Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighters rescued a family dog before flames destroyed most of a tri-level home in Algona on Tuesday. A neighbor called at 11:15 a.m. to report smoke and fire coming from the rear of the home in the 400 block of 4th Avenue South. Fortunately, none of the six residents were inside at the time of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 1:44:52 AM - SOURCE: Auburn Reporter

A St. Louis police union official has issued a clarification after an editorial in a union newspaper angered city firefighters. Jeff Roorda, St. Louis Police Officers Association business manager, penned a front-page editorial in the April edition of the union paper Gendarme lauding officers for their promptness and bravery, but criticizing city firefighters for the lack thereof.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A projected $624,000 budget deficit has the South Tucson City Council considering the possibility of having to lay off all of its firefighters or its police officers. Officials said they would look to contract with another agency or agencies to handle court services, patrol city streets and handle other emergency services in the one-square-mile city.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tucson Arizona Daily Star

It's rare that Sharon Johnson misses church on Sunday mornings. But last Sunday was a painful exception. "My whole face was swollen, and I needed to go to the hospital," the 58-year-old from Fort Worth said. A nasty toothache had her calling MedStar for help. But instead of sending an ambulance, they sent something else.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA ABC Dallas-Fort Worth

San Luis Obispo fire Chief Garret Olson and City Manager Katie Lichtig received a written reprimand and were fined for their participation in a spoof video played at the city’s Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on Jan. 21, the city announced Monday. Complaints alleged that they violated city workplace-related policies.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Luis Obispo County Tribune