One firefighter recruit has been fired and three others resigned because of a noose found hanging over a black firefighter’s seat, Pompano fire officials say. An investigation into the noose, which was found at the Pompano Beach Fire Training Center, concluded Wednesday. Pompano Beach Fire Chief John Jurgle said he acted as soon as he heard last month about the racist symbol, which was directed at the only black recruit in a class of six.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Sentinel

Dealing with difficult people just goes with the territory in emergency response. Events that precipitate a 911 call often do not bring out the best in people. Every firefighter has had to deal with the obnoxious drunk at closing time, the angry person with mental health issues, or the entitled person who demands to know: why did this happen to me? All emergency responders have slightly different ways of dealing with such people.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Despite growing concerns about a nuclear strike on the U.S. by North Korea, emergency management officials in Washington state say they are prevented from forming an evacuation plan in the event of a nuclear attack. An effort is underway to change that. Multiple reports on Tuesday indicated U.S. intelligence believed North Korea had reached the capability of miniaturizing a nuclear warhead to make it small enough to load onto a missile.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

Princeville (AL) Fire Department pumper. Predator Panther cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank.

Tanya Rae Piper is a stylist at Salon Zuberenz in Lynnwood. She works there five days a week, and her clients will tell you she's caring and hard-working and engaging. But most of them probably don't know the half of it. There's this other thing that Tanya does away from the salon. When she leaves the salon and goes to the home she shares with her mom, Jan, Tanya doesn't even slow down.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2017 8:39:17 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000