It could be days before a 10-alarm inferno that ravaged an apartment complex under construction off Elm Street in Waltham early this morning is sufficiently extinguished for investigators to begin combing through the destruction, fire officials said. All 264 units in five residential buildings on the banks of the Charles River, which were slated to begin accepting tenants later this year, were lost, Waltham Fire Chief Paul Ciccone said.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the IAFC Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) today released a Yellow Ribbon Report exploring emotional and behavioral health issues in the fire and emergency service. “Under the Helmet – Performing an Internal Size-up: A Proactive Approach to Ensuring Mental Wellness” brings awareness about the fire and emergency services’ emotional and behavioral health problem and emphasizes the importance of changing the culture.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

A former New York firefighter said stupidity, not racism, spurred him to set a fire that destroyed a black colleague's apartment. Matthew Jurado was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the blaze at Kenneth Walker's home last August. Jurado pleaded guilty in May to arson. "What happened was a moment of stupidity and not thinking," Jurado said Friday.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse Post-Standard & Syracuse.com

When Moon Yun Pellerin's parents bought a 27th-floor apartment in a high-rise overlooking Waikiki about 15 years ago, they didn't realize the wave-shaped building had no fire sprinklers. "We didn't even consider it," Pellerin said. But a week after a massive fire broke out one floor below her apartment, killing three neighbors, Pellerin and her family "definitely want sprinklers" installed - even if it means spending thousands of dollars.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHNL/KGMB-TV Hawaii News Now

A firefighter battling the Detwiler blaze in Mariposa County was airlifted to a Fresno hospital after a firetruck crashed Friday morning. The truck reportedly rolled down an embankment and crashed through a gate into a field next to Mt. Bullion Cutoff Road. The firefighter, an unidentified male, was taken to Community Regional Medical Center.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fresno Bee

On July 18, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On July 14, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Fire causes $450,000 in damage to a Lake Delton Motel on Thursday around 6:30 p.m. According to the Delton Fire Department, firefighters discovered smoke in the indoor pool area and flames coming from the sauna when they arrived. The fire was quickly put out, but the sauna and nearby locker rooms sustained significant damage.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 9:17:25 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

The public is invited to experience a unique collection of antique fire engines and equipment at an Antique Fire Truck Show from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 23 on the front lawn of the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire’s scenic Carson Park. This one-day-only exhibit will include the museum’s own 1931 Seagrave Pumper Truck, a 1960s High Top ambulance, late 1800s hose carts, and at least six additional fire trucks dating from the early 1940s through early 1970s.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 4:15:23 AM - SOURCE: Dunn County News

VIDEO: No one was seriously hurt after lightning struck two homes in Lake Hallie Wednesday. Lightning first hit a TV cable box inside a home on 44th Avenue, according to the Chippewa Fire District. Officials told News 18 they checked the attic and removed part of the inside wall. The flames didn't spread, and there was minimal damage.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 3:57:11 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

VIDEO: How do you calm and comfort a child who just escaped a house fire? It's a challenge firefighters face often. A Wisconsin-based program may have an answer. "Reach a Child" donated six backpacks full of books to the Riverside Fire District in Schofield on Thursday morning. Firefighters can hand out the books to children at the scene of emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 3:31:16 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

Recently retired Rochester Fire Chief Norm Sanborn says he can’t stay silent about his shock and displeasure that a longtime colleague wasn’t chosen to replace him. The city announced this week that Bedford Deputy Fire Chief Mark Klose will succeed Sanborn as the head of the Rochester Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fosters.com

Fresh from a two-day break in his first season as a wildland firefighter, Trenton Johnson was about to begin his first initial attack on a fire when disaster struck. The 19-year-old Missoula man had just finished a two-week deployment mopping up a fire in Utah for Grayback Forestry Inc., an Oregon-based business with a firefighting contract to the U.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPVI-TV NBC 6

A 40-year member of the Jamesport Fire Department was temporarily suspended and could face departmental charges for his role in a fight that broke out at a fire scene July 3. Tom Brady, 65, a former chair of the Jamesport Fire District board of commissioners, says he wasn’t the aggressor in the fight, which was caught on video by a Riverhead Town employee.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Suffolk Times

Firefighting is an evolving career and adapting is essential when someone's life depends on it. Construction has changed. Buildings are now more efficient and eco-friendly. That is great for many community members, but most people don't realize it puts firefighters in much more danger. "If you look at the traditional woods, mill wood, lumber, things they used to build houses with, and then they would fill in the gaps with plaster, with lath materials to make it insulated.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

PHOTO - A young man and boy suffered serious burns Thursday when the sedan in which they were traveling on Landmarks Boulevard left the road, hit a light pole base and burst into flames. The unidentified victims are being treated in St. Louis; their conditions were not available late Thursday. The Alton Police Department’s Traffic Division continues investigating the crash.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alton Telegraph

In a society that is flooded with email, text messaging and tweets, forming strong relationships with grant makers can be the difference between funding your initiative or cutting it due to your continuously decreasing budget. Relationship currency can be the most vital strength for a grant proposal.
- PUB DATE: 7/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Lightning is believed to have started a fire at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells Wednesday evening. According to a news release from the Wisconsin Dells Police Department, a fire on the roof of the indoor waterpark building was reported at 9:45 PM. When officers arrived, they saw flames and smoke coming from the roof.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2017 7:16:45 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Severe storms ripped through the region Wednesday afternoon, with winds in Eau Claire reaching up to 40 miles power hour. On Chippewa Street, heavy winds toppled a tree, which took down a power line and knocked out power to the area. "My electric went out, and I peaked out the door to see what was going on -- and the wind was blowing like there was no tomorrow" said Eau Claire resident Christina Amaral.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2017 6:39:33 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

Workers installing fiber in Sun Prairie hit a gas main Wednesday afternoon, causing an evacuation near downtown, according to the Sun Prairie Fire Department. The incident happened in the 100 block of North Street around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. According to the fire department, when fire trucks arrived, there was a smell of natural gas in the area, and firefighters closed down North Street.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2017 5:33:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison