It was just after 10 a.m. on Monday when dispatch said the words many people in Howard County did not want to hear, “End of watch for Tommy Sullivan.” Tommy served as a volunteer firefighter for Howard County for 35 years, but he was much more than that to many that worked alongside of him. Sullivan was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer back in March and had been dealing with health issues after having part of his right leg amputated in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXXV-TV ABC 25 Waco

The book is officially closed on a years-long dispute between the city of Providence and its firefighters now that the city paid $6.1 million to settle state and federal lawsuits regarding overtime payments in recent years. Victor Morente, a spokesperson for the Elorza administration, confirmed more than 450 current or former firefighters received payments ranging from $10.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12

More than 100 people filled the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in York City on Sunday, April 29, to honor the York City firefighters who died during the past year. The event is in its 142nd year, and for the first time in nearly 50 years, attendees honored firefighters killed in the line of duty. "It's different this year — it's different," the Rev.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: York Dispatch

For Emily Switalski, graduating from Western Michigan University was bittersweet. Her father Comstock Township Fire Chief Ed Switalski was killed in the line of duty in June. He was hit by a vehicle while responding to an accident call on I-94. “You know, after these things happen, life keeps moving on and you have to kind of just roll with the punches,” Emily Switalski told 24 Hour News 8 Monday.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids

Seattle firefighters were called to a skyscraper under construction where a worker, believed to have fallen several stories, landed in a net. It happened at Eighth Avenue and Lenora Street in downtown Seattle shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. Scanner traffic, which has not been confirmed, indicated the man fell eight stories, from the 20th floor to the 12th floor, and landed in a safety net.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kiro7.com