Cincinnati police and firefighter recruits are asked to describe their "most unusual sex act" in a questionnaire that can later become accessible to the public. The questions are part of the Fire and Police departments' pre-employment process. They raise concerns for some that new recruits are being asked to divulge private, probing details about their sexual history.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cincinnati Enquirer & Cincinnati.com

An architectural firm commissioned by the city to assess the conditions at eight Pueblo Fire Department buildings is recommending the department build new facilities at three stations that are in poor shape. The stations that need replacing, according to that architectural firm, are at 425 W. Seventh St.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pueblo Chieftain

A former Yakima firefighter says he was injured on the job because the city understaffs its fire squads. The accusation is part of a damage claim the former firefighter, Jerry Elmo Jr., submitted earlier this summer, asking the city for $450,000 in damages related to the injury. City spokesman Randy Beehler says the city doesn’t comment on pending claims or litigation.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald

East-west state travel went back to normal Friday with the reopening just before 9 a.m. of Blewett Pass, the the Highway 97 mountain route that was closed all week for culvert replacement. But Old Blewett Pass Highway, the historic route just off the existing pass, remains closed while crews continue to cope with the Iron East Fire, now 150 acres and burning just northwest of Highway 97 near Iron Creek.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2018 6:01:18 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne