In a move West Shore Fire Department Commission Chairman Robert Bruneau called “phenomenal” and “unheard of,” the firefighters union in that district unanimously agreed to defer a contractual raise for two years to ease the burden on taxpayers. “I think it’s big,” Bruneau said. “I think they want to do what’s best for the district.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Haven Register

St. Clair (MI) Area Fire Department pumper. Commander 3000 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 1,500-gpm pump.

Two people were found dead in a crashed plane near La Center, Washington, Monday afternoon. The Clark County Sheriff's Office said the single-engine plane crashed into a pond south of the East Fork Lewis River off NE 269th Street. It's unclear exactly when the plane crashed but investigators believe it happened recently.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2019 7:43:00 PM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV Portland

Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts said Monday. Don't focus on the weather as the key reason why a construction crane toppled over, killing four people, attorney David Kwass said. He has litigated construction crane accidents in the past.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2019 3:45:08 PM - SOURCE: KING 5 News

Benton County Sheriffs are searching for a group of suspects, accused of setting a fire that torched at least 20-25 or more arborvitae trees Saturday afternoon. Around 1:30pm, Deputies say fire crews responded to the corner of 7th. Street and Della Ave. and found a row of the tall evergreens on fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/29/2019 2:48:54 PM - SOURCE: KFLD-AM 870