Firefighters doused the blazing Tesla Inc. Model X’s battery pack, and then company engineers removed about one-quarter of its power cells before the vehicle was deemed safe to tow off a California freeway.
That didn’t prevent the powerful and highly flammable lithium-ion battery cells from reigniting. - PUB DATE: 5/16/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Detroit News
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer responded Tuesday to allegations of bullying, sexual harassment and hazing within the department that were exposed recently in a lengthy investigative report.
“We take these allegations very seriously, that’s why we launched a thorough and complete investigative process which has not yet been completed,” he said in a written statement. - PUB DATE: 5/16/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review
A memorial service is set for this weekend for a Cowskin Rural Fire District firefighter who died Saturday after suffering a medical event.
Firefighter/Emergency Medical Responder William "Willie" Brinza, 64, drove Engine 351 to a structure fire near the Elk River Marina in Grove when he was stricken about 3 p. - PUB DATE: 5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
Over the next few weeks, Dallas Fire-Rescue will roll out a new program to better help its members seek treatment for post-traumatic stress, substance abuse and work related mental health issues.
DFR Chief David Coatney said work on the program began last year, with representatives from all three fire associations working with the department to develop the program. - PUB DATE: 5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas - Fort Worth
Two firefighters were injured battling a house fire in Redford Township Monday.
They were hurt after being jolted by electricity in the basement of the home near Plymouth and Inkster roads. Fire crews also rescued two people from the same home who were trapped by the smoke and flames. At about 11 a. - PUB DATE: 5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBJK-TV MyFox Detroit 2
What started as a grad school research project is now leaving to calls for change in New Hartford.
The town has three small fire districts, but some are wondering if they're all needed.
It all started with a 130-page research paper.
“I was trying to answer the question ‘is this safe and are we being fiscally responsible?’ and the answer is ‘no’ and ‘no’,” said New Hartford Deputy Fire Chief Richard Marcus. - PUB DATE: 5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSB-TV CBS Channel 3
When George Hargett stepped into Engine Company 252 in Brooklyn for the first time as an FDNY probationary firefighter, it was March, 1967 -- just three months before the "long, hot summer" where 159 race riots exploded across the U.S., including New York City, Boston, Newark, N.J. and upstate in Buffalo. - PUB DATE: 5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News
After she got out of the Army in 2004, Nathalie Delsoin wanted to follow in her godfather’s footsteps and join the Boston Fire Department. She passed the civil service test and the arduous physical examination, proving that, just like the men, she could cut it as a firefighter.
But when she started, she said, she felt tormented — not because her skills were lacking, but because she was the only woman in her Charlestown firehouse. - PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Globe and Boston.com
A fire that destroyed a Greensboro apartment before dawn Saturday has killed five children who lived there.
Two of the children died shortly after the fire broke out at the apartment complex at Summit Avenue and East Cone Boulevard.
Three children died of their injuries Sunday at Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem. - PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Winston-Salem Journal
Chief Rod Bordner is telling city elected officials his crew of firefighters and paramedics sincerely want to perform their jobs.
But for them to continue responding to fires, traffic wrecks and medical emergencies, it’s going to require additional job incentives and better perks, according to Bordner. - PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Canton Repository
Officials from the Washington Department of Labor and Industry on Thursday delivered their initial findings in an investigation regarding safe workplace standards and the Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD).
Adam Brice, president of East Clark Professional Fire Fighters, the local firefighters’ union, said state investigators said the city of Camas and its fire department violated two serious and one standard workplace safety laws during a Feb. - PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Camas-Washougal Post-Record
When a fire engine or ambulance is en route to a call, just a few minutes, or even seconds, can be the difference between life and death.
That’s why, several months ago, when cargo trains began blocking intersections in Spartanburg more frequently and for longer periods of time, Spartanburg Fire Chief Marion Blackwell took note. - PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spartanburg Herald-Journal
An off-duty firefighter who sprang into action during last fall's massacre at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas -- where a gunman killed 58 people and injured hundreds -- spoke about his harrowing experience yesterday to a room full of Massachusetts firefighters and urged those struggling after bouts of trauma to get professional help. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald
The city plans to spend $3.2 million to adjust the pay of more than 6,000 employees next year.
The one-time allocation will boost salaries to bring workers in line with their peers, or to ensure that managers aren’t making less than people they supervise.
Public safety staff – especially firefighters – have asked the city to deal with the problem for more than a decade. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Virginian-Pilot
Questions arise in the Detroit Fire Department after a woman was electrocuted by a downed power line. Should Detroit firefighters stay with downed power lines until utility crews arrive with a fix? Protocol says yes, but a recently-issued policy says no.
Now, a woman is dead after touching an unattended line in an alley. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fox2detroit.com
Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday he's ready to hand over control of police and firefighters' pensions -- but only if state lawmakers agree to some minor changes to the controversial spinoff.
The governor conditionally vetoed the bill (S5) on Thursday, calling for "technical changes" to protect the pension fund and New Jersey taxpayers. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com
Cedar Hammock firefighter Michael Dunn started wondering what happened to his patients after an overdose call.
"We would get these calls and save their lives and essentially jump back into the fire truck and leave for the next one,” said Dunn.
He wanted to give people the resources they need to get clean. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abcactionnews.com
A veteran firefighter from a community south of the New York state capital has died after responding to two fires the previous day.
Hudson volunteer firefighter Mark A. Graziano, 47, was found unresponsive at his home shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday, less than 12 hours after he responded to a fire call that was his second in the 24 hours preceding his death. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
In Chula Vista, firefighters and paramedics respond to low-priority 911 calls even though less than one percent of those calls require emergency medical services.
By not sending firefighters to those calls, the Chula Vista Fire Department believes it can respond to high-priority calls faster. The department is currently considering sending only ambulances to what are officially known as level three calls. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Diego Union-Tribune
Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt will keep his job after an internal investigation over a head-butting incident reported at Central Fire Station downtown.
The city released a short statement Wednesday morning:
"The administration has completed its investigation of the incident involving Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt and two other firemen from the department. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Herald
