VIDEO: Karina Figueroa and her family likely lost everything in a Sunday morning house fire that claimed the life of a metro firefighter. Right now they are not thinking about themselves.
“We can start over again, the firefighter's family can’t. All they have left is the memories," Figuroea said.
Officials have identified the West Peculiar firefighter who was killed as 30-year-old Chuck McCormick. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAF-TV FOX 4
When Carol Brown joined the Boulder Fire Department in 1991, she was one of roughly a dozen female firefighters. Today a shift battalion chief, Brown is one of seven.
Though Boulder was among the earliest to admit females to its force — the first two women were hired in 1978, according to Brown — the number of women in the city’s firefighting force has fallen over the years as older employees have retired. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Boulder Beat
In 2009, when Fire Chief Tom Burgasser was told to cut 20% of his budget, he knew exactly what to do.
Transporting patients to the hospital instead of handing them over to a private ambulance company seemed like a no-brainer, the chief recalled more than 10 years later.
It cut out the middle man. It would decrease the department’s spending while increasing revenue. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Canton Repository
As he stood in the third-floor corner room that served as his office from 2000 to 2009, retired Hartford Fire Chief Charles Teale reflected on some of the more historic moments that had taken place at the Pearl Street headquarters during his tenure.
He recalled firefighters coming into the room after the 9/11 attacks and dumping piles of money they had collected for the 343 firefighters who perished at Ground Zero out onto the long conference table that dominated the room. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant - Metered Site
VIDEO: An internal investigation has been opened to look into the procedures and training protocol of the Saint Joseph County Dispatch Center.
ABC57 is still following the New Year's Eve tragedy that killed four-year-old James and his sister, two-year-old Natalie Kleven and left mother, Brook, and her 3-month-old son in critical condition. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBND-LD ABC 57 South Bend
The morning sky was the color of lead, the air was barely above freezing and the only sound was the crunch of dead leaves as Ryan Mains began a 10-mile run through Crystal Lake’s Veteran Acres Park.
He has come here for years to build his stamina on the park’s steep hills, preparing for races that stretch well beyond a marathon. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune - Metered Site
Many years of fundraising efforts, patience and persistence led the Adrian Fire Department to accomplish a decade-long goal that will help better serve their community and surrounding areas.
“I started this project ten years ago,” said Wilbur Garrison, Adrian Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief.
The goal of the project was to raise enough money to build a new $250,000 fire station that would be able to house six fire trucks and have a heating system. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFDA-TV CBS News 10
Well-respected and beloved Somerset Fire Chief Scott Jepson died suddenly on Thursday.
Jepson, 54, of Dighton, was a 27-year veteran, joining the Somerset Fire Department in 1992 and taking over as chief in 2008.
His death was announced by Somerset Deputy Fire Chief Jamison Barros, Police Chief George McNeil and Town Administrator Richard M. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Coast Today
Buena Vista Charter Township has scheduled a town hall meeting regarding the proposed merger of its police and fire departments.
The town hall will take place Friday, Jan. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Buena Vista Community Center, located at 1940 S Outer Drive, west of I-75.
The township’s goal is to gauge public opinion, answer questions and provide information to residents regarding a potential merger of the township’s public safety departments. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive.com
Santa Rosa artist Adrian Litman, who lost his home in the Tubbs fire two years ago, wanted to make a simple, direct statement with his new metal sculpture.
He wanted to capture the importance of water in the often gut-wrenching work firefighters do every time an alarm goes off in the firehouse.
Mounted atop a waist-high slab of concrete in front of the Santa Rosa Fire Station 1 on Sonoma Avenue, the metal sculpture is of a giant heart made of silver, flowing water that surrounds red tongues of fire. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The number of people who died in fires fell by 25% last year, even as emergency crews responded to a record number of medical emergencies, the FDNY said Wednesday.
Sixty-six people died in fires across the five boroughs in 2019, 22 fewer than the 88 victims in 2018, officials said. Yet the number of medical emergencies jumped by more than 2,300, bringing last year’s total to 1,531,870 — the second highest in the FDNY’s history, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News
A Birmingham firefighter who says the conditions at an East Birmingham fire station made him sick has now filed a lawsuit against the City of Birmingham and Mayor Randall Woodfin.
Michael Horsley who started with Birmingham in 2006 claims he, former and current employees of the City of Birmingham Fire Department ("BFD") have been forced to work in dangerous conditions at Fire Station 27 in the Huffman area. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRC-TV
Tuesday night saw the end of a 73-year-old tradition.
The Burlington Rescue Squad, a volunteer emergency medical service that has covered the City and Town of Burlington since 1946, officially disbanded when the clock struck midnight.
“It’s bittersweet,” said Burlington Rescue Squad Chief Jeff Koenen, who frequently refers to the volunteer service as a tight-knit family and bonafide lifestyle. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Detroit's fire commissioner says he will investigate the circumstances of a social media photograph posted on New Year's Eve showing 18 firefighters posing in front of roaring house fire, according to media reports.
The photo was posted on the "Detroit Fire Incidents Page" on Facebook along with the caption "crews take a moment to get a selfie on New Years!" In the background is a house engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
A week after passing a measure to set up what’s called a 401(a) plan, tax-deferred retirement saving accounts for retiring public safety employees, the City Council on Monday afternoon rescinded the resolution.
Members of the City Council approved the repeal without opposition in an emergency meeting. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Paterson Times
VIDEO: An OSHA report on the fire that left a fire captain dead and three other firefighters injured in Bethalto, Illinois, said communication problems contributed to the dangerous conditions at the fire.
Godfrey Fire Captain Jake Ringering was killed in a fire at 4064 Culp Lane on March 5. An OSHA report of working conditions at the fire was completed in September and was released to 5 On Your Side Monday. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis
Since joining the Fire Department in 2006, Lieutenant Kyra Neeley King has not only seen a great melding of various rescue services — including medical professionals and firefighters — into a cohesive response force, but she’s also witnessed these brave first responders serving a common purpose of helping New Yorkers. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AM New York
VIDEO: The New Bedford firefighters union is once again calling on the city to end its policy of "blacking out" certain engines when the department is short-staffed.
The city's black out policy sometimes leaves one random truck unstaffed to save money. The department has been operating under the policy for at least ten years. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNE-TV ABC 6
PHOTOS: Julian Reams literally is leaving his mark on the St. Lucie County Fire District.
Reams, 32, a firefighter with the agency, also is an accomplished artist from Miami, and he brought some of his artistic passion to his job as a first responder.
Reams has painted three murals on as many fire stations, two of which are stations where he’s been based since joining the agency in December 2012. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TC Palm
VIDEO: As a singer-songwriter, Larry Long has made a career out of making music with a message, but he hopes his latest creation will strike a chord on the issue of firefighter health and wellness.
"You can never predict where a song is going to go or the effect it's going to have, but time will tell," said Long, who is from south Minneapolis. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis
