More than five-and-a-half years ago, a woman in rural Adams County was driving past a place where corn mash had been spilled the day before. She lost control of her vehicle and was injured. Now, officials say a Nebraska Supreme Court decision concerning a resulting lawsuit could change the way emergency personnel and government officials respond to some calls.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Grand Island Independent

Gardner Fire Chief Richard Ares, who was injured fighting the Templeton fire, was in stable condition Saturday morning at UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester, according to a nursing supervisor. The chief suffered a concussion and a back injury, according to fire officials. The 59-year-old chief and an EMT from Templeton were hurt fighting the blaze at 165 North Main St.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Telegram.com

The nation’s pitched and passionate debate over the display of the Confederate flag has found its voice in the northern state of Minnesota, where a firefighter flew the most enduring symbol of the Civil War South alongside Old Glory on a fire truck in a July 4th weekend parade in Albert Lea. The Confederate flag flew at the same height as the U.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Star Tribune

Auburn Fire Chief Frank Roma uses a DJI Phantom 3 drone for aerial photography, but it ended up playing a part in a river rescue Tuesday. The fire department was one of a number of crews sent to the Little Androscoggin in Mechanic Falls after two boys who had been riding on an inner tube got stuck on a rock in the rapids.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wmtw

Volunteer firefighters are steamed that a rural water system has welded shut the largest connections on its fire plugs. According to the Bear Valley Joint Authority, a pump could suck water from the system and collapse its underground pipes. The issue has become as much about communication as putting out fires.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Public Opinion Online