VIDEO: In an emergency, we depend on the swift actions of firefighters. But what happens if the firefighters turn on each other? An incident in Prince George's County between two fire departments led to two people on leave.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 7 News

Cranston’s deputy fire chief asked last week to seal a case documenting a disorderly conduct charge linked to his dispute with a fellow firefighter in September 2017. Deputy Chief Paul Valletta Jr., 60, on Dec. 11 entered a not-guilty filing to one count of disorderly conduct, meaning the case will be expunged from the court record if he obeys the law for a year.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Providence Journal

Just before noon Monday, the Fire Department received an emergency call about "an odor of gas coming from the basement" of a Broadway business. No fire was found, but the call was just one of hundreds of gas-related complaints last year in the city. Fire Chief Brian Moriarty expects such calls will continue in the new year in the wake of the Sept.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle Tribune

A volunteer firefighter with the Lake Mills Fire Department is dead after stopping to help a driver on the Beltline near Monona Drive on New Year's Eve. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office said preliminary results of an autopsy confirm that 46-year-old Christopher P. Truman of Lake Mills died from injuries sustained in the crash.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC Madison

Detroit fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at the department's former training center and whether sensitive records were left behind at the site. The fire started about 2 p.m. Thursday at the Fire Department's abandoned training academy at Warren and Lawton on Detroit's west side. The fire originated on the second floor of the six-story building, said Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit News