PHOTO - The Rock Hill Fire Co. had to deal with an emergency right at its own headquarters Tuesday after, the fire chief said, a fire company member, pulling a fire truck out to get it ready for Saturday’s parade, hit the main support beam on one of the company’s equipment bays, and the roof collapsed. - PUB DATE: 9/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Middletown Times Herald-Record
Sheriff's deputies who pulled over an assistant fire marshal in East Texas for swerving allegedly found him watching porn on the county-owned vehicle's computer while drinking alcohol. Smith County deputies pulled over Oren Hale on Aug. 20, KLTV reports. The incident occurred about 9:20 p.m. on West Northwest Loop 323, near North Broadway Avenue, in Tyler, The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports. - PUB DATE: 9/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News
A longtime member of the Dakota City Fire Department died early Sunday morning after suffering a heart attack in the line of duty.
Lowell Satterwhite, 67, sustained a heart attack around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, approximately 12 hours after responding to a medical call the previous day.
Dakota City Fire Chief Clint Rasmussen said Satterwhite, who also worked for the city of Dakota City as a maintenance worker, had been a member of the department for 41 years. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sioux City Journal
Robert Singletary fell into firefighting.
“I was never a little kid that wanted to grow up and be a firefighter, but I was blessed to be ... allowed to be one and to lead this department for the past 17 years,” said Singletary, whose last official day as Warner Robins fire chief was symbolically set for 9/11. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Telegraph
The names of 24 FDNY firefighters killed by cancer linked to their work at Ground Zero on Sept. 11 will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial next month.
They will be among the 112 firefighters honored Oct. 9 at the 35th annual memorial service at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
Houston can't overhaul a state-governed firefighter pension system that the mayor claims is pushing the city towards insolvency, a Texas appeals court ruled.
Houston sued the Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund in January 2014, seeking a declaration that a state law setting how the fund is operated, and giving the city no control over the amount of its contributions, is unconstitutional. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Courthouse News Service
A fire suppressant foam linked to the shutdown of two drinking water wells at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base injured a firefighter during a training incident and the Defense Department has launched an investigation to determine how widespread the problem is across the nation.
The firefighter, Michael R. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News
Nine people died Monday morning in a South Memphis house blaze that fire officials called the city’s deadliest fire in almost a century.
Memphis Fire Director Gina Sweat confirmed the deaths during a 9 a.m. press conference. She said one child pulled from the residence was still fighting for his life at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tennessean
Seven children were among 11 people who died in a house fire in South Memphis Monday morning, family and friends said.
The children who died were Angel, 16; Cameron, either 8 or 10; Alonzo Ward, 6; Diamond; Precious Rose, 3; Kira; and Ernest Jr. Ages were unknown for Diamond, Kira and Ernest Jr.
The adults were identified as Carol Collier, 56; Lakeisha Ward, 27, mother of Alonzo Ward; and Eloise Futrell, 61. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Tennessean
The $175 million restoration of the cathedral is largely complete and little has been left untouched. The stained glass is brighter, the ceiling cracks repaired, the pews polished and the organ pipes cleaned.
But one corner of the historic church is still dusty and stained, and it will remain that way forever. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
The Meridian Fire Department is mourning the death of a firefighter following a crash Friday morning while his truck was en route to an emergency call.
Firefighter Eric Gustafson, 40, originally of New Orleans, was killed and two colleagues were seriously injured when their fire truck rolled over around 9 a. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Meridian Star
Nearly 50 new Atlanta firefighters are slated to be hired as part to a $5.6 million federal grant that the Atlanta fire chief said would “improve and maintain our status as one of the most accomplished firefighting operations in the country.”
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced this week that the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department was awarded a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the U. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Victims of heroin overdoses have a greater shot of surviving now that North Myrtle Beach first responders are authorized to use an antidote called Narcan, but officials believe not all drug abusers will be happy about it.
“Most times when you give this, they are really angry and they start fighting,” said Derrick Heim, health and safety officer for North Myrtle Beach. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: myrtlebeachonline.com
A wave of new patients is registering for care at local clinics that are part of the World Trade Center Health Program and doctors said they tend to be sicker, signaling more serious health impacts to come from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Some advocates and experts said the number of people who die from 9/11 illnesses eventually will surpass the 2,977 killed in the attacks. - PUB DATE: 9/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday
Is Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti willing to play dirty pool in order to get significant union money and votes for his re-election as well as for his anticipated future campaigns for either Governor or Senator?
Does anyone doubt that the Los Angeles Times – formerly known as the newspaper of record for Southern California – is willing to aid and abet him in that mission?
It certainly seems so in reading the Times’ August 24th article by Paul Pringle and Ben Welsh entitled “LAFD Fire Marshal Steps Down after Criticism that He Cut Corners on Safety. - PUB DATE: 9/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Citywatch
Standing just a few blocks from the World Trade Center site, Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed a roomful of hundreds of firefighters Thursday, praising them for their bravery and citing the heroism of those who rushed toward the burning towers.
"They knew exactly where they were going, and they kept going," Cuomo said. - PUB DATE: 9/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY1.com
As the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the IAFC has voted to support the enhancement of communications for responders.
"...More than 343 firefighters and 71 law enforcement officers died as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center on 9/11. As the 15th anniversary approaches, the IAFC joins the families of these fallen public-safety officers in vowing that the sacrifices of 9/11 will not be in vain," officials said in a statement Thursday. - PUB DATE: 9/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com
Mark Johnson was elected chief of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company this week, the pinnacle of a volunteer fire service career that started 18 years ago as the result of seeing an ad in the newspaper.
Johnson, a resident of Bel Air, was 34 years old, with two young children, in 1998 when he was sitting in the Bagel Works restaurant near the main South Hickory Avenue firehouse, reading The Aegis. - PUB DATE: 9/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun
The drone hovered over the clearing in the wooded park on Staten Island, the thin cord that tethered it to the ground unspooling enough for it to fly above the trees.
Michael Wall, a New York City firefighter, stood on the ground below, operating the drone from a portable command center of sorts, with controls and a monitor housed in a mustard-colored case. - PUB DATE: 9/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The New York Times
A Wink Volunteer firefighter died in an accident Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Loving County Sheriff Chris Busse, Colby Slaughter, 36, was killed in the accident.
Authorities said the Wink Volunteer Fire Department responded to a tank battery fire around 5 p.m. and the truck was traveling westbound on State Highway 302 with its lights and sirens on. - PUB DATE: 9/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: newest9.com
