Four members of the Billerica Fire Department have been placed on leave while the town conducts an investigation into “sexual misconduct,” officials said. “There is a great concern that alleged activities of certain employees within the fire department may compromise the town’s ability to deliver the highest and best level of public safety service to the town and its residents,” Town Manager John Curran said.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Herald

Let's say you think you're having a stroke and you call 911 for an ambulance. In a lot of cities across the country there's a good chance that a firetruck — with a full fire crew including a paramedic — will race to your door. But that doesn't mean they can deliver the emergency care you might need.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NPR.org

Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins ISX15 600-hp engine; 18-foot walk-in extruded aluminum rescue body; Onan Protec YD 25-kW generator.

Fire crews saw flames that stretched more than 40 feet in the air and heard explosions while battling a shop fire Wednesday afternoon northwest of Battle Ground. Clark County Fire & Rescue crews were called to the barn, at the intersection of Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast 289th Street, about 1:20 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2017 6:02:05 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian