When Joseph Ruhlin was supposed to be watching over the Akron fire union’s funds the past six years, detectives say he instead was stealing them. And, detectives now say, the extent of this theft was much larger than the union originally thought — totaling more than $600,000. “It’s a staggering amount,” said Russ Brode, president of the 322-member fire union.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal

At least one firefighter was shot when a gunman opened fire on paramedics in East Dallas late Monday morning. Dallas Police are currently searching for an active shooter in the neighborhood east of the Dallas Fire Rescue Training Academy. The shooting happened at about 11:30 a.m. at the facility which is near Dolphin Road near Interstate 30.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas - Fort Worth

Houston (TX) Fire Department rescue. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX 500-hp engine; 22-foot walk-around rescue body; walk-in command center.

 

Jonathan Tinsley once rescued a woman being stabbed in the middle of a Lakewood street. Another time, he dove into a frigid Lake Steilacoom to try to save a man whose canoe had overturned. And last month, he tackled a man who attacked several people at a Tumwater gas station. The 35-year-old West Pierce Fire & Rescue firefighter can’t explain how he finds himself involved in others’ life-or-death situations, both in uniform and out.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2017 1:14:12 PM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune

Fire investigators have not been able to determine what cause a massive fire that destroyed an apartment complex under construction in the Seattle suburb of Lynnwood in January. Lynnwood Police Detective Brian Jorgensen says there was too much damage. Investigators, however, have found no reason to suspect foul play.
- PUB DATE: 4/30/2017 10:27:41 AM - SOURCE: Q13 Fox