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Posted: May 11, 2017

No Serious Injuries Reported After Minivan Crashes Into Chehalis Building

Investigators are eyeing a malfunctioning accelerator as a possible cause of a van crashing into a building Wednesday afternoon in Chehalis. Neither of the van’s two occupants were seriously injured, Chehalis Police Chief Glenn Schaffer told The Chronicle. Police received a report of the gray Chrysler minivan crashing into the building at the corner of Park and Pacific avenues at around 4 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 3:15:07 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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Posted: May 11, 2017

Man gets 20 years in prison for 2014 arson that killed 2 Ohio firefighters

A Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge ordered today that a man convicted of setting a fire that killed two Toledo firefighters spend a maximum of 20 years in prison. The defendant’s plea, conviction, and sentencing came just after Judge Stacy Cook declared a mistrial in the case because jurors heard testimony that was considered incriminating toward the suspect.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Toledo Blade
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Posted: May 11, 2017

3-year, no-bid extension for California county’s ambulance contract, despite firefighter criticism

Alameda County supervisors extended their ambulance contract with Paramedics Plus by three years despite fierce criticism by firefighters complaining the process wasn’t open for competitive bids and changes in service delivery were not included. Supervisors voted in favor 3 to 1, with one recusal, extending the contract until June 1, 2020.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times
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Posted: May 11, 2017

More than a dozen FDNY firefighters, court officers injured in fire at Brooklyn Criminal Court

A fire in Brooklyn Criminal Court injured eight state court officers and five firefighters and forced an early recess Wednesday afternoon. The 4:04 p.m. blaze on the sixth floor generated heavy smoke that led to the evacuation of the 10-story building in downtown Brooklyn. "There was a lot of smoke in the hallway," said one court staffer who declined to give his name.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News
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Posted: May 11, 2017

Iowa fire truck crashes into slough

VIDEO - A Fort Madison fire engine rolled into a slough along the Mississippi River on Wednesday night while responding to an accident. Thursday morning Fort Madison Fire Chief Joey Herren said that he was planning to get a crane to move the truck and the road will be closed until further notice. Chief Herren says the truck was headed down 35th Street when it slid off the edge of the gravel road.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGEM-TV Quincy
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