On February 13, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Wisconsin fire officials are asking Gov. Scott Walker's administration to expand the use of circuit interrupters in newly built homes, a step they say would prevent fires and save lives. The request comes from recommendations made last year by an advisory committee of experts. The state Department of Safety and Professional Services initially opted not to adopt that recommendation, but has not taken final action on the matter.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 8:17:37 PM - SOURCE: Madison.com

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

On February 10, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 8, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 11, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 10, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: Greenfield firefighters on Monday morning, February 13th responded to the scene of a fire at an apartment complex near 100th and Oklahoma. The call came in around 6:30 a.m. When crews arrived on scene, they encountered heavy smoke coming from the building. Officials say five people had to be rescued from a second story apartment.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 5:21:49 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Firefighters spent Saturday afternoon battling a stubborn blaze that destroyed an eight-unit apartment building in the 600 block of 13th Avenue South in Onalaska. Streets were closed and electricity temporarily shut off around 13th Avenue South and Green Bay Street, and the Onalaska Fire Department called the Campbell Fire Department for help with the fire, which was reported shortly after noon.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 1:44:13 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune

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

VIDEO: The Milwaukee Division of the FBI has announced an investigation into Milwaukee Fire Department Station 29 on the city's south side. As a result of this, MFD officials are launching their own investigation -- looking into any possible employee misconduct. Officials are remaining very tight-lipped as to the circumstances surrounding the investigation -- leaving many with more questions than answers.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX 6 Now

On Saturday, the Des Moines Professional Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 4 President Joe VanHaalen announced that a 29-year-veteran of the Des Moines Fire Department died Saturday morning after having a medical emergency while on duty Friday. Fire Engineer Douglas McCauley, 58, died because of an unknown medical problem.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Des Moines Registeer

The Washington Supreme Court moved this week in favor of two Bellevue firefighters battling melanoma whose insurance benefits were rescinded by the city and state Department of Labor. “I thought [the verdict] was great. The fact that skin cancer is a presumptive disease for firefighters, there’s kind of this promise made to us… When it was denied, it was a hard deal.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellevue Reporter

The Milwaukee Division of the FBI has announced an investigation into Milwaukee Fire Department Station 29 on the city's south side. As a result of this, MFD officials are launching their own investigation -- looking into any possible employee Officials are remaining very tight-lipped as to the circumstances surrounding the investigation -- leaving many with more questions than answers.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

PHOTO - A firefighter with the Southeastern Randolph Fire Protection District was seriously injured in a crash while heading to a fire Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on Business Highway 63 near Renick. Troopers said the Kenneth McCune, 57, was driving eastbound when he went off the side of the road, hit a culvert and the firetruck overturned.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMIZ-TV ABC 17 Columbia/Jefferson City

Another FDNY rookie has come forward to complain he was hazed on his first day in a firehouse — and viciously bullied on many occasions afterward. Former probationary firefighter Michael Troina, 24, was fired while his alleged tormenters at Tribeca’s Ladder 1/Engine 7 firehouse escaped punishment. “At first I sloughed it off as ‘I’m the new guy.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

The way emergency responders search for missing persons is changing in Dane County. "In the past, traditional search, methods would be where they line up to do a grid search," says Middleton firefighter Josh Larson. But Middleton Fire Department wants to be ahead of the curve when it comes to locating missing persons.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2017 9:48:31 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: Fire departments from across Wisconsin are remembering one of their own. Waldo volunteer firefighter, Ryan Moyer, died one week ago in a single-car accident. Two other members of the Waldo department were injured. The streets surrounding Blessed Trinity Parish were packed with fire trucks as firefighters throughout Wisconsin mourned the loss of Moyer.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2017 2:33:40 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Ongoing negotiations regarding the purchase of property that would be home to a new Eau Claire fire station have delayed the proposed timeline for that project. City officials continue to negotiate the possible purchase of two adjacent lots at the intersection of Birch Street and Malden Avenue on Eau Claire’s north side.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2017 2:13:31 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

On February 11, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.