A mother from Mamaroneck, New York has decided to reinvent herself in a field dominated by men, most of whom are a whole lot younger. Suburban mom Robin Nesdale showed CBS2’s Lou Young some of the new equipment she’s learned to use to rescue other people, and perhaps, herself. At 57 years old, she’s decided to play against type and become a volunteer firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS New York

VIDEO: The city of La Crosse is nearing the confirmation of its new fire chief. According to the agenda released for Wednesday's Police and Fire Commission meeting, the commission will vote on the appointment of Ken Gilliam to the position of fire chief. Members of the commission confirmed to News 8 that the vote will be taking place.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2017 8:17:25 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

VIDEO - Dramatic video shows the moment a gas station facade came falling on top of a firefighter in Iron Mountain, Michigan. It happened at about 3 p.m. Saturday at a Mobil gas station and Burger King on Stephenson Avenue, off US-2 in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The video was captured by photographer Jason Asselin.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC Detroit

Botetourt County and regional first responders are mourning the death of an Eagle Rock volunteer firefighter who was fatally struck Friday by an emergency vehicle at an accident scene. Roger D. Johns, 63, of Eagle Rock was serving as a ground guide at a auto wreck on U.S. 220 at Catawba Creek Road when he was injured at around 3 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Roanoke Times

Fire Chief Ken March's "personal reasons" for resigning last week were illuminated in a letter submitted to the interim town manager. "I can no longer subject myself to the absence of integrity, morals and ethics that are an ingrained part of this department," March wrote after stating that the workplace "has manifested into an environment that is toxic as well as hostile.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brattleboro Reformer

VIDEO - The way firefighters and paramedics undergo training is changing and now entering virtual reality. Instead of working with a dummy, students face a more realistic scenario as they are armed with a headset and a cursor. Robert Moore is the CEO of Virtual Education Systems, which has partnered with the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department to provide EMS assessments using virtual reality.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Miami

The Legislature is expected to take its final votes on Houston's pension reform legislation within days after a group of House and Senate lawmakers Sunday night hashed out the differences between their chambers' versions and produced a final bill. Stripped from the proposal that emerged Sunday evening were three amendments backed by firefighters and opposed by City Hall, said state Sen.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

Hundreds gathered Sunday at the opening of a memorial park at the site of a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people. At least 500 people, including loved ones of the victims, local leaders and state officials walked into the Station Fire Memorial Park for the ceremony. The park was formally dedicated to the victims of The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: U.S. News & World Report

VIDEO: Farm accidents are an unfortunate reality in Wisconsin. Saturday, area-firefighters got special training on how to respond to them. In 2015, more than two dozen people died on the job in agricultural and related occupations in Wisconsin, according to the most recent federal statistics. "This time of year now that the rain has been holding back, farmers are getting into fields, they're gonna be wanting to get in there and get stuff done quickly," Scott Larson with Stateline Farm Rescue explained.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2017 10:11:29 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

The Columbus Fire Department recently put into service new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). This was made possible by a grant from FEMA which totaled over $170,000 with a local match of approximately $9,000. Captain Scott Hazeltine was primarily responsible for the grant acquisition. Four vendors presented their equipment which was reviewed by a selection committee, which in the end selected the MSA line from 5-Alarm Fire in Delafield.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2017 7:32:17 AM - SOURCE: wisc news

After a few bumps, Gateway Technical College is on track to begin a fire medic program scheduled for fall 2017 in the Village of Waterford. Gateway is currently in the process of forming a contract with the village to pay $1,500 a month to use Station No. 1 located at 122 Second St., year-round indoors.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2017 6:20:19 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fire that took place on Highway 83, just south of Lee Road in Hartford early Saturday, May 20th. The sheriff’s office says shortly after 5 a.m., they received a report of smoke coming from a residence on Highway 83. Upon arrival, officials discovered a residence fully engulfed and heavy smoke coming from a 16-unit garage structure at the Oriole Pond Apartments.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2017 6:12:23 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A gas leak late Friday night sparked an evacuation of dozens of people at an assisted living home in Oconomowoc. The Western Lakes Fire District responded to a report a gas leak at Azura Memory Care just after 11 p.m. All 42 residents were evacuated and taken to Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital while crews searched for the leak.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2017 3:27:26 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Earlier this month managers at Columbus Sentry Market presented a check to Columbus Firemen’s Service Corp in the amount of $2,349.18 for the April Round-Up for a Cause program at Sentry. The Columbus Firemen’s Service Corp is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide various services to the Columbus Fire Department through a variety of fundraising activities.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2017 7:13:50 AM - SOURCE: wisc news

Firefighters on Friday morning, May 19th responded to the scene of a vacant house fire on Milwaukee’s north side. The call came in around 2:30 a.m. It happened near 26th and Port Sunlight Way. According to officials, when crews arrived on scene there was fire going up the side of the building — and getting inside the home.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2017 6:22:28 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

One firefighter is dead after a massive 4-alarm fire at a Northwest Side shopping center Thursday night, the San Antonio Fire Department said. Fire crews responded to the blaze in the 6700 block of Ingram Road about 9:12 p.m. Due to the time of day and there being a gym in the shopping center, crews performed a search and rescue to make sure no one was inside.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

Oklahoma City Fire Chief G. Keith Bryant was named U.S. Fire Administrator Thursday. Bryant, who was named chief in 2005, was appointed to the the Department of Homeland Security by President Donald J. Trump. He will replace Dr. Denis Onieal, who has been acting U.S. Fire Administrator. Bryant started with the fire service as a U.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Breaking from tradition can be difficult in many situations, even if it is for the sake of improvement. But a new tool that has been extensively researched and recently employed by the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority is reducing the danger local firefighters face and improving their results with battling flames.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Longmont Times-Call

A Dallas fire truck was involved in a crash Thursday morning while responding to a call for help, officials say. Dallas Fire-Rescue officials said the fire truck was responding to a call about a structure fire at about 11 a.m. when the driver slowed down due to a red light. As the fire truck driver began to move through the intersection of Jim Miller Road and R.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas - Fort Worth

The city’s management of its vacant properties and communication between departments is under scrutiny after a fire battalion chief complained that little to nothing was done to secure an empty library building after a fire there in April and a second, larger blaze weeks later where a firefighter broke his ankle.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times