The cost of EMS service to the City of McCleary was the focus of discussion at a meeting on Nov. 29 where the 2018 budget was passed by the city council by unanimous vote. Mayor Brent Schiller reported that Fire District 5, which provides EMS service to the city, has put forward an annual figure of $100,000 as a starting point for contract negotiations.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 7:26:39 AM - SOURCE: The Vidette

VIDEO - One person has died and two firefighters injured after a fiery crash Thursday morning in Hunt County, authorities say. Authorities said the crash occurred on Texas 34 at Farm-to-Market Road 2101 shortly before 6 a.m. According to Lonny Haschel, Texas Department of Safety spokesman, a Cash Volunteer Fire Department truck crashed and flipped onto its side after swerving to avoid a vehicle that pulled out in front of it.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas - Fort Worth

The alert flashed over Brockton Firefighter John McLaughlin’s phone: there was a reported building fire at 63 Woodward Avenue, just a few streets away from where he was driving on his way to work. He took a left turn onto the street, then noticed the handicapped access ramp attached to the front of the building in question.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brockton Enterprise

A resident at a North Miami apartment building that caught fire early Wednesday shot at firefighters, believing that someone was burglarizing his home, Local 10 News has learned. The fire started about 3 a.m. at La Castellana apartments near Northeast 135th Street and Northeast Seventh Avenue. Dozens of residents were forced out of their homes because of the dryer fire on the second floor.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC Local10.com - Miami & Fort Lauderdale

FirstNet public-safety subscribers in the “primary” user category—law enforcement, fire, EMS, 911 and emergency-management personnel—now have preemptive access across AT&T’s network, FirstNet and AT&T announced today. Implementing ruthless preemption throughout the AT&T network marks the on-time fulfillment of a major technological feature.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications