No injuries were reported in a fire that destroyed a fifth wheel travel trailer Sunday in Centralia, according to the Riverside Fire Authority. The fire was reported at 12:25 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block state Route 507 in Centralia. RFA crews responded to a report of a trailer on fire, possibly with people inside.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2018 3:11:37 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

CAL FIRE has released a “Green Sheet” preliminary report for the line of duty death of CAL FIRE Fire Apparatus Engineer Cory Iverson of the CAL FIRE San Diego/San Diego County Fire Authority. Engineer Iverson was overrun by fire and killed December 14, 2017 while battling the Thomas Fire in Ventura County north of Fillmore, California.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WildfireToday.com

Firefighter Tom Williamson, whose complaints about Covington-area Fire Chief Steve Krentel triggered a probe of the chief, is now under investigation himself, and he's claiming it's in retaliation for his outspoken criticism. Williamson has been put on paid administrative leave by the board that governs St.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Advocate

A "flash over" sent flames over firefighters at a home on the West Side Monday, prompting an emergency mayday call to make sure everyone was accounted for, officials said. One firefighter was missing for several minutes but finally walked out of the home in the 4800 block Van Buren Street and went to his truck, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt at the scene in Austin.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

VIDEO - Steve Moore typically wears a different kind of uniform when he shows up for work at the Fairfield Hose Company Volunteer Fire Department in Harborcreek Township. On New Year’s Day, though, the volunteer firefighter showed up on his ATV to plow out the on East Lake Road station’s parking lot wearing a T-Rex costume.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Erie Times-News