VIDEO: The New Bedford firefighters union is once again calling on the city to end its policy of "blacking out" certain engines when the department is short-staffed. The city's black out policy sometimes leaves one random truck unstaffed to save money. The department has been operating under the policy for at least ten years.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNE-TV ABC 6

PHOTOS: Julian Reams literally is leaving his mark on the St. Lucie County Fire District. Reams, 32, a firefighter with the agency, also is an accomplished artist from Miami, and he brought some of his artistic passion to his job as a first responder. Reams has painted three murals on as many fire stations, two of which are stations where he’s been based since joining the agency in December 2012.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TC Palm

VIDEO: As a singer-songwriter, Larry Long has made a career out of making music with a message, but he hopes his latest creation will strike a chord on the issue of firefighter health and wellness. "You can never predict where a song is going to go or the effect it's going to have, but time will tell," said Long, who is from south Minneapolis.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

VIDEO: Authorities say a man's body was found Monday while officials were investigating a string of fires in Puyallup. Puyallup Police said a series of explosions were reported at about 5:45 p.m. on the Riverwalk Trail near East Main Avenue. Three separate fires were found in the area, and a man's body was located at one of the fires.
- PUB DATE: 12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

A three-story apartment evacuated on Monday after a fire started in an outdoor balcony storage room, officials said. The fire happened at the Copper Ridge Apartments at 5501 Hildebrand Boulevard near Southridge High School around 3:30 p.m. Staff at the apartment complex attempted to suppress the fire until first responders arrived.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 6:44:17 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews