Monroe Shropshire is the newly appointed fire commissioner of Mountain View Fire and Rescue. Shropshire took the oath of office on Tuesday. He fills a vacancy on the five-member board that had been open since mid-December. He will hold the office until the November 2017 elections are certified, at which time the person elected will be sworn into office.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 1:46:21 AM - SOURCE: Auburn Reporter

VIDEO - Crews are working to clear a Zeeland Township fire truck that fell down an embankment while en route to a crash. The fire truck was heading southbound on 72nd Avenue near Chicago Drive when the driver lost control on the ice. The truck slid across the northbound lane and drove into a ditch before rolling on its side.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNS-TV CBS 6 Lansing

California state firefighters will receive substantial raises of up to 13.8 percent this year, according to newly released details from a proposed contract that their union negotiated just before Christmas. The big pay raises have two objectives: Slowing turnover among mid-career firefighters and reducing wage compaction, a term that refers to shrinking gaps between salaries for entry-level firefighters and more experienced ones.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sacramento Bee

The Fond du Lac County fire service community is mourning the loss of one of its own. Rodney Menne, the former Town of Eldorado Fire Chief, was found dead at the fire department early Tuesday morning. His death doesn’t appear suspicious. Menne’s death won’t just leave a void at the fire department, but in the community as well.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY.com

VIDEO - What does a “Chicago Fire” actor do when he’s trapped in an elevator? He calls the Chicago Fire Department. Actor Joe Minoso, who stars on the hit NBC show, said he was trapped in an elevator Wednesday. “Slightly embarrassed cause I know who I’m gonna have to call,” he wrote on Instagram. “But less than 15 minutes later the #chicagofiredepartment was there when I needed them.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Chicago