A New Orleans firefighter killed Saturday (Aug. 26) after authorities say he was the unintended target of a shooting outside a Memphis-area nightclub had accomplished everything he was supposed to by age 37, his cousin said. "He found somebody, they fell in love, they had kids," said Hope Howard, 46, of her younger cousin, Gregory Howard.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com

City officials have submitted a plan to the state to layoff Trenton firefighters if federal grant money is not awarded to the city, officials confirmed Monday. Details of the plan were not immediately known Monday evening, but a city official confirmed that a layoff plan was sent to the state Civil Service Commission last week.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

When Brian Schaeffer was chosen to be the new Spokane Fire Chief, he set out to diversify the department in a way that extends beyond numbers. Schaeffer's role follows a family tradition. He joined the Spokane Fire Department 12 years ago and his dad worked as a firefighter in Illinois. He is now three months in as the new Spokane Fire Chief and is leading his department into brand new territory.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

A teen is in critical condition after he was pulled from Lake Washington in a Monday morning water rescue, emergency officials said. Kristen Tinsley with the Seattle Fire Department says the incident unfolded at about 9:30 a.m. near the dock at Sand Point, in the 7800 block of 62nd Avenue NE. The 17-year-old boy was taking a water test as part of a YouthCare Seattle boating program with Sail Sand Point when he went under and did not return to the surface, she said.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: komonews.com