Cranston’s deputy fire chief asked last week to seal a case documenting a disorderly conduct charge linked to his dispute with a fellow firefighter in September 2017.
Deputy Chief Paul Valletta Jr., 60, on Dec. 11 entered a not-guilty filing to one count of disorderly conduct, meaning the case will be expunged from the court record if he obeys the law for a year. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Providence Journal
Just before noon Monday, the Fire Department received an emergency call about "an odor of gas coming from the basement" of a Broadway business.
No fire was found, but the call was just one of hundreds of gas-related complaints last year in the city.
Fire Chief Brian Moriarty expects such calls will continue in the new year in the wake of the Sept. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle Tribune
A volunteer firefighter with the Lake Mills Fire Department is dead after stopping to help a driver on the Beltline near Monona Drive on New Year's Eve. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office said preliminary results of an autopsy confirm that 46-year-old Christopher P. Truman of Lake Mills died from injuries sustained in the crash. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC Madison
Detroit fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at the department's former training center and whether sensitive records were left behind at the site.
The fire started about 2 p.m. Thursday at the Fire Department's abandoned training academy at Warren and Lawton on Detroit's west side. The fire originated on the second floor of the six-story building, said Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit News
The owners of The Sub and and an adjoining business, which were destroyed in a 2015 fire, are suing the city of San Luis Obispo for more than $5 million, claiming that firefighters’ methods used to combat the blaze were “tantamount to arson.”
The lawsuit, filed Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court, alleges the Fire Department purposefully burned down the structure rather than put firefighters in harm’s way, and that city administration turns a blind eye to the department’s alleged “unwritten policies” of letting buildings burn. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Luis Obispo County Tribune
On New Year's Eve in St. Louis hundreds of shots were fired into the sky to celebrate the new year, and according to Issac Newton, they all landed somewhere.
One of them ended up in a St. Louis firehouse, narrowly missing a firefighter.
"It just so happen that the bullet came through the window adjacent to where he was standing and missed him," said St. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis
The Littleton Fire Department officially disbanded on New Year’s Day 2019 after 128 years. Now, South Metro Fire Rescue will take over the department’s duties.
“Tradition and honor are really big in the fire service and certainly at South Metro Fire we wanted to make sure we honored the 128 years of tradition that Littleton Fire Rescue had established,” South Metro spokesmanEric Hurst said. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
California's largest public utility provider could face murder or manslaughter charges if it were found responsible for causing the state's recent deadly wildfires, according to court documents filed by the state attorney general.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., or PG&E, could potentially face a range of criminal offenses if any of the wildfires broke out as a result of the utility failing to properly operate and maintain power lines, per an amicus brief filed in US District Court Friday by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
Dallas Fire-Rescue has a new chief, but he’s a familiar face.
City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced he promoted one of the department’s Assistant Chiefs, Dominique Artis, to Chief. At a news conference Friday morning, Chief Artis said, “I feel we have the best department in the country and I want to continue that momentum that we feel we’re on right now. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS DFW
Jacksonville’s fire marshal will sit out inspections at a series of bikini bars as part of an agreement filed in federal court to end a lawsuit by a business that claimed its rights were violated.
Other fire inspectors will still check the businesses as always, but the agreement outlined this week would bar Fire Marshal Kevin Jones from inspecting seven adult entertainment businesses for the next nine months. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Florida Times Union
Today, a revered public servant will answer the call of duty for the last time, to take a well deserved retirement.
Hornell Fire Chief Dan Smith’s last official day on active payroll will be on Jan. 10, but between now and then, he will use remaining vacation time and effectively hand the job over to former Captain Frank Brzozowski. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Evening Tribune
The person of the year for 2018 is not an individual but the group of hardy people who had the back-breaking job of fighting wildfires in Oregon this year.
A few weeks ago, The Oregonian/OregonLive asked readers to vote from among 10 candidates to decide Oregon’s Person of the Year. More than 2,700 votes were cast, and “Oregon firefighters” won overwhelmingly with more than 34 percent of votes. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Oregonian
Draper Battalion Chief flown from scene in critical condition. According to a Draper city spokesperson, the Battalion Chief did not under go surgery and has no internal injuries do the the accident.
A Fire Battalion Chief assisting on an accident scene on the side of I-15 was struck by a car.
The Draper Firefighter and his team were on the side of south bound I-15 near 146th South when a driver lost control of his car and slid into the battalion chief pinning him between two cars. - PUB DATE: 12/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC4.com
Who should lead the state department responsible for wildland fires? Someone who knows how to manage forests, or someone who knows how to put out the flames?
The union that represents California state firefighters is leaning on Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom to appoint a fire chief to lead the state’s fire department. - PUB DATE: 12/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sacramento Bee
Firefighters at the scene of house fire found themselves in the middle of a firefight with people in two vehicles on Thursday.
The Flint Fire Department responded just after 1 p.m. on Dec. 27 to reports of a structure fire in the 1100 block of Welch Boulevard, according to Battalion Chief Mark Kovach. - PUB DATE: 12/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Michigan Live
A firefighter is receiving support from his colleagues in Allen after his own home was destroyed by fire.
Jeremy West is grateful no one was injured, but his house is a total loss. He says the timing of it all has put a lot of things into perspective.
“As a fireman, you just get toned out. You put the fire out and you go home, right?” West said. - PUB DATE: 12/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox4news.com
The Youngsville Fire Department’s announced Thursday it will stop responding to most calls outside outside city limits, and other departments serving unincorporated portions of Lafayette Parish could follow suit.
With parish funding dwindling and unincorporated voters rejecting a property tax for fire protection this month, municipal fire chiefs say they are concerned their departments will not be reimbursed for calls outside their boundaries. - PUB DATE: 12/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baton Advocate
Louis R. Harper Jr., the Baltimore City Fire Department’s first African-American captain, whose landmark 1971 lawsuit forced the city to end discriminatory practices in the hiring and promotion of firefighters and police, died Dec. 8 of symptoms related to dementia in hospice at FutureCare Cherrywood in Reisterstown. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun
By the end of the year the city fire department will be down 16 men due to retirements, but the drop in the ranks isn’t yet cause for Mayor Tony George to sound the alarm.
Instead, George has taken a wait-and-see approach for the outcome of next year’s binding arbitration on a new contract before making a decision on filling the spots. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilkes Barre Times Leader
Bobby was one of the founders of our fire department."
Billy Ray Tanner grew up with Bobby Dunnaway and his sister. For more than 50 years, Dunnaway and Tanner had gotten to know each other pretty well.
“A lot of times Bobby would come up in his truck or something and I’d have the door open, and he’d come up and get him something to drink," Tanner said. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOX-TV ABC 13
