A barrage of gunfire erupted from one of the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay hotel a bit after 10 p.m. Sunday night aimed at a massive crowd attending a country music festival across the Las Vegas Strip.
After the gunfire and the ensuing stampede of over 22,000 people, at least 58 are dead and over 500 injured, including some critically who may not survive. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
Former FDNY commissioner Thomas Von Essen, who presided over New York’s Bravest during 9/11, has been named head of the FEMA region that serves Puerto Rico — making him the new leader of the hurricane recovery efforts.
“There’s a lot of work to do,” Von Essen told The Post. “I’m excited to go down there to continue the work that they’ve done, that they’ve started. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
Three former chiefs of the defunct Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department, including current Brooksville Chief David Freda, were arrested Friday, each was charged with one count of organized fraud.
The charges stem from a seven-month Hernando County Sheriff's Office investigation of misappropriation of public funds. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay.com
PHOTO - Roads remain blocked on the Boise State campus Tuesday morning after a water main break caused flooding and sent a fire engine into a sinkhole.
The water line that ruptured Monday evening ran under University Drive near the Student Union Building. The intersection of University Drive and Lincoln Avenue will be closed through Wednesday morning, or until road repairs are done. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVB-TV NBC 7
A New York man who pushed past firefighters to remove a package from a burning building is facing aggravated assault charges after getting into a scuffle with police, according to court documents.
Michael R. Davis, 39, of Brooklyn, is accused of resisting arrest after repeatedly entering a cordoned area of a house fire burning Sunday night at South Sherman and East South streets. - PUB DATE: 10/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
A gunman opened fire on an outdoor country music concert from a Mandalay Bay hotel room late Sunday, killing at least 58 people, injuring more than 500 and sending the Las Vegas Strip into chaos.
The massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history.
As officers entered the 32nd-floor room of the suspect, 64-year-old Mesquite resident Stephen Paddock, he shot and killed himself, police said early Monday. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal
A gunman opened fire on an outdoor country music concert from a Mandalay Bay hotel room late Sunday, killing at least 50 people, injuring more than 400 and sending the Las Vegas Strip into chaos.
The massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. As officers entered the suspect’s room, 64-year-old Mesquite resident Stephen Paddock died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, police confirmed early Monday. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Houston Fire Department's limitations quickly became clear as Harvey's floodwaters rose. Just one high-water rescue vehicle. Decades-old evacuation boats. Sparse training for swift-water rescues. And limited staffing after an 11th-hour decision not to call in major reinforcements to face the catastrophic storm. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle
Eight volunteers submitted resignations from the Bugtussle Volunteer Fire Department prior to last Wednesday night’s special board meeting.
Tension arose when Bugtussle Fire Chief Trevor Tannehill and board member Jered Weeks had a disagreement during the September monthly board meeting, according to Chris Trainor, who was one of the firefighters to submit a resignation. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: McAlester News-Capital
A former Fayette County fire captain was sentenced to jail Friday for the shooting death of a junior firefighter. State police say the 16-year-old junior firefighter, Parker Hess, and 21-year-old fire captain George Matis, Jr., were working inside the small business office of the Republic Volunteer Fire Department last November when Matis’s gun discharged. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS Pittsburgh
PHOTO - Two emergency response vehicles collided with a car at Florida Street and Sonoma Boulevard on Saturday morning, sending the first-responders on board to the hospital and closing the intersection for an investigation, a spokesperson for the fire department said.
At approximately 9:48 a.m., an ambulance and a fire department Ford Explorer both responding to different “code 3” emergencies with lights and sirens flashing collided and also hit a Nissan Altima, the spokesperson said. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vallejo Times-Herald
Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief David Coatney's first 14 months on the job were a scorcher for his department.
The July 7 police ambush happened shortly after he was hired from Round Rock. Complaints about decaying fire stations were prevalent. Uncertainty over their pensions led to an exodus of firefighters and left more strain on those left behind to cope with upticks in emergency calls. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News
One of the foremost authorities on fire prevention, and the author of the "America Burning" Report passed away Thursday.
Louis J. Amabili, 88, began his fire service career when he joined the Hockessin, DE, Fire Company in 1947.
In 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Amabili to to serve on the National Commission for Fire Prevention and Control. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com
The badly understaffed Hartford Fire Department received some good news Thursday in the form of an $11 million federal grant. The grant will be used to hire 70 new firefighters over the next three years and help the department offset a 110 member shortage and an ongoing exodus of more than 60 experienced firefighters by the end of the year. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant
Two men charged in a deadly blaze that broke out during an underground music event at Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 36 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter, paving the way for a preliminary hearing of the evidence in the case.
The defendants, Derick Almena, 47, and Max Harris, 27, briefly appeared in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland to enter their pleas. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com)
Surveillance cameras are being installed at Las Vegas fire station entrances to monitor activities and visitors, a plan Fire Chief Willie McDonald announced nearly five months ago amid allegations of sex inside firehouses.
This comes as city officials investigate another complaint alleging sexual activity in a firehouse last month. - PUB DATE: 9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal
A captain with the Fort Wayne Fire Department died overnight. Jeremy Bush, president of the Fort Wayne Professional Firefighters, told NewsChannel 15 that Captain Eric Balliet was leading a training exercise at a commercial structure Wednesday night.
Balliet was a 19-year veteran of the fire department. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WANE-TV CBS 15 Fort Wayne
Gov. Gina Raimondo has vetoed a bill that would automatically give firefighters a lifetime tax-free accidental-disability pension if they develop a heart condition.
Supporters of the bill – sponsored by Sen. Frank Lombardi, D-Cranston – argue it should be presumed that firefighters who have a stroke or heart disease suffered the ailment in the line of duty. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12
For Dallas firefighters and paramedics, saving lives is a calling. But what happens when one of their own needs saving?
The recent suicide of one of Dallas Fire-Rescue’s nearly 1,900-member force is bringing uncomfortable conversations to the forefront.
Earlier this year, the 37-year-old firefighter was arrested on a DWI charge. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston
Investigators believe an unidentified vandal who dumped oil outside two officials' homes may have been motivated by the dissolution of Medina Township's fire department.
Medina Fire Chief Bob Painter on Monday found about three gallons of oil dumped on the driveway outside his home. Painter's son nearly crashed his motorcycle when he ran over the oil slick, Medina Township Police Chief David Arbogast said Tuesday evening in a news release. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com
