VIDEO: It was an alarming sight, a CAL FIRE truck flipped over and smashed items littered across the ground. Detectives say the firefighter driving the truck lost control in the small town of Ducor, just south of Porterville, and the firefighting vehicle flipped multiple times. The driver suffered major injuries in the crash and is being treated at Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, while the other three firefighters only had minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSN-TV ABC 30 Frenso/Visalia

As states in Hurricane Dorian's path are sending out calls for help, some of San Antonio's most skilled firefighters are answering that call. The crews are part of an elite state team called Texas A&M Task Force 1. Though the mission is dangerous and overwhelming, it's one they've taken on many times before.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV News 12

VIDEO: The Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association and Ivy Tech are giving Hoosiers the chance to get a two-year degree at no charge. Earlier this year, House Bill 1064 established that a public safety officer may be eligible for a scholarship for educational costs. The bill didn’t pass so Ivy Tech stepped in.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFIE-TV NBC 14 Evansville

VIDEO: Firefighters came all the way from Knoxville, Tennessee to learn more about wildland fires. The 3-team crew got here on Monday and will be here until September 9. Right now, Rural Metro Fire is teaching them wildland suppression tactics used to fight Oregon wildfires. One technique they are learning is how to get 400 feet of hose on the ground with as little as just two or three people working.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDRV-TV ABC 12 Medford

With more than 50 East Haven firefighters and supporters in the audience, the Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night, with one abstention, to increase the tax abatement volunteer firefighters receive from $1,000 to $1,500 — and eventually to $2,000. The only council member who didn’t vote in favor of the increased abatement was Chairman Ken McKay, R-1, a retired career firefighter and five-decade member of the volunteer Foxon Company 3.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Haven Register