An 83-year-old Austinburg firefighter died Friday evening from injuries he sustained when he was struck by a vehicle late Thursday, according to firefighters from around the area. Austinburg firefighter Dave Lemponen was with the Austinburg department for about 60 years, said fire Chief William Wilms.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ashtabula Star Beacon

It's been the talk of the town for weeks: Three firefighters and a dispatcher in hot water for their alleged "sexual misconduct" in the fire station. While shocking many in the community, it's not the first time that fire departments have been at the center of sex scandals. For instance, seven Philadelphia firefighters faced discipline in 2015 for having sex with a paramedic on duty.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lowell Sun

Juvenile offenders shine the trucks, spiff up the hall, assist at bingo fundraisers and even help roll up the hoses sometimes when trucks pull back into one of Latrobe's five fire stations after a call. A juvenile probation program that gives teens community service work at the stations has benefited the youths and the all-volunteer fire company over the past five years, said city fire Chief John Brasile.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

When Joseph Ruhlin was supposed to be watching over the Akron fire union’s funds the past six years, detectives say he instead was stealing them. And, detectives now say, the extent of this theft was much larger than the union originally thought — totaling more than $600,000. “It’s a staggering amount,” said Russ Brode, president of the 322-member fire union.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal

At least one firefighter was shot when a gunman opened fire on paramedics in East Dallas late Monday morning. Dallas Police are currently searching for an active shooter in the neighborhood east of the Dallas Fire Rescue Training Academy. The shooting happened at about 11:30 a.m. at the facility which is near Dolphin Road near Interstate 30.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas - Fort Worth