“What do you do?” That’s the question many ask Claire Van Guse after she tells them she’s a firefighter. “I run a hose into a burning building,” she responds. “Or, I drive the truck.” That often prompts the follow-up question: “You drive the truck?” “Let’s just say that they don’t expect a female of my stature to be driving a fire engine,” Van Guse said.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 1:49:35 AM - SOURCE: Olympian - Metered Site

He enjoyed coming to work every day, loved the comradery of the fire house, and preferred to stay with a busy company even as his seniority might have allowed him to go elsewhere. Detroit Firefighter Kevin Ramsey, a 20-year veteran, was a Detroit boy, raised on the east side, and had a sense pride, a feeling of obligation to contribute to his community.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive.com

Cops versus firefighters is one of the oldest rivalries in the books. When it comes to overtime between the two public safety agencies in Trenton, that’s a feud that’s been brewing the past few years. For the city’s fiscal year 2017 that ended on June 30, the fire department spent $1.04 million more than police in overtime, according to budget documents obtained by The Trentonian through a public records request.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Trentonian

A four-vehicle accident in Hood County Saturday afternoon left seven people injured including three firefighters. Hood County Fire Marshal Ray Wilson confirmed the injuries in the accident along Highway 51, and he says they are all doing okay. Two people including a female firefighter from the North Hood County Fire Department were transported hospitals via air ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

If you’re in need of immediate medical attention in New York state and a less qualified first responder appears on your doorstep, you may have to wait for someone more qualified to transport you to the hospital. But there are some people in Niagara County — and elsewhere in the state — who are trying to change that.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lockport Journal