A former Fayette County fire captain was sentenced to jail Friday for the shooting death of a junior firefighter. State police say the 16-year-old junior firefighter, Parker Hess, and 21-year-old fire captain George Matis, Jr., were working inside the small business office of the Republic Volunteer Fire Department last November when Matis’s gun discharged.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS Pittsburgh

PHOTO - Two emergency response vehicles collided with a car at Florida Street and Sonoma Boulevard on Saturday morning, sending the first-responders on board to the hospital and closing the intersection for an investigation, a spokesperson for the fire department said. At approximately 9:48 a.m., an ambulance and a fire department Ford Explorer both responding to different “code 3” emergencies with lights and sirens flashing collided and also hit a Nissan Altima, the spokesperson said.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vallejo Times-Herald

A gunman opened fire on an outdoor country music concert from a Mandalay Bay hotel room late Sunday, killing at least 58 people, injuring more than 500 and sending the Las Vegas Strip into chaos. The massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. As officers entered the 32nd-floor room of the suspect, 64-year-old Mesquite resident Stephen Paddock, he shot and killed himself, police said early Monday.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal

Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief David Coatney's first 14 months on the job were a scorcher for his department. The July 7 police ambush happened shortly after he was hired from Round Rock. Complaints about decaying fire stations were prevalent. Uncertainty over their pensions led to an exodus of firefighters and left more strain on those left behind to cope with upticks in emergency calls.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News

One of the foremost authorities on fire prevention, and the author of the "America Burning" Report passed away Thursday. Louis J. Amabili, 88, began his fire service career when he joined the Hockessin, DE, Fire Company in 1947. In 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Amabili to to serve on the National Commission for Fire Prevention and Control.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com