A firefighter became trapped inside of a burning apartment building Friday after the roof collapsed. According to a Facebook post, the Otsego County Fire Department was battling an apartment blaze when an evacuation was ordered just before the roof collapsed. “Two of three firefighters cleared the front of the structure immediately prior to the collapse,” the department said.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) supports the use of mobile technology for citizen response in conjunction with community cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) programs. In a Position Statement adopted May 9, the IAFC Board of Directors cited the PulsePoint mobile phone application (app) as a unique solution to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest by bridging the gap between a cardiac arrest event and arrival of medical assistance.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

The Zanesville Fire Chief pleaded guilty to one count of conflict of interest, a first-degree misdemeanor, May 17 in Muskingum County. According to special prosecutor, Doug Stead, of Franklin County, Eric Waltemire was fire chief in October 2015 when his son, Jacob, was hired as a firefighter. Stead was called in to prosecute the case after a complaint was filed with the Ohio Ethics Commission.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Zanelsville Times Recorder

For one Montecito, CA, man who was trapped in his home when mudslides ravaged his neighborhood, nothing represents the sacrifices of first responders better than a pair of shoes. The kicks mysteriously showed up at his front door months after he gave them to a barefoot firefighter. In the hour after a mudslide tore through Kevin Rittner's home, he signaled for help with a flashlight.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXG-FOX 54