This past summer, a bicyclist slapped a firefighter who tried to stop her from passing a fire truck that was backing up. The woman was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a peace officer. This incident reminded me of something that happened to me and my crew near the end of my fire department career.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Harford County fire and emergency medical services leaders, stung by critical and negative social media posts, have limited how much incident information is broadcast via an app, which all of the county's roughly 1,100 fire and EMS volunteers and workers can use to follow emergency calls. The anonymous administrator of the Harford Fire Facts page on Facebook made a series of posts between Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Carroll County Times

An Oregon woman is dead after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 Wednesday morning in Seattle and crashing into an ambulance, the Washington State Patrol reports. The collision happened at about 2 a.m. in the HOV lane of northbound I-5 near Michigan Street. Emergency crews responded and found the wreckage of a red Ford Expedition and an ambulance at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVAL

Morrisville (NC) Fire & Rescue light rescue. Dodge 5500 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins 6.7-liter 325-hp engine; 12.6-foot Hackney seven-compartment body.

Members from the Seattle Arts Commission met with city officials Tuesday to advocate for increased safety measures for Seattle artists. The meeting comes just over a month after a warehouse fire in Oakland, California that killed 36 people. The ‘Ghost Ship’ warehouse, that served as a performance space and housing unit for artists, was not up to city codes operated without a permit.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2017 9:38:54 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000