The lawsuit filed by a fired firefighter against the city and its fire department is still ongoing, despite both agencies denying his request for permission to present a late claim. Former American Canyon firefighter/paramedic Carlos Teruel, 34, says he was let go shortly before his probationary period expired and since officials declined to tell him why, assumes it can only be because he took time off to care for his sick wife and small children.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vallejo Times-Herald

The sandwich in front of Robert Pierson -- nearly a foot long and filled with meatballs, peppers and cheese -- would be more at home in a deli on the East coast. "It's fantastic," Pierson, a paramedic at Station 51 in Silverdale, said as he took a bite. "It floods the senses. It's really, really good.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Granville (IL) Volunteer Fire Department custom pumper. RBM Commander cab and chassis; EXT body; 2,500-gallon tank

 

The city has settled, for $250,000, a firefighter’s lawsuit that alleged discrimination and a hostile work environment. The City Council approved the agreement and release of all claims at its Monday meeting. “It is time to put this lawsuit behind us so it is no longer a distraction,” Mayor Scott Korthuis said.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2017 9:01:13 PM - SOURCE: Lyndentribune

It's a big week for local firefighters. Many of them are out training at their practice center fighting fire with fire. "We could be called at any moment in time to do what we're doing here today," said Michael Hodo, a local firefighter. Firefighters from six different agencies in our counties came together to train.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2017 4:41:56 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19