Posted: Jan 22, 2019
VIDEO: It’s been a tough couple of weeks for firefighters in Walton County and Social Circle.
There have been two fire truck wrecks at nearly the same spot.
A Social Circle firefighter remained at Grady Memorial Hospital’s ICU, while three other firefighters are at home recovering.
The Georgia State Patrol is examining both wrecks to see if it was a terrible coincidence or if roadway improvements might be needed.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 5 Atlanta
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Posted: Jan 22, 2019
The Central Valley Fire District asked a Gallatin County judge Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit that claims the fire district doesn’t have the authority to enforce state fire codes on a wedding venue in the Belgrade area.
Foster Creek Farm filed the lawsuit against the fire district in Gallatin County District Court in May.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bozeman Daily Chronicle
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Posted: Jan 22, 2019
VIDEO: For the past nine weeks, teens from the Sacramento area have been learning what it takes to become a firefighter.
The Sacramento Regional Firefighter Youth Academy offers a program that provides life guidance and career exploration for at-risk high schoolers.
“We characterize ‘at risk’ as being youth who might have academic, social or economic challenges in their life, and we just want to make sure that we can be a resource and that we can provide opportunities for youth to be successful in life,” said Byron Berhel, a retired fire captain who is now the CEO for Solutions for At Risk Youth.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA 3
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