Detroit's fire commissioner says he will investigate the circumstances of a social media photograph posted on New Year's Eve showing 18 firefighters posing in front of roaring house fire, according to media reports. The photo was posted on the "Detroit Fire Incidents Page" on Facebook along with the caption "crews take a moment to get a selfie on New Years!" In the background is a house engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit Free Press

A week after passing a measure to set up what’s called a 401(a) plan, tax-deferred retirement saving accounts for retiring public safety employees, the City Council on Monday afternoon rescinded the resolution. Members of the City Council approved the repeal without opposition in an emergency meeting.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Paterson Times

Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a home to go up in flames. Firefighters were called to the 1700 block of West Gilbert Road just before 7:00 pm. Tuesday night. More than a dozen firefighters battled the flames of the fully engulfed home. Two dogs were found dead, according to authorities.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV

As 2019 comes to an end, the Kennewick Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1296, reflects back at the calls they responded to through out the year, all 10,333 of them. Officials with the Union said on Wednesday, they finished the year 10,333 calls for service, but that the total unit responses were much higher.
- PUB DATE: 1/1/2020 8:53:07 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

In 2003, the Legislature directed the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to create a statewide first responder mapping system for schools and other public buildings. The system is intended to provide information to emergency response agencies for natural disasters, criminal acts, and other incidents.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 7:14:45 PM - SOURCE: Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee