Brookston Fire Chief Michael Payne raced to the scene of a vehicle fire early Tuesday, helped extinguish the fire then collapsed from an apparent heart attack. "We were out on a fire run. A semi was on fire on an exit ramp," Brookston Assistant Fire Chief Karl Stokes said, noting that the department was dispatched to the scene at 11:58 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lafayette Journal and Courier

One of the city's two deputy fire chiefs has chosen to retire instead of heed what he believes are improper and unethical orders from Fire Director Qareeb Bashir, a fire union president said Tuesday. Deputy Chief Robert Tharp was promoted earlier this year at a City Hall ceremony and in just over six months as a department leader has made measurable improvements to the department, firefighters' union president Wayne Wolk said.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

A Sedona fire captain badly burned in a fire station fire continues to make progress and has been moved to an acute care unit at burn center. According to a news release from the Sedona Fire Department, Fire Capt. Matt Fleece suffered burns when a bbq grill he had been using near the rear of the station apparently caught fire and exploded.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

A new study by the Fire Protection Research Foundation highlights positive opinions of home fire sprinklers by homeowners and most government officials in U.S. states required to fire sprinkler new homes. The new report, “Stakeholder Perceptions of Home Fire Sprinklers,” analyzes the opinions of three groups—government officials, homeowners, and water purveyors—following the passage of statewide requirements for home fire sprinklers.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

Firefighters and one other person trapped in a mountain fire in Church Hill Tuesday night were reported to be in a safe location. According to Church Hill dispatch, the call about the fire between Mountain View Road and Laurel Run Park Road came in around 7 p.m. Firefighters with Carters Valley and Goshen Valley fire departments were trapped in the fire and two officers were called to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT Local 8 Now