The FDNY has beefed up its preparedness for mass casualty incidents by creating special EMS units equipped to enter “hot zones” and triage victims on the spot — even if police haven’t yet secured the area, the Daily News has learned. The 25-member task force units came about as a result of the Nov. 13, 2015 atrocities in Paris, the Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

Town of Wilson fire chief called it quits Tuesday and was followed out the door by several firefighters. The now former fire chief's tenure with the department has been a point of contention since the fire department switched from a private corporation to a municipal fire department on Jan. 1 of this year.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press

This iconic call at the conclusion of the 1980 U.S. hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice” victory against a heavily favored Soviet squad—one that some consider to be the sport’s best team of all time—continues to resonate today, even for those who were not yet born when the game was played. Personally, Al Michaels’ words from that moment have been ringing in my ears for weeks.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

Four members of the Billerica Fire Department have been placed on leave while the town conducts an investigation into “sexual misconduct,” officials said. “There is a great concern that alleged activities of certain employees within the fire department may compromise the town’s ability to deliver the highest and best level of public safety service to the town and its residents,” Town Manager John Curran said.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

Let's say you think you're having a stroke and you call 911 for an ambulance. In a lot of cities across the country there's a good chance that a firetruck — with a full fire crew including a paramedic — will race to your door. But that doesn't mean they can deliver the emergency care you might need.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NPR.org

A carbon monoxide leak prompted an evacuation Tuesday night of a downtown Madison restaurant, according to a news release. The Madison Fire Department said a crew responded at 10:26 p.m. to Zandru's Tapas Bar at 419 State Street on a report of a CO leak in the basement. Everyone inside had already evacuated when firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 1:49:46 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

A 29-year-old man has been charged with First Degree Intentional Homicide for shooting his girlfriend to death and setting their Princeton home on fire to destroy evidence, according to a newly released criminal. On March 13, Princeton Police were called to a fire at 103 South Farmer Street. They arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the upstairs of the home.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 9:42:47 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

On April 11, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On April 7, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: After two people have turned down the job to become Altoona's first, full-time fire chief, a decision is made to extend the offer to a third candidate. In February, the job was offered to Chad Peterson. He turned it down citing family obligations. On April 5th, the commission decided to offer the job to James Cleveland.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 7:19:44 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

A Wisconsin State Patrol officer was killed early Tuesday near Wisconsin Dells when his patrol car crashed on Interstate 90/94 near mile marker 89. The trooper was identified late Tuesday morning as Anthony J. Borostowski of Tomah. Borostowski reportedly lost control of his patrol car and it veered off the highway into a ditch, hitting a nearby tree.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 2:12:11 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Dells-Events

The La Crosse Common Council heard recommendations on improvements to and rebuilding of the four existing fire stations and a possible new fifth station Tuesday night from the design team Five Bugles during the council’s planning meeting. Owner and principal Steve Gausman and senior emergency services specialist Ed Mishefske with Five Bugles, a design company with Architectural Design Group in Eau Claire, Wis.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 1:42:51 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

A St. Louis police union official has issued a clarification after an editorial in a union newspaper angered city firefighters. Jeff Roorda, St. Louis Police Officers Association business manager, penned a front-page editorial in the April edition of the union paper Gendarme lauding officers for their promptness and bravery, but criticizing city firefighters for the lack thereof.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A projected $624,000 budget deficit has the South Tucson City Council considering the possibility of having to lay off all of its firefighters or its police officers. Officials said they would look to contract with another agency or agencies to handle court services, patrol city streets and handle other emergency services in the one-square-mile city.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tucson Arizona Daily Star

It's rare that Sharon Johnson misses church on Sunday mornings. But last Sunday was a painful exception. "My whole face was swollen, and I needed to go to the hospital," the 58-year-old from Fort Worth said. A nasty toothache had her calling MedStar for help. But instead of sending an ambulance, they sent something else.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA ABC Dallas-Fort Worth

San Luis Obispo fire Chief Garret Olson and City Manager Katie Lichtig received a written reprimand and were fined for their participation in a spoof video played at the city’s Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on Jan. 21, the city announced Monday. Complaints alleged that they violated city workplace-related policies.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Luis Obispo County Tribune

Today, Natasha Rivera honored her father, firefighter Manny Rivera, at a Trenton City Hall ceremony for those who died in the line of duty. Tomorrow, she takes the oath of office as a Trenton firefighter. "It's a lot right now," Rivera said of the two days of emotion her family is experiencing. "A lot of it is because of him.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Trenton Times

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

VIDEO: The La Crosse Fire Department is entering the final stages in its search for a new fire chief. Current Chief Gregg Cleveland announced his retirement earlier this year after nearly 11 years on the job. Tuesday morning, The La Crosse Police and Fire Commission, along with Mayor Tim Kabat and the city's human resources department, sat in on the interviews of the two finalists.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2017 4:03:01 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

Nearly six years after an Amherst garage was damaged by fire, one of its owners faces criminal charges. Online court records show Barbara Maslowski-Day will be charged with arson at her first court appearance on May 1. According to court documents, a neighbor reported the fire around 2 p.m. on May 18, 2011 at 8088 Standing Rocks Road in the Town of Stockton, near Amherst.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2017 2:18:56 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau