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Posted: Feb 18, 2017

The women of South Whidbey Fire/EMS: changing perceptions one fire at a time

The fire service has traditionally been dominated by men, and continues to be in many departments across the country. But that isn’t the case for South Whidbey Fire/EMS. “When I first got here, one of my realizations was that there were a lot of females because I came from a department that didn’t have many,” said Deputy Chief Wendy Moffatt.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2017 2:07:50 PM - SOURCE: South Whidbey Record
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Posted: Feb 18, 2017

Video: CA Fire Truck Goes Over the Side of Interstate

Dramatic video shows a fire engine going over the side of Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass Friday night after part of the roadway gave way.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department said all firefighters were able to get out of the engine before it tipped over.

The incident occurred when the Number 5 lane of the southbound freeway began to give way.

The fire engine at first was hanging over the side of the road before falling over the side.

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Posted: Feb 17, 2017

Fire destroys condos in Walla Walla

Firefighters are investigating what started a fire at the Country Green Condos in Walla Walla. The multi-alarm fire was called out around 2:30 a.m. Eight condos were damaged, six of them were occupied at the time. All of the residents were safely evacuated. Two units are a complete loss, the other units have attic and smoke damage.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 10:46:51 AM - SOURCE: KVEW-TV ABC 42 Kennewick
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Posted: Feb 17, 2017

Firefighter Faces Additional Charges in Deadly Accident

ANOKA COUNTY, MN - An Upper Peninsula firefighter who is being held responsible for the deaths of two of his fellow firefighters is now facing additional charges. Micheal Allen Johnson of Baraga is said to be the man behind the wheel on August 27th, 2016, when the Beartown Fire Department bus he was driving suddenly struck the median, killing Alan Schwartz, 25, and James Shelifoe Jr., 23.
A Michigan firefighter is facing additional charges in a Minnesota crash that killed two of his colleagues last year.

Micheal Allen Johnson, 28, originally faced two charges of criminal vehicular homicide, but is now facing 10 felony counts. The charges were recently added after his toxicology report, which revealed that Johnson had cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system, was returned and reviewed by the Anoka County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Posted: Feb 17, 2017

Fall River (MA) Firefighters Get New Fire Equipment

A $233,623 FEMA grant was awarded and the city made a commitment moving forward to supply its firefighters with National Fire Protection Agency compliant and lifesaving gear.


The Herald News reported on new equipment coming to Fall River (MA) firefighters after the department was awarded a FEMA grant of more than $200K.

The city's match for the $233,623 grant was $23,362, which will reportedly be used for new turnout gear. The gear is the latest in a move to deliver new and standard compliant equipment to the city firefighting staff, according to the report: A new $500K apparatus is expected to be delivered next month, and the city is purchasing dedicated gear washers and dryers.
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