Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman said Wednesday she'll hire 100 firefighters now that the fire union has won an arbitration case dealing with firefighters' schedules. Neuman said she'll ask the County Council for $3 million to pay for the new firefighters and add fire training academy classes.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun

The City Council on Tuesday night is expected to approve taking two former Fort Worth firefighters to court in an attempt to recover more than $92,400 they were overpaid when they left their jobs. The payments were compensation for unused vacation, holiday and sick leave that workers were provided when they retired or left their jobs.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Star-Telegram

Firefighters are at an elevated risk of getting the deadly skin cancer, melanoma. In fact they are three times more likely to get it than the general population. That’s according to a recent study. But now cutting-edge technology has just arrived in Tucson to help protect our first responders. “The first time you hear somebody say you have cancer – it’s definitely a shocking thing,” Northwest Fire Deputy Chief, Ryder Hartley said.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tucsonnews.com

On June 5, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Two officers from the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department and one Manitowoc firefighter were among those recently honored for their service by the Eagles Club. The banquet took place May 6 and the awards were presented to each recipient. Brad Olivera, a motor pump operator for the Manitowoc Fire Department, was awarded Firefighter of the Year for 2016 because of two incidents in which Olivera stepped up, even though he was off duty, according to a press release from the Manitowoc Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 3:48:35 PM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

On June 3, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Described as a “legend” by Raymond fire officials, Assistant Chief Dale Mentink retired last month after 55 years of service with the Raymond Volunteer Fire Department. “I enjoy serving the good people of the Town of Raymond. I did this mainly to help my neighbors, because I knew my family and I would need someone to help me if my house was on fire,” Mentink said.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 3:09:14 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

A helicopter pilot suffered critical injuries Sunday after his aircraft crash at about 4:30 p.m. at Kenosha Regional Airport. The pilot, an unidentified male, was the only one on board, Kenosha Fire Department Chief Charles Leipzig said. A Flight for Life medical helicopter was called to transport the man, most likely to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Leipzig said.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 1:55:41 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

A 29-year-old Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter died Monday, two days after he fell from an aerial ladder during a training exercise in downtown, officials said. "The LAFD is heartbroken to announce the loss of one of our members, Firefighter Kelly Wong," a two-year veteran of the department, according to a news release.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abclocal.go

A firefighter was critically injured Saturday morning when he fell from an aerial ladder during a training exercise in downtown, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The incident occurred about 9:43 a.m. in the 300 block of Main Street, said Amy Bastman, a spokeswoman for the department. The injured firefighter was treated by his colleagues at the scene and transported to a nearby trauma center, Bastman said.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abclocal.go

Investigators in Fort Worth and Grapevine are still trying to determine what caused overnight fires at a warehouse and a vacant restaurant. Firefighters responding to a warehouse fire in Fort Worth were pulled out of harms way before the structure’s roof collapsed, according to a Fort Worth fire official.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Star-Telegram

In the history of the Ulah Fire Department, there has only been one fire chief: Jerry Dickinson. Now, after almost 50 years at the helm, health problems have made it clear to Dickinson that it is time for this dedicated firefighter to retire. “I’ve worked all my life,” Dickinson said. “My uncle owned a salvage yard — a junk yard — in Ulah and I started working there when I was 12 years old.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Courier-Tribune

Nearly half of all Americans have not developed a home fire escape plan. Of those that have, one-quarter have never practiced it. These and other findings from a recent survey conducted by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) prompted the official theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, October 8-14, 2017: “Every Second Counts: Plan Two Ways Out™” “The results from our most recent survey show we still have a lot of work to do in educating the public about home fires, escape planning and practice.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

When word came about a month ago that Stephen Johnson, former chief of training for the Detroit Fire Department, was dying of kidney cancer, his family and friends quickly planned a June 25 tribute party complete with live music. But earlier this week, his condition worsened and they knew they needed to move quickly.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit Free Press

VIDEO: Didion Milling released a statement Sunday afternoon that the local fire department and Columbia County Sheriff's Office have recovered the body of a worker killed in the plant explosion Wednesday night. Didion Milling said safety engineers recovered the body of 21-year-old Pawel Tordoff. His body was originally found Friday morning, but authorities delayed sending rescue personnel into the site until it was safe to make the recovery, the company said.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2017 1:36:33 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

According to the Madison Fire Department, one person was taken to UW Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, after hitting Ella's Deli. Firefighters responded to the 2000 block of E. Washington Avenue, Ella's Deli around 12:00 noon. They found a vehicle had hit the entryway of Ella's Deli. Crews found no damage to the main structure of the restaurant.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2017 6:21:17 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

One person was injured in a Saturday morning fire in an apartment above Murphy’s Pub, 123 Main St. The man, who had been in the apartment that caught fire, was found on the roof over the pub, suffering from an injured arm. He was treated on the scene by paramedics and then transported to Black River Memorial Hospital for further treatment.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2017 4:45:41 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

On June 3, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: A Friday morning fire in the Town of Merton damaged a home and destroyed a garage and the vehicles that were parked inside. Firefighters from the Merton Fire Department were called to the home on the County Highway E near Trumpet Lane at about 5:45 a.m. Additional help was later received from crews from the Village of Sussex, the Town of Lisbon, and the Village of Hartland, Lt.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2017 8:28:23 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

A Wisconsin corn mill that exploded late Wednesday night was reprimanded by federal safety inspectors six years ago for not taking precautions against dust explosions, a major hazard in handling grain, records show. Firefighters also had responded to a fire at the facility two days before the blast, although it’s too soon to know whether the two incidents are related.
- PUB DATE: 6/2/2017 4:24:16 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald