A San Francisco paramedic and a police officer have lost their jobs after an alleged assault last year on a woman who was restrained in the back of an ambulance on an involuntary mental health hold, officials said Wednesday. The paramedic, Raymond Lee, resigned from the San Francisco Fire Department on Friday after being criminally charged earlier this year for allegedly grabbing the victim’s throat while she was restrained and sedated, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle

A Seattle City Council member has a new idea for dealing with the thousands of non-emergency calls that Seattle firefighters currently go to every year: a new mobile health response team. Council member Sally Bagshaw has proposed spending $500,000 on a pilot program in downtown Seattle. “The overall system response will really save a ton of money and be a much more humane response,” she said.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO 7 Seattle

The cause of a 3-alarm fire that destroyed the historic Heritage Building in Auburn last December has been confirmed as accidental. Fire investigators were able to determine the fire began in or around a clothes dryer in the common laundry room. There were no serious injuries to people, and everyone who lived there got out.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Limerick (PA) Fire Company tower ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Elkhart Scorpion 1,250-gpm manual monitoR.

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Pierce—City of Beacon (NY) Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; front 5-inch intake; front trash line. Dealer: Mike Hanratty, Jr., Firematic Supply Company, Patterson, NY.

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Rosenbauer—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; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell for future foam system; coffin storage boxes each side top of body. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire, Modesto, CA.

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E-ONE—Newark (NJ) Fire Department 110-foot aerial ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; single-axle ladder; Federal Signal warning lights; FRC scene lights. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire, South Plainfield, N