Former Kinloch Mayor Darren Small, 51, and his wife, Jayna Small, 40, have pleaded guilty to a federal charge and admitted stealing money from the city’s fire protection district, the U.S. attorney’s office said Thursday. Darren Small pleaded guilty Thursday to two felony counts: conspiracy to commit access device fraud and access device fraud.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A fire department participated in a viral trend that involves getting out of your vehicle to attempt a slam dunk in a basketball hoop and driving away. Arlington Fire Department tweeted a video of one of their crewmembers wearing a T-Rex costume and attempting to slam dunk at a neighborhood basketball hoop as part of the #DriveByDunkChallenge.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A knife-wielding man who was shot by police after he refused to leave a burning Motel 6 in Spokane Valley in June made his first appearance in court Thursday. Michael J. Kruse, 41, is charged with first-degree arson in connection with the fire. Investigators believe he set fire to the bed in his room, according to court documents.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2017 10:32:57 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Chesterfield (NH) Fire Department wildland unit. Dodge Tradesman 5500 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L6 350-hp engine; Darley Davey 10-hp high-pressure portable pump; Co-Poly™ 300-gallon tank.

A firefighter working to put out the Lolo Peak fire in western Montana is dead after being hit by a falling tree. “Firefighting is a risky business,” said Captain Ed Dunbar of Benton County Fire District 4, “But we take controlled risks. Keeping firefighters alive is all about training.” Area firefighters learn to be aware of their surroundings--trees, tripping hazards, and the wind--but, he said, “fires are unpredictable.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2017 6:37:40 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19