wish foundation. Firefighters, police officers and EMS professionals in the area will be squaring off at the Madison Ice Arena April 20-22. The event is in its seventh year and it has been able to grant eight wishes for local children who have life-threatening medical conditions.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2018 8:56:29 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

On April 18, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The recent firing of Henry County’s fire chief, Nish Willis was met with almost unanimous disapproval from members of the public and multiple county commissioners at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Willis was terminated on March 21 without a specific reason cited other than “end of appointment.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Henry County Daily Herald

A firefighter-paramedic with a volunteer fire company on New York's Long Island has died in the line of duty. According to a post on the Facebook page of the Greenlawn Fire Department, firefighter-paramedic Kent Stillwagon, 52, died while on duty early Tuesday morning. The department offered no specific details on the incident other than saying it happened around 1:27 a.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse