A firefighter was injured Thursday while battling a blaze that consumed a house near Gilbertsville and drew firefighters from 10 companies in Montgomery and Berks counties, a fire chief said. The firefighter, whose name wasn't released, was taken by ambulance to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center after he suffered a head injury when he was hit by a section of fire hose, Chief Rick Smith of Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company said.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Days after a decision to have American flags removed from Arlington Fire District's three trucks ignited national scrutiny, a new flag again adorns an engine. But though a compromise was reached, the controversy hasn't ended for some in opposition to the district's decision. Arlington district officials reached an agreement Thursday "to install a flag on an engine and continue to work together to develop a standard and protocol.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Poughkeepsie Journal

I recently got a phone call from someone who was tasked with evaluating the disciplinary process for a large fire department. This person had previously worked primarily with law enforcement, where policies, procedures, formal structures and extensive published literature exist related to the topic of discipline.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

VIDEO: The City of Eau Claire is welcoming its new fire chief and he is no stranger to the city. Chris Bell took the oath Thursday at a small ceremony at fire station 2. Bell was joined by his wife and three kids who helped the new fire chief put on his new badge and hardware. Bell is a 19-year veteran of the fire department.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 5:34:57 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

On August 16, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On August 13, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO: One person is in the hospital after a fire broke out inside an Eau Claire house early Thursday morning. Crews were called to the scene at 2222 Gooder Street just before 1 a.m. When they arrived, flames were visible from the back of the house, along with heavy smoke. One person is being treated for smoke inhalation.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 6:12:38 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

VIDEO: Firefighters were called out to the scene of two house fires in the Sherman Park neighborhood early Thursday morning, August 18th. Crews responded to the area of 33rd and Hadley around 5 a.m. FOX6 News is told the fire broke out in a vacant home -- and then spread to a home with four occupants.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 4:51:51 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

AUDIO: America needs firefighters, especially the ones willing to volunteer. And Wisconsin is no exception. Some communities here have long relied on volunteer fire fighters for financial reasons, but are now falling short. A legislative council study committee has formed to address the problem. In the meantime, fire departments are doing what they can to make sure they’re able to respond to emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 4:32:25 AM - SOURCE: WUWM-FM Milwaukee Public Radio

The latest on violence in Milwaukee following the shooting of a black man by a police officer (all times local): 11 a.m. Federal officials say the cost of damage to eight businesses that were burned during violence in a north side Milwaukee neighborhood could exceed several million dollars. A team of special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the fires that destroyed or damaged a BP gas station, an auto parts store, a bank, a beauty supply shop, a grocery store and three liquor stores on Saturday and Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 3:41:44 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star

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

Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow has signed an executive order to end the Oswego Fire Department's overtime practice that he says pads senior firefighters' salaries and violates the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the firefighter's union. The order, which was issued last Wednesday, Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse Post-Standard & Syracuse.com

During the deadliest disaster on record in Nepal, two Urban Search and Rescue teams from opposite ends of the United States came together to perform at their best. Their courageous lifesaving actions have earned them the prestigious 2016 International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)/Motorola Solutions Ben Franklin Award for Valor.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

Newly released video shows a close call for a Brighton firefighter who had to jump out the way to avoid an out-of-control driver back in July. The crew was filling up their truck while on a call when a silver SUV came speeding through on July 26. Brighton police later caught up with the driver. It’s not clear if any charges were filed.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver

PHOTO - Replacing a fire truck that was destroyed last week in the aftermath of a tanker explosion could cost Killeen several hundred thousand dollars. The fire truck caught fire when burning gasoline flowed under it outside a Mickey’s store in the 4500 block of East Veteran’s Memorial Boulevard where a fuel tanker exploded last exploded and burned last Friday after it was hit by an SUV in the store’s parking lot.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTX-TV 10 News Waco

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is entitled to reduce cost-of-living adjustments in the pensions of retired police officers and firefighters, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. In 2013, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announced a breakthrough deal to address the $296 million unfunded liability in the city’s police and fire pension fund.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lexington Herald-Leader

Six firefighters were transported to a hospital after responding to a fire at a Phoenix pool supply store, which led to a hazmat situation. Phoenix Fire Department crews responded to a fire at the store near 32nd Street and McDowell Road at around 3 a.m. Thursday. There was chlorine in the store. "Unfortunately, our weapon of choice is water and most chemicals don't like water, they don't react well with water, chlorine being one of them," Capt.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix

A falling tree struck and injured two people Tuesday evening on the Capitol Square, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called to Carroll Street at West Washington Avenue at 6:28 p.m. Witnessed said two men were walking in the area, when the tree suddenly snapped and fell on them.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2016 9:09:20 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

VIDEO: A family owned business is destroyed this morning after a fire in Outagamie county. The fire broke out around 2:30 A.M. at Valley Snowmobile & Powersports in the town of Dale. When firefighters arrived the building was fully engulfed and the roof caved in. The house nearby was untouched and no one was injured.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2016 6:12:58 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

On August 16, 1 residential fire fatality was reported by the Nation's news media.