Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 18:51:58 UTC

Jury deliberated for 4 hours before awarding $800,000 in damages for 2009 incident that killed 2 firefighters

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 18:47:41 UTC

The Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — Of all the actors on the upcoming NBC series "Chi­cago Fire," one will be more familiar to Chicagoans: Mayor Rahm Emanuel. A trailer for the show, released this week, shows Hizzoner greeting a firefighter as flames lick a nearby building. "It's easier being mayor than playing mayor," he told WMAQ-Channel 5. "I told them I'd do it under one condition: The TV show ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 18:41:22 UTC

By Robert Allen The ColoradoanFORT COLLINS, Colo. — The firefighting effort continues to ramp up as the wildfire enters its third day, bringing with it a chance for gusty winds and lightning. Some 180 firefighters are on order to join the roughly 150 at the scene from local agencies and across the state. Further resources, including a large airplane tanker, are expected. "This is different from ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:33:26 UTC

It is imperative to make raising ground ladders a regular event on every incident where there are multiple stories.

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:16:25 UTC

Firefighter and Police Officer Dave Wintz died early this morning after working a fire at a Dow Chemical plant in Croydon, Pa.

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:24:23 UTC

The Fay Observer CAPE FEAR, N.C. — Agencies in Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Robeson, Sampson and Scotland counties have received a portion of $8,717,495.18 in 2012 Volunteer Fire Department Fund grants awarded to 644 volunteer fire departments across the state. The Volunteer Fire Department Fund, administered by the N.C. Office of State Fire Marshal, was created by ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:23 UTC

By Donna Boynton The Telegram & GazetteWESTBORO, Mass. — The $11 million fire station project was defeated in a special election today — a decision rendered by a fraction of the town's registered voters. The debt exclusion question was defeated by a vote of 912-672. Only 1,587 voters went to the polls, representing 14 percent of the 11,097 registered voters. Town Manager James Malloy said he was disappointed ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 15:46:09 UTC

By David Stringer The Associated Press LONDON — A father of 17 who lost six children in an arson attack on his central England home described Wednesday how he made a desperate attempt to rescue the siblings after the blaze broke out. Mick Philpott broke down in tears as he recalled before reporters his thwarted efforts to reach the children, who were sleeping in their beds in upstairs rooms when ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 15:07:22 UTC

The Sun Journal NORWAY, Maine — Investigators from three different agencies are taking a closer look at last week's suspected arson at a local boarding house after someone tried to burn the place down again late Sunday night. Norway Assistant Fire Chief James Tibbetts said the fire was called in at 11:30 p.m. Sunday at 7 King St. The fire was the second in just over a week. The first blaze ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:21 UTC

The Public Opinion CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg authorized the filing of a lawsuit against the International Association of Fire Fighters 1813 (the union representing paid fire fighters in the Borough), Fire Captain Patrick Martin, who works as a paid fire fighter in the borough, and Scott McNew, another paid firefighter who works for the borough. According to ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:40:29 UTC

By Lenore T. Adkins The Chicago Daily Herald EAST DUNDEE, Ill. — It is all but guaranteed that residents within the East Dundee Fire Protection District will vote on a ballot question this fall asking whether they're willing to pay for a new fire station. The East Dundee village board Monday agreed to develop an intergovernmental agreement between the village and fire district that would outline ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:11:36 UTC

By Charlie Specht The Buffalo News NIAGARA FALLS, NY — As Nik Wallenda grabs the spotlight with his daily wire-walking practices near the falls, officials are working behind the scenes to ensure the city can handle the event. With thousands expected to flock to the city for Wallenda's June 15 tightrope walk over the falls, controlling the crowds and traffic will be the city's number one ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 13:06:22 UTC

By Michelle Armentrout Chicago Daily Herald ROUND LAKE, Ill. — The quick action of a Round Lake teenager allowed a woman and her 2-year-old child to escape a fire that was burning on the exterior of their home. Sadie Contreras, 17, was watching a basketball game on television with her father around 11 p.m. Saturday when she noticed something strange through the window. "Out of the corner ...

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 12:56:27 UTC

By Matt Murphy and Ashley B. Craig Charleston Daily Mail SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — Work on the new Sissonville fire station will be underway in a few weeks, but the project was scaled back significantly when the department couldn't get itself exempt from paying so-called "prevailing wages." Construction costs have been reduced by more than 40 percent - from $1.9 million to $1.1 million ...

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 22:54:19 UTC

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Rescue and recovery workers who helped in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are planning to gather at the 9/11 memorial this month to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the official end of the cleanup at ground zero. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the May 30 evening event on Tuesday, and warned spots are limited. Bloomberg is the chairman of ...

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:41 UTC

The background investigation is one of the final phases of the selection and hiring process. A department will typically not begin a background until it has determined that you are a serious candidate for the position. A candidate has typically made it through the written exam, physical agility test and at least two interviews before a formal background check will even begin. However, just because ...

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:45:03 UTC

MILFORD, Conn. — A trooper pulled over an off-duty firefighter last week because he was radioactive. Mike Apatow, 42, was was entering Interstate 84 in Newtown when the cruiser appeared and pulled him over. "I asked the officer 'What seems to be the problem?'" Apatow said. "He said 'You've been flagged as a radioactive car.'" Earlier in the day Apatow underwent ...

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:36:14 UTC

Targeted News Service PHILADELPHIA — Black cardiac arrest victims who are stricken outside hospitals are less likely to receive bystander CPR and defibrillation on the scene than white patients, according to research that will be presented by a research team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania today at the annual meeting of Society for Academic Emergency ...

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:31 UTC

By Tim Hrenchir The Topeka Capital-Journal SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. — Shawnee County will buy a multimillion dollar public safety radio system from Motorola Solutions Inc. County Commissioners Ted Ensley, Mary Thomas and Shelly Buhler voted 3-0 Monday to pick Motorola over Cassidian, the other company being considered. Commissioners authorized the county's emergency communications management board ...

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:10:00 UTC

By Amelia Robinson The Dayton Daily News BEAVERCREEK TWP., Ohio — The Ohio Civil Rights Commission will investigate allegations that Beavercreek Twp's assistant fiscal officer was discriminated against due to his gender. In the May 1 complaint, James Barone says he has been subjected to a hostile work environment due to gender stereotyping since his sexual orientation was revealed to trustees ...