Though they recently announced a compromise labor contract that saved the city money, Anchorage Fire Department officials are now clashing with the firefighters union over reducing overtime by cutting hours of a South Anchorage water truck. Mike Stumbaugh, president of International Association of Firefighters Local 1264, said his members gave up future raises in a recently renegotiated contract with the understanding it would prevent cuts.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alaska Dispatch News

The former Dayville Fire Company deputy chief, who was arrested in April on assault charges, was charged this week with side-swiping a vehicle while driving a fire truck to an emergency call, state police said. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, state police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Upper Maple Street in Killingly.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Norwich Bulletin

Four people who died in a cabin fire near Tamarack Resort Friday night have been identified. According to the Valley County Sheriff's Office, William Smith, who survived the fire, identified the other victims as his wife, Erin Smith, 34, their friend James Harper 3rd, 49, of Boise, and two juveniles.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVB-TV NBC 7

CFD Engine 109 operating at a junk yard fire.

Fire crews are battling a 500-acre wildfire burning near Highway 12 at Naches. The Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management said the fire threatens homes in the Naches area. S. Naches Rd is closed between Ranger Rd. and Rosenkranz Rd. A Level 2 evacuation order is in place, which means residents can return to their homes but be ready to leave if conditions change.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2017 6:14:53 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5