A tour bus returning from a casino crashed into the rear of a semi-tractor trailer on Sunday near Palm Springs, California, killing 13 people and injuring 31 others, according to state police. The bus driver was among those killed and the truck driver was injured, California Highway Patrol division Chief Jim Abele said at a press conference.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

The call woke Jess McLean about 2:30 a.m. His boss wanted to know whether he could help with a fire, even though it was his day off. It’s a big one, Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser told McLean, Engine 57’s fire engine operator. McLean, always eager to help, turned to his wife, Karen. “Can I go?” he asked.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Redlands Daily Facts

A Boston firefighter is diagnosed with cancer every three weeks, the city’s fire commissioner, Joseph E. Finn, said in a keynote address at a conference in Nashville. Speaking at the annual Firehouse Expo on Thursday, Finn said the Fire Department is working hard to reduce cancer risks among firefighters, according to Firehouse.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Globe

Seven Midtown firefighters have been disciplined for violating the FDNY’s “zero tolerance” hazing policy, The Post has learned. Five firefighters and two officers at Engine 40-Ladder 35 near Lincoln Center — a firehouse that goes by the nickname “The Cavemen” — allegedly ridiculed an African-American member, sources said.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

Will the real, um, no, the fake Chief Don Bock please stand up? Commissioners on the Key Largo Fire-Rescue and Emergency Medical Services District want to know who has been calling the U.S. Department of Labor pretending to be the chief and telling the feds that the handful of paid members on the volunteer fire department are breaking the law by covering some volunteer shifts.
- PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Keys Reporter