Charity work pays well at the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association in Quincy. When James M. Shannon retired in 2014 as president and chief executive officer, he left with an eye-popping $4.1 million payout.

Two crashes at the same location early Saturday on the inner loop of the Washington Beltway in Maryland - one involving a firetruck - left six people injured and shut down the highway for several hours, according to police and fire officials. None of the injuries was life threatening, the Prince George's County Fire Department said.

It took a while, but the Cities of Dayton and Bellevue found a way - and a bank - to finance the new fire truck coming to the Bellevue-Dayton Fire Department. For the past several weeks, the cities have gone back and forth with area banks trying to secure a loan for the roughly $685,000 vehicle that is expected to arrive at the department's lone firehouse within the month.

Published: Firefighters are back at the Hauula fire station after being displaced for about three weeks. They were moved to neighboring stations while the station's floor tiles were repaired. The Honolulu Fire Department says response times were not affected. Meanwhile, plans are underway to permanently relocate the station itself.

Looking to lower property insurance rates for area citizens and replace an outdated truck, the South Sioux City Fire Department recently received approval from the city council to purchase a used aerial ladder truck. "We searched and we found a particular ladder truck we liked," said Clint Merithew, South Sioux City fire chief.