A firefighter who helped pull bodies out of the rubble of the Ghost Ship warehouse over a month ago is speaking out about how the blaze has affected him. East Bay Incident Management Team Lt. Mark Tait helped remove the last 10 bodies from the warehouse, including two victims who were found to be embracing when they died in the late night blaze on Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVU-TV Oakland, San Francisco, Bay Area

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is accepting applications for the 2017 James M. Shannon Advocacy Medal to recognize outstanding advocacy efforts that further NFPA’s mission of helping to save lives and reduce loss with information, knowledge and passion. The James M. Shannon Advocacy Medal honors an individual or group that shares the values of former NFPA President Jim Shannon.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

A fire captain who dedicated his life to helping others is in need of help himself. It’s one battle Olympia Fire Department Capt. Jim Brown never thought he’d have to fight, and a tragic consequence of the job he’s loved for so long. For more than two decades, Brown has been fighting to save lives. Though he knew risks were attached to every call, he had no idea his biggest battle was yet to come.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

Spartan ER—River Oaks (TX) Fire Department pumper. Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

Flags are flying at half-staff from Friday through Jan. 21 in Prosser to honor firefighter James Wildman and former Marine Dylan Bolt. The Prosser men died Jan. 6 when their vehicle flipped into the Naches River. Mayor Randy Taylor called for the flags to be lowered for the week. Wildman, 23, was driving when he lost control of the 2002 Toyota Tundra a mile east of Naches, the Washington State Patrol said.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2017 8:44:15 PM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald