The Peoria Department could be down a truck and 11 firefighters as a way to ease the city’s budget woes. Union leaders say that would compromise the safety of both residents within the River City and the 195 firefighters employed by the city. Instead of cutting, Ryan Brady, the head of the local union, wants the city to maintain the status quo: no additional money but no permanent cuts.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Journal Star

In a letter to the editor, the president of an Ohio-based PPE manufacturer is refuting claims that firefighter turnout gear may be hazardous for those donning it for protection. LION president Stephen Schwartz sent the letter to the editor of the Columbus Dispatch, which published an article entitled "Firefighters' gear may be hazardous" on Oct.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A group of city firefighters will skip a ceremony for their colleagues this week, claiming that it’s hypocritical for the mayor to want to congratulate them after expressing such critical views of their union. In an email, Battalion Chief Tucker Wiley wrote that the 16 members of the D platoon have decided not to attend the fire department’s annual awards ceremony on Thursday because of the stance that Mayor Joseph M.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

Cleveland (MN) Fire Department full-response crew cab pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; interior pump control panel; command desk and EMC cabinet.

Cleveland (MN) Fire Department full-response crew cab pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; interior pump control panel; command desk and EMC cabinet.