When you join the ranks of the Houston Fire Department, you also know the dangers. "We fear the red car," Melanie Willingham said. "That red car that pulls up to tell you bad news." Sometimes it's the most unexpected calls that change lives forever. "You always think it's going to be the big fires that are going to get you or do the most damage, but we tend to forget it's the little ones that can sneak up and get us," Cpt.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston

A Henrico County firefighter has been reassigned after she was arrested for rioting in Washington DC on Inauguration Day. Court documents stated Rosa Roncales was a part of an anarchist group that disrupted inauguration events by smashing windows and setting things on fire. Roncales was charged with felony rioting in connection to the incidents that caused in excess of $100,000, according to court documents.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6

PHOTO - A Grand Rapids man is jailed awaiting arraignment on Thursday after police said he sets fires, tried to break into a pharmacy and rammed an Emmett Township fire engine just before midnight Monday. Court records show Kenneth H. Smith Jr., 30, is being held and should be arraigned in Calhoun County District Court on Thursday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV Grand Rapids 13

While firefighters were busy rescuing a man from a burning building in Jersey City Thursday, a shameless burglar saw an opportunity. Firefighters returned to their firehouse at 468 Ocean Ave. Thursday night after responding to a two-alarm blaze and discovered electronics and wallets were missing, according to ABC New York.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

Investigators used the data from a Middletown man’s pacemaker to help get an indictment in a fire that caused about $400,000 in damages. Ross Compton, 59, has been indicted on felony charges of aggravated arson and insurance fraud for allegedly starting the fire on Sept. 19 at his Court Donegal house.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dayton Daily News