A volunteer fireman is facing driving under the influence charges in connection with an incident that ended with a damaged fire truck, a crash into a telephone pole and a small geyser of water from a fire hydrant. At 11:51 a.m. Saturday, Sharon police officers M. Paul Lehman and Adam Zazado were dispatched to South Dock and Budd streets in response to a call regarding a disabled West Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department fire truck.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sharon Herald

Five weeks after Ohio made it easier for Ohio firefighters diagnosed with cancer to qualify for workers’ compensation and pension benefits, House Republicans are proposing more restrictions. Firefighters, trial attorneys and Democrats oppose the amendment added this week to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation budget bill.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbus Dispatch

Competitive tension between volunteer and career firefighters, which boiled over at the scene of a fire and landed inside a Prince George’s County courtroom, has been resolved. Two Maryland firefighters charged with attacking two colleagues at a house fire in 2015 have been acquitted by a jury of all charges.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-AM 1500 Washington

Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks says he was “blindsided” when he was placed on paid, indeterminate, nondisciplinary leave by the city of Utica Friday morning. Brooks, who has been chief for 13 out of the 41 years he has been with the Utica Fire Department, said he was told of the decision during a meeting with Mayor Robert Palmeri and two city legal representatives.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

VIDEO: Construction projects are proving to be a major roadblock for the Edgerton Fire Department when responding to crashes on the roadways. Sunday's three-car-crash on the interstate in Rock County proved to be an example of just that. Four people suffered non-life threatening injuries. Edgerton's Fire Chief says it's been difficult, dealing with the eight miles of construction with concrete barriers on both sides.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2017 11:56:27 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

First responders have been increasingly strained as changes in peoples’ mobility, living and work habits undercut the framework that has made this system possible. “There’s a problem and we’re looking for people,” said Endeavor Moundville Fire Chief Mike Bordeau. “We put a thing out on our Facebook page looking for recruits and we got one recruit out of it, but getting word out is one of the hardest parts.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2017 7:31:47 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

James Knowles III is the new Assistant Fire Chief of Training and Safety after a meeting of the Police and Fire Commission of the City of Fond du Lac Thursday. According to a release from the commission, the appointment was made unanimously. Knowles is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and has risen up through the ranks, previously serving as a lieutenant and captain.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2017 10:56:57 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter

VIDEO: The Milwaukee Fire Department is investigating after a fire destroyed multiple garages on the city's southside. The fire broke out around 4 am on Saturday morning near 25th and Mitchell. Fire crews at the scene tell 12 News say when they arrived two garages were fully engulfed. The fire quickly spread to four other garages.
- PUB DATE: 5/13/2017 9:17:30 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

The Holmen Area Fire Department gave residents in the fire district a chance May 6 to see the improvements the emergency service has made in recent years during it’s first Family Fun Day event. “We’re trained, equipped and proud,” said Mike Durkin, HAFD firefighter and organizer of the event. The department decided to hold the event in lieu of its annual dance fundraiser.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2017 2:45:35 AM - SOURCE: Onalaska Holmen Courier Life

Keys and dollar bills changed hands in the Enbridge parking lot Wednesday. Four of the energy company's retired fleet vehicles were donated to Douglas County fire departments and a Superior High School mentoring program, for $1 apiece. "Our long-term goal is to turn it into a brush truck," said Lakeside Fire Chief Nova Nordrum of the donated 2008 Chevy Silverado extended cab.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram

In an embarrassing verdict for the city of Charlotte, a jury Thursday found the Fire Department retaliated against former fire investigator Crystal Eschert for raising questions about the safety of construction work at a new office building, awarding her $1.5 million. The jury rejected Charlotte’s claims that Eschert’s firing wasn’t retaliation.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charlotte Observer

Three children died as multiple homes burned in Montgomery County early Friday, fire officials say. Another child, a 10 year old, was critically hurt along with other family members. The fire appeared to start at the back of one home before spreading to another. Search and rescue efforts were underway along Tamina Road at Johnson Road before 4 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

A heated legal battle is still simmering between two high-ranking city firefighters. The lawsuit, filed by Plainfield Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Courtney, is claiming that Chief Frank Tidwell racially discriminated against him because he is white. The lawsuit also names the City of Plainfield and the Plainfield Fire Department as defendants.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MyCentralJersey.com

Kevin Brame (DHS-FEMA-USFA-NFA) contacted the Daily Dispatch and wanted to make the following correction and clarification to Thursday's 'Key the Mic' column on the NFA Leadership in Supervision Class: "In my position, I serve as the Training Specialist-Curriculum Manager for the Leadership and Executive Development Curriculum.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Dispatch

On the surface, it may not look like a 12-year-old boy and a firefighter would have much in common. But this heartwarming video showed Logan, a 12-year-old boy from Gilbert, and Mase Mattingly, a Gilbert firefighter, bonding over their shared prosthetic legs. Candy Carson, Logan’s mom, said in the video that five years ago, Logan had strep throat, which sent him into septic shock.
- PUB DATE: 5/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR 620 - Newsradio

The town of Necedah is still looking for a new emergency management director. Town officials are looking to replace Gerry Ganther, who resigned from the position in early March. Juneau County does have an emergency management director who oversees the entire county, but with severe weather season in full swing, if the town would get hit with a tornado or wildfire breakout, it could be in trouble.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 10:27:50 PM - SOURCE: wisc news

VIDEO: It took firefighters about 7 hours to put out a fire at a business in the Town of Seneca in Wood County. The Vesper Fire Department received the call just after 1:30 p.m. Thursday of a fire at TJ's Auto. When they arrived they found fire in the ventilation system, walls and ceiling of the building.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 8:51:36 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

VIDEO: Heroics come in all forms and Greenfield firefighters were ready to answer the call of some stuck ducks. Some ducklings had fallen into the sewer but there's a twist to the story we never anticipated. This all unfolded along Honey Creek Driver near Elm Dale Elementary School. Firefighters were able to scoop up several of the baby ducks, but there was one that was just too far away.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 4:35:09 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

One person died in a fire at an apartment complex in Manitowoc. It broke out shortly before 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at Parkview Haven on N. 8th Street. Firefighters needed to break windows to get excess smoke out of the building. Manitowoc fire chief, Todd Blaser, tells WLUK the amount of smoke made it difficult to fight this fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 6:55:39 AM - SOURCE: WNCY-FM Y100

Fire departments across the Northern Door County received a boost in recruits recently when 23 students graduated from Emergency Medical Response training. As volunteer fire departments across the country struggle with staffing, the program held in Northern Door County addressed the critical shortage of first responders in the area.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 5:20:18 AM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News