A 12 News investigation has revealed that Phoenix Fire Marshal Jack Ballentine personally accepted a $100,000 check while on duty from a philanthropist whose business, the Madison Improvement Club, had failed its fire inspection 11 months earlier.
The money was a donation for the 100 Club of Arizona. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 12news
In November 2011, Gabriel Terry and others from a Tuolumne County firefighting crew were dispatched to fight a wildland blaze that began when a supposedly controlled burn got out of control.
Employees of the Don Pedro Recreation Agency, which is part of the Turlock Irrigation District, set out to burn some brush piles. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fireresuce1
PHOTOS - Acrid plumes of black smoke blanketed parts of west Houston for hours Thursday as a raging warehouse fire forced one school to evacuate and residents to shelter in place amid concerns of possible environmental contamination from chemicals stored on the property.
Runoff from the firefighters' efforts sent vivid red streams of chemical additives flowing into Spring Branch Creek, and authorities warned residents to avoid the water there and in nearby ditches and culverts until it could be tested. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: houston chronicle
A Georgia volunteer fireman died Thursday after suffering a heart attack while on the scene of a brush fire late last week, according to a news release from the town.
Steven Lapierre, 58, a lifelong Georgia resident, served as a member of the Georgia Volunteer Fire Department for more than 40 years, the town said. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: burlington free press
VIDEO - A San Diegan and former fire chief spoke to 10News about the freak accident that left him scarred for life.
10News caught up with Matt Shobert running up and down the steps at the San Diego Convention Center, training for a triathlon.
"Right now, exercise makes me feel the best," said Shobert. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGTV-TV ABC 10 San Diego
Six people have died in an overnight house fire today on Syracuse's North Side, according to the Syracuse Fire Department.
Neighbors this morning reported hearing an explosion and rushing out to find the home nearly engulfed in flames.
The fire at 212 Martin St. was reported at 3:51 a.m., Onondaga County 911 dispatch logs show. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Syracuse Post-Standard & Syracuse.com
PHOTOS - Acrid plumes of black smoke blanketed parts of west Houston for hours Thursday as a raging warehouse fire forced one school to evacuate and residents to shelter in place amid concerns of possible environmental contamination from chemicals stored on the property.
Runoff from the firefighters' efforts sent vivid red streams of chemical additives flowing into Spring Branch Creek, and authorities warned residents to avoid the water there and in nearby ditches and culverts until it could be tested. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: houston chronicle
Harassment and bullying have been in the news lately. And a recent firefighter suicide might have been linked to online bullying. When such behavior exists in any workplace, the outcome is always negative and sometimes tragic.
Many fire departments put considerable resources into preventing and mitigating workplace harassment, yet it may occur even on departments that have made a commitment to eliminating it. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1
A criminal case that made national news a year ago when a bystander’s video showed Fresno fire Capt. Pete Dern falling through a burning roof, followed by his dramatic rescue by fellow firefighters, ended Wednesday when the woman who pleaded no contest to starting the house fire was sentenced to nine years in prison. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fresno bee
A group of Oklahoma City firefighters took it upon themselves to solve a unique problem for neighbors of the firehouse.
Bri Johnson, 10, was diagnosed as a toddler with spinal muscular atrophy, caused by a deficiency of a motor neuron protein.
"It's the gene that helps you walk, and since I don't have that, I can't walk," she said. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: newsok.com
Kansas governor Sam Brownback signed house bill 2502 into law this week, a bundle of gun-legislation from the session. It will allow public employees like firefighters and paramedics to concealed carry a weapon while on the clock.
One local fire chief will be hesitant to adopt the law over to his department. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAM-TV CBS 7 Joplin & Pittsburgh
Valencia County Emergency Services Chief Steven Gonzales and two division chiefs within the department received suspensions after pictures surfaced of the men in uniform with scantily clad women on a recent out-of-state training trip.
It happened while Gonzales, Division Chief Nicholas Moya and Division Chief Casey Davis were in Indianapolis for the Fire Department Instructors Conference. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: krqe news 13
A criminal case that made national news a year ago when a bystander’s video showed Fresno fire Capt. Pete Dern falling through a burning roof, followed by his dramatic rescue by fellow firefighters, ended Wednesday when the woman who pleaded no contest to starting the house fire was sentenced to nine years in prison. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fresno bee
A group of Oklahoma City firefighters took it upon themselves to solve a unique problem for neighbors of the firehouse.
Bri Johnson, 10, was diagnosed as a toddler with spinal muscular atrophy, caused by a deficiency of a motor neuron protein.
"It's the gene that helps you walk, and since I don't have that, I can't walk," she said. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: newsok.com
VIDEO - A group of Alameda County firefighters heading back to their station Tuesday after dealing with an oil spill spotted another emergency on an Emeryville street: a visibly distraught woman sitting on the edge of an overpass, her feet dangling toward the busy traffic below.
Engine 34 firefighters came upon the woman about 10:30 a. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sfgate.com
Learning by example and experience is a time-tested method for gaining knowledge, and Firehouse’s Station Design Awards program is a perfect example.
For the fourth year, Firehouse is hosting its annual Station Design Awards program and is currently seeking entries. The program is designed primarily for architects and builders as a way to show off their best work. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse
The village eliminated its eight paid firefighters and will go forward with an all-volunteer fire service, a move officials say will save $800,000 in the next year.
The village board of trustees voted Monday night to cut the positions as part of a budget-balancing measure, but an attorney for the axed workers said the timing implied there was more going on. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)
A firefighter died Tuesday night after responding to a firehouse for a medivac call.
FirefighterCloseCalls.com reported that Sag Harbor Fire Department former fire captain Ted Stafford assisted in quarters and then following a meeting died in his driveway at home.
Stafford is a former police officer for the Town of Southhampton and his son and grandson are members of the Sag Harbor Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1
A fatal Saturday night blaze on Raphael Road near DeFuniak Springs has reignited a war of words between the Liberty Fire District and Walton County Fire Rescue. Liberty Fire Chief John Dunham said crews under his command called “two or three times” for Walton County to dispatch an ambulance to the scene of a structure fire at a home on W. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ft. Walton Beach: Northwest Florida News
The sky in Fort McMurray now looks like a wall of fire and smoke as a mammoth inferno swallows parts of the Canadian city.
Authorities ordered the evacuation of about 80,000 people, including the entire city of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo said Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: cnn
