The 2016 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant application is due to open in January. Recently, FEMA released information to assist departments in planning their applications for the upcoming program opening. These documents revealed several changes to critical sections of the program that may impact departments’ ability to apply for funding and information needed for their application.
- PUB DATE: 12/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

This market has become a graveyard. A day ago, families wandered through rows of stalls at San Pablito, searching for fireworks to launch during the holiday season. Now, forensic teams are combing through the charred rubble of this market north of Mexico City, searching for victims' remains. At least 32 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a massive series of explosions Tuesday, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 12/21/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

Ocean Shores again is searching for a new fire chief, following the resignation of Chief Thomas Lique. “We wish Tom the best in his new endeavors. The city will be seeking a new Fire Chief over the next few months,” Mayor Crystal Dingler said in a statement. Lique was hired in June 2014 after serving his entire career prior to that with the Key Peninsula Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2016 10:41:14 PM - SOURCE: The Daily World

Clay (NY) Fire Department, rescue-pumpers (two). Monarch cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engines; Hale Qmax 1,750-gpm pumps.

Yakima firefighters want you to be extremely careful with portable heat sources after a man's motor home was destroyed by a fire Monday night. Fire crews were called to the 1100 block of South 18th Street just before 9:30 p.m., but weren't able to save the RV. Investigators say the occupant was using a faulty portable buddy heater that had been adapted to feed from a small propane tank.
- PUB DATE: 12/20/2016 5:36:15 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima