Posted: Mar 9, 2018
San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Brian Fennessy is leaving the job after two-and-a-Shalf years for a position leading the Orange County Fire Authority.
He will be replaced on an interim basis by Kevin Ester, who has been serving as assistant chief of business operations.
The city plans to launch an open recruitment next week for a permanent replacement for Fennessy, whose last day will be April 13.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Diego Tribune
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Posted: Mar 9, 2018
The burden of incident command weighs heavy on fire officers even when lives don't hang in the balance, and for Battalion Chief James Bowron, the weight he carries from the deadly Ghost Ship fire is evident.
Bowron took the main stage Wednesday evening at Firehouse World in San Diego to discuss the crucial command role he played in tackling the blaze at the warehouse-turned-artist's collective on Dec.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com
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Posted: Mar 9, 2018
It’s a change to just half of a word, but the newly christened firefighters of one Maryland county, who happen to be women, say it makes all the difference.
The Howard County Council this week passed a bill that changes references to “firemen” to “firefighters” in the county’s code, a vote that followed a name change by the local volunteer fire agency.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP.com
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Posted: Mar 9, 2018
olice discovered two explosive devices inside of a bag near downtown Long Beach on Monday, officials with the department said.
They first received a report from a man who found suspicious garbage bags near some bushes in a wooded area off of SW Third Street, a couple blocks from Pacific Way. He thought they were lost property, so he took it to the police station, where it was confirmed the items inside were two homemade jar explosives and a nail gun.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News
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Posted: Mar 9, 2018
Tallahassee (FL) Fire Department hazmat unit. International 7500 cab and tractor; Navistar N10 370-hp engine; 59.6-foot Hackney drop-deck trailer and rear command center with ramp.
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