When a female firefighter scored a choice spot at a station in San Francisco’s Chinatown, she was immediately met with resistance by her new male colleagues, including one who asked her an intimidating question: “Do you know how difficult your time is going to be?”
A document obtained by The Chronicle outlines details from an independent investigation into just how miserable her life was made in the “male-dominated” culture of Station 2 at 1340 Powell St. - PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com
VIDEO - At least one person was seriously injured after a fire truck was rear-ended in Cinnaminson, Burlington County.
It happened around 8:20 p.m. Thursday at Broad Street and Union Landing Road.
Chopper 6 captured the scene that showed a car slammed into the rear of a Riverton fire truck.
Fire officials say they took the driver of the car to Cooper University Hospital for care. - PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV 6 ABC.com
VIDEO - A Dalmatian in a firehouse — what could be a more perfect scene?
Firefighters said Chico, the Dalmatian mix puppy, snuck into a Florida fire house early Tuesday morning and immediately became one of the guys. "There's nothing more American than a Dalmatian in a firehouse," said Corey Dierdorff, public information officer at the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. - PUB DATE: 9/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inside Edition
He married his high school sweetheart and joined the same fire department his beloved father devoted his professional life to for more than two decades.
But Ryan Osler’s life was cut short early Wednesday when the fire rig he was riding in overturned on a dark highway in Lompoc as the Ventura County Fire Department engineer helped battle the Canyon Fire near Vandenberg Air Force Base. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star
A North Belle Vernon firefighter died two days after he sustained serious injuries enroute to call.
Charles E. Horan, 61, was preparing to leave his home to assist law enforcement access the roof of a building when he tripped and fell just before 11 a.m. on Sept. 19.
Horan was transported to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
After experimenting with individual bedrooms, the Hutchinson Fire Department is returning to what works best for it with a new fire station at the intersection of Avenue E and Walnut Street.
The new Fire Station No. 3 will have bunk rooms, with beds for multiple firefighters. Deputy Chief Doug Hanen said Tuesday that the department has found bunk rooms for multiple firefighters help team cohesion. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hutchinson News
Video that shows girls in bikinis twerking on a Detroit firetruck has caused a stir on the internet, but some say it's not what it seems.
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Detroit firefighters stopped their firetruck at a car wash to support a locally owned business. The Jet Spa and Ultra Wash on Second and Clairmount avenues is a vehicle detail shop with a grill next door. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit
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
