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Fire engulfs Three Lakes cabin

Wisconsin Fire News -

A cabin in Three Lakes caught on fire Monday afternoon and continued burning for hours. Three Lakes Fire Department responded to a call from a neighbor of the cabin on Bundo Road around 4:00 p.m. "We got a call that there was a fully engulfed cabin and we responded. Right now we've got the initial knock down and [we're] doing some mop up right now," said Three Lakes Fire Chief Dave Kirby.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 7:43:21 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

Wausau Fire Dept. kicks off Keep the Wreath Green Campaign

Wisconsin Fire News -

The Keep the Wreath Green Campaign returns to Wausau this holiday season. The campaign aims to prevent as many holiday-related fires as possible. There's a big wreath hung up in the front of the Wausau Fire Department building on Grand Avenue. Each time there's a house fire, firefighters replace a green bulb with a red one to remind everyone to be safe.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 5:47:05 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

Wisconsin may allow first responders to aid pets

Wisconsin Fire News -

Some Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing to change state law and allow first responders to treat pets when responding to an emergency. Wisconsin's veterinarian practice act only allows for veterinarians to give animals aid, WDJT-TV reported. Two bills are in committee in the state Legislature that would give first responders immunity for treating animals during an emergency call.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 4:46:38 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - GM Today

Two injured in Palmyra plane crash

Wisconsin Fire News -

The FAA and Palmyra Public Safety Department are investigating a plane crash that injured two people Sunday afternoon. According to officials, the Jefferson County Sheriff's dispatch center received numerous calls that a plane went down in a wooded area east of Palmyra Airport. When rescuers arrived on scene they found the airplane in a wooded swamp.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 3:36:08 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

How rising home values in Denver are crippling small rural Colorado fire departments

National Fire News -

In a mobile home park where the Eastern Plains meet the Denver suburbs, the Sable Altura fire station sticks out like a sore thumb from its modest surroundings. Its fire engines are state-of-the-art — shiny trucks you’d find at one of the big metro fire departments 20 miles west. The trouble is: Years after replacing its run-down vehicles with the help of grant dollars, the ever-shrinking district can’t afford to hire firefighters to operate them.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Denver Post

New York fire chief vs. city: Who pays fire chief’s medical costs?

National Fire News -

As an enrollee the World Trade Center Health Program, Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks says medical costs associated with illnesses certified as related to his time responding during the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City are covered by the federal government. But would that remain the case if he is granted workers compensation benefits? The question has been an undertone in the ongoing dispute between him and the City of Utica for benefits pertaining to his diagnosis for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

Arizona fire department allowing private businesses to sponsor trucks

National Fire News -

The Mesa Fire and Medical Department will allow private businesses to sponsor health and safety messages on its fire trucks. "We're going to be very particular about who we work with," said Deputy Chief Forrest Smith. ABC15 got a first look at how the messaging will appear. Each truck will feature two small decals with bold text over a logo.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNXV-TV Channel 15 ABC

Florida Firefighter of the Year award winner fired, accused of violating policy

National Fire News -

An Orlando Fire Department paramedic who was one of the first to respond to the Pulse massacre is now out of a job. Detectives said Joshua Granada recorded a medical call and then played it to co-workers who weren't on the call. Orlando fire officials said Granada, who worked out of Station 10 on Vineland Road, responded to the Doubletree Hotel across from Universal in August.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando

Boston's Cocoanut Grove fire still vivid 75 years on

National Fire News -

Survivors and family members of victims joined local officials and historians yesterday as the city commemorated the 75th anniversary of the deadly Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, which killed nearly 500 people and led to sweeping changes to U.S. building and fire codes. Marshall Cole, who was a 16-year-old tap dancer when the popular nightspot went up in flames, told those gathered that the tragic events of Nov.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

No Injuries in Glendale house fire

Wisconsin Fire News -

North Shore firefighters are investigating a house fire on the 2100 block of West Greenwood Road in Glendale. Fire officials said it happened just before 1:00 a.m. When they arrived to the scene they saw fire coming through the roof and it was spreading into the walls. Firefighters said the fire started in the living room.
- PUB DATE: 11/26/2017 11:45:21 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Kiel Fire Department responds to multiple fires, industrial injury

Wisconsin Fire News -

The Kiel Fire Department on Friday responded to multiple structure fires and an accident at a construction site. The first incident, a house fire, was called in at 12:35 p.m. on the 1200 block of Dewey Street in Kiel. Witnesses said they saw smoke coming from alongside the residence, and responding firefighters found flames visible extending up to the roof-line.
- PUB DATE: 11/25/2017 3:31:01 PM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

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