In Palmyra, Wisconsin, a town of about 1,800 people, a firefighter is a police officer is an EMT. They're hiring people to be public safety officers and do every job. If you're sick or hurt and you call 9-1-1, you want someone there quickly. Across the country, budget cuts are making it more difficult to staff departments and keep up with demand.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO - Fire crews in DeKalb County are investigating what caused a massive fire at the Avondale Forest Apartments that displaced dozens of families. The two alarm fire in Decatur damaged more than twenty units one week ago. "We never know from shift to shift what we're going to end up with so it pays for us to be ready," said Eric Jackson with Dekalb County Fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 46 Atlanta

Attorneys for the state and the city firefighters union will have two court-approved mediation sessions this month to try to resolve issues regarding salary cuts and a possible 10 to 12 more layoffs. Both parties were back in court Wednesday, as Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez reviewed state-proposed staffing and salary cuts for the Fire Department in the ongoing case between International Association of Fire Fighters Local 198 and state.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press of Atlantic City

Chelan County Fire District 1 lost 123 years worth of experience last month after four career firefighters hung up their helmets for good. Retired from the fire district are Deputy Chief Glen Widener, Capt. Tyke Gaskell, engineer Dan Bass and firefighter Glenn Smith. The four began their careers with the Wenatchee Fire Department before it was annexed into the fire district.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Fairbury (IL) Fire Department top-mount pumper. Saber FR cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CS 1,250-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank.