FirstNet public-safety subscribers in the “primary” user category—law enforcement, fire, EMS, 911 and emergency-management personnel—now have preemptive access across AT&T’s network, FirstNet and AT&T announced today. Implementing ruthless preemption throughout the AT&T network marks the on-time fulfillment of a major technological feature.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

An Atlantic County Superior Court judge has delayed a second round of state-mandated salary cuts to the city Fire Department. Judge Julio Mendez ruled Monday that an 11.3 percent salary cut can’t go into effect until he hears the department’s injunction requests Jan. 10, because irreparable damage could result before the hearing.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press of Atlantic City

Changes in the past two years have improved Bloomington Fire Department's response times, but Fire Chief Brian Mohr said the changes also have increased the use of other vehicles and crews on medical runs that is taxing the understaffed department. "Our benchmark is the six-minute response time. Our goal is to be doing that at 90 percent of the time," said Mohr.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Pantagraph

On December 13, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Portage Fire Chief Clayton Simonson has been at the helm of the Portage Fire Department for 13 years, and hasn’t indicated any readiness to retire. But when the time comes for Simonson to hang up his turnout gear — temporarily or permanently — there’s a plan in place to pinpoint his successor. The city’s Human Resources Committee on Tuesday took a long look at a draft of a succession plan for Simonson.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 8:01:40 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

VIDEO: A 7-year-old rule that requires fire sprinklers to be put in new apartment buildings with three to 20 units will no longer be enforced by the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says the Department of Safety and Professional Services rule now goes beyond the agency's authority.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 6:01:26 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

Most people across the Northwoods woke up to several inches of snow on the ground Wednesday. It's a sight many have been waiting for since the start of the season. But sometimes those snow covered roads make it hard for people to get their jobs done. "Just because it's snowing out doesn't stop medical emergencies or fires," said Rhinelander Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Merrill.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 5:24:35 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

One person was injured and several were displaced after a residential fire near downtown Janesville on Wednesday morning, authorities said. Janesville Fire Department Battalion Chief Chris Lukas said one adult male was taken to an area hospital after a fire broke out in the second story of an apartment building at 203 E.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 8:36:41 AM - SOURCE: Walworth County Today

Two people were killed in an early morning fire in Buffalo County. It happened around 5 a.m. in Buffalo City on Circle Drive. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department, the fire was on the back half of a mobile home. Shortly after arriving, deputies say there was a small explosion that they believe was a small propane tank located near the home.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 7:14:43 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On December 12, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 12, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

The union representing Atlantic City firefighters says a Gov. Christie-appointed state overseer has hired a private investigator to track firefighters who are out on leave at their homes. The allegation was contained in a filing that asked Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez to block “drastic” pay cuts the state sought to impose Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Philly.com

Miami's firefighters union agreed Tuesday to help six members -- fired after they were accused of "sexually explicit and racially offensive conduct" -- get their jobs back. The men had filed grievances with the union contesting their terminations. The matter will now go to the city and then, most likely, to arbitration.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC Local10.com - Miami & Fort Lauderdale

Four people allegedly involved in an attempted sexual assault and harassment of a 17-year-old at Fallston Volunteer Fire Company have been arrested, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Andrew Burkins, 21, of the 900 block of Winters Court in Bel Air, John Hefner, 20, of the 2400 block of Burham Drive in Fallston, and Colby Ogrysko, 19, of the 1900 block of Pleasantville Road in Forest Hill, are each charged with attempted first- and second-degree rape, third- and fourth-degree sex offense, second-degree assault, harassment and two counts of conspiracy to commit third-degree sex offense, according to online court records.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun

Four Oakland firefighters walked through the Ghost Ship warehouse two years before a fire there killed 36 people, one of them testified Tuesday. Oakland Fire Captain George Freelen said he became concerned during the informal 20-minute survey about the “high fire load” of material stocked inside the artist collective.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com

Laying on the floor of his home Tuesday afternoon, 6-year-old Junior was unresponsive after suffering a heart attack. A crew from Springfield’s Fire Station No. 6 rushed in, took their positions and started chest compressions. A tube was put in his airway. A defibrillator sent a shock to his heart. Because Junior’s vessels were limp from a lack of blood, a firefighter drilled a hole into Junior’s knee and injected cardiac medication into his bone marrow.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Springfield State Journal-Register

A Woodruff family now finds themselves without a home for the holidays after a fire late Tuesday afternoon caused severe damage. It is unknown exactly how much damage there is, or how the fire got started. But, what authorities do know, is that no one got hurt. That's in large part due to the quick actions of a 13-year-old boy.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2017 8:37:33 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

A Washington County volunteer firefighter won’t face any criminal charges after crashing his truck into a bar. It happened on December 3rd in West Bend. 47-year-old Bradley Enright was cited for OWI, first offense, but the owners of Rally Time, the bar that was struck, have opted not to press charges.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2017 5:50:06 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Residents got out safely Tuesday morning when a fire broke out in their home, according to police. A caller reported a fire in a duplex in the 500 block of Chicago Avenue 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters and police responded to the scene and the fire was extinguished by 2 a.m., according to the Wausau Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2017 7:27:53 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald

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