Sitting in his Gonzales residence Monday morning (Aug. 29), St. John the Baptist Parish firefighter William "Mack" Beal was surrounded by photographs of his loved ones as he recalled Sunday's Interstate 10 bus crash that injured him and killed two others, including St. John Fire District Chief Spencer Chauvin.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com

Cognitive impairment, long considered a leading risk factor for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, has been detected in a significant proportion of people who served as first responders during the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster, Stony Brook University researchers have found. For years, the lion’s share of public attention has been riveted on the cancers and respiratory conditions that have afflicted first responders, but mental-health disorders have been building all along, researchers reported Monday in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

The cause is still unknown, but fire officials confirm an unknown crew had been working near a home in Fitchburg just days before it exploded. Fitchburg Fire Chief Joe Pulvermacher tells 27 News that investigators are trying to determine who this crew works for and also the kind of work they were doing.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2016 4:40:41 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC

On August 28, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On August 27, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On August 28, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

At least five households, including a man who was taken to a hospital in critical condition, were displaced by a Fitchburg house explosion Thursday night. On Friday morning representatives from local, state and federal agencies were continuing to investigate the explosion, the Fitchburg police and fire departments said in a joint statement at about 9:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: chippewa.com

A St. John the Baptist Parish district fire chief was one of two people killed in a crash on westbound Interstate 10 near LaPlace, officials told WDSU. A spokesperson with the Louisiana State Police said Spencer Chauvin was killed Sunday in the crash. He was a district chief for the St. John the Baptist Parish Office of Fire Services.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDSU-TV NBC 6 New Orleans

Minnesota State Patrol have identified the Beartown Firefighters killed in the fatal crash in Blaine, Minnesota on Saturday. According to police, 25-year-old Alan J. Swartz of Baraga, and 23-year-old James F. Shelifoe of Baraga were killed in the crash when their truck drove off the road, struck the median cable, and rolled several times.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC 6 Marquette

A battle could be brewing between two public entities that represent the citizens of Menlo Park. A board member for the fire district Thursday night said he is tired of the district being "nice guys" regarding a years-long effort to purchase land from the city where it has operated a fire station in Belle Haven for 21 years and is planning to build a larger station to deal with planned growth.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury News

Do you know a first responder who is experiencing financial difficulties as a result of serious injuries suffered in the line of duty? Thanks to an extraordinary donation from an IAFC corporate partner, five first responders in financial need nominated through the IAFC will each receive a $20,000 donation.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

I followed news of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting with one thing on my mind: Where was EMS? As Omar Mateen’s three-hour assault played out, we now know, the 80 medics on the scene were kept more than 100 yards from the club, outside what’s known as the “hot zone.” Many of the injured were transported to hospitals in pickup trucks.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Washington Post

On Friday August 26 at 4:20 PM Fond du Lac firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from the house at 142 Central Avenue. Upon arrival crews encountered heavy fire conditions inside the home which was unoccupied at the time the fire was reported. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire but not before it caused severe damage to the structure and its contents.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2016 3:33:27 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

An Appleton apartment complex was damaged by an early morning fire on Saturday. The Appleton Fire Department says its crews arrived at 5:58 a.m. to the 500 block of East Winnebago Street and found smoke and flames coming from the first floor entryway of the two-story complex. A neighbor called 911 and helped firefighters put out the flames using an extinguisher.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2016 10:33:33 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Appleton firefighters have raised $19,858 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association through their annual “Fill the Boot” campaign. The Appleton Firefighters Union Local 257 raised the money with the help of the community. The “Fill the Boot” campaign is a national effort in which firefighters hit the streets and storefronts to collect donations for the MDA.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2016 10:33:33 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

An explosion Thursday evening in Fitchburg destroyed a single-family home, displaced neighbors and sent one man to the hospital. The 57-year-old homeowner was conscious when he was taken to a hospital with significant injuries, authorities said. He was in critical condition Thursday night, Fitchburg Fire Chief Joe Pulvermacher said.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2016 4:12:38 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald

Even before he was officially signed on, Paul Menches hit the ground running as the new fire chief for the Holmen Area Fire Department. Menches officially became the new fire chief at the Holmen Area Fire District Association board’s Aug. 18 meeting. The board announced it selected Menches as the department’s new chief at a press conference on July 13.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2016 2:16:50 AM - SOURCE: Onalaska Holmen Courier Life

PHOTO: Fire killed two dogs and displaced residents of a home in the village Thursday night. Firefighters who arrived at the scene saw smoke pouring from a second story window as they arrived to fight the blaze at the split level home at 7716 38th St., according to Somers Fire Chief Carson Wilkinson.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2016 1:42:43 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

After 14 months on the job, chief Jack Mlnarik is leaving the Oregon Area Fire/EMS District. Mlnarik told the Observer Monday that his last day would be Sept. 14. He’s accepted an offer to become fire chief in the Village of Bellevue, a community of about 15,000 near Green Bay. Mlnarik told the Observer that Bellevue is his wife’s hometown, and the couple has always been interested in living and working there.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2016 12:02:47 AM - SOURCE: Fitchburg Star

On August 25, 0 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.