Posted: Jun 26, 2019
Several firefighters at the Round Rock Central Fire Station are demanding answers from the city after they made a shocking discovery this year.
The president of the Round Rock Association of Professional Firefighters says the majority of the firefighters at Station 1 have been having health issues related to mold exposure.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTBC-TV Fox 7 Austin
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Posted: Jun 26, 2019
VIDEO: When you picture a poet, a firefighter might not be the first person you think of. Even if you did, Gary Wedemeyer probably wouldn't be the first firefighter coming to mind.
"If you put me in a lineup with a bunch of firefighters and said pick the one who's writing poetry, I'd probably be the last one they'd pick," Wedemeyer said with a smile.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSN-TV ABC 30 Frenso/Visalia
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Posted: Jun 26, 2019
The Boise Fire Department is celebrating a new milestone as it welcomes the first female fire captain.
Ashley Rosenbaum is a 12-year-member of the Boise Fire Department. Rosenbaum will be field promoted at Station 17 on June 26 at 11:30 a.m. She began her career with Boise fire in 2007, was promoted to Firefighter 1 in 2008, Firefighter 2 in 2009 and Firefighter 3 in 2011.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIVI-TV ABC 6 Boise
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Posted: Jun 25, 2019
Rainier firefighters extinguished a fire burning at a house on Old Rainier Road Monday morning.
Fire crews were dispatched to the 28000 block of Old Rainier Road around 8:30 a.m. Monday after reports of smoke on the hillside, according to Columbia River Fire & Rescue. The fire had consumed an old house and was threatening another home, a barn and a shed, according to a press release.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2019 5:44:12 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News
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Posted: Jun 25, 2019
The opening an East Bay fire station that was originally scheduled for May 1 has been delayed until Aug. 1, according to the Contra Costa Fire District. The staff for Fire Station 16 in Lafayette has been operating out of Station 15, just across the freeway, since May 1, ConFire spokesman Steve Hill said.
The staff for Fire Station 16 in Lafayette has been operating out of Station 15, just across the freeway, since May 1, ConFire spokesman Steve Hill said.
There are 3 reasons for the delay, Hill said: All the rain in the area over the winter and spring; at one point, the contractor installed the wrong electrical panel; and PG&E tentatively approved the plans but later asked the department to make some changes.
All the PG&E issues have been resolved, Hill said.
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