A retired Georgia fire chief was arrested for failing to remove his car while he rescued a woman from a crash, according to a traffic incident report from the Georgia State Patrol. Retired Griffin Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Rick Rickerson parked his Toyota Tundra on the shoulder of a highway in Pike County on Oct.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB AM-750 & FM-95.5

Orange County supervisors said Tuesday they plan to launch an independent investigation of the Fire Authority’s response to the Canyon 2 Fire, suggesting the initial reaction by first responders might have allowed the blaze to grow big enough to consume 9,200 acres and destroy 78 structures. “(The response) took something that very well may have been limited, to a total catastrophe,” said Supervisor Shawn Nelson.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orange County Register

The Peoria Department could be down a truck and 11 firefighters as a way to ease the city’s budget woes. Union leaders say that would compromise the safety of both residents within the River City and the 195 firefighters employed by the city. Instead of cutting, Ryan Brady, the head of the local union, wants the city to maintain the status quo: no additional money but no permanent cuts.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Journal Star

In a letter to the editor, the president of an Ohio-based PPE manufacturer is refuting claims that firefighter turnout gear may be hazardous for those donning it for protection. LION president Stephen Schwartz sent the letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch, which published an article entitled "Firefighters' gear may be hazardous" on Oct.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A group of city firefighters will skip a ceremony for their colleagues this week, claiming that it’s hypocritical for the mayor to want to congratulate them after expressing such critical views of their union. In an email, Battalion Chief Tucker Wiley wrote that the 16 members of the D platoon have decided not to attend the fire department’s annual awards ceremony on Thursday because of the stance that Mayor Joseph M.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times