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Seattle engine and ladder truck collide injuring eight firefighters

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PHOTOS - Police are investigating a crash involving a Seattle fire engine and a ladder truck that sent eight firefighters to the hospital Sunday morning, damaged the storefront of a massage business and smashed the ladder truck so badly that it’s out of service. Alice Kim, spokeswoman for the Seattle Fire Department, said the trucks were responding to an automatic fire alarm when the crash occurred just before 8 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times

Woman arrested for hitting New Mexico firefighters with stolen truck

National Fire News -

It wasn’t the fire alarm, but rather thieves that brought Fire Station 9 to life early New Year’s Eve morning. Albuquerque police said a trio had been cruising around in two stolen Ford F350 trucks, and they had their eyes on another one that belonged to a firefighter who works at the station near Menaul and Eubank NE.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Albuquerque Journal

Arizona Appeals Court: Mother of Yarnell firefighter cannot sue for son's death

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The mother of one of the firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill blaze has no right to sue the state for her son's death, the state Court of Appeals ruled Friday. In a unanimous opinion, the judges said Marcia McKee presented no evidence that the actions of the state that 2013 day amounted to "willful misconduct'' by anyone involved.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YourWestValley.com

150-year era ends with firefighter's retirement from Wisconsin department

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When Marc Behrend was “on the nozzle” with the lead hose at a fire during his 28-year career with the Madison Fire Department, his fellow crew members marveled at his calm, confident demeanor and lightning-quick reactions as he worked his way through a burning building. Behrend, who will retire Friday just one day shy of his 56th birthday, earned the most coveted job among firefighters because he snuffed out fires like he stopped hockey pucks as a goalie for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team, leading the Badgers to two NCAA titles in the 1980s.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal

FDNY firefighters rescue Ryan Seacrest from elevator

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VIDEO - TV host Ryan Seacrest says he and about five other people got stuck in a Times Square elevator before an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America" and were rescued by firefighters. The host of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" was heading up to the crystal ball on Friday morning when the elevator got stuck.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Fire destroys bowling alley in Waukesha

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: Fire destroyed a bowling alley in Waukesha late Sunday night. Emergency crews were called to Fracaro’s Lanes shortly after 9:00 p.m. The family-owned business is located on the corner of Whiterock Avenue and Moreland Boulevard. The business started as a tavern in 1933, according to its website.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2017 11:07:53 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Red Cross assists 12 after fire at Milwaukee home near 28th and Meinecke

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VIDEO: Firefighters on Sunday night, January 1st were on the scene of a house fire near 28th and Meinecke. Officials with the American Red Cross said they were assisting 12 people after this fire. We're told everyone was able to get out safely -- and no injuries were reported. FOX6 News was told there were pets inside this home -- and we watched as officials took a pet snake from the house.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2017 7:38:05 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Fire ignites in Wausau garage Sunday afternoon

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VIDEO: A small garage fire erupted outside a Wausau home around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. It happened in an alley between Fairmount and Emerson Streets. According to Lt. Ted Tautges with the Wausau Fire Department, a firefighter sustained minor injuries when responding to the fire. No one else was hurt. Tautges said a neighboring home also was damaged.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2017 2:39:30 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

Fond du Lac first responders thanked with free meal on New Year's Eve

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: New Year's Eve is a time to reflect back on the past year. A group of volunteers in Fond du Lac wanted to give thanks to those who made a difference in so many lives in 2016. Preparing to welcome in the new year offered a bit of a twist at Ledgeview Lanes in Fond du Lac. The food being put together here wasn't for customers but for the community's first responders.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2016 3:22:59 PM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

Fumes sicken 5 at west Madison car shop, fire official says

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Five people became sick Saturday from vapors that were briefly released at a west Madison car shop, a Madison fire official said. Dane County dispatch said crews responded to a report of people sickened by chemicals at 11:22 a.m. at Don Miller on Odana Road. Madison Fire Department spokesman Eric Dahl said some liquids had been mixed together in the shop area, which caused fumes that made some people ill.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2016 2:54:52 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

6th generation Madison Fire Department firefighter retires

Wisconsin Fire News -

A Madison firefighter is retiring after 28 years on the job and being part of six generations of his family to serve the Madison Fire Department. Marc Behrend’s family has served the Madison Fire Department since 1867, back when it was a volunteer fire department. “I’m one of the lucky ones. I got to do a job I enjoyed doing,” Behrend said.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2016 8:59:46 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

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