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Seven injured in south side Milwaukee apartment fire

Wisconsin Fire News -

Seven people were taken to the hospital today following a fire in a south side apartment building. According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, the seven are being treated for minor smoke inhalation. The fire was reported around 11:45 AM in an apartment building at S 43rd Street and W Arthur Court. According to the MFD, the fire was confined to one apartment.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2018 7:10:54 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Appleton kitchen fire damages home, displaces residents

Wisconsin Fire News -

Appleton firefighters responded to a report of kitchen fire in a residential home on the 1500 block of N. Outagamie Street in Appleton at approximately 4:38 p.m. on Thursday. Officers from the Appleton Police Department were the first to arrive on scene, and they were able to remove one person from the home.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2018 2:01:36 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

Radioactive material washed off 3 firefighters after sludge barrel ruptures at Idaho nuclear site

National Fire News -

A barrel containing radioactive sludge ruptured at an Idaho nuclear facility, federal officials said Thursday, resulting in no injuries and no risk to the public but possibly slowing progress in shipping waste out of the state. The U.S. Department of Energy said the 55-gallon (208-liter) barrel ruptured late Wednesday at the 890-square-mile (2,305-square-kilometer) site that includes the Idaho National Laboratory, one of the nation's top federal nuclear research labs.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBCI-TV 2 Boise

Texas firefighter launches national effort to help cancer-stricken first responders

National Fire News -

Chris Conner knows the struggles of cancer-stricken firefighters who are often overwhelmed with high medical bills. “I know for a fact that a primary need is for financial help,” Conner said. “There is a misconception that [firefighters] have great insurance these days, and we don’t. We all have high deductibles.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Teleram

Veteran Pennsylvania firefighters say chief chasing away volunteers

National Fire News -

Whitehall Township commissioners were alarmed Monday to learn that several veteran firefighters have left the Whitehall Township Fire Department over disputes with how the new chief is running things. Don Dreisbach, a volunteer who left after serving for 37 years, told commissioners that Chief David Nelson’s treatment of members and training requirements were driving away longtime volunteers like himself.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Allentown Morning Call

A firefighter's quest to becoming the first Colorado above-the-knee amputee firefighter

National Fire News -

On March 25, 2016, Berthoud Fire Protection District Fire Investigator Josh Macdonald was performing inspections when a call came in about a house fire with an occupant trapped. Once on scene, Macdonald hopped out of the engine and started taking pictures to find a potential origin and to get a clear picture of how the fire was behaving.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Fire damages mobile home in West Allis, no one injured

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: Firefighters on Thursday morning, April 12 responded to the scene of a mobile home fire near 103rd and Greenfield Avenue in West Allis. The fire broke out just after 7:00 a.m. When firefighters arrived on scene the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. No one was injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 9:24:32 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Chippewa Falls emergency responders update decade-old monitors

Wisconsin Fire News -

The Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services Department has plans to upgrade equipment that Fire Chief Mike Hepfler said paramedics use on 90 percent of their medical calls. With a vote Tuesday, April 3, the Chippewa Falls City Council has approved paying for the remaining $7,000 to $9,000 costs for two new cardiac monitoring machines.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 7:37:34 PM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald

Sun Prairies police, fire, EMS conduct joint active shooter training

Wisconsin Fire News -

Those who heard gunshots coming from St. Albert the Great Church on Thursday, April 5 can rest assured they were not live rounds. But the active shooter scenarios being practiced by Sun Prairie police, fire and emergency medical service departments are, unfortunately, all too real. Using a training radio channel, police were notified of shots fired inside the church.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 7:12:44 PM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star

Janesville fire causes $50,000 in damages

Wisconsin Fire News -

A structure fire stemming from a pickup truck caused $50,000 in damages Wednesday afternoon. The source of the fire was found to be a pickup truck inside the shed at Malterer's Landscape and Lawn Care. The fire was filling the eaves and ridge vent of the building with black smoke just before 2:30 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 6:55:17 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Committee working on fire safety codes for Holmen and towns of Onalaska, Holland

Wisconsin Fire News -

A special committee has been meeting for several months to both align and modernize the fire safety building codes for the towns of Holland and Onalaska and village of Holmen. The Holmen Area Fire District Association’s Building/Fire Code Working Group appears to be close to finishing the project and making recommendations on the codes.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 2:20:20 AM - SOURCE: Onalaska Holmen Courier Life

Tower ladder collapses as firefighters battle blaze in Boston

National Fire News -

A firefighter who was standing on a telescoping ladder when it collapsed onto a three-story building in Boston suffered no serious injuries. Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn said the firefighter was suspended about two feet above the building Wednesday night when the ladder buckled. He was able to safely climb out of the ladder's bucket onto the roof.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

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