Posted: Jan 18, 2019
Four McDowell County firefighters were arrested Thursday on charges of intentionally setting fires in the War area of McDowell County.
Cody Patterson, 26, James Stutson, 40, Michael Click, 28, and Brandon Short, 22, have all been charged by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office with first-degree arson and conspiracy, according to a press release from the agency.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times West Virginian
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Posted: Jan 18, 2019
Though still in critical condition, Clinton firefighter Adam Cain now is breathing on his own and “continues to slowly improve” from a Jan. 5 explosion that killed a colleague, according to an update Thursday from the city.
The 23-year-old’s ventilator was removed Wednesday, City Administrator Matt Brooke said.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette
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Posted: Jan 18, 2019
VIDEO: Firefighters treated four patients including a sheriff's deputy at the courthouse in Santa Ana after a package was opened that made them feel ill, officials said.
A sheriff's deputy opened a package on the third floor of the courthouse and several people immediately felt ill, officials said.
An Orange County hazardous materials team and the bomb squad responded around 2:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC7.com
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Posted: Jan 18, 2019
In an effort to incentivize volunteer firefighters and encourage their continued life-saving efforts in Plymouth Township, the governing body unanimously approved a pay-per-call retention program.
Active volunteer members with Plymouth Fire Co. and Harmonville Fire Co. are eligible for nominal payments for service and training provided members either respond to a minimum of 15 percent of the total number of dispatched emergency calls or attend at least 50 percent of the total weekly fire company sponsored training/drill nights.
- PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times Herald
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Posted: Jan 17, 2019
A $2,691,000 bid for construction of the replacement of Fire Station 8 was approved Jan. 8 by the Henry County Board of Commissioners. The bid was awarded to J.R. Bowman Construction of McDonough and $1,216,000 of the cost will come from the county's fund balance.
The new station, at 975 Jodeco Road between Meridian Drive and Summer Leigh Drive, will replace for the former station which was on Flippen Road for more than 30 years. That facility was shut down in late 2016 after falling into disrepair and being deemed unsafe. Temporary facilities were constructed on that site, but development and traffic changes over time led county officials to select another site for the permanent station.
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