They did the time — now they’re going to get paid for it. A federal jury ordered the city to cough up millions of dollars to FDNY emergency medical technicians and paramedics who were stiffed for time spent on preparations before and after their shifts, attorneys for the first responders said Saturday.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

A firefighter battling the explosive Kincade Fire near Geyserville was forced to deploy his personal fire shelter to prevent two residents from being overcome by flames as the blaze surged Friday evening, state officials said. Fire shelters are used as a last resort, and the rescue, at about 6:20 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle - Metered Site

Fairfield officials are debating whether to accept a federal firefighting staffing grant because of the city’s own financial obligations that come with the funding. Fairfield was awarded a nearly $1.26 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant so the fire department could hire six firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal-News

One person was killed Tuesday morning in a fiery crash on an Interstate 405 exit ramp in Kirkland, the Washington State Patrol reports. Traffic backups reportedly are forming in the area, where road closures and lane closures are in effect. Troopers and firefighters responded to the scene, the exit ramp from northbound I-405 to NE 128th Street, at about 10:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Several wildfires are being reported across the Prosser area. 911 calls started to pour in at 7:36 p.m. Multiple firefighters across Benton and Yakima counties are responding. The Benton County Sheriff's Office is helping control traffic near one massive blaze at Case Road and Old Inland Empire Highway.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 9:51:20 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews