No people were injured, but one cat died Sunday in a house fire on Maple Avenue in Hartland, Fire Chief Dave Dean said. Firefighters called to the home saw smoke coming from the second floor of the house. Dean said firefighters were able to contain the fire to two upper bedrooms. One cat was found dead.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2018 3:05:47 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Twenty-nine firefighters and police officers squared off for the 11th annual "Guns 'N' Hoses" charity hockey game. Thirteen firefighters from five departments squared off against 16 police officers from seven departments. One hundred percent of the proceeds are being donated to "Project HOME." The charity helps create better living environments for those less fortunate in Oshkosh.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2018 5:57:02 PM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

VIDEO: The town of Campbell Fire Department is asking the community to vote for a new truck. On Saturday morning, firefighters invited the community to an open house. While attending the open house people were given the chance to meet with local firefighters, get hands-on experience with the current aging pumper truck, and enjoy educational material.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2018 4:00:15 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

On March 6, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 3, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Ten people stuck in a malfunctioning elevator for about an hour had to use a ladder to get out of the top of the elevator in a Downtown Madison apartment building. Madison firefighters were called to the James apartments, 432 W. Gorham St., at about 11 p.m. Thursday. The James is one of the newest apartment buildings Downtown geared toward college students, first opened in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 9:40:06 AM - SOURCE: Madison

On March 8, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 3, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A special event was held at Rock Bottom Brewery benefiting local firefighters Thursday evening, March 8. The event was a fundraiser for Local 215’s Firefighter Cancer Prevention Initiative. The initiative educates the public of the cancer risk for our firefighters and equipping firehouses with washers and dyers.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 2:03:04 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: A woman was rescued from icy waters Thursday after falling into Lake George in River Falls. The woman, a 20-year-old UW-River Falls student, was attempting to save her dog at the time. River Falls Police Chief Gordie Young said the woman had initially called to report the dog was stranded on the ice before she went out to retrieve it and found herself in a similar predicament.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 1:45:20 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Star-Observer

A female wildland firefighter has been tapped by the Trump administration to steady the U.S. Forest Service as it reels from allegations of sexual misconduct and struggles to change its male-dominated culture. Vickie Christensen was appointed interim chief of the 35,000-employee agency late Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Great Falls Tribune

Emergency personnel worked through the night to rescue a teenage girl from Robber Baron Cave after she became trapped there during a school field trip Thursday afternoon. The San Antonio Fire Department first received a call that someone was stuck in the cave, located on the city's North Side, around 2:40 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MySanantonio.com

San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Brian Fennessy is leaving the job after two-and-a-Shalf years for a position leading the Orange County Fire Authority. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Kevin Ester, who has been serving as assistant chief of business operations. The city plans to launch an open recruitment next week for a permanent replacement for Fennessy, whose last day will be April 13.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Diego Tribune

The burden of incident command weighs heavy on fire officers even when lives don't hang in the balance, and for Battalion Chief James Bowron, the weight he carries from the deadly Ghost Ship fire is evident. Bowron took the main stage Wednesday evening at Firehouse World in San Diego to discuss the crucial command role he played in tackling the blaze at the warehouse-turned-artist's collective on Dec.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com

It’s a change to just half of a word, but the newly christened firefighters of one Maryland county, who happen to be women, say it makes all the difference. The Howard County Council this week passed a bill that changes references to “firemen” to “firefighters” in the county’s code, a vote that followed a name change by the local volunteer fire agency.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP.com

On March 8, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: A fire in Fitchburg overnight Wednesday completely destroyed three vehicles. It happened in the parking lot of the New Fountains Apartments. Benjamin Blunt was visiting his mother-in-law Wednesday night at the apartments complex. He said he checked on his van just before midnight and everything was OK.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 10:37:32 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

The relationship between Gibraltar School District and the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department is something both sides equally benefit. For the school district, all staff members were able to participate in CPR training with help from instructors at the fire department, while the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department has been able to have positive encounters with students, recruiting a couple volunteers in the process.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 2:26:17 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News

A mobile home was destroyed by an early morning fire in Pleasant Prairie. No one was home when the fire began in the home, at 4202 75th St. in the City View Mobile Home Park, and no one was injured. David Wilkinson, assistant chief of the Pleasant Prairie Fire Department, said the fire call came in at 3:15 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 1:01:26 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

VIDEO: Firefighters on Thursday morning, March 8 responded to the scene of a mobile home fire near 75th Street and 43rd Avenue in Kensoha. The call came in around 3:30 a.m. Just the shell of the mobile home is left standing — flames also singed the siding on a nearby home. The fire appears to be under control at this time.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 7:02:43 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6