The Troy Firefighters Union is speaking out about concerns over the number of firefighters on shift at two of the fire stations in the city Eric Wisher, the President of the Troy Uniform Firefighters Association, said at the Bouton Road and Lansingburgh Stations when they get a medical call that means no one is then there to answer a fire call.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYT-TV NBC 13

The Radnor Fire Company of Wayne (RFC), today announced the launch of a new recruiting website and direct mail campaign focused on helping boost the fire company's volunteer ranks, while also strongly communicating the many personal benefits and challenges offered by volunteering locally as a firefighter or ambulance member.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Radnor Patch

For the eighth year, the IAFC received a grant from Motorola Solutions Foundation (MSF) to fund another year of the Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI). FSEDI is a program developed by the IAFC to provide new and aspiring chiefs with the tools they need to have a successful and productive tenure.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFC.org

VIDEO: Some first responders on San Antonio's South Side got a nice surprise for dinner Monday night. A mistake by a fire station in Alberta, Canada led to a pizza delivery in the Alamo City. The Lessler Slave Regional Fire Service in Alberta, Canada meant to feed 60 hungry firemen during a training session earlier this week.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News

An assistant fire chief who was badly burned during a forest fire in Eastern Washington last month has died. Christian Dean Johnson, 55, died Wednesday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he had spent the last month in intensive care trying to recover from the fire that left much of his body burned.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000