Robert Singletary fell into firefighting. “I was never a little kid that wanted to grow up and be a firefighter, but I was blessed to be ... allowed to be one and to lead this department for the past 17 years,” said Singletary, whose last official day as Warner Robins fire chief was symbolically set for 9/11.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Telegraph

The names of 24 FDNY firefighters killed by cancer linked to their work at Ground Zero on Sept. 11 will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial next month. They will be among the 112 firefighters honored Oct. 9 at the 35th annual memorial service at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Houston can't overhaul a state-governed firefighter pension system that the mayor claims is pushing the city towards insolvency, a Texas appeals court ruled. Houston sued the Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund in January 2014, seeking a declaration that a state law setting how the fund is operated, and giving the city no control over the amount of its contributions, is unconstitutional.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Courthouse News Service

A fire suppressant foam linked to the shutdown of two drinking water wells at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base injured a firefighter during a training incident and the Defense Department has launched an investigation to determine how widespread the problem is across the nation. The firefighter, Michael R.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News

Investigators are still searching for what caused a Fitchburg home to explode last month. Thursday marks three weeks since the explosion that rocked the neighborhood. Debris once filled the streets and yards of homes around the area, but the restoration process for residents is just beginning. "They are in the emergency phase, then they go into the cleanup phase and then they go into the house to tear things apart and then you have to put it back together," resident Mary Katic said.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 10:27:40 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

Crews from multiple fire departments were battling a large fire Monday in Richfield, according to Hewitt Area Fire Chief Brian Hafermann. The fire was an empty house in the 7700 block of Bethel Road, Wood County Sheriff's Department Capt. Shawn Becker said. Although the cause of the fire remains under investigation, a person had taken out a permit to burn brush in an area near the house, Becker said.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 8:18:59 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

VIDEO: Manitowoc fire crews were called to the scene of a garage fire in the 700 block of N. 5th St. in Manitowoc just before 2 o'clock Monday morning. Two Rivers Fire Department was also called in to assist. There were no injuries in the fire though the homeowners did need to evacuate their home for a short period of time.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 9:27:46 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

VIDEO: Fire officials say four buildings and a vehicle were destroyed in a fire that started in a barn in Dane County. The DeForest Fire Chief tells our Madison affiliate 27 News the fire started around 7 p.m. in a barn at a home on Patton Road in the town of Vienna. It then spread to three other buildings, including a garage, where a vehicle was parked.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 6:36:12 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

Firefighters on Monday morning, September 12th were called out to the scene of a structure fire near Brown Deer Road and Servite Drive in Milwaukee. The call came in around 3:20 a.m. Officials say the fire broke out in the warehouse area of a one-story strip mall. It was contained by two sprinklers. The fire caused $48,600 in damage to the building.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 6:30:18 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

VIDEO: Fifteen years ago, after a terrorism attack on Sept. 11 struck New York, killing more than three thousand, including more than three hundred New York firefighters, Madison Fire Department's Mike Dibble went to Ground Zero with four other firefighters to help in a life-altering trip. "Doug Freese, myself, Paul Komarck, Johnny Clark and Matt Schwister," Dibble says, listing the crew.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 6:15:20 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

On September 10, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Nine people died Monday morning in a South Memphis house blaze that fire officials called the city’s deadliest fire in almost a century. Memphis Fire Director Gina Sweat confirmed the deaths during a 9 a.m. press conference. She said one child pulled from the residence was still fighting for his life at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tennessean

Seven children were among 11 people who died in a house fire in South Memphis Monday morning, family and friends said. The children who died were Angel, 16; Cameron, either 8 or 10; Alonzo Ward, 6; Diamond; Precious Rose, 3; Kira; and Ernest Jr. Ages were unknown for Diamond, Kira and Ernest Jr. The adults were identified as Carol Collier, 56; Lakeisha Ward, 27, mother of Alonzo Ward; and Eloise Futrell, 61.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tennessean

The $175 million restoration of the cathedral is largely complete and little has been left untouched. The stained glass is brighter, the ceiling cracks repaired, the pews polished and the organ pipes cleaned. But one corner of the historic church is still dusty and stained, and it will remain that way forever.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

The Meridian Fire Department is mourning the death of a firefighter following a crash Friday morning while his truck was en route to an emergency call. Firefighter Eric Gustafson, 40, originally of New Orleans, was killed and two colleagues were seriously injured when their fire truck rolled over around 9 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Meridian Star

Nearly 50 new Atlanta firefighters are slated to be hired as part to a $5.6 million federal grant that the Atlanta fire chief said would “improve and maintain our status as one of the most accomplished firefighting operations in the country.” Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced this week that the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department was awarded a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the U.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Victims of heroin overdoses have a greater shot of surviving now that North Myrtle Beach first responders are authorized to use an antidote called Narcan, but officials believe not all drug abusers will be happy about it. “Most times when you give this, they are really angry and they start fighting,” said Derrick Heim, health and safety officer for North Myrtle Beach.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: myrtlebeachonline.com

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

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

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