In cooperation with the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, NFPA has produced a new video underscoring the painful aftermath of home fires. Burn care specialists from the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center, one of the premier burn care hospitals in the U.S., detail the frequency of home fire injuries and painstaking recovery of burn survivors.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire Engineering

A Thursday death has rocked the local firefighter community. Jason Abalos, a 35-year-old husband, father and firefighter, died after years of battling a brain tumor. “This is going to have a deep impact on the department,” said Deputy Chief Spencer Lee with Jacksonville Fire and Emergency Services. Lee knew Abalos from his years working at JFES.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily News, Jacksonville

A local man was to appear in court Thursday after West Haven police say he tried to steal a fire truck that was responding to a medical call. Wayne Gagne, 63, was also in possession of a knife with an eight-inch blade during the Wednesday night incident, police spokesman Sgt. David Tammaro said Thursday in a press release.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Haven Register

VIDEO: The temperature fluctuated between 0 and -3 degrees Fahrenheit as crews from multiple fire departments battled an engulfed barn just after 4 p.m. on Thursday. Strong westerly winds blew thick black smoke across State 26, a full mile east of the fire scene at N4637 Amity Road. "Dispatch, see if we can get a State Patrol officer to sit on 26 to warn drivers of the smoke," a Fond du Lac County Sheriff deputy said over the scanner on his way to the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 8:22:28 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Farmer

VIDEO: The La Crosse Fire Department Station One celebrated Assistant Fire Chief, Warren Thomas' retirement on Thursday. Thomas is retiring after serving the area for 30 years. Chief Thomas says that the La Crosse Fire Department has become his second family and that he's grateful to have served the La Crosse community over the years.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 12:38:39 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

On January 3, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Investigators with the La Crosse Fire Department are looking into a house fire early Thursday morning. The call came in at around 3:30 a.m. about a fire in the attic of a home on the 400 block of 12th Street North. Firefighters tell News 8 three people and two pets made it out of the house safely. The building owner and the Red Cross were at the scene to help displaced residents.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 4:40:51 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

De Pere firefighters are no “cow”ards. On Dec. 27, the department was called to help free cattle from an overturned truck. This morning, the department posted photos of the roundup on Facebook. Click here to view the full set of photos. The post reads: “Cows rescued from trailer! Contrary to popular belief firefighters don’t just save cats from trees.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2

Mayor Jim Matherly confirmed former Fairbanks Fire Chief Warren Cummings died Tuesday night after a hard fought battle with breast cancer. Cummings became a firefighter in 1972 and worked his way up through the ranks until he was named fire chief in 2000. He retired in October 2015. “The fire service in Alaska has lost a great leader,” said a post on the City of Fairbanks Fire Department Facebook page.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fairbanks News-Miner

After a nearly decade-long legislative fight, Ohio firefighters won their battle to help their colleagues who are battling cancer. Ohio Governor John Kasich was surrounded by firefighters as he signed the Palumbo Act at the state capitol early Wednesday afternoon. The law, renamed after Mike Palumbo, a Beachwood fire captain currently battling brain cancer, presumes firefighters diagnosed with certain types of cancer developed the disease as the result of numerous exposures to toxic chemicals at fire scenes.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV IBS 5 Cleveland

Boulder Rural Fire Rescue's chief and deputy chief have been placed on administrative leave following a $1.2 million accounting mishap, although officials won't say whether the disciplinary action is related to the shortfall. Both Chief Bruce Mygatt and Deputy Chief Jeff Webb are on leave from the department, Boulder Rural Fire Board President Kurt Gattman confirmed Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boulder Daily Camera

The expiration this month of a $5 million grant that funded 15 firefighter positions at the Chico Fire Department will result in several layoffs by the end of this week, Fire Chief Bill Hack said Wednesday. Come Saturday, five firefighters will have been laid off, reducing the amount of front-line firefighters at the Fire Department from 65 to 60, Hack said.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chico Enterprise-Record

A firefighter's 8-year-old daughter was killed by a falling tree Tuesday night while she was sleeping in her bedroom in Otis, Lincoln County fire officials said. Zaylee Schlecht, the daughter of North Lincoln Fire and Rescue District firefighter Ryan Schlecht, was in her bedroom with her younger sister when strong winds toppled a tree onto her home about 11:15 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oregonian

VIDEO: Jason Kellner is scratching his head and thanking his lucky stars. He was on the interstate Wednesday night when the inside console in his car started smoldering and then it burst into flames. "I opened it up and saw a small flame," Jason Kellner told CBS 58 News. "I tried to pat it out with my jacked, it turned into a bigger flame.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2017 9:37:13 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

On January 3, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters responded to a fire at the Omega restaurant near 27th and Morgan on the city's south side on Wednesday afternoon, January 4th. The fire was put out -- and the restaurant was closed for the night. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2017 3:39:15 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

On January 3, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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

On January 1, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On January 3, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.