VIDEO - The Rock County Communications Center has produced a community street dance video to the Bruno Mars hit, 24K Magic. The video is a follow-up to the Center’s viral hit “Uptown Funk” which was released two years ago and has received over 6.7 million YouTube views and thousands of positive comments from all over the world.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Four L.A County supervisors donned Wonder Woman headbands Tuesday in support of a motion that would upgrade a Marina del Rey fire station with bathrooms and sleeping quarters for female firefighters. The supervisors’ action also cast a spotlight on a broader issue of why so few women work as firefighters in the county fire department, and why fewer than half of all stations offer separate bathrooms and sleeping quarters for women.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Daily News

Dan Eggleston, IAFC director-at-large and fire chief of the Albemarle County (Va.) Fire and Rescue, Kevin McGee, chair of the IAFC Terrorism & Homeland Security Committee and chief of Prince William County (Va.) Fire Rescue, and Mark Light, IAFC CEO/executive director, today joined Gov. Terence R. McAuliffe at a ceremonial letter signing declaring that the Commonwealth of Virginia will allow the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and AT&T to proceed with the deployment of the of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network in Virginia.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

The Southern California firefighters tab at Denny's: $400. Public generosity: Priceless. A team of firefighters from Colton got a pleasant surprise Saturday when someone paid their $405.22 food tab at a Denny's. The 25 hungry firefighters just got off the line battling the La Cadena Fire in La Loma Hills that burned 70 acres when they grabbed a meal at a nearby Denny's.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind to use data from a beating heart as evidence, a Butler County judge ruled Tuesday that evidence from a pacemaker used to get a Middletown man indicted for arson can be presented at trial. Ross Compton, 59, was indicted in January on felony charges of aggravated arson and insurance fraud for allegedly starting a fire in September 2016 at his Court Donegal house.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal-News

The formal retirement of Gloucester’s assistant fire chief on Sunday and the retirement of five other senior Fire Department members over the last 2 1/2 weeks have created a six-person void in the city’s firefighting force, Fire Chief Eric Smith said Monday. Aiello’s official departure on Sunday came just two weeks after the retirements of Deputy Chief Miles Schlichte and firefighter Joseph Misuraca, both of whom also served with the department for more than 30 years.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gloucester Times

It’s that time of year again where individuals of ages and skill levels take to the water for sport or to cool off from the heat of the summer sun. Sauk Prairie area emergency services are prepared to handle most any water-related incident or rescue, thanks to a variety of equipment and personnel training.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 7:53:39 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue was recognized Tuesday morning for becoming one of the first departments, agencies or businesses to complete training through Dementia Friendly Fond du Lac County. Cathy Loomans is with the task force that created the training. She presented decals for each of the three fire stations to Assistant Chief Todd Janquart.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 7:07:04 PM - SOURCE: KFIZ

On July 7, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

One person has been taken into custody following a suspicious fire that led to the bomb squad being dispatched to a home in Greenfield Monday night, July 10th. The Greenfield Fire Department received a call of a fire at a home near 46th and Bottsford shortly before 7:00 p.m. The caller reported flames and black smoke coming from the home.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 6:51:26 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: Late Monday morning, a grass fire broke out northbound on Highway 53, causing the Township Fire Department to get involved. It turned out to be two fires, which backed up traffic in between LaSalle Street and Melby Street. Firefighters said they believe the fires started from bits of a semi-truck tire that exploded from the heat.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 4:15:50 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

A Greenfield resident has been arrested and is expected to be charged with arson in connection with a house fire at S 46th Street and W Bottsford Avenue Monday evening. The fire was reported around 6:50 PM and when Greenfield firefighters arrived, flames were seen coming out of the front window and black smoke was boiling out of the home.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 3:58:11 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: When Jim Guellsaw cars backed up Friday afternoon along U.S. 45 near Waucousta, he knew something was wrong. But he didn't know, yet, that a two-car head-on collision had seriously injured three people, or that it would summon three helicopters and emergency personnel from miles around. He didn't know it would be the worst crash he'd seen in more than 30 years working for the Fond du Lac County Highway Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 1:53:47 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com

Governor McAuliffe today signed a letter of intent declaring that the Commonwealth of Virginia will allow the First Responder Network Authority and AT&T to proceed with the deployment of the of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network in Virginia. Following today’s letter signing, Governor McAuliffe will hold a ceremonial letter signing tomorrow at FirstNet Headquarters, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, Va.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AlexandriaNews.org

An overwhelming percentage of calls to St. Paul firefighters are for medical emergencies, and the fire department needs “a paradigm shift” to best handle the workload, according to an outside study of the fire department. Fires account for less than 5 percent of the emergency calls in St. Paul, and about half of 1 percent are structure fires.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pioneer Press

A US Marine Corps transport plane crashed in rural western Mississippi on Monday afternoon, killing all 16 service members who were on board, officials said. The KC-130, an aircraft that the Marines can use to refuel planes in the air as well as carry cargo, crashed in Leflore County at about 4 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

A Dayville firefighter appeared in Danielson Superior Court today as two of his cases moved forward, though fire officials are still declining to comment on Todd Wakefield’s status with the department. During his first appearance on evading and unsafe passage charges, Wakefield’s lawyer, Christian Sarantopoulos, said his client had “made restitution” to the owner of a vehicle which he said sustained damage to its mirror.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Norwich Bulletin

Firefighters rescued a man from the side of a downtown high-rise building Monday morning after he spent nearly an hour on a scaffolding platform that malfunctioned and tilted sideways. The 49-year-old employee of BCBE Construction became stuck on the scaffolding stage when one of the motors failed and swung one side of the platform far above the other.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Tribune.com

If you were in Wausau Monday, you may have seen smoke coming from a burning house multiple times throughout the day. But don't be alarmed, those fires were set on purpose as part of the Wausau Fire Department's training. "This is the hottest I've ever been," said aspiring firefighter Brianna Glodowski.
- PUB DATE: 7/10/2017 8:05:14 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

On July 9, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.