VIDEO: The third annual Battle of the Badges softball tournament was held at Sunnyvale Park in Wausau on Saturday. Local police and fire departments battled it out to see who was king of the diamond. "Everybody is here to have fun but obviously there is a little competition involved," said Organizer Ted Knoeck.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2016 6:44:24 AM - SOURCE: WOAW-TV ABC 9

On September 17, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On September 16, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On September 15, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Monona firefighters would join the city’s EMS personnel in being dispatched by Dane County if the Monona City Council agrees with a recommendation from a group charged with studying the emergency dispatch operations. The study looked at the entire 911 system, which included considerations of technical needs, service, staffing, security, responsiveness and cost.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 3:11:21 AM - SOURCE: Monona / Cottage Grove Herald Independent

On September 15, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

More than $10,000 worth of equipment has been stolen from Canadian firefighters who are here to honor fallen firefighters. They stored their large tents, tables and other things needed for the annual memorial in Colorado Springs, but it wasn't until this week when they found out it was all missing. Their equipment was supposed to be set up in Memorial Park next to the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial this weekend.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 & 30 Colorado Springs

The parents of fallen Mount Marion Fire Department Capt. Jack Rose have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of the owner of the home where Rose succumbed while fighting a fire in December 2015. Joe O’Connor, the lawyer representing Gary and Linda Rose, said an addendum to the suit is likely to be filed within a month and “may include other entities.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Freeman

Fellowsville volunteer firefighter Justin Zink was remembered for having a heart of gold and would always pitch in to help. According to his obituary, Zink died Sept. 15 in Braxton County while stopping to assist at the scene of an automobile accident on Interstate 79. He was 28 years old. He worked as a truck driver for Fed-Ex in Bridgeport and loved hunting, fishing and being with his family.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Morgantown Dominion Post

More than $10,000 worth of equipment has been stolen from Canadian firefighters who are here to honor fallen firefighters. They stored their large tents, tables and other things needed for the annual memorial in Colorado Springs, but it wasn't until this week when they found out it was all missing. Their equipment was supposed to be set up in Memorial Park next to the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial this weekend.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 & 30 Colorado Springs

A 4-month-old girl was pronounced dead at Midtown Medical Center late Wednesday afternoon after first responders rushed her to the hospital in a Columbus Fire and EMS fire truck because an ambulance was not immediately available. The 911 call for help came from an apartment on Forest Avenue at 5:13 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ledger-Enquirer

Former Trenton firefighter Jesse Diaz set up fellow firefighters in surreptitious tapes so he could “gain more juice” for a lawsuit he planned to file against the city fire department over perceived mistreatment for reporting a colleague for using a racial slur, a city attorney said. Michael Sullivan, the attorney representing the city in Diaz’s civil case, zeroed in on secretly recorded conversations the now-retired driver and war veteran had with Capt.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Trentonian

A long-running feud between the Wilkes-Barre Township Volunteer Fire Department and a resident over the direction of a surveillance camera has been settled, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo on Thursday dismissed the complaint Joseph Naperkowski filed a few years back, writing in a brief order that the matter has been settled for an unspecified amount.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice

Laptops, tablets, and cell phones were stolen from a Milwaukee fire station as firefighters were out answering a call. That call turned out to be a false alarm. According to Milwaukee police, around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, September 15th firefighters at Station 34, located at at 62nd and Burleigh, responded to the fire call and then left the scene.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 7:59:34 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: It was a mass exodus. Three Edgerton Fire Chiefs resigned in less than a year. "The truth is Hollywood doesn't do us any favors," New Edgerton Fire Chief Randy Pickering said. "They glamorize the parts of the job that's like 2% of what we do," he added. Chief Pickering is taking over after three previous chiefs left in rapid succession.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 5:48:28 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

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

A fire damaged a home in Sun Prairie Wednesday afternoon according to the Sun Prairie Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters were called to a home in the 900 block of Katherine Drive just after 4:30 p.m. Fire officials said when crews arrived on scene, they found an active fire in the laundry room area.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 7:36:17 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: Local law enforcement, medical staff, and firefighters were honored during a church service Wednesday night in Alma. Buffalo County Sheriff Mike Schmidtknecht says the St. Lawrence Catholic Church held a prayer service in support of local heroes. Schmidtknecht says he's appreciative for the communities' support.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 6:54:13 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

VIDEO: Officials are investigating after a pick-up truck caught fire at an Appleton parking garage. It happened just before 4 p.m. Wednesday at Yellow Parking Ramp, located on the 100 block of East Washington Street. Firefighters say there is not much left of the pick-up truck. The parking garage was not damaged.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 6:39:20 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: The Waunakee Fire Department says it's working to find out what started a massive fire in the Town of Westport early Thursday morning. The fire at an eight-unit apartment complex started around 3:15 a.m. and was contained around 6:15 a.m. Firefighters were still on the scene as of 6:45 a.m. to monitor the building.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 3:05:06 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC