Village officials say public safety could be at risk if relations between the Rochester and Waterford fire departments are not improved. At a specially called meeting Monday at Rochester Village Hall, the Rochester and Waterford fire chiefs said they will consider breaking an automatic response mutual aid agreement due to problems between the organizations.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the journal times

On November 28, 9 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 27, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 26, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 24, 6 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

VIDEO - A crash involving a fire truck in West Philadelphia left several firefighters injured Sunday morning. Fire officials said the crash, in which a vehicle partially rolled over, happened about 10 a.m. at 55th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Authorities confirmed that Philadelphia Fire Department Ladder 13 was involved in the crash.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nbc philadelphia

For more than an hour in August 2014, Shannon Browne sat with investigators at CHP’s Valley Division office in Sacramento, at first hesitant, then growing more confident as she laid out her concerns. Instructors were manipulating scores on tests at Cal Fire’s firefighting academy in Ione, she told the officers.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sacramento bee

A federal judge has ruled a former Orono fire chief’s lawsuit against the town may go forward on the age discrimination and retaliation counts. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison on Wednesday dismissed Norman “Buddy” Webb’s allegation that he was discriminated against based on a disability. Webb, 65, of Orono, is seeking compensatory damages, including back pay and pay he would have received had he not been fired, and attorney’s fees.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bangor daily news

A psychologist’s report on an obscure subject is complicating Jacksonville’s already-difficult position in a long court fight over whether it discriminates against black firefighters seeking promotions. The Justice Department has sued the city since 2012, saying low numbers of black firefighters who advance in rank suggest biased testing.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the florida times-union

A man who apparently got stuck in the chimney of a Huron home during a botched burglary attempt died Saturday after the homeowners lit a fire in the fireplace, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Lt. Brandon Pursell said deputies received a 911 call to the 16000 block of West Gale Avenue just before 3 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fresno bee

On November 26, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 25, 4 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 24, 5 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 23, 17 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 24, 2 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 23, 19 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

On November 18, 3 residential fire fatalities were reported by the Nation's news media.

The city’s firefighters are sabotaging a cost-savings plan by calling in sick and claiming on-the-job injuries, Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré said Tuesday, citing statistics and a handful of incidents that point to what he describes as a “manipulation” of the Fire Department’s injury policy.
- PUB DATE: 11/25/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Providence Journal

PHOTOS - Local police officers and firefighters donned some new uniforms Friday to play superheroes for pediatric patients. Dressed as popular superheroes such as Spiderman, Batman and Captain America, members of SAPD’s SWAT team and SAFD’s Rescue Team rappelled down the side of North Central Baptist Hospital while numerous children watched through their windows.
- PUB DATE: 11/25/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mysanantonio.com

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released Phase One of its first Local Fire Department Wildfire Preparedness and Readiness Capabilities Study. The study takes a look at current preparedness and readiness levels of local wildland/urban interface (WUI) fire departments that have experienced a significant wildfire event in recent years, and identifies the most important elements in a WUI fire protection program, including response and community risk reduction efforts.
- PUB DATE: 11/25/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association