Medical first responders in Northville Township have dramatically improved their ability to revive victims of cardiac arrest and help them return to normal lives. In the past 12 months, Northville Township Fire Department paramedics have restored pulses to 19 of 28 patients who were in full cardiac arrest — that is, who had no pulse and were not breathing.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: hometownlife.com

A picture taken of a Philadelphia firefighter is causing controversy. Tonight, while some are calling the photo insensitive and racist the firefighter himself is apologizing for what he calls a very bad joke. "I am very disappointed in myself and I'm very sorry." John Deluisi says he was drunk when he snapped a photo and tagged an African American co-worker at the Philadelphia Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fox29.com

What probably sounded like a fun idea on Lake Monona Friday night brought out the lake rescue team, when a boat was seen on fire, but the fire turned out to be in a fire pit in a canoe, used to help celebrate a lighted paddle cruise. Nobody was hurt in the incident, which was reported at 9:18 p.m., the Madison Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 6:26:17 PM - SOURCE: Madison

VIDEO: The city has taken another step toward addressing physical conditions of the La Crosse Fire Department stations.Last Thursday, Common Council approved the formation of a Fire Station Planning Task Force. The task force consists of Fire Chief Ken Gilliam along with numerous city officials and council members.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 4:55:23 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

On August 13, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On August 10, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Robert Palmieri serves as the city of Utica’s mayor and its public safety commissioner. But in light of the situation involving Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks being placed on leave, some have questioned if Palmieri can adequately handle both positions. The public safety commissioner oversees the police and fire departments and interacts with each department’s leadership.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Observer-Dispatch

Quick action by neighbors and firefighters -- and a little luck -- saved three infants trapped inside a burning apartment on Friday that police say was set on fire by their father after a domestic dispute with the children’s 19-year-old mother. Using hammers, chairs and whatever they could grab to smash through hurricane windows, neighbors entered a burning second-floor unit at the Stonybrook Apartments.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: PalmBeachPost.com

The most dramatic images of firefighters often depict them emerging from a building engulfed in flames, a person draped across their arms, or making their way down a ladder high in the air, a child held tightly to their chest. Rescues from burning buildings happen, but are rare. In fact, firefighters with the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District more commonly conduct water rescues, having averaged nearly three per week this spring and summer.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Modesto Bee

Eight Firestorm firefighters were injured Friday morning after the crew truck they were riding in rolled over while traveling on Highway 299E near McKenney Road, west of Cedarville. According to Firestorm, all eight members who were injured were passengers. CHP reported that all eight were taken to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: krcr.com

Almost all of the 2,000 Portuguese firefighters at a weeklong wildfire that killed 64 people this summer had something in common apart from the acute danger they faced: they were doing it for no pay and with equipment bought with public donations. More than 90 percent of Portugal’s around 30,000 firefighters are volunteers.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Washington Post

Crews from multiple fire departments converged on a Clinton neighborhood Sunday morning to put out a house fire, Rock County dispatchers said. The call came in just after 8:30 a.m. for a structure fire at a vacant house at 314 Church Street, officials said. The back third of the more than 100-year-old house is a total loss, Clinton Fire Department Assistant Chief Larry London said.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2017 1:46:32 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

Leaking gas sent four people to the hospital Sunday morning and forced the evacuation of 30 to 40 people from a downtown commercial building. Firefighters traced the leak to the Koko Sushi Bar & Lounge, on the first floor at 301 N. Adams St. Steve Sellin, a Green Bay Metro Fire Department battalion chief, said the gas supply to a grill was on, but the pilot light was out.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2017 12:53:24 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

VIDEO: According to the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), the number of volunteer firefighters hit an all-time low in 2011. Since then, volunteer fire departments struggle to increase staff to meet the rising number of calls. Many La Crosse County fire departments are considered volunteer departments.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2017 4:30:28 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

Firefighters from Howard responded to reports of a garage fire around 4:15 AM Saturday at 1726 Island Court. When they arrived, they found smoke and flames coming from a detached two-car garage. That garage was within eight feet of a story-story home on the same property. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading, and contained it to the garage.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2017 11:15:17 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

VIDEO: An area fire department is beginning to put new rescue equipment into use that will help firefighters respond better to a crisis. The department was able to purchase 24 units containing a backpack, two bottles, and a mask for $143,000 through a federal FEMA grant. Chief Steve Schreiber explained, “This piece of equipment is probably, for structure firefighting, the number one used piece of equipment.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2017 7:14:42 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

A fire burned through a barn in the Town of Utica late Thursday night. Multiple fire agencies were called to battle the fire. They arrived to see it fully engulfed. "When we got here it was already down to the barn floor," said Tim Oliver, Fire Chief for the Utica Fire Department. "There was no hay in it, it was fed with air," he added.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 6:07:40 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

A judge ordered the Holmen fire chief to spend two days in jail and suspended his driver’s license for one year after he was convicted of drunken driving. Paul Menches, 61, pleaded guilty Wednesday in La Crosse County Circuit Court to second-offense operating while intoxicated. Circuit Judge Scott Horne imposed a $1,454 fine and ordered him to report to jail on Monday.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 5:34:26 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

The Madison Fire Department says about 30 people were displaced after an overnight apartment fire. The fire involved two units in the building in the 2200 block of Carling Drive. Firefighters are still investigating the cause, but say because of concerns about the electrical system in the building, they can't allow any residents to stay.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 4:24:47 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

A 16-year-old girl faces two counts of vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter in a crash into an Akron fire truck that killed two teenage girls. The July 14 crash killed, Briyana Hayes, 15, and Lashae Johnson, 16, both of Tallmadge. The driver is also charged with vehicular assault, operating a vehicle on a temporary permit without a licensed driver, operating a vehicle with more than one juvenile passenger and other traffic charges, Akron police Lt.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com