Both men were aspiring law enforcement officers, studying criminal justice at Palomar College. Then their career paths diverged. One was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of setting an Encinitas church and school on fire, and the other lauded for working undercover to help catch him. Tyler Carender, 20, is charged with causing more than a half-million dollars in damage to St.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

An 18-year-old Manitowoc man was arrested early Saturday morning after biting and spitting on police officers and emergency personnel in an ambulance, a Manitowoc police press release said. According to the release, police responded to a call at 3:41 a.m. Saturday of an 18-year-old man "acting irrationally" and possibly under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2017 3:27:42 PM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

VIDEO: City of Brookfield Fire Department was called out to 12690 W North Avenue around 2:48 a.m. Sunday morning for a fire. When they got there, flames were coming out of the top of Building "C." Fire Chief Charlie Myers said no one was inside the building at the time of the fire and it appears to be a complete loss.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2017 3:12:49 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

An early-morning building fire heavily damaged the Kenosha Education Association building and shut down several streets in the adjacent neighborhood. Firefighters were called to the building, at 5610 55th St., at around 3:30 a.m. Friday morning. Most of the flames had been extinguished by 6:00 a.m. The Kenosha Education Association is home of the local teacher's union, which represents teachers and other school staff in the Kenosha Unified School District.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 7:42:16 AM - SOURCE: TMJ4.com

Just add the title of "bee professional" to the many hats the Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue wears. On Sunday, Jim Knowles, assistant fire chief in training and safety, said the department received a call regarding a large swarm of honeybees in a tree at 14 Donohue Court. "The swarm was located on two branches in the tree, so we had a couple go out there and they determined it wasn't an immediate safety concern," he said.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 7:12:21 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter

One person was flown to a hospital after being burned in a tractor fire Thursday night in Stevens Point. The fire was reported shortly before 8 p.m. near Windy Drive, according to Stevens Point Fire Capt. J.B. Moody. The tractor was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, but the fire was extinguished quickly.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 7:09:27 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal

Chief Tom Jenkins, Rogers (Ark.) Fire Department, was installed July 27 as president and chairman of the board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). Chief Jenkins will lead the association’s 18-member board of directors. He will serve as the association’s primary spokesman on national and international issues, testify on behalf of the organization at Congressional hearings and serve as the association’s representative dignitary.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

The chief of the Honolulu Fire Department filed a police report to try and find out who leaked a confidential HFD document related to the massive Marco Polo blaze, Hawaii News Now has learned. The document, a log of dispatch calls during the fire response, included confidential access codes to the Kapiolani Boulevard building.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHNL/KGMB-TV Hawaii News Now

A New Hampshire fire chief who died in the line of duty more than 63 years ago will finally be honored this year for making the ultimate sacrifice. Winnisquam fire Chief Chester Brickett will receive posthumously the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a firefighter. Just this year, State Fire Marshal J.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Concord Monitor

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District has an overtime problem. The district has two firefighters who last year received more in overtime pay than regular pay. And in the same year, three firefighters made more than the fire chief, two battalion chiefs, a deputy fire chief and division chief of operations, who do not get overtime, according to district records.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mercury News

A group of four New York firefighters were recorded lifting a small car out of the way of their truck so they could reach a nearby emergency. J.D. Closser posted a video to YouTube on Thursday showing four New York City Fire Department firefighters from lifting a parked Car2Go vehicle up onto the curb so their truck could get around it en route to an emergency.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UPI

An Akron man is accused of killing nine people in two deadly house fires in his neighborhood. Now, prosecutors say, Stanley Ford should pay with his life. Summit County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Ford, they announced Thursday during a press conference. “Never before in Summit County history has one man been charged for the murders of nine people,” said Chief Prosecutor Margaret Scott, who was flanked by enlarged images of the two fire-ravaged houses.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal

A vehicle fire that spread to a garage caused thousands of dollars in damage to a west Madison home Thursday, officials said. The Madison Fire Department said crews responded to a report of a fire at 12:18 p.m. in the 2900 block of Maple Run Drive. An SUV that was on fire was close to the home, and when crews arrived, they found the fire had spread to the attached garage.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2017 7:57:06 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

On July 26, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On July 25, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

One person was found dead when firefighters responded to a house fire in Beloit early Thursday morning. According to the Beloit Police Department, crews responded to a home in the 2500 block of Shopiere Road just after 5:30 a.m. Police said there was a fire found in the basement level of the house. Fire crews entered the home and found a person in the house with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2017 9:15:09 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On July 26, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Authorities are investigating a possible arson that happened early Thursday morning, July 27th on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The fire broke out around midnight at a home near 22nd and Melvina. Officials say the house is vacant — and is owned by a company in California. No one was hurt as a result of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2017 4:39:10 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Sun Prairie EMS Director James “Kep” Anderson, who resigned in April, admitted to wrestling with a female employee, destroying city property and not following controlled substance policies, during a city investigation interview. In documents The Star obtained through a public records request, City of Sun Prairie staff verified six allegations made by the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) union Local 311.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2017 4:37:24 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star

Firefighters responding to a crash in the South Shore neighborhood found themselves under fire early Thursday, and their fire truck was struck by a bullet. Neighbors near 79th and Yates were drawn out of their homes by intense arguing around 2:30 a.m., and then they became witnesses to a crime. Police said the incident began with a two-car crash.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Chicago