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.

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

On July 7, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The driver of a street sweeper was injured early Monday morning when the large vehicle tipped on its side, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called at 3:51 a.m. to South Stoughton Road and Buckeye Road after multiple reports of a large vehicle tipped over with the driver trapped inside.
- PUB DATE: 7/10/2017 7:15:24 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

VIDEO: An elderly couple is dead after their house went up in flames in Suamico. Just after 11 P.M. Sunday night, Suamico first responders were called to a home on Woodsdale Street when neighbors saw smoke coming from the house. While putting out the fire, firefighters found two people dead, one outside the home, and one just inside the doorway.
- PUB DATE: 7/10/2017 3:32:15 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

A lit candle that tipped over and ignited items in a room, including a mattress, caused a fire that destroyed the upper floor of a home at 7417 36th Ave. early Sunday. A resident who lives next door to the home called the Kenosha Fire Department just after midnight on Sunday reporting smoke coming from the upper unit of the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/10/2017 1:46:57 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

The city’s fire chief will have the final determination on whether the department’s new state-ordered 56-hour workweek compromises public safety, according to a ruling by Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez. According to the Thursday ruling, the state’s creation of the new work schedule was not done in retaliation against the union.
- PUB DATE: 7/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press of Atlantic City

State firefighter and police union leaders on Thursday hailed a new state law that provides first responders with workers’ compensation coverage for mental illnesses. Vermont is the first state to pass such a law, according to the International Association of Firefighters. Bradley Reed, president of Professional Firefighters of Vermont, thanked lawmakers for helping the bill reach the finish line.
- PUB DATE: 7/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: VTDigger.com