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Posted: Jul 26, 2017

North Carolina fire department leaders work to rebuild following a troubling fiscal audit

One local fire department made some major changes after going through a six-month audit in 2016 that garnered a lot of attention. Hubert Volunteer Fire Department was put in the spotlight both locally and with online firefighter websites when Onslow County withheld quarterly funds from them pending the submission of a correct audit, according to the department’s chief, Joseph Williams.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: JDnews.com
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Posted: Jul 26, 2017

Pierce Manufacturing, IAFC Honor 2017 Fire Chiefs of the Year

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) company, today announced the 2017 winners of the annual “IAFC Fire Chief of the Year” awards at Fire-Rescue International (FRI) in Charlotte, N.C. Career Fire Chief Marvin Riggins of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department in Macon, Georgia and Volunteer Fire Chief Brian Wade of the North Lenoir Fire & Rescue Department in Kinston, N.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs
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Posted: Jul 26, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-SVI Rescue Truck

Cal Fire/San Diego County Fire USAR rescue. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Command Light CL series light tower; 20-foot walk-around rescue body.

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Posted: Jul 25, 2017

Kansas Woman Tries to Kill Bug with Lighter

A woman in Topeka, Kan. tried to kill a bug with a cigarette lighter. She wound up setting her apartment on fire, forcing an evacuation of the building and causing extensive damage. Topeka Fire Marshal Mike Martin confirmed that the blaze, which caused $140,000 in damages and the displacement of 17 people, resulted from an "occupant trying to kill a bug with a lighter."
Topeka Fire Marshal Mike Martin confirmed that the fire, which caused $140,000 in damages and the displacement of 17 people, resulted from an “occupant trying to kill a bug with a lighter.”

Monique Quarles told the Topeka Capital-Journal that shortly before 3:45 Monday morning, her daughter Ausha Scott and 2-year-old granddaughter were on the third floor of their Fairlawn Green apartment complex.

In a video interview with the Capital-Journal, Quarles said her daughter alerted her to the bug. “I found the bug, picked the bug up and I put it in my hand and lit it on fire,” Quarles said.

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Posted: Jul 25, 2017

$60M to Repair Pittsburgh's Fire, Police and Medic Stations

Pittsburgh would need $60 million to repair rundown police, fire and Emergency Medical Services stations, public works facilities, recreation centers and other buildings, according to a report the Mayor's Office released Tuesday. Mayor Bill Peduto's office in 2015 commissioned Massaro Construction Management Services for $1 million to assess all buildings owned by the city.
Massaro assessed about 300 structures and identified six buildings in need of immediate attention because they operate 24 hours per day: station No. 24 in the South Side, Zone 4 police station and fire station No. 18 in Squirrel Hill, station No. 7 in Stanton Heights, station No. 17 in Homewood, and the Medic 8 station in Allentown.

Peduto spokesman Tim McNulty said the city would focus on those six buildings, because they are critical to public safety.

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