When Capt. Tia Morris turned 50, after about three decades in the Los Angeles Police Department, she became eligible to retire with nearly 90% of her salary. But like many cops and firefighters in her position, the decision to keep working was a financial no-brainer, thanks to a program that allowed her to nearly double her pay by keeping her salary while also collecting her pension.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say officers perceived an 'imminent deadly threat' from a man holding a knife outside of a west Charlotte apartment complex Friday afternoon. The man was shot by officers and later died at the hospital from his injuries. The incident happened just before 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon at an apartment complex along the 3200 block of Timberbrook Drive near Tuckaseegee Park.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTV-TV Channel 3

Ronald Svec, a former city firefighter who was diagnosed with a 9/11-related cancer six months after he retired, has died, officials and relatives said Saturday. The 63-year-old FDNY vet died Friday at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center after a more than 9-year battle with lung and spine cancer, said his wife of 34 years, Sharon Svec.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

A woman was pronounced dead after she was pulled from her burning apartment Monday morning in Tukwila, emergency officials said. Firefighters responded to the scene, in the 5700 block of South 152nd Street, at about 8:05 a.m. after receiving reports of a fire at the Hampton Heights Apartments, said Marty Grisham, emergency manager for the city of Tukwila.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: komonews.com

Off-duty firefighters in Pierce County turned out across several communities Saturday in hopes of drumming up support for Proposition No. 1. Voters will decide in the Feb. 13 special election whether or not to renew the operations and maintenance levy. The levy was first passed in 2014, and if it's not renewed firefighters say it could lead to slower emergency response times throughout the county.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2018 10:35:07 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7