Would you dial 911 for a cut finger, menstrual cramps, a cough or shampoo in your eyes? One South Florida municipality has had enough. The city of Hollywood is now charging people who call for an ambulance and are treated but not taken to a hospital. Hollywood residents will be charged $160, while non-residents will be charged $200.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC Local10.com - Miami & Fort Lauderdale

Ron Coleman can tell you the instant he became a believer in home fire sprinklers. It was the early 1970s, and Coleman was a battalion chief with the Costa Mesa, California, Fire Department. Responding to a call, he arrived at the scene of an already contained home fire and approached his weary-looking captain, Ray Gallagher, in the driveway.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NFPA Journal

The Contra Costa firefighters union Wednesday apologized for the weekend arrest of two off-duty firefighters following its charity ball that left two police officers injured. Around 5 a.m., just hours after the Second Annual Firefighters Ball at the Marriott Walnut Creek hotel had ended, Walnut Creek police responded to hotel security’s request to remove four drunk people, police said.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

A firefighter and his wife decided to reveal the gender of their baby in the most firefighter-esque way possible — by using a fire hose. Firefighter Jimmy Cologgi, with the Brighton (N.Y.) Fire Department, and his wife Laura found out their baby’s gender with friends, family and fellow firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1