A potential battle over firefighters, cancer and who is responsible for paying the treatment bills could be brewing in the Arizona Legislature. In Arizona, if a firefighter develops one of seven types of cancer, state law assumes the disease was caused by his or her job. That means the firefighter is eligible for workers’ compensation.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR News

Former Fire Chief Anthony Goode has been demoted, but not fired, the city announced Tuesday, a move that will allow him to work the additional months required to collect an early pension. Goode will become a senior firefighter when he returns from vacation this spring, according to Mayor Mike Purzycki's office.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online)

A massive condo fire, a man trapped inside, and firefighters climbing a 35 foot ladder and battling through flames to reach him. All as a bystander recorded amazing video of the rescue. It’s video thousands of people saw on Facebook, of a large fire inside a Sea Cloisters condo. But what it’s like to be inside that fire, fighting it and trying to save the elderly man inside.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAV-TV

This past summer, a bicyclist slapped a firefighter who tried to stop her from passing a fire truck that was backing up. The woman was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a peace officer. This incident reminded me of something that happened to me and my crew near the end of my fire department career.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

Harford County fire and emergency medical services leaders, stung by critical and negative social media posts, have limited how much incident information is broadcast via an app, which all of the county's roughly 1,100 fire and EMS volunteers and workers can use to follow emergency calls. The anonymous administrator of the Harford Fire Facts page on Facebook made a series of posts between Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Carroll County Times