Oklahoma City's former fire chief has been sworn in as United States Fire Administrator. Keith Bryant was sworn in August 4 in the special ceremony at the Oklahoma City National Memorial by Federal Judge Timothy DeGiusti. Bryant will be responsible for leading fire and EMS services on the national level under the Trump administration.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKH-TV FOX25

Twelve people, including one firefighter, were injured Sunday morning after a flammable liquid leaked from a shipping container in the Port of Long Beach, officials said. The spill of the unidentified chemical from the 6,000-gallon container was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the Long Beach Fire Department said.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abclocal.go

A city firefighter who resigned after hanging up on a 911 caller attempting to save a wounded friend has filed a lawsuit alleging he was terminated days into a new job with the Bernalillo County Fire Department when a commissioner expressed concern over his hiring. Matthew Sanchez was a 10-year veteran of the Albuquerque Fire Department when he fielded a call June 26, 2015, from a frantic teenage girl attempting to render aid to Jaydon Chavez-Silver.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Albuquerque Journal

For 3 1/2 hours on July 18, when somebody called 911 in Cincinnati, they couldn't reach a dispatcher. Police, firefighters and paramedics don't know how many people needed help but didn't get it. It was the worst failure in years for the city's 911 emergency system. But it wasn't the only one. Since the middle of 2016, the system that residents count on to get help quickly for life and death emergencies has suffered a series of blackouts and breakdowns.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cincinnati Enquirer & Cincinnati.com