Washburn County Emergency Management coordinated an Emergency Communications regional training and exercise during the week of October 24-28 at the Spooner Fire Hall. The training focused on the development of technician-level communications in the region to better support the various public safety communication needs at an emergency response during significant incidents such as flooding and other natural or man-made disasters.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2016 3:23:28 AM - SOURCE: Spooner Advocate

PHOTO - Four firefighters and one civilian were injured today when a fire truck collided with a car in the Back Bay causing a domino effect that damaged eight other cars, fire officials said. The civilian and firefighters, including one captain, all were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where they were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn said.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

A 25-year veteran of Cleveland's fire department sued the city and several employees Monday claiming he was subject to retaliation based on an erroneous belief that he had leaked damaging information about a former fire chief. Sean DeCrane, who retired in September as Third Battalion chief, contends he warned city officials in January 2013 that former fire division Chief Daryl McGinnis lacked required continuing training and certification needed to hold his position.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com

Six people were killed and 10 more injured Tuesday morning when a school bus veered into oncoming traffic in Southwest Baltimore and ripped through the side of an MTA bus, police said. Officials described a "horrific" scene in the 3800 block of Frederick Avenue, where the two buses remained jack-knifed into each other hours after the morning commute had concluded.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun

A New Orleans judge has sided with the city over one point of a deal hashed last year over firefighters' pay and pensions, approving a less generous interpretation of how quickly firefighters will accrue retirement benefits. At the same time, Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso sided with the firefighters on a separate point, saying that the city can’t take back disability benefits from firefighters who already have received them.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Advocate

Three years ago, Chicago spent nearly $2 million — and $1.7 million more in legal fees — to compensate dozens of women denied firefighter jobs because of a discriminatory test of upper body strength that City Hall has now scrapped. Now, a dozen women who wanted desperately to become paramedics are accusing the Chicago Fire Department of devising two new physical agility tests that are equally biased against women.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times

Fire departments from across the Birmingham area responded to a gas line explosion in Shelby County that killed one person and severely injured several people Monday afternoon. Earlier reports indicated that seven had been severely burned and many of them transported to UAB. However, at 10:45 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

On October 31, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On October 27, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On October 26, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: He was trying to evict his tenants. Now a Milwaukee landlord finds himself homeless. Monday afternoon a fire destroyed Dan Crowley's duplex on North 36th Street. He said he believes that the fire was started by his tenants who live on the other levels of his building. "This has a lot to do with a landlord tenant issue.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2016 8:59:36 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

On October 30, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On October 30, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On October 29, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On October 28, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: About one dozen patients were taken to a hospital following a carbon monoxide incident in Manitowoc. The Manitowoc Fire Chief says 12-16 patients were transported to the hospital. “This was a mass casualty incident for the city of Manitowoc. Meaning that our local resources were tasked and we had additional agencies from Two Rivers and Mishicot EMS that came to assist with this incident,” said Chief Todd Blaser.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2016 8:40:47 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

On October 30, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On October 28, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On October 26, 13 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

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