A Bronx grand jury handed up manslaughter indictments against two men whose marijuana grow house exploded, killing a firefighter who responded to a report of leaking gas. Michael Fahy, 44, battalion chief of the 19th division, was killed by falling debris as he and his crew evacuated a house at W. 234th St.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

The first responders on the front line in the battle against the national opioid epidemic got a new guideline Tuesday from the Drug Enforcement Agency on how handle the incredibly deadly drug fentanyl. It's called “Fentanyl: A Brief Guide for First Responders.” And Acting DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg said it should be required reading.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

The National Fire Protection Association has released its annual report on firefighter fatalities in the United States, and a leading cause of on-duty deaths in the fire service remains cardiac issues despite those deaths hitting an all-time low in 2016. Last year's total of 69 on-duty deaths marked the fifth time in six years that the number was below 70, according to the NFPA's 2016 Report.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Matt McFarland, a local firefighter with Humboldt Bay Fire, has filed a grievance through his union after being asked by his boss, Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Bill Gillespie, to stop wearing a “Black Lives Matter” lapel pin on his uniform. McFarland argues that the pin represents an important message about inclusive justice and that it conforms to his department’s uniform policy, which allows lapel pins provided they are “fire service related and in good taste.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lost Coast Outpost

A tire fire that required 124,000 gallons of water early Tuesday morning in the town of Lyons is still under investigation, town Fire Chief Neal Lara said. The fire started at about 4:14 a.m. on Highway 11 east of Highway 120, a Walworth County dispatcher said. Lara said the fir was under control by 7 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 10:38:36 PM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

On June 6, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Tuesday, Beaver Dam Fire Chief Alan Mannel had some of his staff out at apartments informing residents about fire safety, which is one aspect in the 2016 annual report he wants to continue improving. Looking over the report Mannel said that informing citizens about shutting doors during a fire would significantly limit damages and possibly save lives.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 7:21:13 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

PHOTO: Authorities are investigating a fatal fire at an apartment complex in Mauston. The fire Monday caused the evacuation of 16 apartments in the building. Juneau County sheriff's deputies and state troopers helped evacuate the units. The state fire marshal's office is investigating. The person who died in the fire has not been identified.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 9:07:34 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

A Madison man is dead after being trapped underneath his car. Police say the 83-year-old victim was working on his vehicle Sunday night on Pine Street when the car started to roll down the driveway. Investigators believe the man was trying to stop the vehicle when he became trapped beneath one of the wheels.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 7:21:00 AM - SOURCE: WXER-FM 104.5 & 96.1 The Point

Firefighters on Tuesday morning, June 6th responded to the scene of a fire at a recycling center on Highway 11 near Spring Prairie Road in the Town of Lyons. There were reports of roughly 1,000 tires burning. Several fire departments responded to the scene — and several roads were closed in the area Tuesday morning.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 4:38:50 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Madison City Council members are proposing a new ordinance to reimburse the legal fees accumulated by people who win claims against employees or officials before the Police and Fire Commission. “The council finds it is in the public interest and satisfies a public purpose to reimburse fees and costs of private citizens who successfully bring complaints before the Police and Fire Commission against city employees or officials,” the proposed ordinance states.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 2:49:13 AM - SOURCE: Madison

Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena and his second-in-command, Max Harris, were arrested Monday and charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in conjunction with the Dec. 2 Ghost Ship fire that killed three dozen people. Alameda County prosecutors found the pair hoarded flammable materials from floor to ceiling in the warehouse, created an illegal party space, and even blocked one of only two exits from the second floor the night of the fatal fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

The city of Fayetteville will seek an outside review of its recruitment practices at the Fire Department, which lags behind many other cities at hiring minorities. City Manager Doug Hewett announced Monday night he has asked the Raleigh office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to review the department’s hiring practices, after several Fayetteville City Council members have grown concerned that only about 3 percent of firefighters are black or another minority.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Fayetteville Observer

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