VIDEO: When two firefighters clocked into work Monday, they didn't realize they'd be making history. In a first for Spokane County Fire District 8, an all-female firefighting team ran the paramedic unit. But Meg Williams and Jennifer Raudebaugh say despite Monday's milestone, it felt like any other day on the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY.com

VIDEO: Flagging, communication and detours were the main sticking points discussed at a meeting on how to better handle accidents on Interstate 78. Firefighters, fire police, PSP troopers, EMS members, PEMA officials, PennDOT officials and others gathered at the PEMA Eastern Area Office on Tuesday night to improve handling traffic and managing the scene when an accident forces I-78 to be shut down.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 News

Firefighters, EMS personnel, or any member of the Virginia National Guard Armed Forces Reserves may soon be able to carry a concealed weapon without a permit thanks to legislation passed by Virginia’s Senate Tuesday. SB 1012, introduced by Sen. Amanda Chase (R – Amelia County, Colonial Heights), would allow specific firefighters and EMS providers to carry concealed weapons without a permit “provided that such firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel has been approved to carry a concealed handgun by his fire chief or emergency medical services chief.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6

VIDEO: It’s been a tough couple of weeks for firefighters in Walton County and Social Circle. There have been two fire truck wrecks at nearly the same spot. A Social Circle firefighter remained at Grady Memorial Hospital’s ICU, while three other firefighters are at home recovering. The Georgia State Patrol is examining both wrecks to see if it was a terrible coincidence or if roadway improvements might be needed.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 5 Atlanta

The Central Valley Fire District asked a Gallatin County judge Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit that claims the fire district doesn’t have the authority to enforce state fire codes on a wedding venue in the Belgrade area. Foster Creek Farm filed the lawsuit against the fire district in Gallatin County District Court in May.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bozeman Daily Chronicle