Posted: Mar 7, 2019
VIDEO: A 5-year-old boy in Addison has taken it upon himself to help out his local volunteer fire department.
After discovering they were missing a certain piece of life-saving equipment, the little guy knew he had to help.
Eleni Wakeman, Asst. Fire Chief for Addison Fire Department says, "There was a call for a woman who had fallen through the ice.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABI 5
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Posted: Mar 7, 2019
VIDEO: Virtually every item on the Houston City Council's agenda Wednesday was postponed by Councilman Dwight Boykins in a parliamentary protest over un-sworn firefighter cadets.
It appears the months long debate over firefighter cadets who have not been sworn in has finally boiled over.
On Wednesday morning, 68 firefighter cadets are at the Houston Fire Department Training Academy.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston
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Posted: Mar 7, 2019
Spokane police are investigating a woman for charges of first-degree arson after a house fire that injured a firefighter.
The firefighter and the homeowner, identified as Betty A. McCrow in newly released court documents, suffered injuries as the result of a house fire on the 4000 block of North Pittsburgh Street on Saturday, March 2.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM 2
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Posted: Mar 6, 2019
Yakima firefighters are climbing stairs for a great cause this weekend.
Nine firefighter will be participating in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Firefighter Stairclimb in Seattle.
They will be climbing 69 flights of stairs, which is equivalents to more than 1,300 steps, all while wearing their gear.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2019 5:46:34 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Posted: Mar 6, 2019
A suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection to a stolen ambulance and a high-speed police chase down Interstate 94. A Three Oaks volunteer ambulance crew stopped to eat lunch at a Panera Bread in St. Joseph Township, Michigan, according to the release. Officials say the 35-year-old male suspect took it from the parking lot.
Officials say the 35-year-old male suspect took it from the parking lot. He was spotted by a Baroda-Lake Twp. officer at the 16 mile marker, westbound on I-94.
Police chased the ambulance south on I-94 at up to 90 miles an hour until stop sticks were deployed, which blew out a front tire.The director of Three Oaks Ambulance said they’re just happy no one was hurt and the ambulance is back in service.
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