The parents of a University of Connecticut student who was killed in October after being run over by a campus fire department vehicle are suing the driver and the state over "the negligence and carelessness" that led to the young woman's death. Abraham and Shiny Chemmarappally, of West Hartford, filed the suit Feb.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant

When the weather’s nice on the weekends, Jennifer Chisholm watches children flock to the end of her street in the Chimney Hill neighborhood. Two antique fire trucks are often parked in front of the house at the corner of Rosemont and Bunyan roads. “It’s a main street, so everybody’s like ‘Wow,’ ” she said.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/HamptonRoads.com

VIDEO - A firefighter in China was caught in dramatic footage as he rappelled from the ninth floor of a hospital and kicked a suicidal woman back inside. The distraught woman in Ruzhou City opened an eighth-story window and sat on the ledge, where she caught the attention of passers-by and hospital staff, Asia Wire reported.
- PUB DATE: 3/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post

Bismark (IL) Community Fire Protection District pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump.

Monday's gridlock on Interstate 5, caused by a rolled-over tanker carrying propane, had an impact that could be felt across the nation. At home, people were stuck in traffic for hours. But for Seattle firefighters who made the call to shut down both directions of I-5. the decision was all about potential catastrophic results.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2017 5:32:46 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000