Despite serving a city with fewer than 100,000 people, the Brockton Fire Department is one of the busiest in the country. Brockton’s Squad A Rescue Unit responded to more calls in 2016 than any other heavy rescue unit in the country, according to Firehouse Magazine’s 2016 national run survey of 248 departments.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brockton Enterprise

Houston firefighters may be stymied in their push to achieve a voter-approved pay raise this November in part by a competing referendum petition that even its organizers no longer view as crucial. The fire union again accused Mayor Sylvester Turner in a Monday press conference of failing to ensure a petition they submitted last month seeking "parity" in pay with police officers of corresponding rank is certified in time to appear on the ballot this fall.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

Dan Miller works in a big city, but he knows all about small-town life. “I really like small-town Nebraska values,” Miller said. That’s part of what drew him to the fire chief position in Columbus. Miller grew up in rural Nebraska and still enjoys camping, fishing and hunting in his free time. Although he’s worked for the Omaha Fire Department since 1998, serving as a captain, chief of training and special operations and battalion chief, Miller still resides in Yutan, where he got his start in firefighting.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbus Telegram

A 23-year-old man, who was once part of a fire department explorer program, has been charged with multiple counts of arson in connection with eight different fires in San Bernardino County. The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office filed the charges against Jarrod Anthony Samra, of Highland, on Monday.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abclocal.go

Alexis (IL) Fire Protection District top-mount pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; Waterous CXS 1,250-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,000-gallon polypropylene tank.