The cut was apparently born out of the fire department's non-compliance with a citywide audit, but the chief says he has "no idea" why the decision was made Original link
WFTV.com MELBOURNE, Fla. — October is breast cancer awareness month, and a number of Melbourne firefighters were planning to show their support for the issue and cancer awareness. Two days ago they got a memo not to wear their pink polo shirts on the job even though they've already been purchased. The chief said firefighters are in the position of protecting lives and property and should...
When finished, the firefighter house will have three furnished apartments and room for expansion Original link
Syracuse.com Brewerton, N.Y. — An early morning fire that rekindled from Wednesday has destroyed the home of two volunteer firefighters, according to fire officials. Firefighters responded to the 9495 Blaze Path home just after 5:30 p.m. yesterday to battle the initial fire, which began upstairs and destroyed the entire second floor, said Assistant Fire Chief Scott Leavery. Less than 12 hour...
The Associated Press EPHRATAH, N.Y. — Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said. The bulk of the plane...
The Associated Press CHAFFEE, Mo. — The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass Saturday in southeast Missouri, injuring seven people. The collision occurred about 2:30 a.m. when a Union Pacific train hit a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail intersection under a highway near ...
DigTriad SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When you see a police car, an ambulance or a fire engine rolling down the road, somebody, somewhere needs help; it's usually a life or death situation. Or is it? 911 tapes obtained by News10 show massive abuse of the emergency system. In one tape, a man says, "I'm not reporting anything. I'm just trying to find out how do you use the cell phone in California if you're...
By M.L. Johnson, The Associated Press
The Journal Sentinel MILWAUKEE — Without even thinking, Joe Ortner rattles off a list of items on his family's dairy farm that could kill you: 1,000 gallons of diesel, 500 gallons of gas, cleaning chemicals in the milking parlor, oil and lubricant for repair work and a 6-foot-deep manure pond in which you could drown. He pauses and adds three bulls to the...
The news agency Reuters recently published an investigative piece that looked at the extent West Fertilizer Company notified state and local officials about the chemicals it stored on site and the extent that anyone took notice. The report examined if the company complied with the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, which requires companies to notify responders and other of...
Student Justice Alliance members rally outside the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., during a Good Jobs First press conference on May 17. (Photo courtesy of Do Better Nissan) Thirteen years after Japan-based automaker Nissan chose the small, impoverished community of Canton, Miss., as the site of a new auto-assembly plant, a just-released study shows that the company is failing to deliver on its ...
By Tiffany Rider
Long Beach Business Journal LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Long Beach Fire Department can expect to begin receiving training on a new paramedic model known as rapid medic deployment (RMD) soon, according to Fire Chief Michael DuRee. Based on an 8-5 vote on May 15 by the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Commission, the proposed policy #407 that outlines requiremen...
By Sistina Giordano
The Post-Standard Cortland, NY — Three people were charged after Cortland firefighters discovered they were making meth inside an apartment that caught fire, police said. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday the Cortland Fire Department responded to 34 Union St. after reports came in of a possible house fire, Cortland police said. Smoke was coming from a second-floor window when firefi...
The Associated Press LONDON — A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines. Airport officials briefly closed both runways at Europe's busiest airport, causing delays. They later resumed operation, but passengers were advised to check their flight sta...
The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the area. Firefighters said in an emailed statement that no injuries had been reported yet. They evacuated a two-block area around the blaze. There was no wor...
The Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. — A parking garage partially collapsed Thursday outside a shopping mall in suburban Maryland, and officials said one construction worker died after being trapped under a concrete slab. Montgomery County rescuers worked to stabilize the structure for more than four hours to free a second worker. Officials said it appears a 50,000-pound section of the parking deck ...
