Early Sunday morning, the Green Lake County E911 Communications Center received a call of an intentionally set fire at a home on Rex Street in the Town of Marquette. Deputies arrived on the scene to collect information and evidence. An elderly male reported that his 57-year-old daughter had intentionally set a number of fires inside of his residence.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 2:51:03 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Two of three sites being considered for a new fire station on Eau Claire’s north side would reduce overall response times for ambulance and fire calls, an important factor in determining that station’s location, city Fire Chief Chris Bell said Monday. But both of those sites — on property along Galloway Street across from Indianhead Foodservice Distributor and at a site along Malden Avenue — pose other issues, Bell told the Eau Claire City Council.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 2:32:21 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

As Alissa Routheaux went on a walk with the seven young kids she was watching Monday morning, the group passed a few dozen fire engines and other safety vehicles that were parked up and down a street in her neighborhood. This wasn’t a typical early November day in the small city. Sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures were accompanied by a big turnout in the downtown district.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 1:47:51 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com

A 23-year-old man picked the wrong Stockton house to break into Monday morning. Jamal Davis, who told authorities he was living under a downtown freeway bridge, allegedly chose one of the busiest firehouses in the city to burglarize. After he was discovered inside Station 2 shortly after 4 a.m., firefighters chased him outside and secured his location for police, who responded quickly.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Record

The Disney-controlled Reedy Creek Improvement District has rejected a special magistrate's ruling siding with firefighters in a union dispute. Reedy Creek issued a 16-page letter rejecting the magistrate's decision to the Public Employees Relations Commission on Friday. The government agency said the magistrate, James Stokes, issued his decision four months after the deadline.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel

A proposed plea deal in the case of five volunteer firefighters accused of sexually assaulting a colleague in an Ellis County firehouse last year would result in one of them pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault count and charges being dropped against the others. Eight people were arrested after the January 2015 attack captured in a cellphone video that was allegedly shared with people through a group text.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today released A Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Firefighter Physicals to assist healthcare providers in the evaluation and treatment of the health and wellness of firefighters. The guide serves as an important new tool for firefighters to manage their own healthcare.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

A 23-year-old man picked the wrong Stockton house to break into Monday morning. Jamal Davis, who told authorities he was living under a downtown freeway bridge, allegedly chose one of the busiest firehouses in the city to burglarize. After he was discovered inside Station 2 shortly after 4 a.m., firefighters chased him outside and secured his location for police, who responded quickly.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Record

One of the primary responsibilities of every fire department is to understand and best serve the community that supports it. This mission is one of the primary reasons for promoting diversity among department members — to better represent and understand the needs of those served. But there is one demographic that, with rare exception, will never be included among active firefighters, despite a disproportionate involvement with emergency services agencies.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

PHOTO - The cute quotient of local fire departments increased significantly Monday with the appointment of four adorable third-grade girls as chiefs. And even it was just for a day, it was groundbreaking. “To my knowledge, this is the first time we’ve had four girls win the contest,” said Erik Duran, a spokesman for the Pueblo Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pueblo Chieftain

On November 7, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 6, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Firefighters on Monday morning, November 7th were called out to the scene of a fire at an abandoned warehouse in Milwaukee. It happened near 15th and St. Paul shortly before 1:00 a.m. The fire caused $100,000 in damage to the building. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2016 4:49:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

On November 6, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The Milton Fire Department, like many other fire and rescue squads across Rock and Walworth counties, faces chronic staffing issues and budget shortfalls. Despite those challenges, Milton is exploring how to enhance its EMS services. Doing so would come with an undetermined cost at a time when finances are already tight, interim Fire Chief Chris Lukas said.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fire Rescue 1

A volunteer firefighter died Sunday after becoming entangled in a fallen ladder. USFA reported that Alfred A. Stewart, 79, with the West Milford Volunteer Fire Company #6, reported to the station for a company drill. He stayed at the station to perform maintenance duties while other members attended the drill.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

It's a follow up to a story FOX10 News told you Thursday night about the controversial and confusing shut down of fire stations in Semmes. Mayor Judy Hale has broken her silence. At a news conference Friday afternoon, Hale blamed the Semmes City Council for what she's calling a "bad move." She explained that now, the city fire department and the volunteer fire department will be separate.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSFA-TV NBC 12 Montgomery

A retrial of a man accused in state charges of setting a 1995 fire that killed three Pittsburgh firefighters could be moving to federal court now that a grand jury has indicted Gregory Brown Jr. The federal grand jury indictment, returned Nov. 1 and unsealed Friday, charged Brown, 39, with malicious destruction of property by fire resulting in death.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

With less than a week before final votes are cast in what is the most bizarre election I remember, I was pretty sure I'd seen and heard it all. There were certainly no surprises left. Then along came this gem out of Wiscasset, Maine. On Nov. 8, those voters will decide a referendum issue on whether or not to allow their volunteer firefighters to continue to wash their personal vehicles at the fire station.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireChief.com

James Williams, the 2016 Safety Officer of the Year, believes the role of safety officers is not just about keeping firefighters safe on the fireground, but includes improving firefighters’ physical and mental health and being proactive in cancer prevention and hearing conservation. “Think ‘big picture’,” said Williams.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse