VIDEO: Stratford and Mosinee firefighters responded to the scene of a chimney fire at a home in the Stratford area early Sunday morning, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department. The fire was on Rangeline Road north of Highway C in the Town of Day, according to Marathon County dispatch supervisor Tony Nardi.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 8:56:55 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

VIDEO: Stevens Point authorities are asking the public to stay vigilant to a potential "scam" going around the area. A group called "Volunteer Fire Fighter Alliance" is soliciting funds under the departments name, fire chief Robert Finn posted on Facebook. Finn said the department is in no way connected to the group.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 7:30:44 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

Not long after Greg Altland was promoted to assistant fire chief, commanding a shift of firefighters in York City's fire department, he found himself standing on Texas Avenue at the top of a hill at the city's north end. From that vantage point, he could see much of the city. At night, it's a beautiful view, the lights like stars, the universe being the 5.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCEN TV

After more than a year of intense criticism following two deadly fires, Oakland Fire Marshal Miguel Trujillo resigned Friday, marking another major shift at the top of the city’s embattled fire department. Trujillo is leaving to become the fire marshal for the Gilroy Fire Department, city spokeswoman Karen Boyd said Friday.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

Three people are dead after an ambulance crash in west suburban Bellwood. The ambulance was transporting 48-year-old Larry Marshall Jr. home from dialysis treatment when police say the driver apparently lost control of the ambulance around 3:45 p.m. Saturday and slammed into a building at 28th Avenue and Washington Boulevard.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

There were challenges getting water Saturday morning to a trailer fire that killed one and injured a firefighter in a mobile home park off McDevitt Avenue in Summit Township. Firefighters tried four hydrants within the park, which maintains its own system, and they were broken or disabled, township fire Acting Lt.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive.com

More than 12 hours of painstaking and methodical searching paid off for firefighters today when they found a 13-year-old boy who fell 25 feet into a sewage pipe in Griffith Park “alive and talking.” Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott made the announcement at 5:41 a.m. “We have found Jesse Hernandez,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Daily News

VIDEO: The Pelican Fire Department rescued a deer from the ice Sunday morning. According to their Facebook page, they were notified a deer had fallen through the ice on the Pelican River. The deer was unable to get out of the river. Firefighters were able to rescue the deer. They said she stuck around for a few minutes and then went on her way.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2018 4:45:48 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

VIDEO: The driver of a pickup truck that rolled over early Saturday on Calumet County M was injured and unconscious when he was pulled from the fiery wreckage by neighbors who rushed to help. Capt. Patrick Klein of Harrison Fire Rescue said the outcome could have been much different had the neighbors not been awakened by the sound of the crash about 3:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2018 3:42:22 PM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

With a tie-breaking vote from the mayor, the Hudson Common Council voted 4-3 to join the American City County Exchange (ACCE). Membership to the exchange, a nonpartisan forum for local leaders, was proposed after the city joined the National League of Cities. Council members Joyce Hall, Jim Webber and Randy Morrissette cast the opposing votes.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2018 11:38:04 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Star-Observer

On March 30, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 29, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The long stretch of dry weather in southern Wisconsin is increasing the chances for outdoor fires this spring, so local fire officials are warning residents about illegal burning. The Madison Fire Department said the only outdoor fires allowed in the city are fires in fire pits, with the burning of yard waste prohibited.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal

A private ambulance rolled over in Kenosha County early Friday morning. An official with the sheriff's office said the crash happened around 3:00 a.m. near 10th Street and Sheridan Road in Somers. A person at the scene told WISN 12 News the ambulance clipped a fire hydrant, hit a utility pole then flipped over multiple times.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN.com

PHOTO: Durry Kennedy, 48, of San Antonio, Texas, was identified Thursday as the driver killed early Wednesday after rear-ending a semitrailer on Interstate 94 near Black River Falls, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. Kennedy was driving a U-Haul about 3:20 a.m. when he drove into the back of a semi driven by Barry Berry, 59, of Jersey City, N.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

After vetting more than 100 applicants in the past year, the city of Charleston has announced who will take the helm of the fire department. The city released a statement Thursday that Daniel Curia, fire chief in Durham, N.C., has accepted the job as chief of the Charleston Fire Department. Curia will speak at a press conference at 1:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charleston Post and Courer

The Orange County Fire Authority broke department protocols in its response to the Canyon 2 Fire by not deploying enough equipment after receiving early reports of flames, an independent investigation has determined. The report bolsters concerns that a bungled response might have allowed a small blaze to grow into the county’s most destructive wildfire in at least a decade.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orange County Register

A Senate bill to pay for firefighter cancer benefits was sent to the House after being stripped of its funding source last week, but the governor and bill’s sponsor believe the legislation could still result in the benefits being funded. SB 541, which would have used a surcharge on insurance policies to fund benefits for firefighters presumed to have gotten cancer from their work, passed the Senate March 22 after being amended to remove the surcharge funding approach, said state Sen.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seacoast Online

A Utica firefighter pleaded not guilty Thursday to three misdemeanor charges stemming from a Jan. 6 incident in which he allegedly harassed a female co-worker. The defendant, Richard Forte, was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, offering a false written statement and third-degree criminal tampering.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

The blame for a series of Cabell County wild fires has been laid at the feet of two former area firefighters. Former Ona Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Landy Chapman and former Salt Rick Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Allen Black have both been charged with felonies, surprising people in Salt Rock.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC 8