On February 16, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

St. Louis Fire Department instructor falsely claimed that he ran to the aid of victims at the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Shawn Daniel, a paramedic training officer for the city's fire department, had said he was among the emergency workers who hurried to help the injured. A statement from the St.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com

An Upper Peninsula firefighter who is being held responsible for the deaths of two of his fellow firefighters is now facing additional charges. Micheal Allen Johnson of Baraga is said to be the man behind the wheel on August 27th, 2016, when the Beartown Fire Department bus he was driving suddenly struck the median, killing Alan Schwartz, 25, and James Shelifoe Jr.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 10 - Ishpeming, MI

Firefighters from across Tennessee flocking to Gatlinburg to battle a growing firestorm couldn't be sure the fire hydrants they uncapped would provide any water. And within two hours of the mega wildfire reaching the city Nov. 28, the hydrants were running dry. "Water loss occurred in certain areas as early as 8:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

Communities just downstream of California’s Lake Oroville dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself — rather than its spillways — were to abruptly fail, the state water agency that operates the nation’s tallest dam repeatedly advised federal regulators a half-decade ago.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Sun

The son of Utica Fire Chief Russell Brooks has filed a federal civil complaint against the City of Utica alleging the city violated federal and state anti-discrimination laws. On Dec. 2, John Brooks filed the federal civil complaint saying he was subjected to a hostile work environment at the Utica Fire Department — where he has been employed as a firefighter-paramedic since 2006 — because he requested an accommodation as a practicing Nazirite.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer Dispatch

You’re driving your engine to the scene of reported structure fire as part of a multi-company response. You’re navigating traffic on a heavily traveled thoroughfare and you’re fast approaching a controlled intersection. What should you be prepared to do? Stop! That’s the first lesson I always imparted to firefighters when I was teaching them how to drive fire apparatus.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

VIDEO: Firefighters with the Kilbourn Fire Department performed a nighttime rescue on the icy waters of the Wisconsin River, saving a dog named Milo. The black dog was spotted by people several miles upriver floating on a piece of ice. The dog floated down the river for two hours before firefighters were able to rescue it.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 4:39:20 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

On February 15, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 14, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Quick action by homeowners probably saved their home from fire Wednesday. “The homeowners did an excellent job in calling us immediately. It absolutely kept the fire from entering their home,” Kenosha Fire Department Battalion Chief Matt Haerter said. “Another few minutes, the fire would have spread to the attic, and we’d have a far different outcome.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 1:41:30 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

On February 15, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A long time servant of Jefferson Davis County and the town of Bassfield died in the line of duty on Tuesday. Bassfield Volunteer Fire Chief Bill Matthews, a retired Marine, was found slumped over in his fire truck on the scene of a brush fire. Mayor Patricia Courtney said a firefighter was manning the hose and called to Matthews to move the truck and got no response.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jackson Clarion-Ledger

Two Omaha firefighters sued the city Tuesday over Mayor Jean Stothert’s hiring of Fire Chief Dan Olsen, alleging she failed to follow the correct selection process. Battalion chiefs Robb Gottsch and Dan Stolinski, both finalists for the chief position, asked that a court declare Olsen’s promotion to be void.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Omaha World-Herald

A selectman called attention Tuesday night to the town's potentially flawed and confusing policies and procedures, which might come into play in deciding the fate of the town's fire chief, who has been on paid administrative leave for over a month. On Jan. 10, the selectmen alleged Fire Chief Peter Martell did not have the authority or the selectmen's approval to spend $33,814 of town money for a 2017 Ford Expedition.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A six-month study of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department found on-the-job bullying, harassment and other problems, issues that were raised after 31-year-old firefighter-paramedic Nicole Mittendorff took her own life last year. No one knows if cyberbullying played a role in Mittendorff’s death, but she had faced online harassment and bullying, possibly by colleagues.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-AM 1500 Washington

It was a crime that thundered across Kansas City, took the lives of six firefighters, and 28 years later, still resonates as a shattering, life-changing moment for countless people. And on Wednesday, many of those people packed a Kansas City courtroom — and an overflow room with a monitor — for a hearing to determine if Bryan Sheppard, one of those convicted of that crime, will one day walk out of prison.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kansas City Star & KansasCity.com

VIDEO: The twin towers monument at Green Bay’s 9/11 memorial may need to wait for some much needed repairs. Wednesday the city Parks Committee decided to refer a proposal to allocate money to fix the monument to the Public Arts Commission. The committee wants to make sure someone from the police or fire department is at the meeting to give their thoughts.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2017 5:07:13 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: A Greenfield man is dead after a fire broke out inside his condominium unit Wednesday afternoon. Greenfield firefighters were called to the scene at the corner of 84th and Howard just before 2:00. While extinguishing the fire, they found the man not breathing inside an upstairs unit. "A victim was discovered and pulled out of the structure," says Lt.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2017 3:43:45 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

On February 14, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.