City Councilwoman Teresa R. Macaluso is accusing members of the city’s fire department of embarking on a smear campaign to defeat her in next month’s election, She’s also accusing the firefighters of bullying her during this fall’s City Council campaign because she’s been a vocal opponent of the fire department during the city’s three-year contract battle with the firefighters’ union.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

Carson Couch doesn’t consider himself a hero, although to many he probably is. It was October 2nd when the Belmont firefighter made a rescue that was unlike any other in his career. Couch, off-duty at the time, was driving down Piedmont Golf Course Road with his brother when he saw a frantic man on the side of the road.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSPA-TV CBS 7

The fire district in San Diego's sweetest tourist destination is rejecting a request to join the County Fire Authority, which some say is a potentially life-threatening decision. Despite repeated recommendations from high-ranking county officials, the tiny apple pie-loving community of Julian has decided to rely on its all-volunteer firefighting crew to respond to any and all emergency medical calls and structure fires within the town.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGTV-TV ABC 10 San Diego

Bossier City Fire Chief Brad Zagone hopes there’s never a time where his department would have to respond to an active shooter situation in Bossier City. But in light of the Las Vegas mass shooting on Oct. 1 that resulted in the deaths of 59 people, as well as other similar events, Zagone believes his department needs a specialized vehicle to respond if such a tragedy were to ever occur here.
- PUB DATE: 10/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Shreveport Times

Frankfort (IL) Fire Protection District pumper-tanker. Enforcer cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 2,500-gpm pump.