The gunman suspected of opening fire on and critically wounding a Dallas paramedic providing aid to a shooting victim Monday morning has been found dead inside a home along with another deceased person, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings confirmed Monday afternoon. The injured Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic is in critical but stable condition and has been moved to the ICU after undergoing surgery.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Dallas Fort Worth

Fairfield Fire Chief Kevin Sutton was killed in a Sunday afternoon crash with an 18-wheeler in Birmingham that injured his wife, and critically injured his daughter. "It is a loss of a great man and a great leader that will be felt for years to come,'' said Fairfield Police Chief Nick Dyer. "This is truly an awful day.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

A Providence Fire Department captain who was seriously injured in a huge blaze last March has filed a grievance after he was denied a promotion, despite scoring well on the written exam. But Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré said it was a policy decision to deny a promotion to a firefighter who is expected to receive a disability pension.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12

At Inver Grove Heights Fire Department in the city of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., Fire Chief Judy Thill has devised a 24-hour, year-round rotating schedule to make the workload more manageable for her on-call firefighters. “We were receiving over 1,000 calls per year,” she said. “It got to be a lot on the volunteers.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Municipal

Fire departments around metro Atlanta are making drastic security changes after several break-ins of on-duty firefighters’ vehicles. One local fire chief’s proposal would allow firefighters to bring handguns into fire stations. Morrow Fire Chief Roger Swint presented the policy to Morrow City Council on April 25.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta