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Somers firefighters put out fire that spread from deck to kitchen wall

Wisconsin Fire News -

A fire that started on a deck and later spread to a kitchen wall displaced residents of a home in the village of Somers Monday. Somers firefighters were called shortly after 4 p.m. to the home at 11022 Seventh St. where a tenant had tried to put out a fire on the deck, according to Fire Chief Carson Wilkinson.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 2:05:05 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

Veteran Georgia firefighter collapses, dies

National Fire News -

The Cobb County Fire Department lost one of their own on Monday after she experienced a medical incident. Firefighter Stacey Leigh Boulware, 44, collapsed on Monday at Station 5 in Vinings after returning from back-to-back incidents that included "a full arrest and vehicle accident," according to the department.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

Louisiana firefighter-police officer killed in hit-and-run involving drug suspect

National Fire News -

The Zachary firefighter and reserve police officer who was killed Monday night in a hit-and-run will be remembered as a dedicated public servant, said Zachary Fire Chief Danny Kimble. Deputy Fire Chief Christopher Lawton, 41, was killed Monday night when he was run over by a U-haul truck in the parking lot of the Baker Walmart, officials on the scene said.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Advocate

Houston firefighters ask judge to force city to verify their pay 'parity' petition

National Fire News -

Houston firefighters on Monday asked a judge to force the city secretary to validate signatures on an equal pay referendum petition that has been backlogged in City Hall for eight months. The referendum would require firefighters to receive the same pay as police officers of corresponding rank. It was first submitted to the city in July but wasn't validated before the November election.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

18 Years After Sept. 11, Critical Incidents Still Overload Emergency Radios

National Fire News -

If you go back and listen to the recording of the Broward County radio dispatch system, you can hear the frustration the voices of police. "I can't transmit for some reason," says one officer. Other first responders echo the complaint. "Just so you know, we're having trouble transmitting," says another person, and more than once, you hear a general plea for users to limit their communications to "10-33 calls" — radio code for an emergency.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NPR

Harassment movement hasn't impeded Cincinnati firefighters' performance on Florida beach

National Fire News -

Starting their 31st year performing at Fort Myers Beach, the Greater Cincinnati Firefighters finds themselves shaking and shimmying in a different atmosphere where the "#metoo" movement and a focus on sexual harassment bumps and grinds up against a playful, sexually-themed revue of mostly burly and buff men.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News-Press

Generous donation allows Stoddard-Bergen firefighters to get new equipment

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: Firefighters in Stoddard will be a little bit safer the next time they head out on a call thanks to a generous donation. While touring the station, community member Paula Johnson heard about the dangers that firefighters face. To help the department, she bought a navigation system for each of the 25 firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 10:28:38 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Update: No link to terrorism in Beaver Dam apartment explosion

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: While details still are not quite clear surrounding a fatal explosion March 5 at Village Glen Apartments, authorities are extremely clear on one point. "No known link to terrorism at this time — but we are still investigating," Beaver Dam Police Chief John Kreuziger said Monday during a news conference.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 10:23:40 PM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press

Milwaukee firefighters rescue man from house fire near 70th & Dickenson

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters rescued a man from a house that caught fire on Monday morning, March 12 in the neighborhood near 70th and Dickenson. Officials tell FOX6 News when the Milwaukee Fire Department arrived on the scene around 9:30 a.m., they found heavy fire on the first floor. They pulled the man from the building -- and took him to Columbia St.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 8:45:28 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

FDNY: All 5 Passengers Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into East River; Pilot Only Survivor

National Fire News -

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

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