Intense wildfires plaguing much of the West have rekindled controversy over logging restrictions and fire management practices that critics say have created explosive fire seasons. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, took to the floor of the Senate on Thursday to describe the toll the fires have taken.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report

If you are the fire chief commanding volunteers and you feel you have to make every emergency response because you believe that you are the best suited to take care of the public’s emergency service needs – there is something wrong with that picture. If you don't have the confidence in your people that they can perform the task you assign them and you expect them to perform, you may be the problem.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

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

Beaver Dam Fire Chief Alan Mannel accepted the “Call of the Year” award from Flight For Life Wednesday night for his department’s quick response to a November 2016 crash. “It’s something you guys should never have to go through again,” said Jayce Commo, professional relations with Flight For Life. Commo told the fire department that the response won in a landslide.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 6:52:21 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

A University of Wisconsin-Madison residence hall was evacuated Wednesday morning after an incinerated Pop-Tart set off fire alarms, according to a release. Firefighters were called just before 9 a.m. to Phillips Hall on Willow Drive when alarms started to sound, officials said. A maintenance worker told crews the alarm originated in a second-floor dorm room, and there was a smell of burned food in the building, according to the release.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 7:28:42 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Fire On Oak Fest promises a hot time Saturday in downtown Baraboo. The third annual event benefiting the Baraboo Fire Department will return to the street outside Brothers On Oak, the fundraiser’s sponsor. “Every year has gotten bigger and better,” said Brothers On Oak owner Grant Slayton. Firefighters will sell brats, beer and raffle tickets to raise money during the block party, set for 1-10 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 6:18:26 AM - SOURCE: Baraboo News Republic

The search is on in the Town of Easton for a possible arsonist and fireworks thief. A fire destroyed an uninsured home on East Tower Road on Aug. 26 when the homeowner was gone, Marathon County Deputy Sheriff Dale Ruechel said. "At the same time, someone stole a large amount of fireworks from a shed on the property and stole three of the five trail cameras the owner had up on the land," he said.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 3:46:26 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

A fund has been established to help a multi-generational family of six who was displaced Monday when a fire destroyed their home at 4611 18th Ave. Karen and Michael Scofield owned the home they shared with their daughter Stephanie, son-in-law Jared Hunt, and grandchildren Tyler, 5, and Avery, 1. Karen said the family’s most immediate needs — clothing, school supplies and temporary shelter — have been met.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 1:52:52 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

Kansas City Fire Chief Paul Berardi is retiring after 32 years of service, including the last five as the city’s top firefighter. His last day on the job will be Nov. 11. In his resignation letter, Berardi expressed great pride in being able to serve as chief and thanked City Manager Troy Schulte, the City Council, Kansas City residents and his staff for their support.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCTV-TV CBS 5 Kansas City

Clackamas County firefighters performed a dramatic rescue Wednesday morning of a resident trapped in a Happy Valley home fire. Firefighters responding Wednesday at 3:46 a.m. to reports of a fire in the 9000 block of Top O 'Scott Steet were met by two people who had escaped the home but reported that a third was trapped on the second floor, according to a news release from Clackamas Fire District No.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com

A member of the Indianapolis Fire Department was seriously injured battling an overnight house fire. According to IFD, crews were called out to a double residence, two-story structure in the 1400 block of Charles Street just before 1:30 Thursday morning. Upon arrival, heavy fire was spotted from the front of the structure.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISHTV.com Channel 8

The city of Kenner announced Wednesday (Sept. 6) that Fire Chief John Hellmers has been placed on administrative leave while he is under investigation. Kenner Chief Administrative Officer Deborah Foshee's press release did not say what sparked the investigation. But the city will not comment any further on the matter until the completion of the probe.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com

A hundred Spokane and Spokane Valley firefighters today (Wednesday) received new tools that will allow them to save lives while they’re not on duty. They’re participating in a national pilot project designed to help save the lives of people who suffer cardiac arrest in their homes or other private places.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Public Radio

A wet winter and spring in the Western U.S. brought predictions that the 2017 wildfire season would be mild. It was anything but. It ended up one of the worst in U.S. history in land burned. The smoke, the flames, the aching lungs, the evacuations. They're summertime facts of life in the U.S. West, where every wildfire season competes with memories of previous destruction.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report

On September 5, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On September 3, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Firefighters from multiple agencies were paged to N4040 Welsh Road in the town of Clyman shortly before noon Friday for a shed fire. According to Clyman Fire Chief Eric Howlett, initial reports were called in that a shed was fully engulfed in flames. Howlett said that, upon arrival ,the Clyman Fire Department found one shed that was completely destroyed and the fire had spread to a nearby garage and storage shed.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2017 4:11:32 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

The city Plan Commission approved on Tuesday plans for a new fire station at Malden Avenue and Birch Street on Eau Claire’s north side. The commission approved the site plan showing the station on the 5.76-acre plat’s northern side, one of three options proposed by Five Bugles Design. The proposals on the southern side would have meant $300,000 more in construction costs largely due to soil remediation because a portion of the site used to house a landfill.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2017 2:12:56 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Investigators believe an arsonist may have set the fire that destroyed a vacant building early Tuesday. Kenosha Fire Chief Charles Leipzig said firefighters were called to the blaze at 5907 Fifth Ave. at about 3 a.m. The building was among five aging apartment buildings and a rooming house the city purchased recently, with plans to raze them to make way for future development.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2017 1:51:27 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

Hundreds of Florida’s emergency responders are returning home to prepare for Hurricane Irma just days after they headed to Texas to help with the Hurricane Harvey relief. ome firefighters and paramedics face the task of jumping from one disaster to preparing for potentially another as their home state readies for a possible hit.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel & SouthFlorida.com