The way Tuolumne County provides fire protection services is not sustainable without changes that could prove to be controversial, according to a new independent study that will be discussed at a public meeting on Tuesday. There was a shortfall of more than $1.5 million in the county’s overall fire protection system in 2017 that was expected to grow to more than $2 million by 2022, the study determined.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Union Democrat

VIDEO: Jacqueline Pinnix was surprised when her daughter told her she wanted to become a firefighter. Jalisa Pinnix, 28, had never expressed interest in any careers related to the medical or emergency services fields. But growing up, Jalisa always admired her mother, who worked as an EMT. Jalisa used to brag about her mom's job racing across Washington, D.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11

Pilot Robert Delleo has been flying for the N.C. Forest Service for 10 years and says it’s not unheard-of to hit a bird as you’re skimming just above the treetops over a wildfire. What he really worries about, though, is the possibility of hitting a drone, which fly at that same altitude and are just as impossible to see when you’re moving at more than 200 mph.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News & Observer

VIDEO: A woman died and at least five more people were injured Sunday afternoon when a crane fell into an Old East Dallas apartment building as storms pummeled the Dallas area. Crews searching Elan City Lights apartments found the woman inside an apartment after the crane crashed into the east side of the building, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Dallas Morning News

Arlington (TX) Fire/Rescue, 100-foot aerial platform. Gladiator EMFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 565-hp engine; Waterous CPK2 300-gpm PTO pump.