As she was at lunch earlier this month in an Oklahoma City hospital cafeteria, Bobbie Gilbreath began to turn blue. A kernel of corn had become lodged in her throat, said her son, Greg Gilbreath, 60, who was with his parents on June 2 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital South. After only a few seconds, Bobbie Gilbreath, 80, began slipping out of consciousness.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NewsOK.com

An abandoned barn in Oshkosh is now a total loss after illegal fireworks were set off next to it on Monday night. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find the abandoned barn completely engulfed in flames. Fortunately, no people or animals were inside. "It was pretty obvious that it was caused by people shooting off fireworks in the area, it was actually illegal fireworks in the area, and we found all the empties all over the place so it wasn't that difficult of an investigation," John Holland, public education specialist with the Oshkosh Fire Department, said.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 8:24:07 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

No one was injured but a semi trailer and several automobiles transported by it were severely damage Monday night in a fire on I-90/94. The Lake Delton Fire Department responded to the scene after a call came in at 9:15 p.m., near mile-marker 99.4 in the west-bound lane, halfway between Wisconsin Dells and Portage near the Columbia-Sauk county line, according to Lake Delton Police Chief Darren Jorgenson.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 6:40:43 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

VIDEO: Two men have been arrested in a Sheboygan arson case that involved racist graffiti and that police say didn't target a random victim. Sheboygan police said Tuesday they arrested a 37-year-old man and a 27-year-old man Monday in connection with the case, which involved swastikas and the message "Go back to your own country" scrawled on a nearby garage on the city's west side.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 5:54:28 PM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald

VIDEO: Firefighters are still on scene of a vehicle fire in Altoona. News 18 spoke with the Altoona fire chief, who said a man was hauling hay to Altoona Hobb's Sports Center, located on Spooner Avenue, in his flatbed truck when it caught fire Tuesday around 5 p.m. The fire chief said the man was starting to take hay from the back of the truck when he noticed flames coming out of the vehicle and called 911.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 4:37:42 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

The Madison Fire Department will assess how much damage was done at a shelter serving the city's homeless after a small fire broke out in that building late Monday night. Firefighters say a fire broke out in a kitchen on the second floor of the Porchlight building on Brooks Street around 11 p.m. Monday.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 6:15:28 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Firefighters in Newark who were rushing to a fire and were on the way to help others were in need of some rescuing of their own. The fire truck collided with a GMC Acadia and a Camry as it was traveling westbound on Orange Street near Clifton Ave. The truck completely flipped around, crushing the other two cars.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV 7online.com

The Anderson firefighters union is seeking answers to why the department is short on manpower, which is requiring mandatory overtime. Cody Leever, president of Anderson Firefighters Local 1262, said Monday at the Anderson Board of Public Safety meeting that the Anderson Fire Department is budgeted for 112 firefighters, but is currently working with 106 firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald Bulletin

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire is requesting permission to join a federal lawsuit filed by a Farmington firefighter who argues he was unlawfully fired because of what he posted on Facebook. Alexander Morin, of Ten Rod Road in Farmington, sued the town last year, challenging his July 21, 2015, termination as a per-diem firefighter by the town.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fosters.com

Common Voices, an advocates’ coalition determined to create a fire safe America, announces the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.FireAdvocates.org. It provides resources and information to assist fire departments and fire safety advocates with their fire prevention messages and fire safety lobbying efforts.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireAdvocates.org

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday there must be a "major national investigation" into the use of potentially flammable cladding fitted to high-rise towers across the country, as police formally identified a five-year-old boy as one of youngest victims of London's Grenfell Tower fire tragedy.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBC News

VIDEO: New leadership for one of La Crosse's emergency services is sworn in Monday afternoon. Incoming Fire Chief Ken Gilliam stood before members of the La Crosse community and city government, swearing to fulfill his duties. Gilliam comes from a background in fire department training. Gilliam says he looks forward to his time in La Crosse, hoping to improve on an already capable department.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 3:27:15 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

The two people killed Saturday night in a house fire in Reedsburg have been identified as Michael Schanke, 40, and Michelle Schanke, 36. both of Reedsburg. The preliminary cause of death most likely was smoke inhalation, according to an update released Monday by the Reedsburg Fire and Police Departments.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 8:21:57 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com

VIDEO: The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office said a woman and a 17-year-old girl weren't hurt after their canoe capsized in Lake Wissota Sunday afternoon. In a press release, Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk said pair was canoeing in Lake Wissota near the shores of Lake Wissota State Park. He said their boat capsized due to strong winds and wave activity on the lake.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 4:14:37 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

VIDEO: One person is dead after crashing into a Rib Mountain pond. A South Area Fire and Emergency Response District official confirmed one man is dead after his car submerged into a retention pond in Rib Mountain. It happened at 7:13 p.m. Sunday night near the intersection of Phlox Lane and Lilac Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 2:42:56 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

A basement fire early Sunday morning on the south side displaced a family from its home and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, the Racine Fire Department has reported. The department said the fire was reported at 4125 Olive St. at 12:52 a.m. when the family returned from a trip to discover their house burning.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 2:29:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

A Nara Visa volunteer firefighter died on Thursday after suffering burns trying to extinguish a fire that was more than seven miles long and three miles wide. John Cammack, 74, of Nara Visa, was severely burned after falling from a fire engine during a "burn over" Wednesday night, said Nara Visa Fire Chief Gary Girard.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Eastern New Mexico News

St. Louis firefighters had to rescue one of their own after he fell through a roof into flames in an attic Sunday morning. The fire captain sustained first and second-degree burns on his face and hands. He was recovering at a hospital Sunday, according to Capt. Garon Mosby, spokesman for the St. Louis Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A group of Arizona House lawmakers is launching an effort aimed at cutting the soaring costs to communities of police and fire pensions, with its leader warning that cities could end up declaring bankruptcy if legislators fail to act. The new committee announced by House Speaker J.D. Mesnard comes just over a year after 70 percent of voters approved changes to the state's public safety pension plan designed to return it to solvency in 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: U.S. News & Report

The city’s search for a full-time fire chief took a step backward this week. Because of a clerical error, the Civil Service Commission will conduct a second set of interviews with seven candidates for the position instead of moving forward with the three finalists selected earlier this month. According to the city attorney’s office, Columbus Human Resources Director Mike Oglevie sent a memo containing 13 of the 17 interview questions to six of the seven candidates prior to the June 6 interviews with the Civil Service Commission, leaving one candidate off the list of recipients.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbus Telegram