Legislation permitting properly trained first responders to carry firearms unanimously passed the West Virginia House of Delegates Thursday, and is now on its way to the Senate. House Bill 2916, introduced by Delegate David Pethtel, D-Wetzel, would allow emergency service personnel, ambulance drivers and firefighters to carry weapons when performing their duties if they successfully pass an equivalent firearms training course provided by the West Virginia State Police Academy and maintain their certification.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Intelligencer

A Santa Maria firefighter who helped rescue 62 children and camp staff from the Whittier fire last year will be an honored guest at the president’s State of the Union speech Tuesday. David Dahlberg, a fire prevention technician with the U.S. Forest Service, is one of 11 people chosen to be President Donald Trump’s honored guest at his speech before Congress.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Luis Obispo Tribune

A young boy was rescued by emergency responders on Monday afternoon after a car submerged into Brush Creek. According to Kansas City police, officers were called to the scene at 4725 Prospect Avenue on an accident. Police say a child inside a running vehicle knocked it into gear, causing the car to roll down the hill and into the creek.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCTV-TV CBS 5 Kansas City

Firefighters rescued a man who was injured by a piece of equipment while working on a sewer project several feet underground in Ridgefield. The man was taken to a hospital with moderate, non-life-threatening injuries, according to Clark County Fire and Rescue. Crews were working on a sewer project in a subdivision near Northwest Hillhurst Road and 229th Street when the man was injured Monday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: kgw.com

LaPorte (TX) Fire Department mobile command unit; Kenworth T370 cab and chassis; PACCAR PX9 330-hp engine; 25.5-foot walk-in Hackney Commander body.