Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered Pennsylvania state flags to fly at half-staff at all state offices and facilities to honor a Dover Township fire police officer who died while doing maintenance on a fire vehicle. Grant Froman, 55, was pronounced dead at 9:59 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, at York Hospital, according to York County Coroner Pam Gay.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: York Dispatch

A firefighter recruit was injured after falling from a building at a New Haven training academy on Thursday. A New Haven Fire Department lieutenant confirmed to News 8 that a recruit from the Providence Fire Department Training Academy fell from a building while training at the New Haven Regional Fire Training Academy at 230 Ella T.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTNH-TV ABC 8 New Haven

Fires burn hotter nowadays than they did 50 years ago, according to Mike Healy. It’s modern construction materials, held together with flammable glue, and the prevalence of plastics in our homes, he said. “Just the way the fires burn today is an immense difference. The fires are much hotter,” Healy said.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)

A political and emotional brush fire is smoldering within a grieving Chicago Fire Department over a national anthem protest that marred a charity football game dedicated to the memory of two fallen Chicago heroes. Camron McGarity, an African-American firefighter, kneeled while the Star Spangled Banner was being played before the CFD Blaze faced off against the Chicago Police Department’s Enforcers last Saturday in the eighth annual “First Responders Bowl.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times

San Luis Obispo firefighter Thomas Kofron is no stranger to high-stakes situations. He saved his family's home from a devastating wildfire using only bottled water and orange juice. On Wednesday, Kofron faced an even tougher challenge: surviving an extreme obstacle course on national TV. Kofron, who works for Cal Fire, appeared Wednesday on NBC's "American Ninja Warrior," which challenges competitors to prove their physical mettle in the hopes of winning $1 million.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Luis Obispo Tribune