Borough council members publicly voiced support for fire department personnel who are overseeing day-to-day operations, but pledged to weed out a “few rotten apples” as police continue investigating some $54,000 in fireman’s relief association expenses. While speaking to a small group of firefighters who attended a council meeting Tuesday, Council President Lou Pacelli publicly recognized the department for its dedication to the community and assured them that council will maintain a good working relationship with the department.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Standard-Speaker

Voters in the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District chose to reduce the soon-to-be elected board from nine members down to five in a recent mail-in ballot. Although the results are still unofficial, 91 percent of votes had been counted on Tuesday afternoon and over 90 percent of those votes were in favor of reducing the number of directors on the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District’s Board of Directors.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

Mt. Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Department, Hickory, PA, HD77 heavy-duty aerial ladder quint. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene tank.

Mt. Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Department, Hickory, PA, HD77 heavy-duty aerial ladder quint. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene tank.

A Pullman firefighter won the annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb on Sunday. Steve Potratz-Lee, 40, climbed 69 flights of stairs in the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle. He did it in 10 minutes and 55 seconds while wearing his firefighter gear while also being on a limited air supply. Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Scharnhorst said Portratz-Lee joined the department in 2017.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 5:35:55 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2