Modesto has paid $80,000 to settle allegations that one of its firefighters tripped and fell on a third-grader and broke her arm during a Fire Department safety event called the Clown Program, in which firefighters dress up as clowns to teach schoolchildren such basics as when to call 911 and how to get out of a burning house.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Modesto Bee

A state appellate court on Monday ruled that a borough volunteer firefighter can not receive workers' compensation for a serious head injury suffered in a parking lot altercation with another firefighter. Jamie Benimadho suffered a skull fracture, hemorrhages and traumatic brain injury when his head hit the pavement in a fall during an incident that began with horseplay between two other volunteer firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

Ocala (FL) Fire Rescue 100-foot platform quint. Cyclone cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank.

As our cities grow, so does the number of emergency calls. That's why Benton County Fire District 4 is looking to build a new station for quicker response times. "If it were my mom who needed to have someone respond to them, I would want them there as quick as possible," said Fire Chief Bill Whealan of Benton County Fire District 4.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2017 9:44:36 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19