VIDEO: Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz died Sunday following a brief battle with cancer, the department said. He was 54.
Shultz's death came just one day after fellow firefighters announced he was battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
He served as chief of the Garden Grove Fire Department since 2015, according to the agency. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA 5
The FDNY’s diversity monitor has billed the city a stunning $23 million in fees and expenses in his seven years — and the charges have only gotten steeper.
Mark S. Cohen’s yearly tab has risen from $1.6 million in 2012 to $4.9 million in 2018, bringing his total so far to $22,923,840.36, records reviewed by The Post show. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
History was made this month by the Quapaw Nation Fire/EMS Department when it officially became the first tribal department to be accepted into the Oklahoma State Firefighters' Association that represents thousands of state and volunteer firefighters.
Formed in 1894, the OSFA is the longest standing national association in the state of Oklahoma, according to Administrative Director Sheri Nickel. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Joplin Globe
Can a landmark Supreme Court case rooted in New Haven translate into compelling theater?
Audiences will be the ultimate judges when Good Faith: Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department has its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven running Feb. 1-23.
Yale Rep commissioned playwright Karen Hartman (The Book of Joseph) to develop a theater piece centering on a controversial labor law court case that began in New Haven in 2004 and went to the Supreme Court in 2009 in Ricci v. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Magazine
VIDEO: As ice rescues become more common across the Front Range, emergency departments are turning to a second set of eyes in an effort to save people faster.
North Metro Fire has been using drones for about a year, but this week, they added a new feature: infrared technology.
"What we're looking for is holes in the ice. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
VIDEO: Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz died Sunday following a brief battle with cancer, the department said. He was 54.
Shultz's death came just one day after fellow firefighters announced he was battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
He served as chief of the Garden Grove Fire Department since 2015, according to the agency. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA 5
The FDNY’s diversity monitor has billed the city a stunning $23 million in fees and expenses in his seven years — and the charges have only gotten steeper.
Mark S. Cohen’s yearly tab has risen from $1.6 million in 2012 to $4.9 million in 2018, bringing his total so far to $22,923,840.36, records reviewed by The Post show. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
History was made this month by the Quapaw Nation Fire/EMS Department when it officially became the first tribal department to be accepted into the Oklahoma State Firefighters' Association that represents thousands of state and volunteer firefighters.
Formed in 1894, the OSFA is the longest standing national association in the state of Oklahoma, according to Administrative Director Sheri Nickel. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Joplin Globe
Can a landmark Supreme Court case rooted in New Haven translate into compelling theater?
Audiences will be the ultimate judges when Good Faith: Four Chats about Race and the New Haven Fire Department has its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven running Feb. 1-23.
Yale Rep commissioned playwright Karen Hartman (The Book of Joseph) to develop a theater piece centering on a controversial labor law court case that began in New Haven in 2004 and went to the Supreme Court in 2009 in Ricci v. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Connecticut Magazine
VIDEO: As ice rescues become more common across the Front Range, emergency departments are turning to a second set of eyes in an effort to save people faster.
North Metro Fire has been using drones for about a year, but this week, they added a new feature: infrared technology.
"What we're looking for is holes in the ice. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
City cops aren't the only ones who may get pink slips as a result of Paterson’s budget crisis.
The tentative layoff plan crafted by Mayor Andre Sayegh's administration would terminate 89 city firefighters in addition to the 112 Paterson police officers whose jobs are in danger, union leaders said Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com
Morale in the workplace can go a long way.
At one Maine fire department, it's helping them better help the community, even during a time when the impact of a firefighter shortage is felt at departments statewide.
"Help wanted. Odd hours. Low pay. Sweet helmet." A sign outside the Lebanon Fire Department has captured the attention of hundreds on social media. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBZ-TV NBC 2 Bangor
VIDEO: New Mexico fire departments are looking to help protect their firefighters from getting cancer.
The Bernalillo County Fire Department is now the first in the state to have fire engines built to help with that mission.
BCFD said the number of firefighter deaths from cancer is increasing nationwide, in part, because of the exposure to carcinogens often left on their gear. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE
Courtesy of Columbia Gas, the city of Lawrence will have an extra crew of firefighters on duty for at least the first two months of this year.
The natural gas provider has agreed to pay for an extra, three-person engine company of firefighters for January and February 2019, Fire Chief Brian Moriarty announced Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle Tribune
VIDEO: Some first responders, who are used to 96-hour shifts and tasked with saving our homes during raging wildfires, got the experience of a lifetime Wednesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the everyday heroes for batting practice.
Several hundred first responders were welcomed by the Dodgers organization as a show of appreciation for battling the recent wildfires in Southern California. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Los Angeles
City cops aren't the only ones who may get pink slips as a result of Paterson’s budget crisis.
The tentative layoff plan crafted by Mayor Andre Sayegh's administration would terminate 89 city firefighters in addition to the 112 Paterson police officers whose jobs are in danger, union leaders said Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com
Morale in the workplace can go a long way.
At one Maine fire department, it's helping them better help the community, even during a time when the impact of a firefighter shortage is felt at departments statewide.
"Help wanted. Odd hours. Low pay. Sweet helmet." A sign outside the Lebanon Fire Department has captured the attention of hundreds on social media. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBZ-TV NBC 2 Bangor
VIDEO: New Mexico fire departments are looking to help protect their firefighters from getting cancer.
The Bernalillo County Fire Department is now the first in the state to have fire engines built to help with that mission.
BCFD said the number of firefighter deaths from cancer is increasing nationwide, in part, because of the exposure to carcinogens often left on their gear. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE
Courtesy of Columbia Gas, the city of Lawrence will have an extra crew of firefighters on duty for at least the first two months of this year.
The natural gas provider has agreed to pay for an extra, three-person engine company of firefighters for January and February 2019, Fire Chief Brian Moriarty announced Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle Tribune
VIDEO: Some first responders, who are used to 96-hour shifts and tasked with saving our homes during raging wildfires, got the experience of a lifetime Wednesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the everyday heroes for batting practice.
Several hundred first responders were welcomed by the Dodgers organization as a show of appreciation for battling the recent wildfires in Southern California. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Los Angeles
