When the ATF held a press conference in West, Texas more than a year ago to announce a big finding in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion, there was a lot riding on it. Hundreds of lawsuits had been filed against the fertilizer manufacturer. Much further reaching, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was working on a rewrite of one of two major sets of federal rules governing chemical plant safety.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

People tell their doctors about family history of cancer, heart disease and other common conditions that have a genetic link. But when Dr. Matilde Castiel, Worcester’s commissioner of health and human services, asked seven city firefighters attending a training on opioid addiction Tuesday whether any of their relatives had an addiction, none raised his hand.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

It's been nearly two months since Anchorage firefighter, Ben Schultz, was critically injured after falling off a ladder at AFD and Monday his family witnessed a long awaited moment. According to his father, Jeff Schultz, Ben spoke a few words Monday which are the first words he has spoken since his fall on June 5.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTUU-TV NBC 2 Anchorage

A Stop & Shop in Dobbs Ferry is under fire after being accused of not giving out water to firefighters battling a blaze across the street from the store. The firefighters were allegedly told they had to pay right away and couldn't come back after the fire was out to settle the tab. In a published letter by a former fire chief, he said the firefighters asked for several cases of water for which the store could later bill them.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Westchester

VIDEO - A near-tragedy avoided thanks to the quick actions of the Florence Fire Department on Sunday. A video shows a man and his dog trapped in an SUV as rushing water filled a creek bed. The man tells 11 News he was adjusting flow valves for irrigation ditches when the water hit. "I looked down and I had 6 inches of water on my feet, and I looked up and all I seen was logs and water coming at me," explained David Rooks.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV-TV CBS 11 Colorado Springs