A 40-year FDNY veteran who oversaw rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site after 9/11 has succumbed to cancer linked to his efforts at ground zero. Chief of Fire Prevention Ronald R. Spadafora has passed away at the age of 63, Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. Spadafora is the 178th member of the department to die of illness related to the September 11 attacks, according to Nigro.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC 4 New York

The IAFC today thanked Congress for final passage of the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act (H.R. 931), groundbreaking legislation which will create an anonymous, voluntary registry for firefighters at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Modern medicine does not fully understand why firefighters experience cancer at rates much higher rate than the general public,” said Chief Thomas Jenkins, IAFC President & Chairman of the Board.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

After nearly four years and more than $1 million spent trying to escape the burden of an expensive contract with the local fire union, the Texas Supreme Court dealt the city a final blow Friday, refusing to consider its case challenging a clause that keeps the contract in place for a decade. Disappointed and defeated, city officials said they wanted to immediately begin contract negotiations with the San Antonio Professional Fire Fighters Association, calling on union boss Chris Steele to start up talks.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Antonio Express-News

In light of a debate between the Orange County Fire Authority and Sheriff’s Department over which should be the lead agency on search-and-rescue calls, a grand jury report released Friday called on the county to create a permanent “air operations safety council.” The report also called on the two agencies to work together, with the sheriff’s department being the lead response agency to wilderness or remote off-road search-and-rescue calls, and the OCFA taking the lead on urban search-and-rescue calls.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MyNewsLA.com

South Bend (IN) Fire Department top-mount pumpers (2). Commander 4000 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engines; Waterous S100C20 1,250-gpm pumps.