One of the city's two deputy fire chiefs has chosen to retire instead of heed what he believes are improper and unethical orders from Fire Director Qareeb Bashir, a fire union president said Tuesday. Deputy Chief Robert Tharp was promoted earlier this year at a City Hall ceremony and in just over six months as a department leader has made measurable improvements to the department, firefighters' union president Wayne Wolk said.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

A Sedona fire captain badly burned in a fire station fire continues to make progress and has been moved to an acute care unit at burn center. According to a news release from the Sedona Fire Department, Fire Capt. Matt Fleece suffered burns when a bbq grill he had been using near the rear of the station apparently caught fire and exploded.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

A new study by the Fire Protection Research Foundation highlights positive opinions of home fire sprinklers by homeowners and most government officials in U.S. states required to fire sprinkler new homes. The new report, “Stakeholder Perceptions of Home Fire Sprinklers,” analyzes the opinions of three groups—government officials, homeowners, and water purveyors—following the passage of statewide requirements for home fire sprinklers.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

Firefighters and one other person trapped in a mountain fire in Church Hill Tuesday night were reported to be in a safe location. According to Church Hill dispatch, the call about the fire between Mountain View Road and Laurel Run Park Road came in around 7 p.m. Firefighters with Carters Valley and Goshen Valley fire departments were trapped in the fire and two officers were called to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT Local 8 Now

On November 8, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

A woman woke up because of her baby and discovered a fire broke out inside her Appleton townhouse Tuesday. Fire officials say it happened at 1201 Bartell Court around 10:30 a.m. The woman heard her 18-month-old daughter coughing and fidgeting when she spotted the fire. The mom then broke a window in the second floor bedroom and screamed for help.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 2:33:32 PM - SOURCE: WIXX-FM 101

On November 7, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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

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.