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Milwaukee: Surveillance photo released in Sherman Park liquor store looting, arson

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PHOTO: The Milwaukee Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a photo Monday of a man suspected of burglarizing and setting fire to a Sherman Park liquor store following the unrest surrounding a fatal police shooting in the neighborhood. Investigators say the MJM Liquor Store, located at 2229 W.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:56:41 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee

Dane County home slated to be used for controlled burn goes up in flames beforehand

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A large fire in the Town of Westport is still burning as of 9:30 a.m., but firefighters say the house was slated to be used for a controlled burn anyway. The house at 5919 Oncken Road was abandoned, according to the Middleton Fire Department. They told our affiliate in Madison, WKOW, they were going to use it for controlled burn training soon.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:44:25 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

No injuries in Kiel hardware store fire

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VIDEO: No one was injured in a Monday morning fire at Lulloff True Value Hardware store in Kiel. A gasoline tank truck driver who was unloading gas at the BP station across the street from the store reported seeing smoke and flames visible out the front door of the hardware store at 4:57 a.m., Kiel Fire and Rescue Lt.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 7:45:23 AM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

Fire near Gov. Nelson State Park under investigation

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PHOTO: A house fire near Governor Nelson State Park is under investigation. Firefighters were called at 7:20 a.m. to 5919 Oncken Road in the town of Westport on a report of a house fire. Firefighters told News 3 that the house is abandoned and nobody was in the building. The fire was contained to the house and did not spread to other buildings on the property.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 6:35:29 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Fire under investigation at abandoned Green Bay restaurant

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VIDEO: Fire crews responded to an active fire around 9pm Sunday night at the closed Ten-O-One restaurant, located on Main street in Green Bay. According to the Green Bay fire department, the business had been closed for about a month, and the building had been vacant. The fire broke out in one of the apartments on the second floor, and when Green Bay firefighters arrived, they found a young person who had some smoke injuries.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 5:23:01 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

Sun Prairie alders OK fire cost allocation study

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The City of Sun Prairie has contracted with a consulting firm to study funding allocation for the Sun Prairie Fire Department, thanks to action taken Aug. 16 by the city council’s Committee of the Whole. A portion of the costs for the $5,132, two-month study will be paid for by the towns of Bristol and Sun Prairie that receive fire service from SPFD.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 3:13:28 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star

Update: Toddler injured in Lake Holcombe fire dies

Wisconsin Fire News -

VIDEO: The 2-year-old injured in an apartment fire in Lake Holcombe passed away Saturday night. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department identified the boy as Anthony N. Harp, son of Sean N. Harp and Amber J. Liebe. Liebe told officials Anthony died at the hospital in Minnesota. Harp, Liebe and their 3-year-old son were able to escape the fire, but the parents were not able to get Anthony out of the building.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18

Connecticut fire union ignites new clash with city over plan for changes at fire houses

National Fire News -

The fire union is objecting to a new emergency plan by the city that includes replacing a fire vehicle with a paramedic unit at one of the city’s 10 fire houses. Union President Frank Ricci said the department’s current deployment plan is working well and he believes changing it could affect response times to fires and emergency and other medical calls.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Haven Register

2 men will be billed $37 million for 2015 Oregon wildfire, forestry officials say

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Last summer, the Stouts Creek fire burned for more than a month, scorching more than 26,000 acres. Now the men blamed for starting it are expected to reimburse the government the estimated $37 million it cost to put it out. The wildfire sparked July 30, 2015, forced evacuations and destroyed timber, said Kyle Reed, a fire prevention specialist at the Douglas County Fire Association.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oregonlive.com

Former Idaho fire captain sues district, chief for wrongful termination

National Fire News -

A former finalist in the search for a new fire chief in Twin Falls has been named as a defendant in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against a local fire district. Former training Capt. Brent Blamires of Kimberly filed suit in July against Rock Creek Rural Fire District and Chief Jason Keller for violating Idaho’s Whistleblower Act and for wrongful termination.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Magicvalley.com

Maryland Fire Chief: Heroin problem here to stay

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Cumberland Fire Chief Donnie Dunn knows the local heroin problem isn't going away. “It's a problem and it's going to be here," the chief said. “I don't see any solutions. It's unfortunate." Overdoses involving heroin have become routine calls for the Cumberland Fire Department. “The calls could be anywhere.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cumberland Times-News

Adoptive family will return dog to Washington firefighter

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After fighting a wildfire in Eastern Washington, Williams Jones of Battle Ground realized that his black Lab, Hunter, had run away from the dog sitter, was picked up by an animal shelter and adopted by another family. Although the family was reluctant to return the dog to Jones last week, they had a change of heart over the weekend, according to the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbian.com

Deadly Fire kills one in Sheboygan, leaving more than 40 people without a home

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VIDEO: Fire fighters responded to the Embers apartment complex early Sunday morning at 4:18 to a blaze on South Business Drive in Sheboygan, a fire that killed one adult, no further details have been released. It took fire fighters around thirty minutes to get the fire under control, although they battled spot fires well into Sunday morning.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2016 9:47:03 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

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