VIDEO: Multiple fire departments and other agencies are helping put the fire out in Sun Prairie. Sun Prairie Fire Assistant Chief Thane Westermeyer says when crews got to the building on Schiller, fire and smoke was coming from the basement. The fire quickly spread to the first and second floors. "We anticipate being on scene for a few more hours until we get the fire under control.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 3:43:13 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

VIDEO: In these uncertain times, come new mandatory measures for Beloit Fire Paramedics. The first responders are now required to wear bullet proof vests on disturbance calls. "Our guys have been attacked, they've been assaulted on calls," Deputy Chief Joe Murray said about why they are making the change.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27

In these uncertain times, come new mandatory measures for Beloit Fire Paramedics. The first responders are now required to wear bullet proof vests on disturbance calls. "Our guys have been attacked, they've been assaulted on calls," Deputy Chief Joe Murray said about why they are making the change. "Nowadays, across the country with different threats, we have to have that level of protection," he said.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27

One of the first firefighters on the scene when two planes slammed into the Twin Towers has died, the 124th first responder to die from a 9/11 related disease. Ireland-born Brian J. Masterson succumbed to a two-year battle with esophageal cancer on Jan. 22, the Longford Leader reported. The 61-year-old father-of-three and avid marathon runner, originally from Longford, Ireland, spent months working at Ground Zero after the attack, the Daily Mail reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

Several of Darien’s volunteer firefighters quit in protest after the new city manager replaced the fire chief last week. Timothy Sweezey characterized the move as a cost-cutting measure for the city’s always-tight budget, but he assured residents this week that there are plenty of firefighters to cover Darien in case of fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Golden Isles News

NFPA has issued a firefighter protective hood safety bulletin as the fire service grapples with PPE contaminants and increases in job-related cancer. Firefighters and their PPE are exposed to a wide range of toxins. According to a study by the CDC and NIOSH, firefighters have a higher chance of developing more than a dozen different cancers than the general population.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

VIDEO - A lame-brained FDNY emergency medical technician drove without his hands as he goofed around inside a city ambulance — and his partner was dumb enough to record the dangerous shenanigans. The 25-second clip shows medic Eric Stone bopping and singing to the rock band Bowling For Soup’s song “1985,” as his partner, Sebastian Vazquez, shrugs his shoulders and shakes his head in mock disgust.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

Hours after the son of San Bernardino County’s fire chief was found dead in Lake Arrowhead early Sunday morning, a hashtag emerged to remember the 20-year-old’s love of the outdoors, adventure and his family and friends. “Dawson was a man among men. His love of others made the world a better place. Family loved him deeply & will miss him dearly #LoveLikeDawson,” tweeted his father Mark Hartwig late Sunday night.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

On January 29, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

One person died Sunday night after a house fire on South Main Street, Janesville Fire Chief Randy Banker said at about 9 p.m. A report of a house fire at 603 S. Main St. came in to authorities about 8 p.m., according to a Janesville Police Department news release. Banker said first responders found a fully engulfed house fire with one person trapped.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2017 8:49:07 PM - SOURCE: Walworth County Today - Metered Site

On January 26, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 25, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 20, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 26, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The Holmen Area Fire District is working to expand its mutual aid agreements. However, the Holmen Area Fire District Association Board agreed to set a limit as to how far the department would travel to assist other fire departments that are part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS). At its Jan.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Courier-Life

A horse barn in rural Eagle was destroyed by fire early this morning. The fire was reported around 1:15 AM at a residence off Draper Road south of Eagle. A 16 by 20 foot pole barn that housed two horses was on fire. The horses were evacuated unharmed from the barn and no individuals were injured. Firefighters were on the scene for about 2-and-a-half hours.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58

When you join the ranks of the Houston Fire Department, you also know the dangers. "We fear the red car," Melanie Willingham said. "That red car that pulls up to tell you bad news." Sometimes it's the most unexpected calls that change lives forever. "You always think it's going to be the big fires that are going to get you or do the most damage, but we tend to forget it's the little ones that can sneak up and get us," Cpt.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

A Henrico County firefighter has been reassigned after she was arrested for rioting in Washington DC on Inauguration Day. Court documents stated Rosa Roncales was a part of an anarchist group that disrupted inauguration events by smashing windows and setting things on fire. Roncales was charged with felony rioting in connection to the incidents that caused in excess of $100,000, according to court documents.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6

PHOTO - A Grand Rapids man is jailed awaiting arraignment on Thursday after police said he sets fires, tried to break into a pharmacy and rammed an Emmett Township fire engine just before midnight Monday. Court records show Kenneth H. Smith Jr., 30, is being held and should be arraigned in Calhoun County District Court on Thursday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV Grand Rapids 13

While firefighters were busy rescuing a man from a burning building in Jersey City Thursday, a shameless burglar saw an opportunity. Firefighters returned to their firehouse at 468 Ocean Ave. Thursday night after responding to a two-alarm blaze and discovered electronics and wallets were missing, according to ABC New York.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com