Kenosha’s new fire chief said he’s excited to lead one of the state’s largest fire departments. Earlier this month, the Police and Fire Commission chose Charles Leipzig Jr. to succeed John Thomsen, who retired as chief in July. The commission said Leipzig’s long-term department vision, humility and inclusiveness of personnel stood out to the commissioners.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2016 1:41:20 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

On November 12, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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

On November 10, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 9, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 8, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.

Bay Area Medical Center announces the arrival of a new Paramedic intercept vehicle. BAMC provides paramedic-level 9-1-1 ambulance service partnership with the volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad to Marinette, Peshtigo, and Menominee as well as the surrounding towns. The service also works closely with the City of Marinette Fire Department when responding in Marinette.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 3:04:54 AM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times

Green Bay firefighters spent early Wednesday morning battling a chimney fire. Crews were called to a home in the 800 block of Gross Lane around 1:30 a.m. When NBC26 arrived, visible flames could be seen coming from the roof. Crews were quickly able to stop the fire from spreading by cutting holes in the roof.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:37:12 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

VIDEO: Several departments were called out to a four-alarm fire at an apartment building in Whitewater Wednesday night, November 9th. The call came in around 6:30 p.m. This fire occurred at an apartment building on Tratt Street in Whitewater -- University Garden Apartments. First arriving crews noted fire in one of the common hallways and initiated an offensive attack.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX 6 Now

Yonkers firefighters are suing the city to force it to build a new firehouse pledged when the Ridge Hill shopping center got its approvals. The union wants the state Supreme Court to forbid city officials from issuing any certificate of occupancy for the new Lowe's home improvement store under construction at Ridge Hill until the new firehouse is built or there is a firm timetable for building a firehouse under court supervision to ensure compliance.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)

Wiscasset residents voted by nearly a 2-to-1 margin on Tuesday to allow volunteer firefighters to wash their personal vehicles at the fire station. Voters approved the practice 1,502-707, according to unofficial results. The referendum question was the only local ballot question for Wiscasset voters.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News

This fourth Fire Service Needs Assessment Survey was conducted by NFPA in 2015-2016 and follows three earlier surveys, which were completed in 2001, 2005 and 2010. This report shows that while some fire service needs have been declining, many have remained constant or increased. Fire service needs are extensive for departments of all sizes and in every area, including staffing, training, facilities, apparatus, personal protective equipment (PPE); and health and wellness.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

The state attorney general's office has determined that selectmen did not violate the Open Meeting Law in their selection of a fire chief last spring. However, the attorney general's office said that minutes from an open session May 16, when the board interviewed candidates for fire chief, lacked sufficient detail and that the minutes show the board wrongly kept secret how they determined the top candidate.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

With more questions than answers surrounding a Trump presidency, these seven items are likely to be front of mind for fire and EMS providers. I have closely followed the presidential campaign over the past 18 months. Today as I review the results, read the analysis and scroll through the cries of despair and boasts of triumph on Facebook, I am reminded of the EMS adage, "Don't treat the monitor, treat the patient.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

On November 9, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: It's the final test before becoming a firefighter. Some of the Milwaukee Fire Department's latest recruits put their training to the test on Wednesday, November 9th -- all before graduation. "It feels more real than other training I've ever done before," said Phillip Tadysak, a firefighter recruit.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 8:37:11 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

On November 5, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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

For firefighters, high quality training in a controlled but realistic environment can be the difference between life and death when they confront the real thing. It is something that any firefighting professional knows; a firefighter is only as good as the training they have undergone to prepare them for the real thing.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 2:13:49 AM - SOURCE: Ashland Daily Press

Brookston Fire Chief Michael Payne raced to the scene of a vehicle fire early Tuesday, helped extinguish the fire then collapsed from an apparent heart attack. "We were out on a fire run. A semi was on fire on an exit ramp," Brookston Assistant Fire Chief Karl Stokes said, noting that the department was dispatched to the scene at 11:58 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lafayette Journal and Courier