On April 5, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

Gov. Scott Walker ordered Thursday that all flags be flown at half-staff Friday in honor of Madison firefighter and paramedic Richard Garner. Garner, 29, collapsed suddenly Sunday morning shortly after completing his shift. He joined the Madison Fire Department in 2012, and served as a firefighter and EMT at station 5 until moving to station 10 and becoming a paramedic in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 4:36:52 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

There are four people in the running to become the city's new fire chief. The Oshkosh Police and Fire Commission selected four finalists after a nationwide search, the city announced Thursday. The commission has set an open house-style meet and greet for 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Oshkosh Convention Center, according to the city.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 4:32:10 PM - SOURCE: Oshkosh Northwestern

VIDEO: What started as mysterious phone call ended with an anonymous $20,000 donation to the Wales-Genesee Fire Department. Wales-Genesee Fire Chief Jim Moon took a call in mid-December 2017 from someone asking about donations. "I had gotten a phone call from a gentleman asking me how he could donate to the Wales Fire Department," Moon said.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 7:23:01 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

The Brown County Arson Task Force is investigating a potentially suspicious house fire in the Town of Morrison, according to officers. No one was home when the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters are not sure how many people live at the home. Deputies said there are no injuries or deaths related to this fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 6:34:23 AM - SOURCE: NBC26

On April 4, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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

On April 1, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Firefighters from around the state are expected to gather this weekend for the funeral of a southern Minnesota firefighter who died in the line of duty hours after answering two emergency calls last week. Timothy Royce, 58, responded with fellow Mapleton firefighters to a traffic crash and then a medical call Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

A Houston firefighter says his instincts from training immediately kicked in when he was off-duty Easter Sunday and helping to save a man's life. Chas Martin is still emotionally and mentally shaken from the gas station shooting that was on Facebook Live. As he gained his composure during an interview with Eyewitness News he said, "I'm sorry, it is just kind of rough talking about it.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

On the same day in June 1980, Phil Hadley and Terry Lamb were hired to work the hand crew of the Ventura County Fire Department. Last week, the two retired together, ending their final shifts at 8 a.m. Thursday in Simi Valley. Both are 55. “It’s a blessing working with your best friend each day,” Hadley said Wednesday, hours before the end of their last shift.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star

The imagery of firefighters is a valuable commodity for anyone trying to sell a product, advance an issue or even influence politicians. We are coveted coalition partners with interests ranging from climate change to wireless carriers. There are times when the fire service chooses to partner with other organizations or an industry on an issue, lending our image to a worthy cause or even supporting a commercial product.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Brockton firefighter and amateur golfer Matt Parziale had a dream come true on Wednesday when he hit the links alongside his inspiration, four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods. Parziale, Woods, and professional golfer Fred Couples set off around noon to share a practice round on Wednesday at Augusta National Golf Club ahead of the first round of the Masters.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brockton Enterprise

On April 4, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 2, 10 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 1, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Area fire departments, passers by and locals rushed to Crystal Ball Farms Organic Dairy in Osceola last Thursday to help mitigate the damage of a barn fire. Although the barn burned to the ground, creamery manager Jessi Fouks said the outcome would have been worse if a passerby had not stopped to alert her to the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2018 7:27:17 AM - SOURCE: Osceola Sun

Firefighters on Wednesday morning, April 4 responded to the scene of a house fire in Milwaukee. It happened shortly before 5 a.m. in the area of 39th and Galena. Officials say one person was transported for medical help. At this time, it is unclear if that person was hurt directly by the fire or if a medical issue flared up because of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2018 6:00:28 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

On April 3, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

A former New Hyde Park fire commissioner and his firefighter son received a $900,000 settlement from the fire department after they said the department damaged their reputations by having them wrongfully arrested on theft charges. For Michael Dolan and his son, Michael Jr., the settlement announced Tuesday marked the culmination of a six-year legal battle to clear their names.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday