A union rep who tried to help a fellow EMT cited for hanging a noose in an ambulance was rewarded with a racist letter calling her the N-word and threatening her life. Paramedic Keisha Brockington, 41, was stunned and sickened on Aug. 29 after finding the hate-filled missive in her locker at the FDNY EMS Station 22 on Staten Island.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

At 87, retired Lexington Fire Major Orville Cook leafed through a scrapbook of newspaper clippings Sunday, reminiscing about his work on dramatic fires and rescues and when the city’s Station 6 “was at the center of everything.” The fire station at 501 South Limestone Street had its centennial celebration Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lexington Herald-Leader

A man was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection with a fire started in a field near Second Avenue and South Pittsburg Street in Spokane’s East Central neighborhood. Spokane Police and Fire Department officials received several calls at around 1 p.m., police wrote in a news release. Upon arrival, they found the field in flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2017 6:01:26 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Firefighting working to contain the Jolly Mountain and Norse Peak fire benefited from the cooler temperatures as the fire’s movement was slowed down over the weekend. The Jolly Mountain Fire has burned almost 30,000 acres and the blaze has moved toward the containment lines on the west and east sides.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2017 5:49:38 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Fire crews responded to a structure fire that spread to surrounding vegetation Friday night. Spokane deputy fire chief Robert Ladd said crews arrived in the vicinity of Adams Street and Broadway Avenue a little before 8:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a grass fire. Upon arrival, they saw flames licking up through the roof of a vacant church – identified as the former Broadway Baptist Church – and immediately called in reinforcements.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2017 10:26:27 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review