On March 10, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 9, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Five people died after a tour helicopter carrying six people crashed into the East River Sunday evening, FDNY and NYPD officials said. Though helicopter crashes in the East and Hudson Rivers are not necessarily uncommon, this becomes one of the deadliest in the city's history, and one of the worst civilian aviation fatalities of any kind in the United States over the last few years.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC New York

Four years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti vowed to revamp the way the city hires firefighters by introducing more women into a department that has been overwhelmingly male. Yet despite increasingly aggressive recruitment efforts, the Fire Department has seen only modest gains. Last month, 3.1% of its firefighters were women, according to employment data prepared by the Fire DepartmentThe sluggish rate of progress threatens Fire Chief Ralph M.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

Three children were found dead inside a home in Michigan after a house fire early Saturday morning, police said. A 4-year-old girl, an 8-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy were home without any adults at the time of the fire in Eastpointe in suburban Detroit, said Eric Keiser, Eastpointe’s acting director of public safety.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

Attorneys are set to appear in court Thursday to argue whether a court should reargue a lawsuit filed by Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks against the city. It will mark the latest chapter in the saga between the city and Brooks, who says he has sought acknowledgment from Utica officials that he is eligible for workers compensation benefits based on his chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosis.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Observer-Dispatch

PHOTOS - A driver was killed and two others, including a pregnant woman, were taken to a hospital after a D.C. Fire and EMS truck collided with a car in Northeast on Friday afternoon. The fire department said that the truck was responding to an emergency call at about 12:15 p.m. when it struck a car at 12th Street and Rhode Island Avenue Northeast.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-AM 1500 Washington

VIDEO: Fifteen people were displaced by a fire that broke out at a home near 17th and Greenfield on Milwaukee's south side late Saturday night, March 10 -- and officials haven't ruled out arson in this case. Video submitted to FOX6 News by Pete's Fruit Market officials shows the fire at its worst. The video shows an orange glow lighting up the sky as fire swallowed the home.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2018 7:07:21 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: Eight animals were killed in a barn fire in the Town of Emmet Sunday evening. According to the Fire Chief with Marathon City Fire Department, the barn is a total loss. It was fully engulfed when crews arrived. The Fire Chief said he believes all eight animals were goats. He said he believes the cause is electrical, because there were heating lamps in the barn, but the cause of fire is still under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2018 5:17:21 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

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