Francisco Palma dangled upside down, his right leg caught and mangled in the teeth of ditch-digging equipment resembling a giant chain saw. Only his head and shoulders touched the ground. A trencher caught the pants leg of the 46-year-old construction worker last week. It flipped him over and nearly severed his leg.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News

VIDEO: Prescription drug abuse is spiraling into an overwhelming dilemma, and the opioid crisis is something our nation grapples with every day. In response, local firefighters are working to fight addiction in our neighborhoods. Thursday, Feb. 8, the Milwaukee Fire Department announced its involvement in a drug take back program.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 4:52:50 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: A massive fire broke out at a tire store near 32nd and Locust Thursday, February 8th. Crews battled the blaze for several hours to get it under control. The size of the building is huge, and several units responded to the scene. "I just seen lots of firefighters, water in the air, people running," said Ishia Reed, lives in the area.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 3:54:52 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: It's never too early to teach kids how to respond in case of emergency. That’s something an area family can attest to, after a 7-year-old girl helped save a life. Thursday, the La Crosse Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Health System taught students at First Evangelical Lutheran School some lifesaving techniques, including CPR and AED training, and also rewarded second-grader Kenzie Smith for her role in saving her grandmother's life.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 3:48:49 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

On February 7, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 5, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 2, 19 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

"I had a surgery at Aurora to get a syst out in my chest; it was the leftover junk from tumor," said Rudi Betancourt. While washing dishes during pizza night at the firehouse, Betancourt explained how he's back to work after beating cancer more than a year ago. CBS 58 spoke with Betancourt, his fellow firefighter, Lt.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 6:29:31 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

On February 7, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Beloit Fire Department firefighters and medical staff are working harder than ever, with call volumes increasing annually from 2015 to 2017. The increases are in line with the national trend of more responses for fire and medical staff across the country, and Beloit's totals represent changes in how society views the role of first responders, Beloit Fire Chief Brad Liggett said.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 1:41:46 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News

In a memo sent to her staff, Austin Fire's first female chief, Rhoda Kerr, has announced she will soon leave the department to take on a role in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Kerr told the Austin Fire Department staff Wednesday that she plans to retire July 1 to start her "new adventure as the new Fire Chief in Fort Lauderdale.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVUE-TV ABC Austin

A memo released Wednesday shows that two Kokomo firefighters engaged in a physical altercation last month over a city contract proposal that was rejected by the local fire union. The fight, which led to both firefighters receiving written reprimands, came just one day after a rally at City Hall attended by roughly 200 people in support of the Professional Firefighters of Kokomo Local 396.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kokomo Tribune

The memory of Hannah Lassette Ahlers and the other Las Vegas concertgoers killed during the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history is being kept alive, one act of kindness at a time. About a month after the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, firefighter Tommy Maher decided he wanted to honor each of the 58 victims by performing random acts of kindness in their name.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bradenton Herald

A veteran of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department says the city's training academy is leaving new firefighters woefully underprepared. Some rookies leave having never used a fire hydrant, a recently retired deputy fire chief with decades on the job wrote in an internal memo obtained by News4. The nine-page memo says the recruits are rushed through a training program.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Washington

The Chicago Fire Department Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of an explosion that killed four firefighters in the Back of the Yards neighborhood responding to a fire in a sausage factory. On Feb. 7, 1968, more than 300 firefighters were called to the Mickelberry Food Products Company at 50th and Halsted.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Chicago

On February 7, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

A fire caused by a package of cookies on top of a stove forced the evacuation of a Downtown apartment building Wednesday morning. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The fire was reported at about 6:40 a.m. at the Highlander Apartments, 121 W. Gilman St., the Madison Fire Department said. Arriving firefighters heard the alarm and a recorded message with the alarm telling residents to evacuate.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 7:13:55 PM - SOURCE: Madison

VIDEO: Firefighters typically fight fires but some Eagle River firefighters spent the day making an ice and snow bar on Wednesday. "I think half the department thinks we're nuts," said Eagle River Fire Department Captain Jim Kauzlaric with a smile. Kauzlaric and a few other firefighters plan to put down their fire hoses to pick up some bartending skills this weekend.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 4:45:13 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

VIDEO: Crews were sent to a fire in Sun Prairie Wednesday morning. According to Dane County Dispatch, the call came in around 8:40 a.m. for a structure fire at 1091 Gas light Drive. DeForest Fire Department and Marshall Fire Department responded to the scene. No injuries were reported and crews are still at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 7:35:47 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On February 6, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.