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Posted: Dec 20, 2017

Fire destroys home near Cheney

Firefighters battled a house fire near Fish Lake early Tuesday morning. A viewer told KHQ her husband noticed the fire on his way to work near Cheney-Spokane Road and Spotted Road between Cheney and Marshall at around 5:30 a.m. She said her husband walked around the home to check if anyone was inside, but didn't see anyone.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2017 6:38:42 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6
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Posted: Dec 20, 2017

Judge Dismisses New York Fire Chief's Lawsuit Against City

Premature. That is how a state Supreme Court judge described a lawsuit filed by Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks against the City of Utica when he ruled to dismiss it without prejudice. Brooks filed his lawsuit against the city and Mayor Robert Palmieri. In it, Brooks claimed the city rejected an application for sick leave benefits connected with his chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a condition he said was contracted as a result of his response to ground zero for 9/11 recovery operations.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch
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Posted: Dec 20, 2017

House Passes AFG-SAFER-USFA Reauthorization Bill

The House of Representatives Monday night passed the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4661) under suspension of the rules of the House, which usually is reserved for non-controversial legislation. The bill would: Authorize $76.49 million in funding for the U.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs
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Posted: Dec 20, 2017

Alaska firefighter wins nearly $780,000 in lawsuit against city

The municipality of Anchorage has paid one of its firefighters more than three-quarters of a million dollars after his successful lawsuit against the fire department. It’s the second large civil award this year the municipality has paid to a public safety employee, after two police officers won $2.7 million last summer in a lawsuit over racial discrimination.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alaska Public Radio
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Posted: Dec 20, 2017

Report: Late notice from park cost Gatlinburg time, lives in 2016 Tennessee wildfire

Poor communication by Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers with Gatlinburg authorities undermined the initial response to last year's deadly wildfire and cost lives, a report released Tuesday found. "Insufficient warning by (the park) contributed to a dramatically reduced time frame to conduct needed evacuations," the outside review concluded.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Knoxville News Sentinel
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