The death toll in the devastating Oakland warehouse fire climbed to 36 early Monday as officials said the search for more bodies had to halted due to precarious conditions just after they found what they suspect is the area where the blaze started. The number of victims recovered from the gutted building grew by three overnight, but work on recovering more bodies was stopped just after midnight due to a “wobbly” wall that was leaning inward and making the situation too dangerous for firefighters to continue, said Battalion Chief Melinda Drayton of the Oakland Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: SFGate.com

Firefighters battled a 10-alarm fire Saturday in Cambridge that started in the afternoon and raged on into the night. The fire was reported just before 3 p.m. on Berkshire Street and reached nine alarms about 30 minutes later, and eventually hit 10 alarms. The flames were lessened but still burning as of 11 p.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Boston

An Oak Lawn firefighter who was dismissed in February after being accused of dialing phone sex providers while on duty has reached a six-figure settlement agreement with the village over his termination, officials said. Robert Lanz, a 15-year veteran of the Oak Lawn Fire Department, will receive a combined $100,000 — $42,040 for his accrued paid time-off benefits and an additional sum of $57,960 — and have all records of being disciplined over the phone sex allegations rescinded and removed from his personnel file, according to the terms of the agreement.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

Rivada Mercury is protesting its elimination from consideration to become FirstNet’s contractor to build and operate the much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN)—an action that points to AT&T as the selected bidder, although court documents indicate that the award likely will be delayed until at least March.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications

PHOTOS - Seventeen years ago, Crystal Jackson stood outside the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire certain that her brother, Tim, had gone into the building to help find fellow Worcester firefighters trapped inside. Ms. Jackson and hundreds of others returned to the scene Saturday night, remembering Lt.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Worcester Telegram & Gazette