The Jefferson City Fire Department is considering moving to 48-hour shifts to improve firefighters' health while still providing quality service. The Jefferson City Public Safety Committee voted Thursday to advance the Fire Department's proposal to switch to 48.5-hour shifts, with 96 hours off, to the Jefferson City Council for further discussion.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jefferson City News Tribune

VIDEO: Two Detroit medics both fired accused of not performing CPR when it could have saved a life. A 30-year-old man was having a heart attack -- and died. Now one of the medics is sharing his story. The Detroit fire commissioner is not talking about what happened but the family of victim Patrick Clemons, is.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 2 Detroit

First, there's anxiety over the cancer diagnosis. Then, there's anxiety over how to pay for the treatment. Ryker Haselden, 49, called his prostate cancer diagnosis in 2017 a "gut-punch." He's been a firefighter in Mississippi for about two decades. Haselden has two children, one of whom is developmentally disabled, so his wife is a full-time mother.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jackson Clarion-Ledger

VIDEO: In just one week, thousands of firefighters from across the world will climb the Columbia Tower in Seattle for a great cause. But on Sunday, firefighters from Spokane County Fire District 9 settled for a StairMaster at the Fred Meyer off North Division instead. The stairclimb team -- made up of 16 firefighters -- asked for donations for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society while switching off on the stair climber.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2019 6:40:02 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

One woman and a firefighter had to be treated for minor injuries after a house fire Saturday night. At about 7:00 p.m., crews responded to the 4000 block of N Pittsburg St. after reports of heavy black smoke coming from a home, according to the Spokane Fire Department. Crews found heavy smoke coming from the front door and significant fire throughout the first floor of the home.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2019 2:19:36 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane