On December 12, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have their completed work at the scene of a fatal warehouse fire that broke out during a dance party, killing 36 people. In a news conference Tuesday representatives from ATF stated there has been no final determination in the cause of the Oakland warehouse fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU.com

Police have arrested the home owner in the arson fire that killed Hamilton firefighter Patrick Wolterman a year ago this month. Lester Parker, 66, is facing felony murder and aggravated arson charges, according to Hamilton police, who announced an indictment Monday afternoon. Wolterman fell through the first floor of Parker's home while fighting a blaze on Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati

He was the one they thought would be chief one day. Hardworking and driven, with a knack for pushing others to excel, Orlando Fire Department District Chief Matthew Negedly had the qualities his brethren wanted in a leader. "He was getting ready to become assistant chief," his wife, Jill Negedly, said.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel

VIDEO - The town’s police chief and two fire chiefs are to appear on a national news show Tuesday morning to talk about a viral video featuring Manchester first responders. Police Chief Marc Montminy said he, town fire Chief David Billings and Eighth Utilities District fire Chief Don Moore are scheduled to appear on “Fox & Friends” between 6:30 and 7 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant

At first, Bill and Kristi Anderson felt numb after learning that their 19-year-old son was found frozen to death in southeast Minneapolis the morning after celebrating the end of his first semester of college. But later, when they brought themselves to view photos of the scene and review reports from paramedics, their questions began to pile up.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Federal authorities are expected to say Tuesday that the deadly inferno inside a warehouse art collective that killed 36 people on Dec. 2 was caused by overloaded electrical lines at the rear of the structure where investigators had focused attention, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, which has taken a lead role in assisting the Oakland Fire Department in the investigation, is expected to provide details at a news conference Tuesday morning.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

On December 11, 10 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 10, 13 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 8, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 10, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 8, 13 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 7, 15 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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

Neighbors woke to the screams of children early Monday when a house fire that killed four children and injured two people in Springfield. The fire started at about 3 a.m. at 809 Poplar Ave. Ricardo Morales said his wife woke up hearing the screams. He said they called 911 and he rushed out with his sons and nephews.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tennessean

The disastrous Ghost Ship fire has intensified long-simmering tensions between Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed and the city’s firefighters union, which for years has been lobbying behind the scenes to get her fired. At the same time, however, African American community leaders are coming to the chief’s defense, complaining that Mayor Libby Schaaf’s administration may be setting her up to take the blame for the deadly fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle

The city is set to pay a group of African-American women $3.8 million as part of a settlement of a long-running federal lawsuit claiming that Chicago Fire Department tests were discriminatory. The City Council Finance Committee will consider the payment Monday. It's the latest payout from the city because of allegations of racial or gender bias in hiring practices at the Fire Department in lawsuits that have gone back decades and already have cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

Where’s the fire? EMS workers are in such a rush to get out of the ambulance and into the firehouse that nearly 50% of them signed up to take the city firefighter test next week — forcing the FDNY to call for mandatory overtime to cover all its 911 medical shifts. The entrance exam will be administered from Monday to Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

Tucson’s oldest firehouse has become an example of how long-delayed capital projects can cost more than a spreadsheet can list. And in this case, officials say, it might be an actual pound of flesh. Fire Station No. 3 near Campbell Avenue and Broadway dates to the 1950s and has been retrofitted repeatedly in an attempt to extend its useful life.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tucson.com

VIDEO: The Appleton Fire Department says it has now responded to four fires since its “Keep the Wreath Green” effort began earlier this holiday season. Wreaths with green bulbs hang currently outside each fire station in the city. Every time there is a fire, firefighters change a bulb from green to red.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2016 11:36:49 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay