An investigation by the Tacoma Fire Department determined two new recruits cheated on an EMT test and recommended they be terminated, despite acknowledgement from a private company involved that an "administrative error" allowed the pair to get questions ahead of time. A department spokesperson also called the incident "not malicious" and a "coincidence.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News

A panel that is supposed to advise D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on emergency medical services policy says it can’t get any information from the mayor or the fire department in order to make recommendations. “We have got to have the transparency that she says she’s all about,” Anne Renshaw, vice chair of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (EMSAC), said at a meeting Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the washington times

Recently, I made a leadership presentation to a group of firefighters in the Yakima Valley, Wash. My first task was to get oriented with the teaching venue and my soon-to-be audience. As part of my standard preparation routine, I closely observed the on-stage speaker. I will admit that my purpose was to watch for the crowd's reaction to the instructor's delivery style.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

VIDEO - A video obtained by the Times Leader and posted to YouTube from a fire in the borough Saturday has gained a lot of attention and questions have risen regarding the actions of people in the video. During a fire at the Exeter Gardens apartment complex at 500 Schooley Avenue, Danny Fernandez filmed a clip with his cell phone of the back of Building J engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: times leader

On March 2, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On March 1, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 28, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Chris Rea is expected to return to work as the city’s assistant fire chief on Monday. During a meeting Tuesday, the Common Council voted unanimously in favor of a $300,000 settlement with Rea. That settlement resolves a nearly four-year legal dispute between Rea and the city that began when Rea was suspended by then-Mayor Shayne Gallo in early 2012.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kingston daily freeman

A 57-year-old fire captain died Wednesday after falling ill while repairing an ambulance. U.S. Fire Administration reported Peter Larlee, with the East Millinocket Fire Department, had just returned from responding to a medical emergency when he went to the fire department’s engine bay to repair a mud flap on an ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

VIDEO - Rush hour drivers witnessed a horrific scene Wednesday afternoon after police say a man set himself on fire. It happened at one of Lexington’s busiest intersections; Richmond Road and Fontaine Drive. A witness captured the moment bystanders and Lexington Firefighter, Major Joe Madden began helping the man.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVQ-TV Lexington

Flags are flying at half staff in Brookfield this week to honor Marcia Rosecky, a paramedic and the city's first female firefighter. Rosecky died Saturday after a long battle with leukemia. She was 41. "She was an amazing person," Brookfield Fire Chief Charlie Myers said Wednesday. "She set the example for all the others.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A Lincoln Fire and Rescue captain has sued the city and the fire department's top brass alleging they retaliated against him for reporting harassment of recruits in 2011 and that he continues to get passed up for promotions because of it. Lincoln's city attorney said Monday the department has been taking steps for more than a year to address issues brought out in an internal investigation into Capt.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Lincoln Journal Star,

On March 1, 8 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On February 27, 12 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

Accomplishments under his tenure include bringing in the 4th Battalion Squad No. 11, constructing a new fire station, formalizing a labor and management initiative with the IAFF Local No. 5 and leading the department to successful accreditation compliance. Before that, he was chief of the Pueblo Fire Department for seven years.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Colorado Springs Gazette

Topeka city manager Jim Colson’s move to look out of state for an interim fire chief now faces a lawsuit. R.E. “Tuck” Duncan filed a lawsuit Monday in Shawnee County District Court on behalf of state representative and former city councilman John Alcala, claiming the move violated city ordinance. The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order and injunction to block the city from implementing a contract with Goodyear, Ariz.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Topeka Capital-Journal

Mantoloking's fire chief is out of the woods after suffering a heart attack while battling a stubborn blaze Saturday night, but his anticipated extensive recovery is going to prevent him from getting back to his Hurricane Sandy-damaged home, a family friend said. Because of that dilemma, family friend Kelly Burdge said she set up a gofundme page to raise $20,000 toward the repairs of Chief Larry Gilman's home.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com

A Clearwater Fire and Rescue assistant fire chief who was charged with retail theft last week has officially resigned his position, according to the human resources department. Ron Gemsheim, 52, whose annual annual salary was $85,000, did not list a reason for his resignation that went into effect at 5 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bay News 9

In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an “Emergency Guide Robot” even after the machine had proven itself unreliable – and after some participants were told that robot had broken down.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: georgia tech news center

On February 29, 7 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.