At least two Detroit firefighters were diagnosed with pertussis - better known as whooping cough. Detroit Police Department officials say both were treated and cleared, but the problem is - FOX 2 learned the fire fighters were exposed on June 28 and continued to work with the public, and several other firefighters within the department.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX43.com

A proliferation of lightweight engineered wood in flooring and ceiling structures in residential developments in the Boston area poses more risks and challenges for fire departments, according to fire experts and fire officials. Two large apartment buildings that have burned in the last month — one in Dorchester in June and the other in Waltham on Sunday — used the material in their structures.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NECN

The Bethel Twp. Fire Department wants to put an emergency five-year, 2-mill levy on the November ballot, the first time it’s asked for new tax money since 2002. Bethel Twp. trustees are expected to vote tonight on putting the issue on the ballot. If approved by voters, it would generate about $398,000 a year.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Springfield News-Sun

On March 24, less than 72 hours before a blaze killed four people at a San Pablo Avenue halfway house, a fire inspector ordered immediate service and certification of the building’s fire sprinkler system, among 11 severe fire hazards he documented. But that sprinkler system was not fixed in time. It failed to operate because of damaged components, allowing the early morning inferno to grow unchecked and eventually destroy the entire four-story building, firefighters determined in their post-fire report obtained exclusively by this news organization.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury News

Tri-Cities has seen an explosion of growth over the last decade and more people means more work for fire departments. “We're all in the same crunch,” stated Pasco Fire Department Assistant Chief Dave Hare. Here's a look at the numbers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2010 Kennewick’s population numbered 73,917, Pasco had 59,781 and Richland had 48,058.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2017 10:29:20 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19