Nashville Mayor David Briley on Wednesday announced he's promoted William Swann to be new director chief of the Nashville Fire Department, becoming the first African-American to hold the leadership post. Swann, a 22-year veteran of the department who has served as interim fire chief for 11 months, replaces Ricky White, who retired as director chief in 2017 after serving in the job for just one year.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Nashville Tennessean

The town of Clearwater is down several first responders after they turned in their resignation moments after their fire chief and EMS director quit. Tuesday morning the fire department and emergency services woke up to the news that Scott Cooper, its EMS director and fire chief was suspended. A city council meeting late Tuesday decided Cooper's fate, and it is not what many of those who serve for him expected.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSN-TV NBC Wichita

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) is preparing to honor 103 firefighters who have died in the line of duty during the organization's annual ceremony and is providing a wealth of resources to help you be a part of the remembrances. The official ceremony will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7, and pays tribute to the 80 firefighters who died while on duty in 2017 and 23 others who fell in previous years.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

The Washington State Department of Health is actively investigating nine members of the Bellingham Fire Department for their roles in the July 31 incident at Station 1 in which an intubation procedure was attempted on the body of a recently deceased patient. Health Department spokesperson Sharon Moysiuk said Wednesday in an email to The Bellingham Herald that the department “has nine active investigations concerning the fire/EMS intubation incident.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

San Antonio firefighters union President Chris Steele told firefighters that his goal is to secure a labor contract and make Councilman Greg Brockhouse (D6) the next mayor of San Antonio, according to an audio recording shared Wednesday by the campaign to defeat three union-backed ballot propositions.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Rivard Report