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Posted: Jun 6, 2017

Boy Critically Injured in Crash with Maury County Fire Engine

MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - A little boy was critically injured Saturday after the SUV he was riding in collided with a Maury County fire truck. The awful accident happened on Mapleash Avenue in Columbia, not far from a fire hall when witnesses say the mother was asking for directions.
According to District Fire Chief Richie Schatz, the engine weighs 30,000 pounds and was carrying 1,000 gallons of water. It’s a non-emergency truck that was returning back to the station from a funeral for a former EMS worker.

Chief Shatz said the firefighter driving the engine was the only person on board. He suffered minor injuries but still rendered aid to the child and made a calm call to 911.



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Posted: Jun 6, 2017

Federal Fire Trucks, Procedures Under Review Following Freeway Hose Mishap

The Federal Fire Department is reviewing all of its fire trucks and procedures following an incident this weekend that blocked lanes of the H-1 Freeway. On Saturday morning, a fire hose fell off the truck in the middle of the freeway viaduct. Navy Region Hawaii told us the truck was not responding to an emergency at the time.

On Saturday morning, a fire hose fell off the truck in the middle of the freeway viaduct.

Navy Region Hawaii told us the truck was not responding to an emergency at the time. Officials were unable to speak to us Monday, so we reached out to other fire officials.

The Hawaii Fire Fighters Association says there are different ways to secure equipment on a fire truck. There are no set regulations on how fire hoses are stored, just best practices.

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Posted: Jun 6, 2017

2 arrested, charged with involuntary manslaughter in Oakland's Ghost Ship fire that killed 36

Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena and his second-in-command, Max Harris, were arrested Monday and charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in conjunction with the Dec. 2 Ghost Ship fire that killed three dozen people. Alameda County prosecutors found the pair hoarded flammable materials from floor to ceiling in the warehouse, created an illegal party space, and even blocked one of only two exits from the second floor the night of the fatal fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times
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Posted: Jun 6, 2017

North Carolina city wants independent review in firefighter hiring practices

The city of Fayetteville will seek an outside review of its recruitment practices at the Fire Department, which lags behind many other cities at hiring minorities. City Manager Doug Hewett announced Monday night he has asked the Raleigh office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to review the department’s hiring practices, after several Fayetteville City Council members have grown concerned that only about 3 percent of firefighters are black or another minority.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Fayetteville Observer
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Posted: Jun 6, 2017

Maryland county to hire 100 firefighters in wake of arbitration ruling

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman said Wednesday she'll hire 100 firefighters now that the fire union has won an arbitration case dealing with firefighters' schedules. Neuman said she'll ask the County Council for $3 million to pay for the new firefighters and add fire training academy classes.
- PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Baltimore Sun
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