A suspicious fire in Queens injured nine firefighters and two civilians early Monday morning. The fire broke out inside the home on 41st Avenue in Flushing just before 2:15 a.m. The two people who escaped before firefighters arrived had no business being in there. "It's supposed to be a vacant building," said Deputy Chief Brendan McSweeney, FDNY.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV 7online.com

A lot of dads miss the birth of a child because of work. Steve Hein was there because of work. His wife called him and told him she needed him home immediately. He drove home and found her giving birth to their son. He called for paramedics, who included some of the people he had just been working with, and delivered his son alongside his teammates.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbus Dispatch

A veteran firefighter who nearly died fighting a triple-decker fire two years ago was promoted to the rank of battalion chief, ending a year-long legal battle. Joseph Fontaine was promoted in a ceremony Thursday, pinned by his wife in front of his friends and family. "I almost died to get to where I am," Fontaine said.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12

Fire service advice to "stay put" in the Grenfell Tower fire had "effectively failed" within around half an hour of the fire starting, a report for the blaze inquiry has found. A safety expert said there was "an early need for total evacuation", but it was not an "easy decision to make". Dr Barbara Lane also suggested cladding was the primary cause of the spread of June's fire, which caused 72 deaths.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: BBC

Authorities say a 39-year-old off-duty firefighter was killed when his motorcycle struck a large bear on a Central Oregon highway and he was hit by another vehicle. Oregon State Police says Rhett Larsen, of Bend, died at the scene of Saturday night's crash on Highway 26 near Warm Springs. The Bend Fire Department on social media Sunday called the fire engineer a "respected leader" and that he is deeply missed.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News