Ten active and retired EMS workers and three NYPD traffic enforcement agents surrendered to authorities early Tuesday, the first in a wave of disability fraud busts orchestrated by city and state law enforcement, the Daily News has learned. Seven of the accused — six men and one woman — surrendered at the 112th Precinct stationhouse, where they were patted down in the doorway, then handcuffed and lead inside.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

A man was killed in a crash involving a fire truck that happened on Route 9 south in Essex on Tuesday evening. State police identified the victim as 80-year-old William Spitzschuh of Deep River. The crash was reported at about 7 p.m. and shut down the highway for several hours. It involved an Essex fire truck.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wfsb.com

The warehouse where 36 people died earlier this month is just 500 feet from Oakland Fire Station No. 13. Yet despite much community grumbling in recent years about the grim conditions of the building, Oakland fire officials said Tuesday that they had received no complaints in their records about the warehouse and that fire officials had never been dispatched there in the last 12 years.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

Managing conflict between career and volunteer members in a combination department can be challenging at times. Left unchecked, the conflict can destroy a department and create an environment of hate and discontent. I’ve spent my career working in combination departments and many hours listening to and addressing issues that emerge between volunteer and career staff.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireChief.com

Long time Woodinville Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Steve Smith died peacefully on Saturday, December 3 after an illness that was discovered earlier in the summer of 2016. He was 67. Chief Smith retired in 2005 after a 38 year-long career in the fire service. Smith started his career as volunteer firefighter in King County Fire District 40 near Renton.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Woodinville Weekly