Another FDNY rookie has come forward to complain he was hazed on his first day in a firehouse — and viciously bullied on many occasions afterward. Former probationary firefighter Michael Troina, 24, was fired while his alleged tormenters at Tribeca’s Ladder 1/Engine 7 firehouse escaped punishment. “At first I sloughed it off as ‘I’m the new guy.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

North Franklin (PA) Volunteer Fire Department pumper. Ford F-550 4x4 crew cab and chassis; Power Stroke 6.7-liter 300-hp engine; Hale MG 1,000-gpm pump.

The Yakima Fire Department needs a few more firefighters if it is to meet recommended standards. At a current staffing level of 90, the department is below the service level recommended by the National Fire Protection Association. Fire Chief Bob Stewart is quick to point out his department is usually able to meet the needs of the city and keep residents safe.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2017 1:58:23 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Seven contract workers were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after being exposed to hydrofluoric acid (HF) at the Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery. In a statement e-mailed from the company to KING 5, Phillips 66 said that the acid was released from a unit at the refinery around 5:00 p.m. Friday. Workers activated an internal emergency response plan which contained the spill to the property.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2017 6:16:36 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

Still jolted by back-to-back historically destructive fire seasons, legislators are considering several bills that aim to bolster the state’s ability to fight wildfires. The blazes of 2014 and 2015 burned a combined 1.3 million acres and destroyed hundreds of homes across large swaths of Central and Eastern Washington.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2017 3:15:33 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle