A city firefighter faces a felony theft charge after he allegedly forged several doctor's notes to receive paid sick time off last year. Bethlehem officials said it cost more than $4,500 to pay James Delgrosso Jr., 40, of Bethlehem for the missed time and for someone to cover his shifts. Delgrosso was also charged Monday with forgery for the notes he allegedly submitted to get time off from February through November, according to Northampton County court records.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Allentown Morning Call

A Layton firefighter who was severely injured during SWAT training this week is now recovering in the hospital. Brian Cunningham’s wife called it a “freak accident” during a simple training exercise. The team was practicing busting open doors with small explosives when one of them backfired. Cunningham is now recovering after major reconstructive surgery on his face.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Abc4

The Sheep Creek Fire, located approximately six miles north of Northport is five percent contained, has 350 fire personnel working on the blaze and has grown to 249 acres since sparking on Monday. The fire is burning on private land with mixed timber and pockets of heavy logging slash and standing dead timber.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chewelah Independent

An apartment complex on Spokane’s South Hill caught fire Thursday afternoon, seriously damaging two units and the attic. Spokane County Fire District 8 Chief Tony Nielsen said no one was injured in the fire, which started near the pool at the Cedar Canyon Villas apartment complex, but that at least two of the 12 units in the building were seriously damaged.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2018 10:22:21 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

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