One person was transported from the scene after a car rammed into a fire truck near the Coastal Carolina University campus multiple times Tuesday afternoon, according to officials and witnesses at the scene. Lt. Brian VanAernem with Horry County Fire Rescue said no firefighters were injured in the crash, which happened on Highway 544 and Founders Drive, just outside the university campus.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV Charleston Live 5 News

Flames tore through the Great Smoky Mountains, killing at least three people, scorching hundreds of homes and businesses and sending more than 14,000 fleeing from the resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Tourists and residents scrambled Monday night and early Tuesday to outrun the blaze, which was pushed from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park into the towns by wind gusts of almost 90 mph.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

Georgia firefighters still hoppin’ mad over Gov. Nathan Deal’s veto earlier this year of cancer legislation related to their work have vowed an even stronger comeback for the coming legislative session that begins Jan. 9 — including a push to override the veto. Jim Daws, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Georgia, sent a notice Monday calling on colleagues to contact their state lawmakers to back the effort.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Two Wilmington City Council members say if the city's Fire Department needs more funds to keep stations open, all it needs to do is ask. Council members Bob Williams, who has been a vocal supporter of the Fire Department, and Sherry Dorsey-Walker joined members of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1590 on Tuesday afternoon across from Station 6 on North Union Street.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online)

When Miguel Rivas woke up before dawn Monday and went for a drink of water, he noticed a burglar taking some of his firefighter equipment from his car in the driveway. He grabbed his shotgun, ran outside with his two terrier- and pit bull-mixed dogs and held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived, according to a police report.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The New Mexican

On November 29, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: One person died in a town of Newark house fire Tuesday morning, Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said. The sheriff's office declined to share the victim's name, age or gender pending informing next of kin. The victim's identity likely will be revealed later today, Spoden said. The cause of the fire that destroyed the house at 10219 W.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2016 9:41:14 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette - Metered Site

On November 28, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 25, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 24, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 23, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Merle L. Nell. For 51 years, he dedicated his time and service to his community as a proud member of the Vernon Fire Department, responding to hundreds upon hundreds of calls. Merle joined the department in 1965, when members were required to live within one mile of the station in order to hear the fire whistle from their homes.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oneida Dispatch

Hundreds of structures have been destroyed by wildfires in Tennessee and more than 14,000 people have been evacuated from the Gatlinburg area, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reported Tuesday morning. About 100 homes have been damaged or destroyed by flames from spreading wildfires, state emergency officials said.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

Two former firefighters are accusing the Harmony Fire District and its chief of firing them from their volunteer posts after they voiced concern that women were not being treated as equals. Linda Ferragamo and Kimberly Perreault filed suit in federal court against the Glocester-based fire district and its chief, Stuart D.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Providence Journal

Although the firefighting profession is among the most stressful jobs, and it is widely believed that firefighters are at greater risk for suicide, few studies have looked at the reasons why some firefighters consider suicide as an option. With so many fires, line-of-duty deaths and other critical incidents, the wear and tear of daily life may become unbearable for some.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

A New York City firefighter’s helmet went missing from a Bronx fire truck, and wound up listed hours later on eBay. The auction ended before anyone put in a single bid, though, and the seller, who claims to be a teenager, says the helmet is now in the hands of police. “(I’m) just 15 just wanted to make money out of it,” eBay user “sellinhelmetsasa0” told the Daily News in a message Sunday night.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

On November 28, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The tenants of three apartments in a Two Rivers apartment house will need to find another place to stay after a fire Monday morning. Just after 7:30, a woman in an upstairs apartment called 911 after smelling smoke and seeing an orange glow on the ceiling of her living room on the 1800-block of Madison Street.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 5:14:19 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Firefighters worked to identify and contain a spill in the Fox River Monday morning. Authorities were called to East Water and South Olde Oneida streets about 8:20 a.m., according to Appleton Fire Department Battalion Chief Joe Strauss. "There appears to be some kind of diesel leak that worked its way down into the river," Strauss said.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 1:04:40 PM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com

On November 23, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.