VIDEO: An elderly couple had to be rescued late Thursday night after their house was surrounded by a swelling Eau Claire River. Augusta Fire Chief Ken Zich told News 18 the call came in around 8:30 Thursday night, but due to the long driveway and rising river, they couldn't get to the home off Channey Road north of Augusta.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 6:19:06 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

The paramedic driving a LifeStar Ambulance died around 12:30 Friday morning after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of County Road 197 and Ohio 19 in Green Creek Township just before 7:30 Thursday evening. Sandra L. Cline, 45, of Holland, suffered what would be fatal injuries after William A. Bluethmann, driving a 2013 Dodge Journey SUV, failed to stop at a stop sign and struck the ambulance, said Sgt.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sandusky Register

Exactly one year after firefighter Rob Rochette found himself consumed by a massive fireball while battling an East Main Street blaze that left him seriously burned, he returned to work Thursday for his first shift since the fire. It’s been a tough year of recovery, but for Rochette, 34, there’s no place he would rather be than with his brothers from Engine 2.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Record Journal

Eight Russian firefighters were killed as they battled a blaze at a warehouse in eastern Moscow, authorities said Friday, in the latest deadly fire to hit the capital. Their bodies were discovered after contact was lost as they fought to extinguish a huge blaze that started Thursday evening at a plastics depot, the emergency services ministry said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo News

When a female firefighter scored a choice spot at a station in San Francisco’s Chinatown, she was immediately met with resistance by her new male colleagues, including one who asked her an intimidating question: “Do you know how difficult your time is going to be?” A document obtained by The Chronicle outlines details from an independent investigation into just how miserable her life was made in the “male-dominated” culture of Station 2 at 1340 Powell St.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com

VIDEO - At least one person was seriously injured after a fire truck was rear-ended in Cinnaminson, Burlington County. It happened around 8:20 p.m. Thursday at Broad Street and Union Landing Road. Chopper 6 captured the scene that showed a car slammed into the rear of a Riverton fire truck. Fire officials say they took the driver of the car to Cooper University Hospital for care.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV 6 ABC.com

VIDEO - A Dalmatian in a firehouse — what could be a more perfect scene? Firefighters said Chico, the Dalmatian mix puppy, snuck into a Florida fire house early Tuesday morning and immediately became one of the guys. "There's nothing more American than a Dalmatian in a firehouse," said Corey Dierdorff, public information officer at the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inside Edition

On September 22, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Former Green Bay Metro Fire Department Lt. Michael Miller will be honored during the annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Oct. 9. Miller, 45, was on duty at Station 3 on Shawano Avenue on June 20, 2015, when his fellow firefighters found him unresponsive. Known as "Peanut," Miller had been with the fire department for 18 years and was remembered by firefighters and friends for his quick wit and warm smile.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 4:39:46 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

VIDEO: North Shore Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to an apartment building near the intersection of Oakland and Kensington in Shorewood on Thursday afternoon, September 22nd. Officials say when they arrived on the scene, they found a haze in the building. The fire crews determined it was exhaust from carpet cleaning equipment -- and carbon monoxide (CO).
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 1:36:53 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A Madison man is facing an arson charge in connection with a fire that displaced four people last month, police said. The Madison Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at the home on Aug. 27 at 4:54 a.m. Officials said someone called 911 to report the fire but hung up before providing further information.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 9:18:46 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

A Town of Burlington man who perished in a vehicle fire last week was a dedicated employee who worked for more than 23 years at Best Bargains Inc. in Wheatland, an employer said Wednesday. “He was an absolutely indispensable cog in our machine. One of the most dedicated men and employees I have ever seen,” Doug Helnore, an owner of Best Bargains, said of Paul H.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 2:13:12 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

He married his high school sweetheart and joined the same fire department his beloved father devoted his professional life to for more than two decades. But Ryan Osler’s life was cut short early Wednesday when the fire rig he was riding in overturned on a dark highway in Lompoc as the Ventura County Fire Department engineer helped battle the Canyon Fire near Vandenberg Air Force Base.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star

A North Belle Vernon firefighter died two days after he sustained serious injuries enroute to call. Charles E. Horan, 61, was preparing to leave his home to assist law enforcement access the roof of a building when he tripped and fell just before 11 a.m. on Sept. 19. Horan was transported to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

After experimenting with individual bedrooms, the Hutchinson Fire Department is returning to what works best for it with a new fire station at the intersection of Avenue E and Walnut Street. The new Fire Station No. 3 will have bunk rooms, with beds for multiple firefighters. Deputy Chief Doug Hanen said Tuesday that the department has found bunk rooms for multiple firefighters help team cohesion.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hutchinson News

Video that shows girls in bikinis twerking on a Detroit firetruck has caused a stir on the internet, but some say it's not what it seems. It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Detroit firefighters stopped their firetruck at a car wash to support a locally owned business. The Jet Spa and Ultra Wash on Second and Clairmount avenues is a vehicle detail shop with a grill next door.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit

Top officials with the city of Houston said the Fire Department needs a major shakeup on addressing hazardous materials. A Houston Chronicle investigation reported Sunday the city doesn't know where most dangerous chemicals are, hasn't inspected more than three-quarters of the ones it does know about, and is still relying on paper records despite a sophisticated database.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

VIDEO: Crews are called to a barn fire Wednesday in Chippewa County. Firefighters responded to the structure located on 320th Street in the Town of Delmar, which is northeast of Boyd, earlier Wednesday evening. The barn, located across the street from the house, is fully engulfed. Several cows were housed inside, but Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk, tells us they all got out safely.
- PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 11:27:20 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

On September 20, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On September 17, 11 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.