Whitehall Township commissioners were alarmed Monday to learn that several veteran firefighters have left the Whitehall Township Fire Department over disputes with how the new chief is running things. Don Dreisbach, a volunteer who left after serving for 37 years, told commissioners that Chief David Nelson’s treatment of members and training requirements were driving away longtime volunteers like himself.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Allentown Morning Call

On March 25, 2016, Berthoud Fire Protection District Fire Investigator Josh Macdonald was performing inspections when a call came in about a house fire with an occupant trapped. Once on scene, Macdonald hopped out of the engine and started taking pictures to find a potential origin and to get a clear picture of how the fire was behaving.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A firefighter who was standing on a telescoping ladder when it collapsed onto a three-story building in Boston suffered no serious injuries. Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn said the firefighter was suspended about two feet above the building Wednesday night when the ladder buckled. He was able to safely climb out of the ladder's bucket onto the roof.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston

Suicides left more officers and firefighters dead last year than all line-of-duty deaths combined — a jarring statistic that continues to plague first responders but garners little attention. A new study by the Ruderman Family Foundation, a philanthropic organization that works for the rights of people with disabilities, looked at depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other issues affecting first responders and the rates of suicide in departments nationwide.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: USA Today

The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association submitted three petitions to potentially change the city charter. On Wednesday morning, the fire union held a press conference on the back steps of city hall before submitting the signatures. The first petition is to reduce City Manager Sheryl Sculley's salary and only allow a city manager to serve a maximum of eight years.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KENS5.com San Antonio