Firefighter Headline News
South Lee brush fire grows to 65 acres
05/23/2013
Area of brush fire A brush fire in south Lee County grew to 65 acres by Wednesday night near U.S. 41 and Island Park Road, which is north of ...
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Nogales, Ariz., wildfire grows, only 15 percent contained
05/23/2013
A wildfire burning in the Coronado National Forest near Nogales, Ariz., has consumed 6,000 acres and is 15 percent contained, officials said W...
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Montgomery, Greene train for major disaster; Full-scale hazardous materials exercise preps first responders.; PUBLIC SAFETY
05/23/2013
Ohio counties are required to do a full-scale hazardous materials exercise every four years. The Montgomery/Greene Counties Local Emergency Re...
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HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES FY14 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL
05/23/2013
The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Ken Calvert:Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) joined a bipartisan...
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TESTER ON AIR TANKER DECISION: BETTER OPTIONS WERE ON THE TABLE
05/23/2013
The following information was released by Montana Senator Jon Tester:(U.S. SENATE) - With fire season heating up, Senator Jon Tester today tol...
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STATEMENT FROM FIRE COMMISSIONER CASSANO IN RESPONSE TO UFA PRESS CONFERENCE ON FDNY RESPONSE TIMES
05/23/2013
The following information was released by the NYC Fire Department:I have always strongly supported reporting complete and accurate response ti...
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DEQ PENALIZES OWNER OF CAUDLE'S TREE SERVICES $400 FOR BURNING PLASTIC AND TRASH IN 55 GALLON BARRELS IN SALEM
05/23/2013
The following information was released by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality:The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has is...
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INVESTIGATION INTO MAN FOUND DECEASED AT 10500 EXETER STREET
05/23/2013
The following information was released by the Houston Police Department:Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a man foun...
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Designing fire department of future
05/23/2013
At a time when fire departments face uncertain futures mostly foisted on them from the outside - budget cuts, proposals to outsource ambulance...
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Area firefighters helping in tornado recovery
05/23/2013
One firefighter from Orange County and two from Los Angeles County were sent to Oklahoma to help recovery efforts after a huge tornado devasta...
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TRIPLE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATED; MAN QUESTIONED AFTER DISCOVERY OF BURNED BODIES
05/23/2013
Richmond County sheriff's investigators on the trail of a triple homicide were led to the home of two retired teachers in south Augusta on Tue...
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Working to help heart attack victims survive
05/22/2013
When someone is having a heart attack, seconds matter in getting them treatment. Having an automatic external defibrillator, or AED, on site c...
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Maine: Fire Department Encourages Public to Act FAST
05/22/2013
City of Portland, The State of Maine has issued the following press release:In honor of National EMS Week (May 19-25), the Portland Fire Depa...
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Physicists light 'magnetic fire' to reveal energy's path
05/22/2013
New York University physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of fo...
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Reporter's notebook: 'You can't fathom it'
05/22/2013
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYMOORE, Okla. a€Â" Grim-faced police officers and sheriff's deputies guarded darkened intersections ...
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