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A veteran firefighter has sued the City of Everett alleging he has been the target of racist remarks and actions that have gone unacknowledged and unpunished by fire department and city officials, including an incident where someone left a sticker depicting a gorilla in firefighter garb on his locker.
Alderman Jim Roy wants the city to hire an independent firm to evaluate the fire department to determine whether “systemic stressors” are adversely affecting first responders’ mental health.
The driver of a New York City bus that plunged off a bridge blamed the dramatic crash on mechanical failure, saying Saturday that the tandem vehicle “just took off” as he slowed into a turn.
Mike Ciampo and his crew demonstrate how firefighters can “shoot” a ground ladder under overhead obstructions such as power lines, or even place the ladder under a dangling victim.
Standard community risk reduction practices tell us that we must familiarize ourselves with the “pulse” of our community to understand its makeup, character, and risk.
Vehicle fires are anything but routine and can quickly escalate to a major incident if firefighters treat them as just an ordinary call, writes Steven B. Schnaudt.
