As an enrollee the World Trade Center Health Program, Utica fire Chief Russell Brooks says medical costs associated with illnesses certified as related to his time responding during the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City are covered by the federal government. But would that remain the case if he is granted workers compensation benefits? The question has been an undertone in the ongoing dispute between him and the City of Utica for benefits pertaining to his diagnosis for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch

The Mesa Fire and Medical Department will allow private businesses to sponsor health and safety messages on its fire trucks. "We're going to be very particular about who we work with," said Deputy Chief Forrest Smith. ABC15 got a first look at how the messaging will appear. Each truck will feature two small decals with bold text over a logo.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNXV-TV Channel 15 ABC

An Orlando Fire Department paramedic who was one of the first to respond to the Pulse massacre is now out of a job. Detectives said Joshua Granada recorded a medical call and then played it to co-workers who weren't on the call. Orlando fire officials said Granada, who worked out of Station 10 on Vineland Road, responded to the Doubletree Hotel across from Universal in August.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando

Survivors and family members of victims joined local officials and historians yesterday as the city commemorated the 75th anniversary of the deadly Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, which killed nearly 500 people and led to sweeping changes to U.S. building and fire codes. Marshall Cole, who was a 16-year-old tap dancer when the popular nightspot went up in flames, told those gathered that the tragic events of Nov.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

Walla Walla’s first responders will soon see a baby boomer bust. The pending departures are due to an aging population of police officers and firefighters who are nearing retirement. Each department has 47 employees and early retirement age for 20 years of service is 53, according to officials in both departments.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Union-Bulletin