Three people were hurt during a house fire in Kaukauna Sunday. At about 5:21 p.m., the Kaukauna Fire Department was called to a home at 802 Crooks Avenue. The department says firefighters arrived to find heavy fire in the kitchen and smoke coming out of the front and rear doors and the eaves of the roof.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2017 3:40:07 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

On March 5, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Three firefighters used a dangerous rescue technique — being lowered from the roof by rope — to save a man trapped in a burning Brooklyn building Sunday morning. “Those guys, they got me out of the building,” said Ubeaka McKinney, 39, of the daring save on the third floor of 241 Rockaway Ave. in Brownsville at 7:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

Despite ever-tightening budgets, hefty paydays are actually becoming the norm for a lot of Bay Area firefighters. But one East Bay fire department says paying out a lot of overtime is actually saving taxpayers money. In 2015, firefighters in San Ramon were making as much as $400,000 a year in total compensation.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS San Francisco

A veteran who fired gunshots at firefighters doing a welfare check on him at his residence said he thought someone was trying to break in. "The information I received he shot at the top of the door. Fortunately. Had he shot lower, into the door, he would have some firefighters easily," said Reginald Hocker, vice president of the union that represents Cincinnati's firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ToledoNewsNow

The father and child who escaped a fire that took the lives of five family members Saturday walked nearly a quarter-mile away to get help from the nearest neighbor, officials said Sunday. "They were able to get out one way, but the rest of the family was not able to get out," said Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for the State Fire Marshal's Office.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MassLive.com

VIDEO - Firefighters in Saginaw Township decided to bail out on training and crash a woman's aerobics class. A series of videos on the fire department's Facebook page shows firefighters in full gear dancing in unison with a group of women to Sister Sledge's "We are Family." An employee at Center Courts, who wished to remain anonymous, said, "the ladies loved it and the people walking on the track thought it hilarious.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive.com

VIDEO: A fire broke out at the Mayville Fire Department on Horicon Street late on Saturday, March 4th. Officials said shortly after 10:00 p.m., a passerby saw flames inside the building and called 911. The fire was confined to one apparatus. The station had heavy smoke. The fire station was ventilated and clean up was underway Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2017 5:35:54 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

On March 4, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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

On March 1, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

They’ve been talking since 2015 about a three-way merger. Now the Deer-Grove, Cambridge and Marshall EMS services are taking a significant step toward that possibility. In coming weeks, they expect to jointly put out a request for proposal (RFP) seeking a consultant to study the idea. A consultant could be on board this spring.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2017 2:12:02 AM - SOURCE: Cambridge News / Deerfield Independent

On March 2, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The FDNY is turning up the heat on hazing with a stricter policy that includes tougher punishments for offenders — and a new level of accountability for firehouse officers. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro is taking the unprecedented step of calling all 900 FDNY officers — including those in the highest ranks — to Randalls Island for a personal sit-down with him, the Daily News has learned.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

A Kansas City firefighter/paramedic earned $232,105 last year — more than the fire chief and the city manager. It was an anomaly, based on an extraordinary amount of overtime. But an emergency medical technician earned $170,446, and three other paramedics earned between $151,000 and $173,816, again with the help of lots of overtime.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kansas City Star

A firefighter arrived at the scene of a deadly blaze early Wednesday morning only to realize it was his sister's family's home. "It was the family of one of our firefighters," Chief Rich Holloway said, “so he's dealing with that currently." The fire killed 4 children and seriously injured 2 adults and a teenage boy.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMTR-TV Eugene

Clay Township's ousted fire chief said he was wrongfully terminated after pointing out alleged fraudulent activities involving a federal grant and unpaid overtime due to firefighters. Daryl DuPage filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the township and several board members Thursday. DuPage was asked to resign in December before the board officially voted to fire him the next month.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Port Huron Times Herald

Apartment fires that originate on exterior wooden balconies or walkways, and subsequently advance rapidly up exterior walls into the soffit and into the attic are becoming more commonplace. The Omaha (Neb.) Fire Department experienced eight such fires between October 2011 and June 2012. Post-incident analyses for these fires showed that in each case the fire was well-advanced before the first fire unit arrived.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Gov. Walker has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of an area fire chief who died last weekend. Terry Shafer, 62 of Spring Valley, died unexpectedly on Saturday. According to his online obituary, he served more than 30 years as fire chief of the Spring Valley Fire Department. He decided to step down as chief last year, but was continuing to serve in various roles with the department.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2017 5:46:06 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

Beaver Dam fire officials responded to an apartment fire to find someone hanging out of a window, trapped by smoke. The fire took place Thursday afternoon, March 2nd on Lake Crest Drive, near the Beaver Dam Bay Marina. According to the Beaver Dam Fire Department, several people were injured and taken to the hospital -- but they are expected to survive.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2017 2:17:18 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6