President Donald Trump jumped behind the wheel of an aerial ladder that was parked on the front lawn of the White House Monday morning during an event showing products made in America. "Where's the fire," Trump said gripping the wheel of the aerial made by Pierce MFG. "Where's the fire? We'll put it out fast," he quipped.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

"Houstonians deserve a strong fire department." A Houston firefighters group delivered a strong message Monday in front of city hall as they continue to fight for equal pay among firefighters. The Houston Professional Firefighters Association turned in a petition with more than 32,000 validated signatures to ask the City of Houston to put the equal pay ballot initiative on the November 2017 ballot.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

Three people are confirmed dead in a massive fire in the Marco Polo building on Kapiolani Boulevard. The initial alarm came in at around 2:15 p.m. By 3 p.m., four alarms had been called. By 4:30 p.m., the fifth alarm was called. Officials say the fire initially started on the 26th floor, and that’s where three bodies were found.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHON2.com

In what an expert calls a “huge failure,” hundreds of residential and commercial buildings across Oakland were never inspected after firefighters flagged fire dangers and referred them for followup, including more than 200 apartment buildings housing thousands of residents, an investigation by the Bay Area News Group has found.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

A sport utility vehicle collided with an Akron firetruck Friday afternoon, killing two people inside the SUV, including a 16-year-old girl, and injuring three firefighters. Fire Engine No. 3 was southbound on Rhodes Avenue about 3:45 p.m. when witnesses say a burgundy Chevrolet Trailblazer westbound on West Exchange Street drove through a red light and struck the firetruck, Akron Police Capt.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com