Anacortes Fire Chief David A. Oliveri is no longer working for the City of Anacortes, the mayor confirmed Tuesday. His last day was Oct. 31, following an administrative leave, Mayor Laurie Gere said. Gere gave no specific reason for Oliveri’s leave or departure, but said it is her job as mayor to evaluate directors.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 7:42:20 PM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

During pre-COVID-19 times, the East County Fire & Rescue board of commissioners’ special meeting to discuss staffing issues would likely have been standing-room only. Instead, when callers joined the virtual board meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, a voice simply announced: “There are more than 20 participants in the meeting.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 1:04:37 PM - SOURCE: Camas-Washougal Post-Record

VIDEO: The wife of a South Florida firefighter died after a fire broke out in their Homestead home Tuesday afternoon, fire officials confirmed Wednesday morning. A GoFundMe created for the firefighter identifies him as Corey Logan. It states Logan has been with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for over 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ NBC 6 Miami

The FDNY will be ditching its disposable protective coronavirus masks for reusable ones, officials said Tuesday. New elastomeric respirator masks will be distributed to Emergency Medical Service members and firefighters in the weeks to come, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. “This is a substantial piece of equipment, but it will take us out of the supply chain for N95 masks that the whole world uses,” Nigro told the Daily News.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

VIDEO: Crews responded to what they described as a stubborn fire at an abandoned building in New Haven. Officials said the fire broke out Thursday morning on the 200 block of Winthrop Avenue. The call originally came in around 3 a.m. as a brush fire. First responders arrived and found flames in one of the buildings.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford