PHOTOS - A Prince George's County firetruck tipped over Monday morning because of a sidewalk collapse, causing minor injuries to two volunteers who were in the truck. Fire officials say the truck was "wetting down rekindle" from a house fire that had started Saturday night in the 4700 block of Oliver Street in Riverdale.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington

The hoverboard was plugged into an outlet by the front door next to an overstuffed chair, where a child sat. The child's father was nearby, relaxing on a couch. That's when both of them heard crackling noises and, saw smoke. Within moments, the hoverboard had "exploded fiercely," blocking their way out of the front door, said Fire Chief Brian Enterline.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: PennLive

VIDEO - One volunteer was suspended and five paid part-time firefighters with the Westfield Fire Department were fired Monday after a video surfaced on Snapchat and showed a firefighter strapped to a backboard and being doused with water and covered with several condiments. KPRC then showed the video to Westfield Fire Chief Stephen Whitehead, who said it appears the incident took place at the department’s main fire station on Lauder Road.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

The last three days had two Pike County EMS employees on pins and needles as they awaited answers regarding their suspension last week for helping a dog injured in a fatal wreck. Nick Farmer and Tyler Wessel were placed on paid administrative leave after taking a seriously injured dog to a Portsmouth animal clinic for treatment after a Wednesday crash.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Huber Heights Marion Star

Emmaus residents could pay 10 times more for firefighters' salaries if the latest court decision in a three-and-half-year legal battle proves to be the final word. The unique relationship between Emmaus and the borough's paid firefighters gives the latterthe ability to unionize under state law, a Commonwealth Court panel ruled Monday.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Morning Call

A rural Milton home is a total loss after a fire Sunday afternoon, Milton Fire Chief Chris Lukas said. Homeowner Walter Isaacson at 3:50 p.m. Sunday reported the fire at 7207 E. Bowers Lake Road to the Rock County Communications Center, Lukas said. Isaacson and his wife were out of the house when firefighters arrived, but two of the family cats still had not been found, Lukas said.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 8:22:31 PM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

VIDEO: Baraboo police have arrested 42-year-old Timothy Larsen on arson charges in connection to a house fire on Sept. 2 in the 500 block of 6th Avenue. A family had recently moved out, so the home was vacant at the time of the fire. When police officers arrived on the scene of the fire, they didn’t have to go far to find the man who would eventually become their suspect.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 4:47:15 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

When firefighters head to a fire, they need to park the red truck before it can spray water. Merrill Fire Department's newest truck can drive and fight fire at the same time. The fire department's new brush truck will be in service soon. It has been 20 years since they've had a new one. Firefighters can fight brush fires using a joystick system, much like the ones used for video games.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 3:44:26 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

VIDEO: Noise complaints after the Shullsburg boys basketball team was escorted into the city after making it into the state basketball tournament are prompting the Shullsburg Fire Department to suspend the use of fire trucks for such purposes. The team was escorted back into Shullsburg after advancing to the state semifinals.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 2:33:30 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

On March 12, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 12, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 11, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 10, 10 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Thirty-six people were displaced after an early Saturday morning fire damaged an apartment unit in Tomah. Tomah Fire Chief Tim Adler said everyone was safely evacuated from the fire that caused severe damage to the 16-unit apartment on Murdock Street. Adler said 41 firefighters from Tomah, the Oakdale Fire Department and Fort McCoy battled the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 4:24:05 AM - SOURCE: Tomah Journal

On March 12, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The firefighter struck by a driver charged with DUI on his way to Friday's deadly fire in Harrisburg has died. Chief Brian Enterline said Dennis DeVoe, a 21-year member of Harrisburg fire service, passed away this evening from injuries suffered Friday night while responding to the fire in the 2500 block of Lexington Street.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: PennLive

Portland Fire & Rescue Chief Mike Myers, responding to citizen complaints, has suspended operations of an emergency medical team deployed with police at protests since the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Myers acted because of complaints that emergency medical technicians were dressed identically to Portland police riot officers with whom they were embedded - though the Fire Bureau employees were unarmed.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com

In the 1970s, firefighters called it "firehouse roulette." Now, some 40 years later, some municipal leaders continue to gamble as they close down engine companies for budgetary reasons or during staffing shortages. The process, called "browning out," refers to the temporary closing, usually on a shift-by-shift basis, of one fire station or piece of apparatus.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram

After her home north of Hutchinson escaped destruction by only a few narrow feet in Monday’s wildfire, Danielle Tajchman joked that her pet cows had saved it. After all, Scott and Danielle Tajchman had been heavily watering their lawn before the fire because their two pet cows had developed a taste for lawn grass.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wichita Eagle

The Hartford released its ranking of the 100 U.S. cities with the highest home fire risk this week. According to The Hartford Home Fire Index, the top five cities are: Detroit, Michigan; Shreveport, Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts; Flint, Michigan and Richmond, Virginia. The index is based on an analysis of the U.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1