When the Squad 8 rescue engine started having compartment frame issues, Harrisburg Fire Lt. Dennis DeVoe did what he always did: He went the extra mile. He researched the issues in detail and drove to Lancaster last month on his time off to talk directly with repair workers. When the department considered buying new vehicle rescue tools, sometimes known as the Jaws of Life, DeVoe researched the tools and crafted an intricate report weighing pluses and minuses for each one under consideration.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pennlive.com

Thousands of web searches for pornography were found on four Country Club Hills fire department computers, according to testimony from a forensic expert. Andrew Garrett — who performed the imaging Jan. 26 on behalf of Dena Lewis-Bystrzycki, a female firefighter involved in a lawsuit against Country Club Hills — testified last month to the presence of porn on the devices.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

"I love the Milton Fire Department. I love the fire service. I've done it all my life," said 63-year-old Lynn Rogers. He recently filed lawsuits against both the MFD, an organization of which he has been a member for 48 years, and secretary John Bushey. Rogers has been president of Rogers Sign Company in Milton for 45 years and has held leadership positions in a number of organizations throughout his life.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sussex Countian

In between calls for service, amid a dozen reminders of the tragedy that left Fire Capt. William "Iron Bill" Dowling mortally wounded, the firefighters and paramedics at Houston Fire Station 68 watched the two-hour funeral service Wednesday morning on a TV in the upstairs common area. On either side of the TV hung fire axes memorializing the two first responders from this station who died on May 31, 2013.
- PUB DATE: 3/16/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

Pettis County Fire Protection District, Sedalia, MO, pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump.