A Costa Mesa fire captain who was struck and critically injured in a crash involving a suspected DUI driver while cycling over the weekend has died, officials announced Monday. Costa Mesa Fire and Rescue Capt. Mike Kreza with was riding a bicycle shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday on Alicia Parkway near Via Burgos in Mission Viejo when he was struck by the driver of a van.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV WB 5 Los Angeles

The motorist who ran over a fire hose at the scene of an Oct. 23 house fire in Geistown is on the hook to pay for any damage to the hose and faces a fine of up to $300, authorities said. Fire broke out at 6 a.m. in the 200 block of Karen Way. A 4-inch, cotton sleeve, large-diameter hose was connected to a hydrant and laid across the road when a man driving an SUV ran over the hose.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

The Augusta Fire Department has been sent at least three letters of complaint from the local firefighters association stating concerns about safety. The letters by the Augusta Professional Firefighters Association Local 3357 have been sent since Sept. 21. An additional letter was sent by the International Association of Fire Fighters complaining about the way the city of Augusta has attempted to suppress the organization’s voice.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Augusta Chronicle

On Oct. 25, the Washington State Association of Fire Marshals named Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli the 2018 Washington State Fire Marshal of the Year. The award is the highest honor given to local fire marshals in the state. Scarpelli has a 27-year career with the City of Vancouver and has served as fire marshal since 2011.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2018 4:30:07 AM - SOURCE: City of Vancouver, WA

Kennewick Fire Station 5 won Firehouse Magazine's Gold Award for stations under 15,000 square feet in its fifth annual Station Design Awards program. The awards program recognizes outstanding architecture and design from fire departments nationwide. “We are extremely proud that Fire Station 5 is being recognized at a national level.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 4:56:11 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com