Eighth Utilities District firefighters petitioned the agency’s board of directors Monday for sweeping changes, including appointment of a new chief, a financial audit and “the redevelopment and rebuilding of the department.” “We, the volunteer members, want to reclaim the department and form it into the department and family it once was,” the petition, signed by 27 current and former firefighters, said.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Monday a team from his office will begin auditing the Delmont Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association as four former members of the fire department are charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars in recent years. “I was deeply troubled by the theft charges filed against several former members of the fire department,” DePasquale said.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Naperville Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

VIDEO: The Yakima Fire Department says they are more likely to be called to a house on fire on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. Fire Prevention Captain Jeff Pfaff said most of the calls come in the morning to mid afternoon when people are cooking their Thanksgiving dinners. "About four times greater in one day and it's because there are so many things going on," Pfaff said.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2018 6:36:20 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

On Sunday, firefighters in Olympia presented a woman with a special gift: a wheelchair van customized for her disabled son. It was a moment a year and a half in the making. And it all began with a routine aid call. Olympia firefighter Rick Leo spearheaded the project after meeting Lupe Rodriguez while on the job.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2018 5:58:02 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000