Jefferson City (MO) Fire Department Chief Matthew Schofield and Firefighter Shane Engelhardt provide a walk-around introduction of the 109-foot Smart Viper ladder truck. Equipped with the Rosenbauer wireless radio remote system which allows deployment of all four outriggers.

City cops aren't the only ones who may get pink slips as a result of Paterson’s budget crisis. The tentative layoff plan crafted by Mayor Andre Sayegh's administration would terminate 89 city firefighters in addition to the 112 Paterson police officers whose jobs are in danger, union leaders said Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NorthJersey.com

Morale in the workplace can go a long way. At one Maine fire department, it's helping them better help the community, even during a time when the impact of a firefighter shortage is felt at departments statewide. "Help wanted. Odd hours. Low pay. Sweet helmet." A sign outside the Lebanon Fire Department has captured the attention of hundreds on social media.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLBZ-TV NBC 2 Bangor

VIDEO: New Mexico fire departments are looking to help protect their firefighters from getting cancer. The Bernalillo County Fire Department is now the first in the state to have fire engines built to help with that mission. BCFD said the number of firefighter deaths from cancer is increasing nationwide, in part, because of the exposure to carcinogens often left on their gear.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE

Courtesy of Columbia Gas, the city of Lawrence will have an extra crew of firefighters on duty for at least the first two months of this year. The natural gas provider has agreed to pay for an extra, three-person engine company of firefighters for January and February 2019, Fire Chief Brian Moriarty announced Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Eagle Tribune