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

On December 1, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Cheryl Weill, 50, decided not to go grocery shopping. Though her Friday after-work routine typically included such a trip, she decided not to Aug. 26. All but one of her five children were home that night. Weill has been a foster parent since 2002 and has two of her own from previous relationships. She has taken care of as many as seven children at once as a single, working mother.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 2:20:37 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

The death toll in the devastating Oakland warehouse fire climbed to 36 early Monday as officials said the search for more bodies had to halted due to precarious conditions just after they found what they suspect is the area where the blaze started. The number of victims recovered from the gutted building grew by three overnight, but work on recovering more bodies was stopped just after midnight due to a “wobbly” wall that was leaning inward and making the situation too dangerous for firefighters to continue, said Battalion Chief Melinda Drayton of the Oakland Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com

Firefighters battled a 10-alarm fire Saturday in Cambridge that started in the afternoon and raged on into the night. The fire was reported just before 3 p.m. on Berkshire Street and reached nine alarms about 30 minutes later, and eventually hit 10 alarms. The flames were lessened but still burning as of 11 p.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Boston

An Oak Lawn firefighter who was dismissed in February after being accused of dialing phone sex providers while on duty has reached a six-figure settlement agreement with the village over his termination, officials said. Robert Lanz, a 15-year veteran of the Oak Lawn Fire Department, will receive a combined $100,000 — $42,040 for his accrued paid time-off benefits and an additional sum of $57,960 — and have all records of being disciplined over the phone sex allegations rescinded and removed from his personnel file, according to the terms of the agreement.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

Rivada Mercury is protesting its elimination from consideration to become FirstNet’s contractor to build and operate the much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN)—an action that points to AT&T as the selected bidder, although court documents indicate that the award likely will be delayed until at least March.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

PHOTOS - Seventeen years ago, Crystal Jackson stood outside the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire certain that her brother, Tim, had gone into the building to help find fellow Worcester firefighters trapped inside. Ms. Jackson and hundreds of others returned to the scene Saturday night, remembering Lt.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The City of Mesa has hired a new fire chief, a trailblazer for individuals in her department. Mary Cameli was among the first women firefighters hired by Mesa 33 years ago, and now she is the new chief of the Fire and Medical Department. She was appointed the interim chief on Oct 4 to replace retired Chief Harry Beck, and her permanent position as chief became official on Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNXV-TV Channel 15 ABC

On December 4, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Multiple fire crews battled a fire which quickly went from a vehicle to a building in Fond du Lac. According to Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue, they were called Saturday around 6:19 a.m. to 68 John Street. Firefighters saw flames coming from the roof of a building which contained multiple small businesses.
- PUB DATE: 12/4/2016 6:19:48 PM - SOURCE: WNFL SPORT REDIO

VIDEO: A West Salem High School student is presenting a check to area fire departments as well as two local Lions clubs. In Late September, West Salem High School senior Nick Miller, with the help of the Barre Co-ed Lions Club and the St. Joseph Ridge Lions Club, raised over $15,000 during the first Fore Alarm Scramble in memory of David "Gator" McClintock, a West Salem fire fighter who died in March.
- PUB DATE: 12/4/2016 5:14:28 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

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

On December 2, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On December 1, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Ardythe Hope, a firefighter injured in Canby Park blaze in September has died, according to the Wilmington Fire Department. She is the third firefighter to die as a result of the Canby Park blaze in September. Hope was injured after entering the rowhome in an attempt to save a trapped Leach when the floor gave way.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal

When he likely retires in 4½ years, Clarence Tucker will remember Dec. 1, 2016, for two reasons: It was his birthday; he turned 55. And he got to spend it with his family inside Akron Fire Station No. 7 as Mayor Dan Horrigan swore in the 28-year firefighter as the 19th Fire Chief and only the second African-American to lead the fire department in its 180-year history.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal

The California Supreme Court jumped into a high-stakes dispute over public employee pensions Tuesday, agreeing to decide whether laws aimed at limiting preretirement actions to inflate future benefits can be applied to millions of government workers. A state appeals court in San Francisco ruled in a Marin County case in August that the new laws could be applied to current employees — a potentially major setback for the workers and their unions, and a victory for local governments facing mounting deficits in their pension plans.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com

A Forest Service firefighter from California’s Eldorado National Forest blew another whistle Thursday on sexual harassment and gender bias inside federal public lands agencies. Reinforcing claims previously made by many others over many years, Fire Prevention Technician Denice Rice told a House panel of repeated problems facing women, who remain greatly outnumbered by men in the Forest Service.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: McClatchy Washington Bureau

A strong explosion in Eastern Kanawha County this morning blew the helmet off a firefighter. "It sounded almost like a cannon going off," Malden Fire Chief, Squeak Peterson told WSAZ. The tank burst, sending pieces flying through one neighbors home and another neighbors shed, according to firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAZ.com