The city of Bloomington has discovered that its firefighters have been paid on the wrong overtime system, leading many to be underpaid by thousands of dollars. The men and women who put their lives on the line every day thought they were being paid incorrectly, and they were right. Chief Jason Moore said it was one of the first things his employees told him about when he took over this year, and he worked with the city to confirm their suspicions.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV Fox 59 Indianapolis

The FDNY is unveiling a new way to resolve problematic workplace disputes — let members handle some issues themselves. Under the new equal employment opportunity policy, the FDNY is training some 35 volunteers from all its ranks — including EMS, fire marshals, firefighters and its high-ranking officers — to be a resource for those needing help with on-the-job problems.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

The burn boss scanned the snaking trail of the Swasey Recreation Area through thick black sunglasses. She saw firefighters scurrying on a hill above in a smoky blue haze. They were setting dozens of fires to burn away piles of sticks and shrubs that a lightning strike or cigarette butt could use to grow into a wildfire.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Marin Independent Journal

Picture the next major American city to go bankrupt. What springs to mind? Probably not the swagger and sprawl of Dallas. Indeed. Dallas has the fastest economic growth of the nation’s 13 largest cities. Its streets hum with supersize cars and its skyline bristles with cranes. Its mayor is a former chief executive of Pizza Hut.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Times

VIDEO: When firefighters run into a burning building it isn't the flames that are most dangerous it's the smoke. The International Fire Association has deemed every house fire a hazardous material incident because of the increasing levels of hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide. “Right now cancer is the number one killer of firefighters in America,” said Curtis Dunn with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 9:35:36 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

A fire at a recently opened Forest County supper club closed Highway 8 for hours Monday night. Crews responded to the Silver Lake Inn just west of Laona around 6 p.m. As of 8 p.m. Monday, firefighters were still working to put out the fire in the main restaurant building. Flames were seen coming out of the roof on the east side.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 8:33:34 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

VIDEO: An off-duty Fond du Lac firefighter was in the right place at the right time, coming to the aid of an injured motorist following a serious car accident on Friday night. Division Chief Troy Haase, with the Fond du Lac Fire Department, was on his way to deer camp with his 18 year old son on Friday night when the two came across an accident on Highway 23 just west of Fond du Lac.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 3:38:02 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

On November 19, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 15, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

PHOTO: Width-wise, it’s comparable to a medium-sized bathroom. Compared to the three acres of land the Chippewa Falls Fire Department’s new station sits on, that isn’t very much. But the training tower is Chief Mike Hepfler’s favorite place on the whole lot, which is located at 1301 Chippewa Crossing Boulevard.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 4:11:56 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald

On November 20, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A firefighter has died after attempting to save several people who fell from a collapsed ramp into the Savannah River on Saturday. The incident happened off of River Street where, WSAV reports, a ramp collapsed into the water. As many as 55 people were involved and 30 injuries reported. Of those 13 were hospitalized.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

An air-ambulance plane taking a heart-disease patient to a Utah hospital crashed in a parking lot in northern Nevada, killing all four people aboard and sending up explosions and flames. Three crew members and a patient were killed in the Friday night crash in Elko, American Medflight said Saturday in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Firefighters in a firetruck pick up a drunken, off-duty fellow fireman who was walking from Columbia’s St. Pat’s Festival. They ferry him to a nearby fire station that has a frat house reputation, where he causes trouble. A fire captain gooses a young firefighter and dismisses it as typical horseplay.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State

Officials in West Texas are investigating whether procedures were followed after a 3-year-old girl was found in the back of a smashed vehicle hours after she was injured in a car accident. A tow truck driver found the girl Monday while taking the vehicle to a wrecking yard after the accident in Odessa, KOSA-TV (CBS 7) reported.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Dallas Morning News

The newly-minted class of FDNY probationary firefighters includes an unprecedented nine rookie Bravest with felony convictions, including one who did jail time for gun possession, insiders told The Post. The nine ex-felons, all minorities, were among 295 probies who graduated from the Fire Academy on Nov.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

A pole barn fire killed more than 20 sheep and cost $125,000 in damages Friday night. At approximately 9:54 p.m. Darien and Sharon Fire departments responded to a fire at W8694 Kilkinney Road. Additional assistance came from city of Delavan firefighters, according to a Darien Fire Department news release.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2016 4:35:48 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

A Saturday morning fire destroyed a multi-tenant residence at 3420 N. 21st St. and displaced three residents. One firefighter experienced medical difficulties and had to exit the structure, according to a release from Battalion Chief Scott Gordon with the Superior Fire Department. The firefighter was taken by ambulance to St.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2016 1:44:18 AM - SOURCE: Daily Telegram-Superior

On November 19, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: The home of two elderly residents in Harshaw caught on fire Saturday afternoon. Officials say the fire started somewhere in the garage. Town of Cassian Fire Chief Ed Tadych says the department got the call around 1:19 p.m. Tadych did not say what may have caused the fire, but says the structure on Lakewood Road may be a total loss because of the holes crews had to cut, in order to find the heat.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2016 8:55:21 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau