Top officials with the city of Houston said the Fire Department needs a major shakeup on addressing hazardous materials.
A Houston Chronicle investigation reported Sunday the city doesn't know where most dangerous chemicals are, hasn't inspected more than three-quarters of the ones it does know about, and is still relying on paper records despite a sophisticated database. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle
PHOTO - Authorities say a Ventura County firefighter has died after the truck he was in rolled over multiple times Wednesday morning. Ventura County Fire Chief Mike Lindbery announced the tragic loss of Fire Engineer Ryan Osler in line of duty vehicle accident just moments ago.
The accident happened around 6:20 a. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYT-TV ABC 3 Santa Barbara
A federal appeals court is considering whether authorities violated the constitutional rights of two Unified Firefighters whose prescription drug history was accessed during a criminal investigation.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in Marlon Jones and Ryan Pyle’s lawsuit against Cottonwood Heights, who accuse authorities there of violating their Fourth Amendment rights against search and seizure. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTU-TV Fox 13 Now Salt Lake City
Lebanon has fired its embattled fire chief after the city manager said the chief again failed to follow policies and procedures.
Capt. Steven Johnson was named acting chief, replacing Perry Gerome on Monday.
Gerome was replaced after investigation of an accident involving one of the Lebanon Fire Department’s engines, according to a statement issued Tuesday. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hamilton Journal-News
There's a unique relationship among the Milwaukee Fire Department's staff that we want to share with you. Two co-workers were brought together for a unique opportunity.
Inside any firehouse, you'll find firefighters with a close connection -- but this relationship is deeper than most. "I'm standing next to my daughter, Maria Gaenslen," said Steve Gaenslen, MFD heavy equipment operator. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The North Carolina Department of Labor has fined Sherills Ford-Terrell Fire & Rescue in connection to the death of a rescue diver.
Newton firefighter, Bradley Long, died in early-June while searching for the body of a drowning victim in Lake Norman.
Long was working as part of the dive team at Lake Norman through Sherills Ford-Terrell Fire and Rescue to recover the body of Isaiah Cruz, who had drowned in the lake. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCNC-TV NBC 6 Charlotte
In another in a long line of hiring discrimination rulings against the Chicago Fire Department, a federal appeals court on Monday ruled in favor of female paramedics in striking down a physical performance test used by the city to hire paramedics for over a decade.
The decision in the sex discrimination lawsuit, Ernst v. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times
The families of five firefighters who died or suffered catastrophic injuries when they were forced to jump from a burning Bronx apartment building in 2005 settled their suits against the city Monday, months after a jury awarded them one of the largest verdicts in city history.
The settlement, for $29. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News
The Orlando Fire Department is beginning to train its crews to take bulletproof vests with them to dangerous calls. Officials said firefighters and paramedics could be equipped with the vests as early as next month.
This move is following a trend across America. Firefighters in Denver started wearing protective vests in July and other cities like St. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando
The San Francisco fire chief has ordered a command shakeup following what an internal probe found was a six-month long harassment campaign against a female firefighter stationed in Chinatown.
Mindy Talmadge, a department spokeswoman, would not comment about the specifics. But in documents obtained by NBC Bay Area, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White described the abuse as “egregious” and cited “deficiencies in leadership” at Fire Station No. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV-TV NBC 11 Bay Area
A firefighter contends that he was fired because of his advocacy for the "two-hatter" law, which allows full-time firefighters to work part-time at other departments.
Discipline reports tell another story.
Thomas Saladino lied and disregarded orders, and faced a criminal investigation, which did not result in charges, for submitting time slips suggesting he worked for different agencies at the same time, according to reports obtained by The Grand Rapids Press and MLive under a Freedom of Information request. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive.com
The FDNY is firing up a controversial “cadet” program aimed at giving minorities a fast track to becoming firefighters, The Post has learned.
The department plans to recruit up to 100 men and women ages 20 to 27 citywide. The cadets would work in paid internships up to 20 hours a week while getting fitness training, taking educational courses, and learning from mentors. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
A firefighter has died after a training event Thursday, officials have confirmed.
Fire Marshal Chris Barkalow said Friday that Chief Engineer Daniel McCann III of Wall "fell ill after training last night while at home and was unable to be revived."
McCann was a 27-year veteran who served with Manasquan Hook & Ladder Company 1. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Asbury Park Press
Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man suspected in bombings in New York and New Jersey, is now in custody after a shootout with police, sources said.
The shootout happened Monday in Linden, New Jersey, a local and federal law enforcement official said. Rahami was taken to an ambulance in a stretcher with his right shoulder bloodied and bandaged. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
A report released Thursday calls into question complaints lodged against Ocean City-Wright Fire Chief Billy Lord and Deputy Chief Scott Funchess. It states there is evidence that firefighter union members “saved up” allegations “in order to present a more damaging case,” against the two men. The complaints were at the root of the fire district’s commissioners’ decision Wednesday to suspend Lord for 45 days without pay and suspend Funchess for 30 days without pay. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ft. Walton Beach: Northwest Florida News
Several years ago I wrote a column entitled, “Why I want to be a firefighter.” The reasons were obvious – good pay and health and dental benefits, time-and-a-half for overtime, lots of vacation days and holidays — and the perk of sleeping on the job. Retirement pay includes lifetime health insurance for the firefighter and spouse and almost equals the working salary. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to begin the development of a National Fire Data System (NFDS). The goal of NFDS is to address the priority needs of the U.S. fire service and generate quality local and national data for both operational and community risk reduction decision-making. - PUB DATE: 9/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association
More than $10,000 worth of equipment has been stolen from Canadian firefighters who are here to honor fallen firefighters.
They stored their large tents, tables and other things needed for the annual memorial in Colorado Springs, but it wasn't until this week when they found out it was all missing.
Their equipment was supposed to be set up in Memorial Park next to the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial this weekend. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 & 30 Colorado Springs
The parents of fallen Mount Marion Fire Department Capt. Jack Rose have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of the owner of the home where Rose succumbed while fighting a fire in December 2015.
Joe O’Connor, the lawyer representing Gary and Linda Rose, said an addendum to the suit is likely to be filed within a month and “may include other entities. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Freeman
Fellowsville volunteer firefighter Justin Zink was remembered for having a heart of gold and would always pitch in to help.
According to his obituary, Zink died Sept. 15 in Braxton County while stopping to assist at the scene of an automobile accident on Interstate 79. He was 28 years old. He worked as a truck driver for Fed-Ex in Bridgeport and loved hunting, fishing and being with his family. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Morgantown Dominion Post
