A West Pierce firefighter is accused of stealing various prescription drugs from ambulances and replacing them with saline to support his addiction. The 42-year-old paramedic was arrested Thursday and booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He is expected to appear in court Friday.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2017 2:06:06 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune

An inmate firefighter died due to injuries sustained while working on a fire line Wednesday, according to the California Department or Corrections Rehabilitation(CDCR). According to the CDCR, the inmate, 26-year-old Matthew Beck, died after a 120-foot-tall tree fell on him while he was working on a fire line in Humboldt County.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: krctv.com

The 2014 fatal crash of an air tanker fighting a forest fire in Yosemite National Park came just after the pilot was warned to avoid a tree to the right but then struck trees to the left, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report. Soon after the plane went down investigators came to believe its left wing probably struck a tree.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Mercury News

Chelsea firefighters wore body armor at an active shooter incident this week in what the department’s chief believes may have been the first time Massachusetts firefighters used the gear, which is typically worn by police SWAT teams. But it almost never happened. According to an e-mail provided by Fire Chief Leonard A.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Globe

A West Pierce firefighter is accused of stealing various prescription drugs from ambulances and replacing it with saline to support his addiction. The 42-year-old paramedic was arrested Thursday and booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He is expected to appear in court Friday.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune