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Posted: May 30, 2018

New California Chief Faces Lawsuits, Protests over County ‘Hostile Takeover’

Jeremi Roesler takes over as Julian fire chief Friday, succeeding five-year Chief Rick Marinelli and inheriting a firestorm. A battalion chief with Cal Fire’s Hemet-area Battalion 5, Roesler will be dealing with lawsuits, complaints of Brown Act violations, expected protests at the Julian fire station on state Route 79 and an angry citizenry that has petitioned twice to keep its last-in-the-county volunteer force.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times of San Diego
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Posted: May 30, 2018

Missouri Fire Department Sued In Federal Court For Pattern Of Racial Discrimination

A former 23-year veteran employee of the Kansas City Fire Department is suing the department for racial discrimination. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Travis Yeargans, who is black, says he's not the only one who has been discriminated against. The lawsuit claims KCFD has a "pattern and practice of not promoting African-Americans to any position above firetruck driver due to race.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCUR Public Radio
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Posted: May 30, 2018

Crucial self-care: Preparing for a negative emotional response on the job

Although well-trained in the strategic and tactical aspects of firefighting, firefighters often receive too little training when it comes to handling the mental stress that accompanies the job. Firefighters make great personal sacrifices during emergency situations, but don’t always take the risks seriously.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1
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Posted: May 30, 2018

Connecticut Fire Departments Forge Closer Ties

As demand for emergency fire and medical services grows, town leaders and the chiefs of the two fire departments have drafted a plan to boost collaboration and blur territorial lines. Released Tuesday, the strategic plan for the town Fire/Rescue/EMS and Eighth Utilities District departments is meant "to identify ways to work together to provide the highest level of service and the quickest and most effective response to the entire community," department leaders said in a prepared statement.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant ·
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Posted: May 30, 2018

Crews investigate 'suspicious' fire at Lake Stevens Boys and Girls Club

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a portion of the Lake Stevens Boys and Girls Club on Monday afternoon. Investigators are calling the fire 'suspicious.' The fire started at approximately 2:30 P.M. Monday, investigators said. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found two portable bathrooms on fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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