Kevin Kolber, a battalion chief and 30-year veteran of the South Bend Fire Department, has died. Kolber, 58, of South Bend, died on Tuesday while visiting family. He was appointed to the department on Jan. 21, 1987, and spent his entire career at the central fire station. In the early 1990s, Kolber served as captain on Truck 1, and was promoted to battalion chief in 2003.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Bend Tribune

Relief could be in sight for about 2,500 property owners in southern Teller County, who since mid April have been without the services of their taxpayer-funded fire protection district. An impasse that started last year between volunteer firefighters and the board of the Four Mile Fire Protection District has reached a partial resolution, as the board hired a new fire chief Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette

On June 14, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On June 13, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The Superior Fire Department's efforts to equip middle school students with lifesaving skills earned state recognition Monday. Over the last four years, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Pediatric Champion of the Year Award has recognized a crew that responded to an emergency call involving children.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 1:55:36 AM - SOURCE: Daily Telegram-Superior

The first of what could be five Kenosha County communities has approved a cooperative agreement to study possible consolidation of fire and rescue services. The Bristol Village Board Monday approved its participation in a study of whether sharing services or consolidating departments could improve efficiency, provide a higher level of service and save money.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 1:50:55 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

At least 12 people are dead and dozens injured after a massive fire rapidly tore through a 24-story apartment building in west London in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. All 24 floors of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington were swiftly engulfed, trapping residents in their homes and reportedly forcing some to jump to escape the flames.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

At least six people are dead and dozens injured after a massive fire rapidly tore through a 24-story apartment building in west London in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. All 24 floors of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington were swiftly engulfed, trapping residents in their homes and reportedly forcing some to jump to escape the flames.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

PHOTO - A photo of two Amarillo Fire Department firefighters consoling young children after a wreck caught the eye of thousands, but the men captured in the photo say this is a routine part of their jobs. The wreck that Sam Berry, left, and Jared Davis responded to happened earlier this month on NE 24th & Grand St.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFDA-TV Newschannel 10

It's been a dozen years since the notorious "dozing dispatcher" episode in Peabody. John Brophy, a firefighter working on the department's 911 dispatch desk, had fallen asleep, missing a call about a six-month-old baby who had stopped breathing. For that, he was fired. The following year, an arbitrator ordered that Brophy's punishment be reduced to a 30-day suspension, a ruling that was ultimately upheld by the state Appeals Court.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Salem News

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today announced the participants accepted into the inaugural year of the IAFC Diversity Executive Leadership Program (iDELP). iDELP is a new program developed by the IAFC to bring together a group of current and future leaders to foster a diverse and inclusive leadership and workforce.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

The rain started in Utica just as the speeches began during a rally Tuesday for city fire Chief Russell Brooks. Earlier, a natural gas leak shut down one of the roads leading to the rally on Leland Avenue. Former city Mayor Timothy Julian was unperturbed. “The rain can’t stop us. A gas leak can’t stop us.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

On June 12, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On June 11, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

On June 10, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A house fire in Mt. Horeb on Tuesday morning might have been started by lightning, according to Mt. Horeb police. Firefighters were called to 511 Birchwood Trail on a report of a possible lightning strike. Firefighters from Verona, Black Earth and Barneveld were also called to the scene. Police said everyone got out of the home safely.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 4:49:06 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

The unofficial results of the IAFC election have been returned and show that Chief Dan Eggleston, Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue (Va.), has received the majority of the IAFC members’ votes and will become the IAFC's second vice president in July at Fire-Rescue International (FRI) in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

A volunteer firefighter suffered facial burns when a propane tank explosion engulfed him in flames last week. Limestone police Chief Stacey Mahan posted the dramatic video of the explosion, which was captured on his body camera, Sunday on social media. Firefighters went to a property on Main Street on Thursday afternoon, where a fire had broken out in a wooded area near propane tank Firefighter Scott Patten was trying to keep the blaze under control when one of the tanks exploded, sending flames shooting toward him.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News

A woman has settled a lawsuit with the City of Palo Alto for $250,000 in a lawsuit she filed in December 2015 after receiving significant injuries caused by a motorcycle crash with a city fire truck, according to court documents supplied by the city City Attorney's office. The city does not admit any wrongdoing, according to the settlement.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Palo Alto Weekly

A contract between Medina and Medina Township to dissolve the township's fire department is expected to be approved this week, leaving township firefighters and residents confused. Township officials cite cost savings but firefighters say there has been little information and the merger is not necessary.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com