A white Columbia Fire Department captain who was fired from his $53,722-a-year job for making threatening remarks on social media about a Black Lives Matter protest has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging racial discrimination. The remarks by James “Jimmy” Morris were made in two posts on the veteran firefighter’s personal Facebook in 2016.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The State

Odessa (TX) Fire Department heavy-duty rear-mount aerial ladder quints (3). Velocity cabs and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engines; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm single-stage pumps

Odessa (TX) Fire Department heavy-duty rear-mount aerial ladder quints (3). Velocity cabs and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engines; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm single-stage pumps

Details of a memorial service for a Lacey firefighter who helped lead a firefighting camp for teen girls were announced Wednesday. A memorial service will be held for Crystal Murphy on Sunday, January 14 at 1 p.m. at Saint Martin's University Marcus Pavilion. The service is open to the public. Murphy passed away at her home over the weekend of December 24, according to the Lacey Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 7:37:18 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

A woman stuck on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula was rescued from Foulweather Bluff on Tuesday. The 33-year--old woman, who was visiting from the United Kingdom, was running along the beach. She tried to escape rising waters and became stuck on the steep muddy hillside below the bluff, North Kitsap Fire & Rescue reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/2/2018 7:34:46 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000