A Wisconsin Rapids firefighter has died following unspecified injuries suffered over the weekend. Jim Easton, a 22 year veteran of the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Dept., died unexpectedly on New Year's day, according to an announcement from the Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial. No other information was provided.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 7:58:36 PM - SOURCE: WIZD-FM Rock 94.7

Sauk Prairie Ambulance has a new tool that will help improve an individual’s chance of survival. After receiving approval from the Ambulance Commission, Sauk Prairie Ambulance purchased three new Lifepak 15 monitor/defibrillators – one for each of its fleet. The three new units replaced three, 15-year-old models, and do the work of five different machines, according to Kevin Weber, Sauk Prairie Ambulance Director.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 6:51:28 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

VIDEO: Four people including a child have been displaced after fire swept through their home near 35th and Custer on Milwaukee's north side. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2nd. Officials say the home suffered significant damage throughout. The residents will not be able to stay there in the short term.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 2:50:14 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

More than a dozen people were displaced Monday night after a carbon monoxide leak, Beloit fire officials said. Crews were called around 9:20 p.m. to 725 Vine St. for a leak in a three-unit rental building, according to a release. No one was injured or had any illnesses from the incident because of early detection by a carbon monoxide alarm, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 9:27:39 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Two people were forced from their home after a fire in Green Bay. The fire broke out shortly after 12:30 this morning (TUE) at a home on LaCount Road, on the city's west side. The fire broke out in the basement, but there is smoke damage to the first floor. Officials say the fire started near a wood fireplace.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 4:01:51 AM - SOURCE: WIXX-FM 101

One person is dead following a structure fire in a Dunn County town, while a fire in Chippewa Falls displaced residents on New Year’s Day and a separate fire in Buffalo County destroyed a barn and much of its livestock. The Dunn County sheriff’s office identified 84-year-old Wallace Cutting of rural Colfax as the man who died in a Saturday afternoon house fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 2:13:56 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

PHOTO: A south-side restaurant sustained significant damage from a fire Monday. At about 4:30 p.m., the Racine Fire Department responded to a call for a fire at Rosie’s restaurant, 1804 Taylor Ave. The fire did reach the second level of the building. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than three hours in below-zero temperatures until investigators could inspect the scene.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 2:11:20 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

State fire commissioner Tim Solobay stepped down Sunday with the resurfacing of a sexual harassment claim filed six years ago by Rachel Moore, who worked as an aide to Solobay when he was still a state senator. At the time, he denied Moore’s claim that he slapped her on her rear end in his Harrisburg office, but on Sunday, he tendered his resignation to Governor Wolf.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Pittsburgh

A man allegedly tried to stab a firefighter who was trying to save him from an early morning house fire in Citrus Heights, police said Sunday. Police were already at the scene when firefighters responded to the fire on Glenn Avenue at 1 a.m, said Sgt. Wesley Herman of the Citrus Heights Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sacramento Bee

A Cranston fire lieutenant is the suing the city and the firefighters’ union after the deputy chief allegedly punched and slammed him while on duty in September, because the lieutenant had refused to participate in a “Fill the Boot” fundraising campaign. Scott Bergantino filed suit in U.S. District Court, alleging that Deputy Chief Paul Valletta Jr.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Providence Journal

A lawsuit filed last week in federal court contends the city of Wichita does not pay its fire department investigators fairly for their work. At issue in the complaint is how many hours the investigators have to work before they begin receiving overtime. Currently, Wichita Fire Department investigators and firefighters get paid time and a half if they work more than 204 hours in a pay period, which is 27 days long, according to the lawsuit.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Witchita Eagle

State fire commissioner Tim Solobay stepped down Sunday with the resurfacing of a sexual harassment claim filed six years ago by Rachel Moore, who worked as an aide to Solobay when he was still a state senator. At the time, he denied Moore’s claim that he slapped her on her rear end in his Harrisburg office, but on Sunday, he tendered his resignation to Governor Wolf.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Pittsburgh

In a blow to the Kokomo firefighters’ union, a Howard County judge late last week denied a sweeping request that was at the center of a recent complaint filed against city officials. The decision, denying the union's request for arbitration and injunctive relief, is the latest development in what has become a publicly contentious clash over the two sides’ collective bargaining efforts toward a new contract - a process that began in June and has included at least eight private meetings.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kokomotribune.com

VIDEO: A Shawano County family is without a home following a fire in the Town of Almon Monday night, according to officials on scene. Authorities said no one was home at the time of the fire and no one was hurt. The house is a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Firefighters are battling a structure fire in the Town of Almon.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2018 9:05:12 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

VIDEO: A St. Germain family spent New Years Day cleaning up their home after a fire destroyed it Sunday night. Just after 6:00 P.M., an elderly woman called police because her house was filling with smoke. And now, the Stejskal family is picking up what's left. "My dad's 48 inch musky was on the wall there, but that's gone now, obviously," said Ray Stevens.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2018 1:52:21 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

On December 30, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 29, 19 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 30, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 29, 17 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 28, 23 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.