When I spoke last year with Chief Jan Rader of the Huntington, West Virginia, Fire Department, she was realistic about the circumstances her department faced with the growing opioid crisis. At that time, data showed that West Virginia had the highest per capita rate of opioid addiction in the United States, and more than 41 overdose deaths per 100,000 population.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A brewing feud between Detroit's police chief and the president of the city's firefighters union has now erupted into a criminal investigation. DPD Chief James Craig says his department is looking into whether a Facebook post by Union President Mike Nevin criticizing police response times has violated law.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC Detroit

A Seattle Fire Department ambulance was briefly stolen while on call in Pioneer Square early Friday morning. The unit was responding to an incident in the 1500 block of 3rd Avenue , according to Hilton Almond with Seattle Police. When medics returned outside 15 minutes later, they found their ambulance was gone.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Amador Fire Protection District, Jackson, CA, MP3 pumper. Commander 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Rosenbauer Bronze 1,500-gpm PTO pump.

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree, how flammable are your branches? Very, it turns out. And Pasco firefighters wanted to show people just how quickly a Christmas tree can combust—so for once—they started a fire. Set up in their training facility was a couch, end table, and a Christmas tree—resembling a standard living room.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2018 8:57:54 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19