VIDEO: Dane County Sheriff's Office and area fire fighters are coming together to receive training on how to save someone from icy waters. From snowmobiling to ice fishing, Wisconsinites know how to enjoy the winter weather and take advantage of the frozen lakes. However, there's a danger of falling into icy waters.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2018 11:49:02 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

Five people are displaced after an apartment fire Sunday morning in Janesville. The Janesville Fire Department were called to a two-story, four-unit apartment building in the 100 block of South High St. at 11:43 a.m. for reports of smoke and fire in the building, according to a release. When they arrived, all residents were safely out of the building, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2018 7:23:57 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

VIDEO: The Pardeeville Fire Department rescued a dog that fell through thin ice Saturday afternoon and the rescue was all caught on camera. Captain Mitch Wendt tells NBC15 that the dog fell into a pond near Highway CM. He believes the dog was chasing something when it fell in and she couldn’t get out.
- PUB DATE: 1/21/2018 2:23:31 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On January 18, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 20, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 19, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 17, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A structure fire that started in a ceiling fan on Wednesday night caused $13,000 in damage to a home at 2416 Taylor Ave., according to a press release from the Racine Fire Department. No one was injured in the fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the house at approximately 9:20 p.m., after the occupants reported a fire in their upstairs bathroom ceiling fan.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 2:18:18 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

A 59-year-old Marshall man has been arrested on tentative charges of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the disappearance of a 21-year-old Sun Prairie man. At a press conference Thursday morning, Jan. 18 at the Marshall Fire Department, Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney said the search for Jesse Faber has become a homicide investigation.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 1:44:05 AM - SOURCE: Waterloo / Marshall Courier

AN FDNY lieutenant immortalized in a photo at Ground Zero has filed a complaint against the head of the fraternal group representing black firefighters, sources told the Daily News. Lt. Daniel McWilliams, who is white, filed the equal employment opportunity complaint after he appeared as part of the ceremonial unit at a memorial service Nov.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has taken over the county’s helicopter rescue operations after talks disintegrated with the county fire authority in the turf war over who should conduct air rescues. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said this week that her department has not renewed an agreement that named the Orange County Fire Authority as the primary agency in handling air rescues in remote wilderness and park areas.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orange County Register

Vending style machines are making an appearance at Chesapeake fire stations, but they are not there to supply the firefighters with chocolate bars and soda. The machines at three stations are part of a new, secure, web-based vending system for medical supplies. Chesapeake is the first fire department in Hampton Roads and just the fourth one in the commonwealth to adopt the supply dispensing system UCapIT.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Virginian Pilot

The City of East Liverpool is getting closer to having the area’s first public-private ambulance service. This comes after several incidents where no ambulance was available for emergencies — some of which ended in tragedy. East Liverpool’s fire crew is looking forward to the department’s new additions.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBN.com

San Bernardino County Fire was welcomed this week to submit its second “best and final offer” to the city for handling services beyond June 30, when its contract officially expires. But elected officials were still proceeding with plans to reactivate a city-run department. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Cox was clear to temper Tuesday evening that an absolute decision had not been made, a suggestion that the Council still maintained a collective open mind to renewing a contract with County Fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Press

On January 18, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: Waukesha's former fire chief is firing back at the woman he had an affair with. Jesse Alba and his wife, Vickie, are bringing a defamation lawsuit against the woman who ultimately played a role in Alba losing his job. After a promotion to Waukesha's fire chief in May of 2013, Jesse Alba quickly found himself fighting to keep his job.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 9:48:26 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Crews battled a house fire in Columbus on Thursday morning. The fire happened at a home in the 600 block of Spring Street on the second floor. NBC15 reached out to the Columbus Fire Chief, and we are waiting for a call back.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 7:53:41 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On January 17, 10 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 11, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: Two cows died in a barn fire in the 6600 block of Outagamie County JJ on Tuesday morning. There were about 60 cows inside the barn when the fire started, Ellington Fire Department Chief Jim Bentle told USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. The fire was reported about 9:35 a.m., according to police call records.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 1:52:23 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com