Three Hattiesburg firefighters huddled in Hattiesburg Fire Department Station 2's fire truck early Saturday morning, just minutes after they were warned of an approaching tornado. "We looked out the door and realized what was going on," firefighter Cody Keys said. "We got into the back of the (fire) truck, laid down and held on, let the storm pass.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hattiesburg American

A New Castle County grand jury has indicted Beatriz Fana-Ruiz, the 27-year-old woman accused of setting a fire that led to the deaths of three Wilmington firefighters in the Canby Park neighborhood last September. In the 19-count indictment, Fana-Ruiz is charged with first-degree arson as well as six counts of murder.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online)

Sonoma County, with more than 40 firefighting agencies and chronically underfunded fire service, may consolidate some districts while it seeks new ways to help other districts share resources. Changes include a new North Coast fire district while proposals include a single fire chief overseeing two south county districts; another chief-sharing plan involving Glen Ellen and Sonoma Valley; consolidation of north county fire agencies and ongoing discussions for change amongst agencies along the Russian River Valley and Sonoma coast.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press Democrat

A man pled guilty after he fatally shot a Prince George's County firefighter, and wounded a volunteer firefighter and his own brother, according to fire officials. In April 2016, Darrell Lumpkin shot the three men. John "Skillet" Ulmschneider, 37, and volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain, 19, walked into his home in Temple Hills, Maryland in response to a medical welfare check.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington

Dubai’s cops and paramedics may have been grabbing all the attention with their rather swish motors in recent years, but now it’s the turn of the city’s firefighters to try out the cool stuff. Not a place to do things by halves, Dubai has equipped some of its firefighters with water-powered jetpacks to help tackle blazes quickly and effectively from pretty much any angle they like.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Digital Trends